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JOHNSON, LUKE
26 Nov. 1733/12 Feb. 1733
To my dau: RHODEA 500#t.
To my eight children: JOSIAH, SARAH, LUKE, MARY, ANNE, KEZIAH, OBEDIAH and AMOS 4 sterling silver to be eq. div. at their lawful age or marriage.
To my loving wife MARY the use of remaining estate during her widowhood to bring up and educate my children.
Trustees: My friends Thomas Marshall, George Nicholas Turner, Dingley Gray and John Kitson.
If my wife dies or married before children are educated then trustees to hire out my negro WILL for that purpose.
Extrx: Wife
Witt: Thomas Marshall, Hezekiah Tilney, Richard Jacob
p. 24
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JOHNSON, SAMUEL
22 Feb. 1734/9 Apr. 1735
To my wife: JOSEPHUS MARIA JOHNSON the use of negros ROBIN, CESAR and DANIEL during her life and then to my dau. MARY JOHNSON.
To my dau: Ann Batson wife of Joseph
To my son: BENJAMIN all my 100 A. plantation whereon he lives, and also 230 A. whereon William Pettit now liveth.
My dau: MARY to live with her mother until 21
Extrx: Wife
Witt: Cesar Evans, Samuel Mapp, Hillary Stringer
p.103
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JOHNSON, OBEDIENCE
14 Aug. 1738/9 Jan. 1738
To my son: JOHN my silver headed cane
To grandson: ISMY JOHNSON
To my dau: TEMPERANCE HEWS
To my dau: BRIDGET WAINHOUSE
To grandson: Edmund Hews
To son: RICHARD (not of lawful age) the 75 A. plantation whereon I now live at the head of Matysipy (the land recoverd by law of Thomas James extrx), 20s, and the young horse that came of the mare that was my son OBEDIENCE JOHNSON'S
to son: WASHBURN 150 A. in Accomack Co. on the head of Revels Branch and silver hilted sword.
Extrs: My sons Washburn and Richard resid. legatees
My friends Holloway Bunting, Dingly Gray, and Ezekiel Ashby to appraise and div. estate.
Witt: Ezekiel Ashby, SPENCER JOHNSON, John Roberts
p. 288
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JOHNSON, OBEDIENCE
28 Sept. 1738/9 May 1739
To my son: THOMAS my dwelling plantation where I now live and my water mill.
To my son: JOHN the plantation that William Dunstone lives upon, and all the land on the east side of the road.
Extrs: Loving wife TEMPERANCE all my moveable goods.
Witt: Thomas Abdeel, William Dunston, Obedience(O) White, p. 300.
Probate: The will named extrx. being dec'd, Obedience White qualified.
Page 303
JOHNSON, JOSEPHUS MARIA
3 Jan. 1735/8 Mar. 1742
To my cousin: Elisha Baly
To my sister: Elisha Godwin
To Margaret Million
Remaining clothes to be div. by Ann Hollond and Elisha Baly and 100p county pay for the use of her and her children.
To MARY JOHNSON: my part of 2 gold rings
To my brother: Daniel Godwin half the remainder of my estate, and the other half to be div. by Joseph Godwin and Noaor Godwin sons of Daniel Godwin.
Extr: Brother Daniel
Witt: Cesar Evans, Ann Hollond
p. 86
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JOHNSON, MARY
23 Jan. 1742/12 Apr. 1743
To my brother: BENJAMIN JOHNSON and all his children my whole estate.
To my mother-in-law: JOSEPHUS MARIA JOHNSON 6 sterling silver for the trouble she had with me.
My negro CESAR to have 4 years freedom after my mother's death.
Extr: Brother Benjamin
Witt: Littleton Eyre, Bartholomew Pettit, Elisha Godwin
p. 87
Page 312
JOHNSON, SPENCER
9 Jan 1744/9 Apr. 1745
To my loving sister: Ann Lukus 30 sterling silver if she does not disturbe my loving wife SARAH of privilege or profit from the plantation whereon I now live during her life.
To Johnathan Buttler.
To godson: Thomas James silver shoe buckles and silver sleeve buttons.
To my dau.-in-law: Anzley James
To son-in-law: William James
To son-in-law: Nathaniel Savage
To kinswoman: KEZEIAH JOHNSON
To my wife: The use of remaining estate during her life and then to my sister ANN LUCUS.
Extrx: Wife
Witt: Daniel Eshon, Robert James, p. 175
Probate: Robert James renounced his legacies.
JOHNSON, HEPHTHAH
22 Jan. 1746/10 Mar. 1746
To my son: ELISHA, negro man WILL
To my dau: NEOMY JOHNSON
To my dau: RACHEL JOHNSON
Extrx: loving wife, Robinson resid. legatee
Witt: Thomas Marshall, Jonathan Tilney, Levi Moor
p. 272
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JOHNSON, EDMUND
26 Dec. 1747/12 Jan. 1747
To my cousin: EDMUND JOHNSON, son of KELLY JOHNSON, one gold ring.
To my god-dau: Tamar Bunting gold ring
To my brother: JONATHAN
To John Westcoat
To my brother: KELLY
To my sister : ANN WESTCOTE
To my sister : PHEBE JOHNSON
To my cousin : Thomas Batson silver shoe buckles
To my brother: Tonas Batson
To my brother: JEPHTHA
To my brother: KELLY to be fully paid for the trouble he has had with me.
To my sister : BUTYFILA JOHNSON 10s
To my cousin : TABITHA JOHNSON
To my sister : Tabitha Batson 10s
To my negro servant: NATHAN DRIGHOUSE a set of wheelwright's tools if he stays until free.
To Littleton and Joshua Westcoat, sons of John.
