Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-21
OLD HOMES AND OLD
FAMILIES OF CHOW AN
COUNTY.
THE JoHNsoN's OF BANDoN.

miraculous history plant, which
records upon its broad luxurious
leaves whatever happens each
day in its immediate vicinity;
There are no inaccuracies and
misstatements of the press, no
partiality of partizan writer's, no
incongruity ofconhicting records,
but like the polished waters
around which it fourishes, it
faithfully mirrors the environing
objects. Unfortunately in this
country there is no such gift by
Nature, no historic Genii, but
there is | believed movement on
to condence, preserve, and separ-
ate true and Legitimate history,
from the orginary records of the
public press. Itdoes seem some
times that the infamed and out
ragged MUSES. would with suf-
fcient provocation arouse them
selves, as in ancient times, when
they struck Thamyris blind, and
changed the nine daughters of
Pierus into magpies for their
presumption. The ancients were
especially particular that their
records should be exact, even the
works of the historian Livy barely
escaped humiliation lat the hands
of the infamous Caligula, for their
alledged historical inaccuracies.
AS history is but the story of the
past, then posterity demands a
truthful and unbiased marathon of
facts; "Truth comes to us from
the past says one, Gas gold is
washed down from the mountains
of Sierra Nevada, in minute but
precious PARTICLES, and inter
mixed with infinite alloy, the
debris of centuries" Men are
unfit to write an impartial his
tory of their own time, SO difficult
is it to eliminate self from sur
rounding circumstances especial
1y is this true concerning many
of the histories of the late war,
which were written before time
erased old predjudices, they must
give place to those written later.
and with less bias, 1t is sufficient
for us to preserve facts as they
happen, the succeeding gener-
alton will give them their proper
Coloring.
La Bruyere fifty remarks. that
Gan old courtier with veracity,
good sense and a faithful men,
or is an inestimable treasure, in
him one may find the history OF
the age, enriched with a great
many circumstances, which we
never find in books" for this
reason I propose to write con-
corning a family, whose progen-
itor and representative i'll this
country was a knight without
reproach, and who was among
the very foremost III the early |
history of the state, and nation,
hoping like Ruth to CLEAN and
bind together a few handfuls,
which other and ADLER reapers
have careleSsly, or OH purpose let
fall.
The Johnsons of Bandon, like
their kinsfolk the Johnstons of
Hayes, derived their name from
the Barony of Johnston in AMMAN
dala Scotland, dropping the let
ter "T" for reasons hereafter
1t is a remarkable
fact in history, that, after the de-
feat of the unfortunate Charles
Edward the Pretender at Cullo-
den Moor i'll I746, his adherents
were singularly loyal to their
fallen prince, and though 10000
pounds were offered for his cap
ture, he succeed in escaping to
Rome, where he afterwards died
of apoplexy the result of his in
Some of his follow
ers changed their names, others
fed to the continent, while many
came over to make their homes
in the American colonies. Char
les johnson, as very young man,
the cause of the Pre-
and was among the I'M
fortunates of that disastrous bat
tie, he Immediately fed to:theconti-
nent, and changed his name from
Johnston to Johnson; Remaining
abroad until the country had be-
come quiet, he returned to Scot
and, married, and Immediately ;
set about to recover what prop ,
erty he had left in the hands of
IN uncle, who had been loyal to
he House of Hanover, became !
indignant with his nephew, and |
:hough that his estates ought to I
De confscated; some difficulty
arose, and Charles Johnson left
With his wife and child for Lon q
lon, where he invested what +
means he had in the East India S
Tea Company, then doing a a
lourishing business, he also act t
d as a shipping merchant for e
ome time. Having acquired &
means, he decided f
O leave his native land, and come q