JOHNSON GENERATION
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4. THOMAS2 JOHNSON, Sr,
(William1), born abt 1680 Isle of Wight Co., VA d bet 25 Apr 1744
& 8 May 1746 Isle of Wight Co., VA m Mary _________. On 26 April 1739,
Thomas "T" Johnson of Nottaway Parish in Isle of Wight County sold
Holladay Fort for 20 pounds current money of Virginia 185 acres where said Fort
lived north of Hornet Swamp. Thomas, on 18 Feb 1722, patented 185 acres on north
side of the Hornet Swamp in Isle of Wight County. He patented, on 24 Mar 1725,
250 acres on north side of Three Creeks on south side of Nottoway River in Isle
of Wight County. Interesting John Dortch, on 23 Mar 1725 patented 145 acres on
south side of Three Creeks. On 17 May 1740, Thomas Johnson Sr of Nottaway Parish
made a deed of Gift to Thomas Johnson, Jr., of 83 acres north of Three Creks on
Plowman’s Branch from patent of 250 acres. On 19 May 1740, Thomas Johnson, Sr
of Nottoway Parish "Doth give and bequeath to John Johnson of the same
Parish 83 acres north of Three Creeks adjoining Thomas Johnson, Jr., and Plowman’s
Branch from the grant of 250 acres. On 22 May 1740, Thomas Johnson Sr, of
Nottoway Parish "Doth give and bequeath" to Barneby Johnson of the
same parish a gift of 100 acres north of Three Creeks at th mouth of Plowman’s
Branch from the grant of 250 acres. On 22 July 1745, Thomas Johnson of Nottoway
Parish, Planter, sold to Joseph Phillips for 18 pounds a tract of 125 acres of
land south of Main Blackwater in Isle of Wight County. Thomas made his will in
Isle of Wight County on 25 April 1744, and it was probated on 8 May 1746. He
gave his son Joseph Johnson, 200 acres from the tract where he lived; his son
Moses Johnson, a reversional interest in the home plantation, and his wife,
Mary, use of the home plantation. Witneses were Joseph Johnson and Thomas Pate.
On 8 May 1746, the estate was appraised by Timothy Thorpe, John Myrick, and John
Thorpe, and the appraisal was signed by the widow Mary Johnson. Children of
Thomas Johnson and Mary ______:
+ 7. i. Thomas3 Johnson, Jr, living 1774, m Elizabeth _____ d 1790
Johnston Co., NC. He lived in Southampton Co., VA before moving to Johnson Co.,
NC.
+ 8. ii. Amos Johnson d abt 1797 Johnston Co., NC m Mary ____. He lived in
Southhampton Co., VA before moving to Johnson Co., NC.
+ 9.iii. John Johnson d ca 1794 Southampton Co., VA m1st Ann ___, m2nd 17 Nov
1786 Eliza ___, m3rd 12 Apr 1788 Mourning Revill, m4th Mrs. Ann Atkins. He lived
in Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties, VA.
+ 10. iv. Barnaby Johnson d by 1761 Edgecombe Co., NC m Patience ______.
+ 11. v. Joseph Johnson d 1789 Northampton Co., NC. He lived in Isle of Wight
Co., VA before moving to Northampton Co., NC.
+ 12. vi. Moses Johnson m Rachel _____. He lived in Southampton Co., VA.
REFERENCES:
1. Johnson, Coy K. & Hugh B. Johnson, "William Johnston of Isle of
Wight County, Virginia and His Descendants 1648-1964", Coy K. Johnson, West
Hartford, CT, 1965 pages 3-29.
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