Peter
JOHNSON
Born
abt. 1639
,
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died
16 November 1674
,
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
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Born: abt. 1639 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
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Peter married Ruth MOULTON 3 April 1660 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Ruth MOULTON was born 7 May 1640 in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA . Ruth died 7 September 1718 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach). Ruth was the child of John MOULTON and Anne GREEN.
Peter JOHNSON died 16 November 1674 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England .
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Peter JOHNSON married 
Ruth MOULTON
Marriage date: 3 April 1660
Marriage place: Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Source: americanancestors.org
Ruth MOULTON was the child of John MOULTON and Anne GREEN
Ruth MOULTONMarriage date: 3 April 1660
Marriage place: Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Source: americanancestors.org
Ruth MOULTON was the child of John MOULTON and Anne GREEN
Marriage notes:
PETER JOHNSON, millwright, was baptized in Winnacunnet (renamed Hampton) as early as 1639. He married RUTH MOULTON, Apr. 3, 1660, and two months later received a deed of land from his stepfather, Thomas Coleman.
In 1668, PETER sold one share of the cow commons he had inherited from his father. PETER, along with James Philbrick, drowned in the Hampton River on Nov. 16, 1674.
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MARRIAGE: 1660.
LOCATION: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
VOLUME: Volume 2
PAGE: 861
JOHNSON, Peter (-1674) & Ruth MOULTON (?1641-1718); 3 Apr 1660; Hampton, NH {Hampton 770, 862; Bradley (1915) 170, 171; Moulton 208; GDMNH 383, 499; Tingley-Meyers 166; EIHC 70:164; Pillsbury Anc. 325; Evans (1940) 148}
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Children of Peter JOHNSON and Ruth MOULTON
Mary JOHNSONBorn: 7 April 1663, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 8 January 1744/5,
Died: 8 January 1744/5,
Ruth JOHNSONBorn: 13 July 1666, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 25 July 1751,
Died: 25 July 1751,
Edmund JOHNSONBorn: 3 July 1671, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 11 November 1737,
Died: 11 November 1737,
Peter JOHNSONBorn: 25 November 1674, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
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1660 Marriage / PartnerPeter JOHNSON and Ruth MOULTON 3 April 1660, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
1663 Birth of ChildMary JOHNSON was born 7 April 1663, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
1666 Birth of ChildRuth JOHNSON was born 13 July 1666, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
1671 Birth of ChildEdmund JOHNSON was born 3 July 1671, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
Death — 167416 November 1674
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
1674 Birth of ChildPeter JOHNSON was born 25 November 1674, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)
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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state
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