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Facts and Events
Estate Records
- Will of Charles Johnson dated 10 September 1821 mentioned his wife Polly, sons Benjamin, Hugh, and Dunken. Executors were his sons Benjamin and Hugh, and the witnesses were Hugh Williams and Thomas Powers, 5 March 1822, p.14.
- Settlement of probation of estates of Charles Johnson and Hardy Volentine was accepted by the court, 9 April 1824, p.50.
- Benjamin and Hugh Johnson, executors of will of Charles Johnson, submitted final settlement of estate, 5 April 1824, p.50.
- Benjamin Johnson filed final settlement of estate of Hardy Volentine, April 1824, p.50.
- Duncan and James Johnson, minor children of Charles Johnson, deceased, had John Powers appointed as their guardian, March 1822, p.17.
- [Source: Bond County, Illinois, Record Book A, 1821-1838].
Notes
- From "History of Bond and Montgomery Counties Illinois, 1882":
- Charles JOHNSON, from Tennessee, settled on land now laid out as Pocahontas, in 1817. He was a member of the County Court at Perryville from July 5, 1819, to June 5, 1820.
- Benjamin JOHNSON, son of the above, brought the first drove of cattle to the county; was an energetic, thoughtful man; was a member of the Illinois Legislature, and was generally consulted in the neighborhood where he lived for fifty years. He built Pocahontas Academy, and laid out Pocahontas; his home adjoined Pocahontas on the north; he died April 6, 1862.
- JOHNSON, Charles, member County Court, 1820, etc.
- JOHNSON, Benjamin, member Legislature, Pocahontas. (son of Charles)
- JOHNSON, Charles, died in Bond County.
- From "Lineage book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution", Volumes 61-62, by Daughters of the American Revolution:
- MRS. CAROLYN JOHNSON TODD. 61785
- Born in Bond County, Ill.
- Descendant of Charles Johnson.
- Daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Rebecca Plant, his wife.
- Granddaughter of Charles Johnson and Polly Huston, his wife.
- Charles Johnson (1757-1821) served at the battle of Cowpens, 1781, and at Guilford Court House. He was born in Bladen County, N. C.; died in Bond County, Ill.
Citations
- http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/getperson.php?personID=I82906&tree=00
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