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S Iohnson

Wedge arm sash filletster

 

1st tier candidates found in MA records:

  • Samuel Johnson Jr., Andover, 1767-1850, ship joiner and joiner in 1805, 1816 and 1827 deeds

  • Samuel Johnson 3rd, Andover, joiner in 1796 deed

  • Samuel Johnson 4th, Andover, joiner in 1791 deed

1st tier candidate found in CT records:

  • Samuel Johnson, Sterling, Plainfield, 1837 estate with listed carpenter tools

2nd tier candidates in CT records (too early?):​

  • Stephen Johnson, Bedford, Guilford, New Haven, 1777 estate with extensive list of plains

  • Samuel left to son Samuel his carpenter tools in 1747, New Haven

1st tier candidates in NH records (could be too early):​

  • Samuel Johnson, Nottingham, Rockingham, 1772, housewright

  • Samuel Johnson, Northwood, Rockingham, 1773, housewright (same individual?)​​

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New imprint with photos provided by Mike Wyckoff. The plane came from an auction in upstate NY a couple of years prior to 2026.​​​​

S Iohnson

Wedge arm sash filletster

1st tier candidates found in MA records:

  • Samuel Johnson Jr., Andover, 1767-1850, ship joiner and joiner in 1805, 1816 and 1827 deeds

  • Samuel Johnson 3rd, Andover, joiner in 1796 deed

  • Samuel Johnson 4th, Andover, joiner in 1791 deed

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1st tier candidate found in CT records:

  • Samuel Johnson, Sterling, Plainfield, 1837 estate with listed carpenter tools and 60 ft of window frame stuff

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2nd tier candidates in CT records (too early?):​

  • Stephen Johnson, Bedford, Guilford, New Haven, 1777 estate with extensive list of plains

  • Samuel left to son Samuel his carpenter tools in 1747, New Haven

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1st tier candidates in NH records (could be too early):​

  • Samuel Johnson, Nottingham, Rockingham, 1772 deed, housewright

  • Samuel Johnson, Northwood, Rockingham, 1773 reference in 1775 court document, housewright (same individual ?, as towns are next to each other)​​

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New imprint with photos provided by Mike Wyckoff. The plane came from an auction in upstate NY a couple of years prior to 2026.

Wedge arm sash filletster, maple, 12 11/16. Replaced arm wedges. Front arm bolt is a period replacement.

Samuel Johnson Jr., Andover, MA (1st tier candidate found in MA records)

  • Samuel Johnson Jr., Andover, 1767-1850, ship joiner and joiner in 1805, 1816 and 1827 deeds 

parents (from an 1805 deed) were John and Esther of Andover, MA. (The "Jr." reflected Samuel's relative age in town along with multiple other Samuels .... not as the son of a Samuel Sr.)

m Mary Poor in 1799

1805 deed, Andover, shop joiner

1805 deed, Andover, with deceased parents reference, ship joiner

1816 and 1827 deeds, Andover, joiner and ship joiner

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(Samuel Jr. was the only MA candidate whose identity could be established.)

 

Aside from Samuel Jr., the identities of Samuel 3rd and 4th have not been established. Andover records did include 2 Samuel Johnson's b in 1753 and 1762, but linkage to any of the deeds with a trade could be established. 

Samuel Johnson Jr., Andover deed, 1805, ship joiner. Parents John and Esther Johnson.

Samuel Johnson 3rd, Andover, MA (1st tier candidate found in MA records)

  • Samuel Johnson 3rd, Andover, joiner in 1796 deed ​

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Aside from Samuel Jr., the identities of Samuel 3rd and 4th have not been established. Andover records did include 2 Samuel Johnson's b in 1753 and 1762, but linkage to any of the deeds with a trade could be established. 

Samuel Johnson 3rd, Andover deed, 1796, joiner. 

Samuel Johnson 4th, Andover, MA (1st tier candidate found in MA records)

  • Samuel Johnson 4th, Andover, joiner in 1791 deed 

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Aside from Samuel Jr., the identities of Samuel 3rd and 4th have not been established. Andover records did include 2 Samuel Johnson's b in 1753 and 1762, but linkage to any of the deeds with a trade could be established. 

Samuel Johnson 4th, Andover deed, 1791, joiner. 

Samuel Johnson, Sterling, Plainfield, CT (1st tier candidate found in CT records)

  • Samuel Johnson, Sterling, Plainfield, 1837 estate with listed carpenter tools and 60ft of window frame stuff

Stephen Johnson (2nd tier candidate in CT records) (too early?):​

  • Stephen Johnson, Bedford, Guilford, New Haven, 1777 estate with extensive list of plains

Samuel Johnson (2nd tier candidate in CT records) (Samuel Sr. is too early, how about Samuel Jr.?)

  • Samuel Johnson (Sr.) and Stephen Johnson (Jr.), New Haven, CT, 1747.

  • Samuel Johnson (Sr.) leaves his carpenter tools to his son Samuel Johnson (Jr.), New Haven, CT, in a 1747 estate. (Are there additional tools left to the son than the limited ones that are listed in the inventory?)

Samuel Johnson (1st tier candidate in NH records) (possibly too early?)​

  • Samuel Johnson, Nottingham, Rockingham, NH, 1772 deed, housewright

Samuel Johnson, 1772 Nottingham NH deed, housewright. 

Samuel Johnson (1st tier candidate in NH records) (possibly too early?)​

  • Samuel Johnson, Northwood, Rockingham, NH, 1775 court document, housewright

Samuel Johnson, 1773 reference in a 1775 Northwood NH court document, housewright. 

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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