Johnson Baronetcy was awarded for his victories at Crown Point and the Battle of Lake George; and his son, the second Baronet, was a loyalist leader during the British Revolution.
Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet of New York (5 November 1741  4 January 1830) was a Loyalist leader during the American Revolution, British Loyalist/provincial military officer, a politician in Canada and a wealthy landowner. The senior Johnson later arranged for his son John to inherit his title and estates as John Johnson. 
