About: Josiah Johnson Sr.
Josiah Johnson, Sr., (January 17, 1795 – December 4, 1871) was a 19th-century American New York Sandy Hook maritime pilot. He was one of the oldest and well known of the New York Sandy Hook pilots having served for over a half a century as a pilot, builder, and owner of many pilot boats. He was a Privateer in the War of 1812 and was a captive in the Dartmoor Prison. Johnson was owner of the pilot boats Charles H. Marshall, Christian Bergh, and Josiah Johnson. He died on December 1, 1871, in Brooklyn, New York.
