Born about 1593 (deposed 13 August 1675 "aged about eighty-two;" deposed 9 June 1682 "Mr. Edw: Johnson aged about eighty-nine years." An agent who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1622.

First settled in Wessagusset ME; moved to York by 1634. Died after 9 January 1687[/8].

Married by about 1646 Priscilla _____, born about 1618 (deposed aged sixty-five years on 29 June 1682; deposed aged eighty 12 August 1699). She died between 2 October 1706 (when the inventory of John Harmon of York, deceased, was taken and included land deeded for Edward and Priscilla's life maintenance) and 4 July 1716 (when grandson Johnson Harmon received his share of John Harmon's estate, augmented "in consideration of his ... keeping & burying his grandmother Priscilla Johnson."

Edward Johnson arrived in New England in 1622 as part of the advance party sent out by THOMAS WESTON and immediately became involved in two important incidents at Wessagusset. He sat as judge on the Englishman who had stolen corn from an Indian and, at about the same time, he discovered a plot by the Indians against Plymouth and informed Plymouth authorities of the threat.