To my brother Kelly's wench DIANA
Extr: Brother Kelly
Witt: William Major, Thomas Abdeel
p. 318
Page 323
JOHNSON, JOHN
15 Mar. 1754/9 Apr. 1754
To my son: Ismay half my land whereon I now dwell from Robert James's fence to Marsh Point, and negro fellow TOM.
To beloved wife: TABITHA use of 50 A. of Ismay's land during her widowhood.
To my son: JOHN the other half of my land lying on the bayside.
To my dau: LEAH JOHNSON negro wench HANNAH, and chest that was her mother's.
To my dau: HENRIETTA JOHNSON negro girl PLEASENT.
To my dau: ROSE JOHNSON the first living child that Hannah bears.
To dau: LUCRETIA JOHNSON negro boy PETER.
To my sons: OBEDIENCE and SAMUEL negro girl MERRIOM when they come of age.
To wife: The balance of estate during her widowhood and then to be eq. div. by my children by my last wife.
Extrx: Wife
Witt: Thomas Dewey, Samuel Coward
p. 523
Probate: Ismay Johnson, heir-at-law, represented by his attorney, did not object.
page 357
Orders
No. 23, 1751-1753
JOHNSON, NATHANIEL
12 Feb. 1752
Admtr: Peter Rascoe, Jr.
Sec: John Moore, 100 Sterlin
Apprs: Thomas Marshall, Joachim Michael, Thomas Dolby, George Belote, p. 71
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JOHNSON, MOSES, SR.
6 Dec. 1763/10 Jan. 1764
To son: JONATHAN my 140 A. plantation whereon I now live, hand mill, 2 pewter plates, pewter bason, and one gun.
To son: MOSES the 140 A. plantation where my father lived, and 2 pewter plates.
To dau: MARY MERRIL 40s.
To son: LABAN my negro boy PETER
To dau: ELIZABETH JOHNSON negro girl RACHEL
To son: WILLIAM ROBINSON JOHNSON negro boy APP.
To son: GARRISON JOHNSON negro boy JAMES
The negros given to my two youngest children to be made equal to those given to my other two children.
To living wife: TABITHA use of whole estate during her widowhood, and then to be eq. div. by my four youngest children.
Extrs: Son JOHNATHAN and wife
Witt: Thomas John Marshall, Robinson Savage, Jr., John Wilson.
p. 162
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JOHNSON, JEPTHAH
4 Jan. 1764/10 Jan. 1764
To my son: LITTLETON JOHNSON my plantation where I now live
To my dau: SARAH JOHNSON 3 sterling
To son: EDMUND JOHNSON 3 sterling
If Edmund or Sarah die without issue then whole estate to be sold and eq. div. between my four children SARAH, EDMUND, ANNE, nd JOANNA JOHNSON.
Extrs: Obadiah Johnson and my dau. Sarah
Witt: Obadiah Johnson, Harman Gascoyne
p. 166
Codicil: Son Littleton Johnson to have my clothes, to go free at my death (i.e., to be free to act for himself at my death) and receive his estate.
Witt: Obadiah Johnson, Mary Heth.
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JOHNSON, THOMAS
8 Sept. 1766/ 12 Jan. 1768
To my son: WILLIAM th 200 A. where I now live
Loving wife: MARY to have the use of all my land during widowhood.
Personal estate to be div. by wife and my children: ISAAC, POWELL, PEGGY, MARY, and SARAH JOHNSON.
Extrs: Wife May and son William
Witt: Michael Christian, Thomas Benthall
p. 127
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JOHNSON, ISMAY
12 July 1770/11 Sept. 1770
To my living wife RACHEL the use of my lease land and my four negros HARRY, DICK, QUIER, and SILLAR until my eldest child is of age.
To my son: JAMES negro boy QUIER
To my son: ISMAY negro boy DICK
To my dau: PEGGY negro man HARRY and girl SILLAR
Two sons to be bound at 14
To my sife: negros NIM and TOM
Negro man ABRAHAM and 1/2 my schooner Nasswaddox to be sold.
To my god-son: Ben
Darby my gold sleeve buttons
To dau: PEGGY 6 silver tablespoons and 6 silver teaspoons
Wife to give my clothes to her children. After Ben
Darby's children's personal estate is settled, the remainder of my estate to be div. by wife and my three children: PEGGY, JAMES, and ISMAY.
Extrx: Wife
Witt: William Christian, John Wilkins, John Darby, John West. p. 282
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JOHNSON, BENJAMIN
28 July 1763/ 14 Dec. 1773
To my son: SAMUEL my plantation I now live on, and negro boy SOAKER.
To dau: SARAH JOHNSON negros JACOB and SARAH.
To son: JOHN the plantation I bought of William Guy, and negro boy CASAR.
To dau: ANNE JOHNSON negros ELIZABETH and SUSANNA
To son: BENJAMIN negros JUDITH, SPENCER and SABRAH
To son: JESSE negros GRACE, DINAH and TAMER
To son: AGNESS WILKINS and her children negro woman PEGG
To granddau: Margaret Wilkins, PEGG'S child ISAAC
To grandson: John Wilkins, PEGG'S child GRACE
To son: WILLIAM 30 sterling
To loving wife ANNE use of my land and remaining estate during her widowhood and then to be div. by my children: SARAH, ANNE, BENJAMIN, and JESSE JOHNSON.
Extrx: Wife
Witt: John Wilkins, Susanna Wilkins, p. 213
Probate: Anne Johnson the extrx. appointed in the will being dead, ROSE JOHNSON widow and relict of the testr. qualified.
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Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Northampton County, Virginia, 1632-1802
compiled by James H. Marshall
Pciton Press
Camden, Maine
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