[A new & accurate map of the provinces of North & South Carolina, Georgia &c. Drawn from the late surveys and regulated by astronl. observatns. By Eman. Bowen. (London: Printed for William Innys, Richard Ware, Aaron Ward, J. and P. Knapton, John Clarke, T. Longman and T. Shewell, Thomas Osborne, Henry Whitridge ... M.DCC.XLVII). David Rumsey Historical Map Collection]
[Detail of above map showing the location of Chowan]
The first information we found about Susanah's will was through an abstract, but fortunately the North Carolina State Archives has an image of her will which I have transcribed below.
[Abstract of North Carolina Wills [1663-1760] [database on-line]. Ancestry.com]
[Johnson, Susanah, 1718. Office of Secretary of State: Call Number: SS 839 - SS 861
MARS Id: 12.96.13.48 (Folder). North Carolina State Archives]
In the name of God AmenIt's clear than daughter Frances** is Susanah's favorite; I wonder if William moved his family so he could claim his legacy?
I Susanah Johnson of the precinct of Chowan In the Collony
of North Carolina Semtress: Being Infirm in body: Butt of
a perfect health of Mind and memory: Prayse be therefore given
to Almighty God - - - -
I do make and ordaine This my last Will and Testament, In
manor and form as followeth - - - -
First I commend my soule Into the hands of Almighty God -
hoping through the merritts and death and passion of my Saviour
Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my
Sins: And to Inherit Everlasting life - - - -
And my body I committ to the Earth to be decently Interred
At the Descretion of my Executrix hereafter named - - - -
And as touching the Dispossall of all Such Temperiall Estates as
itt hath pleased Almightly God to bestow upon me I give and dispose
As followeth - - - -
First I will all my Just debts And funeral Charges be paid and disch-
arged -
Item I give unto my son William Johnson one Shilling
Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson Jacob parrott one two year
heifer - - - -
Item I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Susanah parrott one two year
old heifer and one small deale box
Item I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Elizabeth Parrott one two year
old heifer and one popalar box
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved friend Mr John Hardy one gold
ring of Twenty Shillings Value
Item I give unto my godson Edward Frederick Rasor one two year old heifer
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Frances Rasor all this my
my plantation where I now dwell containing Six hundred and forty acers
unto her the said Frances Rasor And her disposall for Ever
Item I give and bequeath unto my said daughter frances Rasor all my other
Potales[?] both personall and reall
Item I give and bequeath unto my son William Johnson one hundred acers of land
upon the upper line of my said tract and plantation And two cows & calves
and two sows and piggs and one deale chest This last Legacy to my son William
is wholly depending In consideration of the said William coming with his
wife and children and settling upon the said one hundred acers of land within one
year after the proving this will, otherwise this Legacy is no ways Intended or given
Lastly I appoint my beloved daughter Frances Rasor sole Executrix of this my last
will and testament Utterly Revoking and disanolling all wills heretofore
by me made. In witness hereof I have hereunto my hand and fixed ring
seale this 13 of August Anno:Dom 1717
Susanah Johnson
Signed and Sealed
In presence of -
Laurence Sarson
E_____ Z_____ Can?
Patrick Canadas
William Waters"
Note: Deal is another name for pine wood; poplar is another kind of wood.
*Although some sources claim that her maiden name is Monteigne, I don't know where that comes from.
**Granddaughter Elizabeth Parrott, who was about 15 when Susanah died, married Lemuel "Lamb" Hardy, the grandson of "my beloved friend John Hardy" and their great great granddaughter Martha Heath Hardy married my great great grandfather Jesse Thomas Simeon Warren in Macon County, Alabama in 1849.
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"Susannah, wife of William Johnson, is said to have been born a Monteigne or Monteigue. This is primarily based on the transportation record of William Hancock where he states that he transported a group of people who included: William Johnson, Susannah Johnson, William Johnson, Jr., Frances Johnson, Isreal Johnson, Roger Monteigne, and Susannah Monteigne."
ReplyDeleteI found the above info in 2013 from some notes someone was doing on the pair (from: http://home.earthlink.net/~ngmann/Anderson/johnson.html (link is no longer accessible)) Looks like I need to find the transport record, if possible.
John Hardy's will named his wife and two daughters, no sons. But he also named 3 brothers including William Hardy. Brother William Hardy did not leave a will, but did gift land to son Lamb Hardy in 1750 (Betie DB G 322) So Lemuel/Lamb was the nephew of John Hardy, not his grandson.
ReplyDeleteIn 1748, Susannah's son William Johnson of Surry Co, VA deeded 100a to Frances (Johnson Parrott) Rasor's son Edward Rasor. This was the 100a that Susannah had left to him in her will. The sale was done by PoA by William Johnson to his sister and friend Frances Rasor who deeded the land to Edward. The PoA was witnessed by Nathaniel Johnson and Hannah Johnson. (Bertie DB G p 170, 171) In 1749, William Johnson of Surry Co, VA deeded 740a to Edward Rasor. (Bertie DB G p 255) It's not known how William Johnson acquired that land, but it traced back to a grant to William Grills whose land adj Susannah Johnson's grant.
The witnesses to the 1748 PoA are important. Nathaniel Johnson's wife was Hannah Gilbert. He was one of the sons of William Johnson Sr of Surry Co, VA whose wife at his death was named Phoebe. Also in 1748, William Johnson deeded a part of one of his grants to his son-in-law Thomas Cullum, thereby proving that Thomas Cullum's wife Elizabeth was a daughter of William Johnson Sr. William Johnson did leave a will, but it wasn't recorded. He was dead by 1752/53 when his will was presented and proven in Surry Co by John Tomlinson and Howell Briggs. The birth records and other records of Albemarle Parish indicate his children included Susannah Johnson, William Johnson Jr (m Mary Gilbert), Elizabeth Johnson (m Thomas Cullum), Nathaniel Johnson (m Hannah Gilbert), Pettway Johnson (m Mary--), Phoebe Johnson (m Thomas Cooper) William's wife Phoebe was probably the mother of the younger children, but it's not certain that Phoebe was the mother of all the children. According to Susannah Johnson's will, William was married with "children" by 1717.
Susanna "Jnoson" first appeared in the Chowan records when she was named in the will of Jabez Alford dated 1705. He left her some livestock. At that time, Jabez was living on the Cashoke Creek which empties into the Cashie near the mouth of the Roanoke River at the west end of the Albemarle Sound. Jabez was the son of John Alford (Sr) who died on the land of Francis Hartley. Hartley's widow Susannah Garraway became his guardian. She later married William Duckenfield who deeded land on the Cashoke Creek to Jabez. The land that Susannah was granted in 1712 was farther north on the Eastermost or Eastmost branch of Salmon Creek.
I have seen nothing that proves Susannah's husband or even that she was previously married. I have seen many claims, but if you check them out, there are no records to verify any of them.
I am a direct descendant of Thomas Cullum and Elizabeth Johnson.
Frances Cullom Morgan