William Johnston, Jr.

II. WILLIAM JOHNSTON: Jr.: Son of William Johnston Sr. and Sarah Griffeth, lived in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, before moving to Bertie County, North Carolina, and later to Edgecombe County. William died after August of 1747, and before February 22, 1748. He did leave a will of record, and the Edgecombe County Book of Inventories, Accounts, Sales, and Divisions of Estates, 1732-53, does not contain the pages for the period between August Court, 1747, and May Court, 1748. The Christian name of his wife does not appear of record. However, the family can be largely reconstructed by a study of their land transactions in Edgecombe (now Halifax) County.

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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 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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