Jane (Johnson) Wiley (abt. 1755)

Born about 1755 in Louisa, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Wiley — married 28 Feb 1775 in Louisa, Virginia Colony

Died [date unknown] in Louisa, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Jane (Johnson) Wiley was a Virginia colonist.

Jane Johnson was born about 1755, the daughter of William Johnson,

She wed John Wily on February 28, 1775 in Louisa County, Virginia.^[1]

Children of Jane and John:

1. Ann Meriwether (1778 - )
2. Martha Jones (1780 - )
3. John (12 Nov 1783 - )^[2]
4. Scot (12 Jan 1786- )^[3]

On 19 March 1781, Ann Cosby of Louisa County sells, for 10 pounds lawful money of Virginia, paid by John Wiley for his wife, Jane Wiley, the daughter of Ann's son, William Johnson, also of Louisa County, four enslaved individuals described as Milly, whom the said Ann bought from her son, Richard Johnson, deceased, "late of Newcastle in the County of Hanover", and Milly's three children, Martha (a girl), Jesse (a boy), and Critty (a girl).^[4]

The will of Ann Cosby of Louisa County, a person of "advanced age", was written on 2 February 1780 and proved in court on 9 May 1785. Family members named in the document are her:

• daughter, Ann Boswell
• son, Thomas Johnson
• son, William Johnson
• granddaughter, Jane Wiley
• Jane's daughters, Ann Meriwether Wiley and Martha Jones Wiley.

The testator appoints as executors her two sons, Thomas Johnson and William Johnson. The document is witnessed by Henry Ashton Johnson and Fanny Garth.^[5]

15 Sept. 1786. I John Willey of St. Martins Par., Louisa Co. for Love to my two Daughters Ann Meriwether & Martha Jones & in complying wit the Last Will & Testament of Mrs. Ann Cosby do disclaim all right & title I now have to Sundry Mulattoe slaves mentioned in a deed of Gift date 19 March 1781 & do hereby declare the deed was made & executed without my knowledge and the two pounds therein exprest to be received was never paid by me or any person for me. . /s/ John Wiley. Wit: Thomas Johnson, George Johnson. 9 Oct. 1786 proved by oaths of Thomas Johnson & Geo. Johnson ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6J4J-LMCC : Sat Mar 09 23:57:18 UTC 2024), Entry for John Wily or Willey and Jane or Jean Johnson, 28 Feb 1775.
2. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-9R3 : 28 January 2020), Jean Johnson in entry for John Wily, 1784.
3. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRZ-YJL : 28 January 2020), Jean Johnson in entry for Scot Wylie, 1787.
4. ↑ Louisa, Virginia deed book H, pages 68-69 (image 45). https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=3&place=394993&rmsId=M9DR-CZ2&imageIndex=44&singleView=true
5. ↑ Louisa, Virginia will book 3, pages 82-83 (image 54), https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=2&place=394993&rmsId=M9D5-BCY&imageIndex=53&singleView=true
6. ↑ VAGenWeb, Louisa Co.,Lo DB-F, 154-155

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K4YY-933
• "Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin", Author: Sarah Travers Lewis Scott Anderson. Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com, 1938. Page 176+., https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wa2-kNd99s4C&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=Nicholas+Johnson+elizabeth+hudson+va&source=bl&ots=Qb7JBjW8J9&sig=lGBcBiNqWCFgS9e7GvInbwcK1Sg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOve2E2sXMAhXLsxQKHexiCB0Q6AEILzAF#v=onepage&q=Nicholas%20Johnson%20elizabeth%20hudson%20va&f=false
• "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography", Author: Bruce, Philip Alexander, 1856-1933; Stanard, William Glover, 1859-. Publisher: Richmond, Virginia Historical Society 1917. Page: 424, https://archive.org/stream/virginiamagazine25bruc#page/n997/mode/2up
• "The Meriwether's and Their Connections" by Louisa H. A. Minor.Publisher J. Munsell's Sons 1892. Page 9 #7, https://archive.org/stream/meriwethersandt00minogoog#page/n25/mode/2up