Ann Jennings Johnson
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Ann Jennings Johnson | |
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 Portrait of Ann Jennings Johnson by John Hesselius. | |
| Born | Ann Jennings May 8, 1745 |
| Died | November 22, 1794 (aged 49) Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 8 |
Ann Jennings Johnson (May 8, 1745 – November 22, 1794) was the inaugural First Lady of Maryland and wife of the first non-colonial Governor of Maryland, Thomas Johnson.[1][2]
Ann Jennings was born on May 8, 1745,[3] the daughter of Rebecca Sauders Jennings and Judge Thomas Jennings, chief clerk of the Maryland Register of Land Office.[4] Her mother was the daughter of Robert Sauders, and her father was the son of the Reverend Henry Jennings of St. Marys County, Maryland.[5]
Ann grew up in Annapolis, Maryland in an Episcopal upbringing. Her family attended St. Anne's Parish in Annapolis. In the 1760s, she met Thomas Johnson who was a young man recently employed as an apprentice at the land office where her father worked.[6]
Ann and Thomas wed on February 16, 1766, enjoyed a happy marriage,[7][8] and had eight children, including one who died in infancy and a second who died as a young adult.[6][9]
