B. 1715 William Johnson was a land speculator, and Britain's principal treaty negotiator with the Indigenous peoples in the northern part of the colonies - particularly the Iroquois. Johnson was born in Ireland , but moved to the colonies in 1738 to look after his Uncle's property on the Mohawk River. However, it wasn't long before Johnson branched out into business for himself, acquiring property on the opposite side of the river and setting up a sawmill and trading post, which he named "Mount Johnson". Which to me always sounds like mating instructions from a caveman. In 1743 he moved to an even larger parcel of land which he named "Fort Johnson". (He may have been an excellent businessman, but it's possible he lacked an imagination.)