James , Sr. JOHNSON

Abt 1757 - 1830  (~ 73 years)

• Name	James , Sr. JOHNSON
  Born	Abt 1757	At Sea
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4A5CB465C972F24D9C15778833C33C769160
  Died	1830	probably North Carolina
  Buried	Believed to be buried at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery, Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC
  Person ID	I74266	Branch 002 Thomas Stafford 1605 Eng
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2006

  
  

  Father	William (The Immigrant) JOHNSON,   b. 31 Aug 1732, Wales, Great Britain ,   d. 5 Sep 1765, Rowan Co. (now Davidson Co.) NC  (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth ELLIS
  Family ID	F25074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane MCKNIGHT,   b. 4 Oct 1762, probably North Carolina ,   d. 31 Jan 1818, North Carolina  (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. William II JOHNSON,   b. 27 Feb 1786, probably North Carolina ,   d. 28 Jan 1835, Rowan Co. (now Davidson Co.) NC  (Age 48 years)   2. John JOHNSON,   b. 22 Nov 1787, ,   d. 29 Jan 1835, Clemmons, Davidson Co., North Carolina  (Age 47 years)   3. Catherine JOHNSON,   b. 28 Nov 1791,   d. 12 Nov 1844, Clemmons, Davidson Co., North Carolina  (Age 52 years)   4. James , Jr. JOHNSON,   b. 13 Feb 1797, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. 15 Oct 1866, Clemmons, Davidson Co., North Carolina  (Age 69 years)   5. Mary JOHNSON,   b. probably North Carolina   6. Elizabeth JOHNSON,   b. probably North Carolina
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F25073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > North Carol ina > Counties > Davidson URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.north am.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.davidson&m=19 Subject: James JOHNSON's will Author: Virginia Flesher Date: 19 May 2001 12:00 PM GMT Email: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------ James Johnson's will State of North Carolina, Davidson County In the name of God amen. I James Johnson being of sound mind & disposing m emory thanks be to God for the same do ordain & declare this to be my la st will & testament in form & manner as follows viz. First it is my will t hat my beloved wife Lydia Johnson shall have for her & her heirs forever a ll the property I received by her in marriage also that she have the u se of my negroe boy Enoch & a decent maintenance off of my land during h er natural life or widowhood - Second I give & bequeath to my beloved s on William Johnson my rifle gun & my wagon to him & his heirs forever. Thi rd I give to my beloved son John Johnson my still & tubs to him & his hei rs forever also twenty five bushels of corn - Fourth I give & bequea th to my beloved son James Johnson all my land & plantation on which I n ow live to him & his heirs forever subject however to the decent maintenan ce of my beloved wife during her widowhood. Except on a line between my s on John Johnson & my old tract which I wish to begin at a post oak the div iding corner between his tract & mine on Shobers line & run thence a stra it line towards my barn until it strikes the mill creek thence with the wa ter up the creek to John Johnsons line all the land on the East side of th is line I give to my son John Johnson & his heirs forever- Fif th it is my will & desire that my daughter Polly Whitman have one hundr ed dollars of my estate to be left in the hands of her brother John Johns on to be by him paid to her the said Polly Whitman as he may think she nee ds it which money he must keep at interest. Sixth it is will and desire th at my daughter Elizabeth Eakels have my negro girl Patt at two hundred dol lars as a part of my estate to be accounted for in settling the same - Sev enth I give & bequeath to my beloved son James Johnson my negro boy S am to him & his heirs forever - Eighth it is my will & desire that my belo ved wife Lydia Johnson have my bay mare Nell & one chair cow & calf al so my corner cupboard during her widowhood. Also I give to her five ho gs in the pen also one hundred bushels of corn & all the wheat in the gran ery - Ninth it is my will and desire that all my property not heretofore w illed away shall be sold except Sevin it is my wish that he have the liber ty of choosing his master in my family & be valued & the money rising fr om such sale after the payment of my just debts to be equally divided betw een my three daughters Catharine Clouse, Polly Whitman & Elizabeth Eakl es each to share alike- Tenth I do hereby ordain & appoint my beloved s on & trusty friend John Johnson my executor to this my last will & testame nt in form & manner as above in witness whereof I have hereunto set my ha nd & seal this twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousa nd eight hundred and thirty. James Johnson (seal) Signed, sealed, & delivered in the presence of A. Brendle Evd. McIver SOURCE: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.n ortham.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.davidson&m=19