ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, NC - WILLS - James Johnson, 13 Jan 1746

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Isle of Wight Co., VA, Wills & Accounts 5 (1745-52), pp. 68-70
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets & surname capitalization mine]


In the Name of God. Amen.  James JOHNSON of Isle of Wight County being Sick 
and Weak in Body but of Sound and perfect Memory, Praise be given to God for 
the same & calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body; and that it [is] 
appointed for all Men once to Die, Do make and Ordain this to be my last Will 
& Testament in manner and form as following 
Viz.  First and Principally I commit my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God my 
Creator: assuredly believing that I shall receive full Pardon and free 
Remission of all my manifold Sins and Transgressions thro' the Merits of my 
only Lord & Saviour Christ Jesus. 
And my Body to the Earth whence it was taken to be buried in such Decent and 
Christianly manner by my Executor hereafter named shall seem fit. 
And as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased the Almighty God 
of his most Gracious and Bounteous Mercy to bestow on me in this Life, I give 
as followeth, (that is to say) 
Imprimis.  My Will and Desire is that all such Debts & Dues and Demands as I 
owe in Right or Conscience to any Person or 
persons [page break] 


Persons whatsoever be well & truly Paid by my Executor hereafter named within 
Convenient Time after my Demise:- 
Item.  I give unto my Grandson John CORBETT my Daughter Mary CORBETT Son one 
Shilling out of my moveable Estate & no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Son James JOHNSON one Shilling out of my moveable Estate 
and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Daughter Martha MAYO One Shilling out of my moveable 
Estate and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Daughter Eleanor RICKS One Shilling out of my moveable 
Estate and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Grand Daughter Patience JOHNSON my Son John JOHNSON's 
Daughter one Shilling out of my moveable Estate & no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Son Samuel JOHNSON one great Iron Pott, and one Pewter 
Dish and one Pewter Plate and half of the Increase of my Negro Wench from this 
Time to her Decease and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Son Richard JOHNSON the other half of my Negro Wench's 
Increase; and two Pewter Basons and one feather Bed and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Son Robert JOHNSON one Heifer out of my moveable Estate 
and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Daughter Grace POWELL two Cows & Calves out of my 
moveable Estate and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my loving Wife Mary JOHNSON the Use of Negro Wench during 
my Wife's Life and then the Negro Wench to return to my Son Benjamin and his 
Heirs. 
And further my Will and desire is that my Wife should have half the Tobacco 
that is made on this Plantation every Year during her life: 
And further I give to my Wife three Cows and Calves and one feather Bed and 
two Sheets, Bolster; and Stead, and two Ruggs andfour Basons, and one Pewter 
Dish, and one Pewter Plate one Pewter Porringer and two Iron Potts and no 
more. 
Item.  I give unto my Grand-Daughter Mary JOHNSON one Heifer out of my 
moveable Estate and no more. 
Item.  I give unto my Son Benjamin my five young Negros, and all the remainder 
of my moveable Estate within Doors & without Doors to him and his Disposing. 
Item.  I do hereby Revoke Disanull 
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and make Void all Wills, Testaments and Legacys by me heretofore made and do 
Declare this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. 
And lastly I do hereby Nominate & Appoint my Son Benjamin JOHNSON my whole 
Executor of this my last Will and Testament. 
In Witness whereof, I have set my Hand this Thirteenth day of January, in the 
Year of our Lord God :- 1745/6 
                                        James JOHNSON  *Seal*
                                         I  his mark 
Witness.
John DARDEN, John GWIN (I- his mark), Johnson CORBETT (I- his mark)} 

And further my Will and Desire is that, that part of my Will where I gave unto 
my Wife three Cows and Calves and one feather Bed and two Sheets, & one 
Bolster, and one Pewter Dish, and one Pewter Plate, and one Pewter Porringer, 
and two Iron Potts, 
My Will and Desire is that after my Wife Decease shall fall to my Son Benjamin 
JOHNSON. 
Only my Will and Desire is that my Son James JOHNSON shaould have one of the 
three Cows and Calves & one of the four Basons and no more. 
And further my Will is that my Son Richard JOHNSON should have another of them 
Cows and Calves after my Wife's Decease and no more. 
In Witness whereof, I have set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year before 
mentioned- 
                                        James JOHNSON  *Seal*
                                         I  his mark 
Witness.
John DARDEN, John GWIN (I- his mark), Johnson CORBETT (I- his mark)} 

At a Court held for Isle of Wight County June 11:th 1747:- 
The last Will and Testament of James JOHNSON Deceased was Presented in Court 
by Benjamin JOHNSON the Executor therein named who made Oath thereto and being 
Proved by the Oath of John DARDEN, John GWIN and Johnson CORBETT the Witnesses 
thereto is Ordered to be Recorded- 
                                        Test  Ja:s BAKER  ClCur 

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