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Johnson Pioneer Cemetery

Memorials	:	1
Location	:	Picton, Prince Edward County Municipality, Canada
Description	:	Cemetery is located behind the Highland Shores Children's Aid, MacStevens Drive, on a small hill. It is accessible from Johnson Street by entering the Park and following the path. In 1802 the Crown Patent was issued to Andrew and Henry Johnson (1762-1829) for Lot 3, 1st Concession North West of the Carrying Place in Hallowell. In 1807 Andrew sold his 100 acres of the west half to brother Henry and that same year Henry sold off 22 acres of the "rear end" to Samuel Wright. In 1829 Henry left the land to his son Joseph Jewell Johnson in his Will. ... Read More	Cemetery is located behind the Highland Shores Children's Aid, MacStevens Drive, on a small hill. It is accessible from Johnson Street by entering the Park and following the path. In 1802 the Crown Patent was issued to Andrew and Henry Johnson (1762-1829) for Lot 3, 1st Concession North West of the Carrying Place in Hallowell. In 1807 Andrew sold his 100 acres of the west half to brother Henry and that same year Henry sold off 22 acres of the "rear end" to Samuel Wright. In 1829 Henry left the land to his son Joseph Jewell Johnson in his Will. In 1853 Joseph Jewell Johnson (1803-1853) left the land in specific pieces to his wife and children. His son Jacob Smith Johnson (1835-1916) received, after his mother's life interest, the "southwesterly half lengthwise ... excepting one acre devised to" his sister Elizabeth at the harbour end where town lots were appearing. This included a brick dwelling house, barn and other buildings and contained "about 80 acres of Land more or less." His brother George Willet Johnson (1849-1912), would receive the northeasterly half lengthwise (also about 80 acres). In 1872 Jacob sold 5 acres in a small piece to William Case Yerex (who already had the twenty acres at the "rear end" near Yerexville) and there were further small sales to him in the 1870s. In 1873 Jacob sold off a similar amount of land as town lots to Josiah Crain. See the 1878 Belden map for the land divisions. In 1885 Jacob sold part of the west half of the lot to Daniel McMullen (Instrument 6607). In 1889 Daniel McMullen and his wife quit their claim to the lot for one dollar in favour of their son James B. McMullen (Instrument 7384). In 1906-1907 The trustees and executors of James B. McMullen sold part of the South West 1/2 and "also another part" to William McStevens Jr. (Instrument 10841). Prince Edward County Road 5 (aka Johnson Road) runs down the side of the lot and a through street is Macsteven Drive. On 4 August 1924, Dr. W.K. Burr and Dr. Andrew Rose visited the "old Johnson pioneer burying ground" on the "farm owned by William MacStephen" and reported their investigations in the Daily British Whig of 27 August (page 2, see OurOntario.ca). They found it "on the little hill beyond Mr. MacStephen's home where stands a beautiful and stately tree as a beacon to this uncared for burying ground." "We read the names of a number of the Johnston family inscribed on the marble slabs -- some of them were leaning, while others were lying on the ground, and some were broken... [see memorials for details] The marble tombstones ... were brought from Rochester ... furnished by Robbins and Hicks... of excellent quality ... No marble monuments were used in ... [PEC] [until shipping enabled them to be imported] about the year 1830." There were also "some limestone markings ... placed at the head of the graves -- now lying flat on the ground and broken." Also, they "were told that some of the marble tombstones have been carried away and ruthlessly destroyed." Burr noted the "Johnston family gave this ground to the public for burial purposes and about one hundred people have been buried here."

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