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Last name Johnson
First name William
Display name William Johnston
Other names William Jonston;William Johnson
Gender m
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Bio notes Captain William Johnston, as he was later known in Buffalo, came to Buffalo Creek in 1780-81 as Lieutenant Johnson, or Johnston. Larned states that he was of "the notorious Butler's Rangers." He had a Seneca wife.

Mentioned in:

Halliday Jackson's Book [of Corrrespondence], Genesinguhta, 1798-1800

Halliday Jackson 1800 Journal (continued)

Some Account of our Journey to Cannandaigue