John Johnston

Children of William and Sarah Griffeth Johnston:

I.JOHN JOHNTON: He lived in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, most of his life, but died in 1753 in Northampton County, North Carolina. He married Mary --, who was still living in 1755.

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William (W) Johnson made his will in Isle of Wight County April 10, 1719. It was probated September 28, of the same year. He named his son, John Johnson, to be his executor, and also gave him a reversional interest in his home plantation. Other devises and bequeaths were: a life estate in the home plantation of 150 acres to his widow, Sarah Johnson; a plantation of 150 acres to his son, William, on which he lived; 128 acres to his son, Thomas Johnson; his blacksmith tools (and apparently a tract of 150 acres of land) to his son, Benjamin Johnson, and ten shillings, sterling money to Hardy Council, a friend.

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