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- Not to much is known about the Johns family. Finealy found infornation on the family in the History of Chittenden co. written in 1886. Page 615, Town of Huntington. 'The first settlement made within the town of Huntington was begun in the spring of 1786 by Jehirl Johns, who came from Manchester, Vermont, bring his wife and portable effects by way of Otter Creek to lake champlain, following it down to Burlington, and thence up the Winooski River to what is now Richmond. Here he left his companion and such effects as he could not carry with him in the care of Joel Brownson, an early settler of Williston, and proceeded bu marked trees through the woods to his pitch, which he had purchased the fall before, being lot # 58, orignal right of Isaac Oakly, lying on the Huntington river, just south of the site of the village. here he built the first log cabin in the town. In the latter part of his work he had the assistance od Stillman and Samuel Bradley, early settlers in williston. he was born in Duchess county, N. Y., February 19, 1756, and on the thirtieth anniversay of his birthday he married Elizabeth Sexton, of Manchester, VT., who bore him 5 sons and 1 daughter. He was earley chosen to prominet positions in the new town, being moderator of the first town meeting, first Justice of the Peace, first representative, and filling various other offices. He died August 12, 1840, and his widow survived him until March 25, 1851. Her epitaph, written by her son, the well-known James Johns, reads as fellows: First of my sex brought to this town. To keep a house was I; Here by my partner I'm at rest. For we were born to die.' This Betsey could easily be the only daughter of Jehiel and Elizabeth Johns.
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