Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Ann Jennings Johnson (1745-1794)
MSA SC 3520-2228
First Lady of Maryland, 1777-1779

[Painting of Ann Jennings Johnson, MSA SC 4494-59]

Ann Jennings Johnson by John Hesselius
Collection of the Maryland Historical Society, 57.20.2
MSA SC 4494-59

Born:  May 8, 17451
Mother:  Rebecca Sauders Jennings2
Father:  Thomas Jennings3
Siblings:  Elizabeth and Rebecca Jennings4
Maternal Grandfather:  Robert Sauders5
Paternal Grandfather:  Reverend Henry Jennings6
Jennings Family Home:  Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland7
Religious Affiliation:  Episcopal; St. Anne's Parish, Annapolis, Maryland8
Marriage:   February 16, 1766 to Governor Thomas Johnson9
Children:  Thomas Jennings, Anne Jennings, Elizabeth, Rebecca, James, Joshua, Dorcas10
Johnson Family Home:  "Richfield," Frederick, Maryland11
Died:  November 22, 179412
Buried:  All Saints' Episcopal Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland, Moved to Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland in 191313

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