William Johnson (abt. 1740 - abt. 1778)

Husband of Martha (Coxey) Johnson — married about 1764 in Brunswick, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Died about 1778 at about age 38 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Johnson was born about 1740 to William Johnson and his wife Martha. He married Martha Coxey about 1764, presumably in Brunswick County, Virginia.

In the 1770s, several members of the Johnson family moved to what was then Rowan County, North Carolina. On 9 October 1778, William Johnson and his wife Martha, both described as being of the Province of North Carolina, sold 160 in Brunswick County, Virginia, which had been granted to his father in 1742 to Benjamin Britt for £100.^[1]

William Johnson seems to have died shortly after selling his land in Virginia as, on 25 January 1779, Martha Johnson entered 200 acres on Dutchman’s Creek in what was then Rowan County, North Carolina.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ “Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Books, 1732-1869,” images, FamilySearch, William and Martha Johnson to Benjamin Britt, 9 October 1778, (accessed 14 December 2022); citing Brunswick County, Virginia, Deed Book 13, page 261. 9 October 1778, William Johnson and Martha his wife of North Carolina to Benjamin Britt of Brunswick County, Virginia, £100, 160 acres adjoining John Walton and J. Randel, granted to William Johnson 13 July 1742. Signed William Johnson and Martha Johnson. Witnessed by Charles Leath, Isaac Ledbetter, Samson Johnson, William Ledbetter, and John Taylor, Jr. Delivered 10 October 1778.
2. ↑ “Land Records, North Carolina and Tennessee, 1600-1959,” images, FamilySearch, Packet 2135, Martha Johnston, Rowan County, North Carolina, (accessed 14 December 2022); citing Land Warrants, Rowan County, no. 1900-2192. “beginning at the head of the branch that Thomas Marlow lives on Running down the branch.” When the land was surveyed on 23 June 1785, the chain bearers were John Coxsey, either her brother or father, and Robert Marlow, her son-in-law. The land was granted to her on 25 October 1786.