Molly Brant (1736-1796) was a social hostess and the spouse of William Johnson. William Johnson was a public official and military officer whose career or family position supplies an important part of this entry’s Revolutionary context. The marriage connected Molly Brant to the political, military, commercial, or social developments surrounding the Revolution. This life overlapped the Revolutionary era, when war, political upheaval, disrupted trade, military service, and changing governments placed unusual demands on households and extended families. Born in Ohio River Valley, United States and later dying in Kingston, Canada, the course of this life reflects the movement of Revolutionary-era families across colonial, national, and sometimes Atlantic settings. Including Molly Brant in HistoryGPS recognizes that households, marriages, property, correspondence, hospitality, and kinship networks were essential parts of the world in which Revolutionary leaders acted.