General Notes

**Claus (Rev) (Imm) JOHNSON, b. 1658 at Muelheim, GERMANY, m. Givenname (J
OHNSON), bef. 1695/1700, d. October 1745 at Skippack, Lower Salford, Montg
omery Co., PA, Surname also given as JANSEN; Resided 1684 at Germantown, P
hiladelphia Co., PA, Emigrated to America 1684/6, Purchased 50 acres fr
om Paul KOSTAR October 1690, Purchased 64 acres from Lenarts ARRETS 1 Octo
ber 1698 at Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA, Signed petition to lay out G
ermantown Road 1701, Was among the migratory families moving to Skippack (
others were those of Hendrick PANNEBECKER, Johannes UMSTAT, Johannes KUSTE
R, and Jan KREY. 1702, Purchased 306 acres from Matthias VAN BEBBER (ackno
wledged in 1706) 1702 at VanBebber's Township, Philadelphia Co., PA, W
as a preacher 1702 at Skippack, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., PA, Sold t
wo parcels to Heiverts PAPEN 1703 at Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA, Pur
chased 50 acres in Skippack 12 April 1708, Naturalized 29 September 17
09 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, Purchased 150 acres from Deputi
es of PENN 1717, Was the tax collector 1718 at VanBebber's Township, Phila
delphia Co., PA, Purchased 118 acres from Job GOODSON ("Green Hill Farm
") 6 August 1724 at Philadelphia Co., PA, Named by Mathias VANBEBBER as o
ne of the seven trustees of the 100 acres set aside in Skippack for the Me
nnonists 30 March 1725, Purchased 207 acres of land 1727 at Lower Salfor
d, Philadelphia Co., PA, Conveyed 207 acre tract of land to son **John JOH
NSON 10 June 1732 at Lower Salford, Philadelphia Co., PA, Settled esta
te if father-in-law, Peter CONRAD 14 August 1736, Made will- To my belov
ed wife Katherine, use of my Plantation, and ye Book called ye Book of Mar
tyrs. To my eldest son John- one shilling. To son Peter, 153 acres (pa
rt of 306 A. bought from Mathias VAN BEBBER. To son Nicholas, 59 acres- T
he NE end of 118 A. bought from Job GOODSON. To son Benjamin 59 acres- T
he SW end of 118 A. bought from Job GOODSON. To son Peter 80 pds in tru
st to pay to my eight daughters. To each 10 pds. Viz: Unto Kuechen, unto M
ary, unto Agnes, unto Catherine, unto Elizabeth, unto Catherine, unto Marg
aret, unto Hannah. Execs: Wife and son, Peter. Guardians John CUNRADS a
nd Harmonus KUSTER (brothers-in-law). Wits: Robert JONES, Ann A. JONES, Wi
lliam JONES 1 June 1739, Will proved (Abstract and Inventory in Johnson a
nd Bergey) 30 October 1745 at Salford, Montgomery Co., PA