John "The Elder" Johnson

Biography

3. John Johnson (1659-1707) married c1687 Mary; m.1701 Mary Thompson Day, of whom below

Origins

2. John Johnson, Jr. (1623-after 1659) married unknown

Their children:

• 1. Robert Johnson (1643?-after Oct 1698) married c1668 Katherine, of whom below
• .2. William Johnson/Johnston (1648-1719) blacksmith, married (secondly?) Sarah, daughter of Owen Griffeth (died 1698) His land in Isle of Wight County adjoined Robert's.
• 3. John Johnson (1659-1707) married c1687 Mary; m.1701 Mary Thompson Day, of whom below

(slightly) disputed origins

http://jliptrap.us/gen/johnson.htm

Eddis Johnson claims he is the eldest son of Robert(1643). Both Robert and John received grants of land 23 April 1681. Since John had to have been 21 years of age to own land, he had to have been born before April, 1660. In addition, there is the will of his step-grandfather, John Hardy. After Arthur Allen died in 1670, his wife Alice Tucker married John Hardy. John Hardy's will, dated 7 Oct 1675, bequeaths "to my wife's grandchild John Johnson one cow when he comes to the age of Seventeen yeares" This indicates that John was born after 7 Oct 1658. Therefore, my estimate of 1659. John Johnson Jr (above) was certainly born between 17 Feb 1622/3 and 23 Jan 1623/4 (was "infant" in the census of 16 Feb 1623/4 and one year old in the census of 24 Jan 1624/5) Therefore, John Johnson Jr was approximately 36 years old when John was born in 1659. Robert is estimated to have been born in 1643, and would have been 16.

Biography

John Johnson (c1659-1707) married first Mary, whose last name is unknown, and second, in 1701 Mary Thompson widow of James Day. (After John's death, she married Reuben Gladhill. )

notes: John's will was written 7 January 1703/4, and proved 9 Aug 1707. (Isle of Wight Will & Deed Book 2, p.484. He named four children in his will:

1. Martha Johnson (c.1688 - before 1747) married between 1704 and 1715  Hugh Matthews
2. John Johnson, Jr. married Mary and moved to Bertie Dist. NC before 10 May 1735, 
3. Patience Johnson
4. Mary Johnson.

Notes

• Daughter Allen (c1640-before 1675) married first a Johnson, possibly John Johnson Jr (1623-after 1659) as his second (or later) wife, since he was unmarried in a 1653 deed.  There is NO documentary evidence of this connection!  She later married William Mayo. 
• also listed as son of Father: WILLIAM JOHNSTON b: ABT 1670 & Mother: SARAH FULGHAM b: ABT 1675 in ISLE OF WIGHT CO., VA, U.S

Links

• http://jliptrap.us/gen/aallen.htm
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bfulgham&...

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On Jan.7, 1703/04, JOHN JOHNSON had devised his will in Isle of Wight County, bequeathing daughter MARTHA 50 acres and half of his household goods at "Blackwater." She also received one shilling in lieu of any part of her stepmother's estate. The will was witnessed by James Lupo, Sarah Lupo, and Susanna Braswell, and was probated Aug. 9, 1707.

The following June 9, 1708, John Davis, John Bidgood, and James Lupo appraised the estate of JOHN JOHNSON at a value of 12,320 pounds of tobacco

notes

From discussion: https://www.geni.com/discussions/167041?msg=1143554

"This John Johnson was not the son of an Alice Johnson. He was actually the son of Robert Johnson and his 1st wife Katherine Allen d1693. In fact, he took the inventory of the estate of John Hardy after he died in 1676, but, for some unknown reason, he did not file this inventory until Feb 1707, a few months before he died. His sister Mary Johnson was the mother of Mary JOHNSTON who married William Mayo Jr 1682-1759. Katherine Allen was a sister of Joane Allen who married Robert Burnett, and Isabel Allen who married William Mayo SR d1715, all daughters of Arthur Allen d1669 and Alice Tucker who married next to John Hardy 1613-1676.

John Johnson witnessed the signing of a power of attorney from Alice Tucker Allen Hardy in 1681 along with her son Arthur Allen Jr. to her son in law William Mayo d1715."