ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, NC - WILLS - James Johnson, 1 May 1844

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Isle of Wight Co., VA, Will Book 23 (1844-1847), pp. 90-91 
abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks & surname capitalization 
mine] 


In the name of God Amen:  I James JOHNSON Sn.r of the County of Isle of Wight 
and State of Virginia being far Advanced in life and weak in body, but of 
Sound mind and disposing Memory (for which I thank God) and calling to Mind 
the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of all Such 
worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give and bequeath 
the Same in manner following Viz. 
1.st Item  I give to my son James JOHNSON a part of my Fulgham tract of land 
Containing by estimation one hundred and ten Acres and bounded as follows 
begining at a maple Standing in the line between my land and Hardy CHAPMAN's 
from thence along a line of marked trees between myself and Hardy CHAPMAN to 
Blackwater run, now a corner tree between myself and my Son James JOHNSON, 
thence along a line of Marked trees between myself and son James JOHNSON, to 
the horse swamp, 
thence up said swamp to a white oak a corner tree, 
thence up a ditch to a gum Standing on said ditch, 
thence along a line of Marked trees to the Maple Named in the commencement, 
Standing in Hardy CHAPMAN's line, 
also I give to my Son James JOHNSON one negro man named Dawson with the land 
as above named to him and his heirs forever. 
2.nd Item  I give to my son Lewis JOHNSON all of my land not given to my Son 
James JOHNSON, which is estimated at three hundred Acres more or less 
also my old deer gun, brandy Still cap and worm to him and his heirs forever. 
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[p.] (91) 

3.rd Item  I give to my daughter Sally JENKINS one negro girl: named Carolina 
with her increase to her and her heirs forever. 
4.th Item  I give to my grand Son Arthur JOHNSON my Small Squirrel gun to him 
and his heirs forever. 
5.th Item  I give to my grand son Hardy CHAPMAN my new deer gun to him and his 
heirs forever_ 
6.th Item  I give to my son Lewis JOHNSON one negro man named Robin to him and 
his heirs forever_ 
7.th Item  I give to my sons James & Lewis JOHNSON all my wearing Apparrel to 
them and their heirs forever_ 
8.th Item  I give the remainder of my estate not disposed of in this Will, to 
my three children Viz. James JOHNSON, Lewis JOHNSON and Sally JENKINS, to be 
equally divided bewteen them, to them and their heirs forever_ 
          I Appoint to this my last Will and testament my son James JOHNSON, 
my grand son Hardy CHAPMAN, and Kena K. CHAPMAN my executors, 
     in Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed my seal 
revoking all other Wills this 1.st day of May 1844~ 
                                        Ja.s JOHNSON Sn.r  *Seal* 
Witness 
Samuel BRIDGER 
Nathan MONTFORD  +  his mark 
James JOHNSON, of James Jun.r  +  his mark 

In the County Court of Isle of Wight  September 1.st 1845: 
the foregoing last Will and Testament of James JOHNSON Sn.r decd: was 
presented in Court by Hardy CHAPMAN one of the executors therein named, and 
was proved by the oaths of Nathan MONTFORD and James JOHNSON two of the 
Witness thereto and ordered to be recorded-  
                                        Test  N.P. YOUNG  Clerk