John Johnson (1764 - bef. 1828)

Born 28 Mar 1764 in Southampton, Virginia, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Eley) Johnson — married 1786 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Husband of Joyce (Rainey) Johnson — married 24 May 1823 in Greene County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died before 28 Jan 1828 before age 63 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Great Great Grandfather of Lyndon B. Johnson 37th President of the United States.

Ann Eley was born in 1767 in North Carolina and married John Johnson (1764-1828) in 1786. They moved to Olgethorpe County, Georgia. Their son, Jesse Johnson (1795-1856) was born in Georgia, April 28, 1795 and married Lucy Webb Barnett (1798=1857) in Greene County, Georgia, in 1817. He died in Lockhart, Texas on May 15, 1856. ^[1][2]

Name

Name: John Johnson^[3]

Birth

Birth Date: 28 MAR 1764

Birth Place: , Southampton, Virginia, USA^[3]

Death

Death Date: 14 FEB 1828 - John Johnson wrote his will on 8 Dec 1827. It was proved on 28 Jan 1828, Oglethorpe Co., GA. It was recorded in Will Book C, pp. 45-47, on 5 Mar 1828.

Death Place: , Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA^[3]

Marriage

Husband: John Johnson

Wife: Joicy Griffin

Marriage:

Date: 24 MAY 1823

Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia Formed Greene, Wilkes Counties^[3]

Will

Will of John Johnson. Oglethorpe Co., GA, WB C (1826-1834), pp. 45-47, written 8 Dec 1827, proved 28 Jan 1828. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/5947c35z

wife Joicy T Johnson - land in Green (sic) County [Greene Co., GA] … the land bequeathed by William Fears Decd to said Joicy. Also land lot 55, 5th District, Dooly County [GA] drawn by said Joicy during her widowhood. Also $200 which was money promised in a marriage contract.
son Samuel Johnson
grandchildren Nancy Johnson, Polly Johnson and William [Johnson - this surname has been crossed out] children of my son John Johnson … together with such an interest in my estate herein after directed to be sold as their father would have been intitled to had he been living.
son Jesse Johnson
daughter Polly Barnett
daughter Ann Johnston (sic)
son Thomas J Johnson - land lot 88, 18th district, Lee County [GA]
Exr: son Jesse Johnson
Wit: Booz Maxey, Abner Hard, Jas M. Burton

Sources

1. ↑ Census 1850, Caldwell County, Texas
2. ↑ Bracewell, Carey. The Ancestry of David Bracewell: Including the Allied Southern Families Braswell, Brazil, Bay, Price, Passmore, Gage, Prillaman, and Allen. Universe. 2011. 400 pp found at Google Books: Ancestry of David Bracewell..]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Ancestry.com OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA Record for John Johnson.

See also:

• "The Johnsons, descendants of John Johnson, a Revolutionary soldier of Georgia : a genealogical history." Familysearch https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/292652-the-johnsons-descendants-of-john-johnson-a-revolutionary-soldier-of-georgia-a-genealogical-history?offset=4. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

• "Following the Braswells West" by Dr. Roy Bennett Braswell; on-line version by Joyce Ann Braswell, published Oct 1990

• Roots Web's WorldConnect Project: Eley; contact Joy Eley (BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE)

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of knox17032011.ged on 18 March 2011.
• WikiTree profile Johnson-9143 created through the import of paf910.ged on Sep 16, 2011 by Theresa Reynolds. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Theresa and others.