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NANCY JOHNSON was born on 10 July 1765 and died on 4 September 1825 in Franklin County, Tennessee. (3)  She married Matthew Kuykendall in North Carolina on 11 May 1780. Matthew was born on 9 February 1758 in North Carolina, and died on 15 August 1841, in Mississippi. They moved from North Carolina to Tennessee, probably Franklin County. It is believed that all left Tennessee with Abner, Absolem, James, and John going to Texas.

The children of Nancy and Matthew are listed under "Kuykendall." Nancy was the daughter of

WILLIAM JOHNSON was born about 1740 in England and died between January and April 1816 at Christiana, Rutherford County, Tennessee.  The will of William Johnson is dated 19 January 1816 and on file in Rutherford County, Tennessee.(2)  He married Rebecca Larkin who was probably born in England and also died at Christiana, but after William's death.

William Johnson migrated from England to South Carolina prior to 1775. He later moved to North Carolina and about 1800 moved to Barren County, Kentucky.  Isaac Miller, who had been involved in "the whiskey rebellion" in western Pennsylvania, moved to Kentucky about the same time and the two families became close friends.

In 1804, the Johnsons and Millers moved to Rutherford County, Tennessee, and settled near what was known as the Indian lines before the Elk and Deer River Purchase was made. This neighborhood was long afterwards known as the Miller and Johnson settlement. William Johnson and Rebecca are both buried in the Old Miller Cemetery, near Christiana, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

Tradition says that William Johnson fought in the American Revolution but the D.A.R. has only accepted his patriot's service-"William Johnson was paid for a horse lost in public service," Vol. X., Part 1, Page 162,1470, South Carolina Stub Indents.

References to Military service that has not been satisfactorily proven are: "From accounts of claims exhibited with Comptroller's office agreeable to Resolve of General Assembly of North Carolina, 1787, Claim Number 630, Lt. William Johnson for service performed against the Chicamoga Indians, received a claim in sum of L6.17.6," North Carolina Revolutionary Accounts, Vol. 6, Page 12, Folio 2; and "Account of Specie Certificate paid into Comptroller's Office by Jno. Armstrong, Entry taken for land in North Carolina, Viz. No.821, granted by Murphy and Nicholas to William Johnson, dated 12 August 1782, the sum of L2.0.0 with interest to 28 October 1783," North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts, Vol. I, Page 51, Folio 2.

The children of William and Rebecca were: Nancy (see above) was born 10 July 1765, died 4 September 1825 and married Mathew Kuykendall, Mathew died about 1816; John; James; Edward was born in 1770 and married Mary McMinn; Mildred was born in 1775 and married John Miller; William was born in 1771, died in 1837, and married Jeanette Miller; Mary Frances (Polly) married, first, Matthew Miller, and, second, Edward Taylor; Larkin was born on 12 February 1783 and married, first, Nancy Arnold, and, second, Mrs. Jane McMurray.

Ref:

1. D.A.R. Application, National Number 360350, "William Johnson."

2. Will of William Johnson, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

3. The Millers of Millersburg by J. B. Nicklin, pps. 141.57 and 325-33.

4. The Kuykendall Family by Dr. C. B. Kuykendall, page 216.

5. History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, p. 118.

6. Rutherford County, Tennessee, Minute Book, Vol. K, 1816-17, pps. 159, 196 and 285; and Vol. C, 1808-10, pps. 8 and 9.

7. Letters-Bruce Liles, Oglesby, Texas.

8. Letters-Rev. Rhea Kuykendall, Silver City, New Mexico.