born: abt 1590 in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
died:  abt 1636 in James City County, Virginia
bur: Travis Cemetery, near east end of Jamestown Island
Given the title "Ancient Planter" by virtue of his owning land in Virginia before 1616. He lived on 15 acres on James Island, and raised tobacco and other crops on 85 acres in Jockeys Neck. 
On November 18, 1618, the Virginia Company provided that "the ancient adventurers and Planters which were transported thither with Intent to Inhabit at their own costs and charges before the coming away of Sir Thomas Dale Knight, and have so continued during the space of three years, shall have upon a first Division to be by us augmented one hundred acres of land for their personal adventure." It also provided that those who came at the Company's expense would be allotted 100 acres after they had served the Company for seven years, subject to an annual rent of one shilling per fifty acres. In 1624 John Johnson received a patent from captain general and governor of the colony Sir Francis Wyatt for 100 acres (probably the same land he had been granted by the previous Governor, Sir George Yeardley, whose grants were disallowed as beyond his authority). Wyatt's grant was for the above mentioned land on James Island and in Jockeys Neck. 
"John Johnson, Yeoman and ancient planter of James city, on January 12, 1624/25, patented as his first personal divident a tract of 100 acres in James City County, 15 acres being in the northeastern part of Jamestown Island toward Ensign William Spence, deceased, east of a marsh, and south of Backe River; and 85 acres being north to a small branch of Archer's Hope Creek, parting the same from the main devt. of Ensign William Spencer, south of another branch of the Creek, west of Archer's Hope Creek and east of a swamp on the back of the land; Fee Rent: one shilling yearly. 
Johnson escaped the Indian massacre of 22 March 1622, when five people in the Archer's Hope area were killed; he was probably living on his James Island property at the time. The Muster of the Inhabitants of James Citie" (16 February 1623/24) listed John Johnson, his wife, and two children. The Muster of 24 January 1624/25 lists John Johnson, wife wife Ann, daughter Ann, aged four years, and son John, aged one year, living on James Island.
1623 John Johnson appears on the list as a member of the Company of Adventurers and Planters of the City of London for the First Colony in Virginia in Letters Patent granted by King James I "whether they migrate in their own person to be planters there in the plantation aforesaid or do not migrate but adventure their money, goods, or chattels." 

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Spouse: Ann //

Children:
1. John Johnson
2. Ann Johnson (m Edward Travis)
3. Edward Johnson
4. Travis Johnson