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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.
After serving as an Anne Arundel County Delegate to the Provincial Assembly and as a Congressman in two Continental Congresses, Johnson was elected by the legislature as the first governor of Maryland in 1777. 15 With her husband's new position, Ann Jennings Johnson became the first First Lady in Maryland's history.
After serving as an Anne Arundel County Delegate to the Provincial Assembly and as a Congressman in two Continental Congresses, Johnson was elected by the legislature as the first governor of Maryland in 1777. With her husband's new position, Ann Jennings Johnson became the first First Lady in Maryland's history.
Ann Jennings Johnson First Lady, 1777-79 John Hesselius, c. 1766 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society, 57.20.2 Considered Maryland's first first lady, Ann Jennings Johnson was the wife of Maryland's first elected governor, Thomas Johnson. To provide the Johnsons with a home in Annapolis, the Maryland legislature rented ...
Jennings Family Home: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 7 Religious Affiliation: Episcopal; St. Anne's Parish, Annapolis, Maryland 8 Marriage: February 16, 1766 to Governor Thomas Johnson 9
Apr 30, 2022 · Ann Jennings Johnson was born on May 8, 1745 to Rebecca Sauders Jennings and Thomas Jennings. Ann's mother was the daughter of Robert Sauders, while her father was the son of Reverend Henry Jennings of St. Mary's County.
1745 – 1794 A.D. Thomas Johnson. Anne Jennings, daughter of Thomas Jennings, a distinguished citizen of Annapolis, was married to Thomas Johnson, of Calvert County, Md., in 1766. In 1777, he was elected the first Governor of his native State.
