Sarah Joyner

Sarah Griffith

• born: after 1684 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
• died: after 1728
• Father: Owen Griffith
• Mother: Mary Huntt

Married

1. William Johnston married after 1689 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
2. John Joyner after 1719

Children:

• 1. Thomas Johnston
• 2. John Johnston
• 3. Benjamin Johnston
• 4. William Johnston

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supporting data

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 tohis 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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Owen Griffin, second son of John Griffith, who came to Isle of Wight from Lynn, England. His will was dated 15 June 1698 and probated 9 September 1698. His legatees were: daughters Ann and Sarah Griffith, and sons Edward, Owen, and John; and grandchildren, John and Patience Griffith, and his wife's children Margaret and Judy Edwards.

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Will of Mary Body, widow and late wife of William Body, dated Jan 17 1728 named legatees: son-in-law Thomas Drake; daughter Mary Bragg; daughter Judith Clark; daughter Sarah Joiner. Executors: Thomas Drake. Witnesses: George Washington, Richard Drake & Francis Jones. Recorded: Apr 24 1732.

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Origins

From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=johnfox38...

Owen Griffin was the second son of John Griffith who came to Isle of Wight from Lynn, England. His will was dated 15 June 1698 and probated 9 September 1698. His legatees were: daughters Ann and Sarah Griffith, and sons Edward, Owen, and John; and grandchildren, John and Patience Griffith, and his wife's children Margaret and Judy Edwards.

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References

• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/johnston/7161/
• http://www.flemingmultimedia.com/Genealogy/SarahGriffith.html
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jhmjr&id=...
• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/johnston/7161/
  • William Johnston Of Isle of Wight County, Virginia And His Descendants 1648-1964 A Genealogical Study of One Branch Of the Family in the South By Coy K. Johnston and Hugh B. Johnston Published by Coy K. Johnston, West Hartfore, Connectiicut, 1965

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• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 20 2022, 16:38:59 UTC