Historedia
Person

Sir William Johnson

Events
3
Episodes
7
Years
1764–1768

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir William Johnson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Treaty of Johnstown

    1764–1768

    Role: British Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the northern colonies; negotiated the treaty boundary

    1. July–August 1764 · Fort NiagaraFort Niagara treaty council

      In 1764 Johnson negotiated at Fort Niagara with about 2,000 American Indians, primarily Iroquois, restoring Seneca participation in the Covenant Chain.

    2. 1766 · Treaty with PontiacTreaty with Pontiac

      Johnson negotiated a treaty with Pontiac in 1766 that finally ended the war.

    3. 1768 · Fort Stanwix Treaty boundary negotiationsNegotiating the Fort Stanwix Treaty boundary

      Johnson negotiated the boundary details defined in the Fort Stanwix Treaty of 1768 with the Iroquois.

  2. Cherokee and Iroquois leaders meet with William Johnson

    1767

    Role: British Army officer, colonial administrator, and British agent to the Iroquois

    1. 29 December 1767 (disputed; legacy hint only) · Johnstown, New York (reported; unverified)Reported meeting of Cherokee and Iroquois leaders with William Johnson at Johnstown

      A legacy discovery record places Oconostota, Attakullakulla, and Six Nations leaders at Johnstown, New York, on 29 December 1767, meeting Sir William Johnson to begin peace negotiations with the British Empire.

  3. Treaty of Fort Stanwix

    1768

    Role: British negotiator

    1. November 5, 1768 · Fort Stanwix, signing site of the 1768 treatySigning of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix

      Haudenosaunee representatives and British negotiators signed the treaty at Fort Stanwix on November 5, 1768, with colonial observers present.

    2. November 5, 1768 · Ohio River boundary established at Fort StanwixEstablishment of the Line of Property and Land Cessions

      The treaty established a boundary line along the Ohio River, ceding Kentucky and most of present West Virginia to the British Crown.

    3. November 5, 1768 · Pennsylvania lands acquired in the New PurchaseSettlement of Pennsylvania Land Claims and the New Purchase

      The treaty settled land claims between the Six Nations and the Penn family, with acquired Pennsylvania lands known as the New Purchase.

Sources

  1. Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
  2. Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22