Born about 1738 in Goochland or Orange Co., Virginia

Wife of Frost And Snow Sr. — married 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before Apr 1783 before about age 45 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth Johnson was born in Goochland County, Virginia (became Albemarle Co., in 1744), in 1738. She was the daughter of John Johnson, b. ca. 1710 and his wife, Elinor (Eleanor) Davis, b. ca. 1715, both most-likely in New Kent County, Virginia. At least one family genealogy says she had 2 younger sisters: Frances Johnson, b. Nov. 1750 and Mary Johnson, b. ca. 1752; their father is said to have died in Orange Co., Virginia, ca. 1755.^[1]

Elizabeth Johnson married Frost and Snow (Sr.) in 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia. They had 13 children:

1. Frost And Snow Jr. b: 1758 in Albemarle Co., VA
2. Fielding Snow b: 1760 in Albemarle Co., VA
3. Obediah Snow b: 1762 in Albemarle Co., VA
4. Frances Snow b: 1763 in Albemarle Co., VA
5. Richard Snow b: 1 Nov 1766 in Albemarle VA
6. Thomas Snow b: 1770 in Albemarle Co., VA
7. Adrianna ("Adra") Snow b: 1772 in Albemarle Co., VA
8. Johnson ("John") Snow b: 1772 in Albemarle Co., VA
9. infant Snow b: 1776 in Albemarle Co., VA
10. Jane "Jennie" Snow b: 1778 in Albemarle Co., VA
11. Nancy Snow b: 1780 in Albemarle Co., VA
12. Ice And Snow b: 13 Feb 1781 in Albemarle Co., VA
13. Hail And ("Hayland") Snow b: 1782 in Albemarle Co., VA

The exact date and place of Elizabeth (Johnson) Snow's death and burial remain controversial (more research is needed). The most-plausible version, fitting other known facts about the life of her husband, Frost & Snow, Sr., is that Elizabeth died in 1782, likely due to complications from the birth of her youngest child, Hayland Snow, when she would have been about 44 years old. This puts her death in Albemarle County, Virginia, where Hayland was born, but no death or burial record has been found.

Some family genealogies state that Elizabeth (Johnson) Snow died "before August 1822" in Surry County, North Carolina, where Frost & Snow Sr., and family, homesteaded around 1785, leaving Albemarle County, Virginia. The land they settled was disputed between Grayson Co., Virginia, and Surry County, NC for years, being assigned to Surry Co., North Carolina circa 1812 but finally being located in Carroll County, Virginia, in 1842.^[2] Frost & Snow Sr., died on his farm in 1813, then considered to be in Surry Co., NC, USA. He was 71 years old.

Most family genealogies also state that Elizabeth's husband, Frost & Snow Sr., re-married on April 17, 1783, in Fredricksville Parish, Albemarle Co., Virginia. His second wife was Elizabeth "Betsy" Ballard, b. ca. 1765 in Albemarle County. According to descendant Bee Snow, she had no children with Frost & Snow Sr. The Snow family left Virginia for Surry County, North Carolina, joining Frost Sr.'s oldest son, Frost & Snow, Jr., who had already homesteaded the western North Carolina Appalachian foothills about 1780. Frost & Snow Sr. left his Virginia farm to his son, Richard Snow, who did not move south.^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ John Johnson on My Kindred, cites Gedcom 3165134 by James L. Brady, Nov 22, 2005. He says Elizabeth was born in Spotsylvania Co.
2. ↑ Cited by "Ray [Isbell]" on [Find A Grave: Memorial #44789145 - Frost And Snow]. See the "Flowers" tab for Ray's note.
3. ↑ NOTE by Chet Snow: The Snow & Ballard families of Virginia were known to be strict "primitive" Baptists; it is inconceivable therefore that Frost & Snow Sr., divorced Elizabeth to marry Betsy in 1783. It is quite plausible that, with his new wife, he decided to leave Albemarle County and head south-west in 1784-1785, when a lot of new land was "opened to settlement" in those Appalachian areas.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #44789167

See also:

• Tangled Web - Elizabeth Johnson. Children's list has many errors.

• *Find A Grave: Memorial #63243943 - Johnson "John" Snow]. Includes a lengthy, mostly-accurate, discussion of this Snow family. Some dates may not be correct.

• Henderson/Barr Tree - Elizabeth Johnson

• Brackney Family Ties - Elizabeth Johnson

• Bailey Family File 9/1/2015 - Elizabeth Johnson. A good list for the children but I believe marriage & Frost Jr.'s dates are a few years too early; Frost Sr.'s birth year is incorrect.

Acknowledgements

• Chet Snow researched and wrote this biography sketch, adding new sources, on November 18, 2015, after having created WikiTree profile Johnson-25366 on April 3, 2014.