New sweden colonist johan erickson, b 1621

[cecelia w eareckson]

spelling of surname may vary.  i use eareckson.
 
a list of emigrants to new sweden, in what is now delaware, in 1631 includes a boy johan erickson.  my ancestor of that name was born in sweden in 1621, but i don't know where.  given that he embarked alone, i assume he was an orphan.  by the time my forebear turned up in maryland in 1652, he was married to elizabeth, surname unknown.  several johan ericksons are recorded at the colony; what favors the boy & man being the same person is the year of birth.
 
as i understand things, by 1652, the new sweden colony was in decline, and a number of colonists left for maryland while the reviled governor was away.  on his return, he demanded that maryland authorities return the swedes.  one mutineer had already been executed, and maryland did not oblige.  
 
any info/suggestions?
 
thanks

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

I suggest that you check out this web site, if you have not already done so: http://www.colonialswedes.org/
 
This is the place on the web where you find a lot of information on New Sweden, you can also contact the experts.