William Johnston

William Johnston

• Gender: Male
• Birth: 1648 - Virginia Colony
• Death: September 28, 1719 (70-71) - Isle of Wright County, Virginia
• Son of John Johnson, II, of Jamestown and N.N. (unknown) Johnson
• Husband of Sarah (Griffith) Joyner
• Partner of Philartie (Woodward) Giles

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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.

Children

• . . . . 21. Jane Woodward, daughter by Phillarete Woodward, before her marriage to John Giles
• . . . . 22. John Johnston (1674?-1753) married Mary Pace, lived in Northampton Co, NC
• . . . . 23. William Johnston (1676?-1748) of Edgecomb Co, NC
• . . . . 24. Thomas Johnson (1678?-1746) married Mary, lived in Isle of Wight/Southampton Co, VA
• . . . . 25. Benjamin Johnston (1688?-12 Feb 1767) married Mary, lived in Southampton Co, VA
• . . . . . . . .25X. William Johnson (c1722) married Hester Matthews

brief biography

From William Johnston, 1648-1719, Isle of Wight, VA

Gleaned from 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 Hartford, Connectiicut, 1965

William Johnston, who lived from 1648 to 1719, of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, is the ancestor of the Johnstons and their decendants who are the subject-matter of this study. His ancestry has not been established as yet, but it has always been claimed by his descendants that he was of the ancient Annandale stock of Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Surviving records of Virginia in the crucial area for this period are limited; it is not unti 1665 that William Johnston, as the ancestor of the Johnstons who follow can be established with reasonable certitude despite intriguing earlier appearances of the name.

William Johnson appears in the records as the father of an illegitimate child, named Jane, by Philarete Woodward, daughter of Colonel Thomas Woodward (1604-1677), first Surveyor-General of the Carolina Colony.

Will

Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Johnson, William, 1719

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Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Valsame <mv66nc@msn.com>

Will of William Johnson Isle of Wight County, VA Wills, Deeds, Etc., Great Book, Part 2, 1715-1726,

  pp. 8-9.  Devised April 10, 1719,  Probated September 28, 1719. 

In the Name of God Amen, ye 10th day of April in ye year of our Lord God Everlasting 1719.

I, William Johnson, of ye Isle of Wight County in Virginia being of Sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God for it, Calling to mind ye mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die, I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, first and principally, I recommend my Soul into ye hands of almighty my maker that gave it and my body to ye Grave to be decently buried in Christian burial at the Discretion of my Executor heretofore mentioned nothing doubting but at ye General Resurrection I shall receive ye Same by ye mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with all in this Life I Give Devise and Dispose of the same in ye following manner and form.

Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife Sarah Johnson the plantation that I now Live on with one hundred and fifty acres of Land belonging to ye same During her natural Life and after her Decease I Give it to my Son John Johnson for Ever.

Imprimis, I give to my Son William Johnson the plantation that he now Lives on with one hundred and fifty acres of Land thereunto belonging I Give it for Ever.

Imprimis, I give to my Son Thomas Johnson one hundred and twenty Eight acres of land lying on ye northwest Side of the old Indian fields I Give it to him for Ever.

Imprimis, I Give to my Son Benjamin Johnson all my Smiths tooles and as for ye Rest of my movable Estate first I Give ye one half of it to my Loving Wife during her natural Life and as for the other half of my movables a ____? be Equally Divided among my Six Children.

I give to my beloved friend Hardy Council 10 Shillings Sterling money and Lastly, I Do make, ordain, and appoint my beloved Son John Johnson my Whole and Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby disanull and revoke all other wills heretofore by me made.

In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and my seal ye Day and year above written in ye presents of these witnesses.

William (W) Johnson

Teste. Hardy Council Robert (R) Council James Council

At a Court held for Isle of Wight County the 28 of September, 1719. The last Will and Testament of William Johnson was ____? in Court by the Exr. and proved by the Witnesses is Admitted to record.

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Valsame Reformatted by File Manager- line breaks do not match original document.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/wills/j525w1wl.txt

notes

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

From "The Woodward Family Tree - Thomas Woodward of England"...

Before her marriage to John Giles, Philarite Woodward produced an illegitimate daughter by William Johnston, Sr. of Isle of Wight. Other descendants of the same William Johnston by his wife Sarah Griffith were later closely associated with descendants of Oliver Woodward, Sr. of Isle of Wight. Although these clues suggest that these later Woodwards may have descended from Thomas Woodward, Sr., proving any descendants will be difficult or impossible. Thomas Woodward, Sr. had only three known sons. One, Thomas Woodward, Jr., is known to have died without issue. The other two sons, both named John, may or may not have left descendants. None can be proven at this time. The elder John died in England, and even his father, Thomas Woodward, Sr., was not sure if he left any children. The younger son named John disappeared from records.

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3225791&...
• http://ncpedia.org/biography/woodward-thomas