Person:Job Johnson (3)

Will Transcript

I Job Johnson of Garrard County Kentucky do Make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament for the Disposition of such worldly Estate as it has Pleased God to Bless me with.

First I give unto Margaret Johnson my Beloved Wife the Negro girl Lytha to wait upon here as long as she lives and in case of the death of my wife before Lytha arives at the age of twenty here devises shall be amanded as hereafter directed also I give to my wife and feather Bed.

Secondly I give to the following slaves, Viz. Peter. Sharrad, Meshach, Abedanego & Philip the full enjoyment of their liberty immediately after my decease to enjoy all the Privileges of Free men of Color agreeable to the laws of this State.

Furthermore I give to each of the above named Negroes the sum of Twenty five Dollars each to be paid in twelve months after my death.

Thirdly I give to Sukey Scott my daughter the sum of three Hundred dollars to be paid out of my Estate eighteen months after my death.

Fourtly I give to my son John Wesley Johnson all my landed Estate, Viz. the Plantation on which I now live containing one hundred and Eighty two & one half acres to be by him possessed in fee simple forever also the servers two Negroes (Viz) Adaeline and Loraan [?} until the age of twenty one years and them the said Negroes to be free & enjoy all the rights of Free people of Colour according to the laws of this state. And in consideration of their service I allow my son John W. Johnson to teach ar ___ them to be taught to read the old and new Testament. In case of my death before my Negro girl Moriah attains the age of Twenty one Years, I wish here to be paid [crossed out] hired out year by year until she arrives at the age of twenty one, at which time shell be free to all intents and purposes under legal regulations as other free people of color and if my wife dies before my Negro girl arrives at the age of Twenty One she shall also be hired out year by year until she arrives at that age and then she shall before and enjoy all the privileges of freedom __- the aforesaid regulations.

it is my will that all my personal moveable property be sold an a Credit of twelve months and after the above legacies and my just debts are paid and of the proceeds of the sale the Balance divided into four equal parts and part given to the heirs of my son Edward Johnson dec'd and part to the heirs of my Daughter Polly Whorrell - one part to the heirs of daughter Sally Maguiere and one part to the heirs of my daughter Suckey Scott.

Fifthly I do nominate and constitute my worthy friends Thomas Willson and William Royston both of Garrard County to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament and as hereby declard this and this only to be my last will - and the above named persons and those only to be my Executors.

In witness in hereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal this fifth day of June in teh year Eighteen hundred and sixteen.

[Signed} Job Johnson [Seal}

Signed, sealed and acknowledged by the above named Job Johnson to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and the presence of each other hereunto signed our __-nes.

Enoch Evens

Pleasent Alverson

Thomas Routon

I allow my wife Margaret Johnson to have the disposal of the bed furniture. Witness my hand & seal.

{Signed] Job Johnson [Seal]

Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of us

Pleasant Alverson

Enoch Evens

Garrard County Sct. I hereby Certify that this last Will and Testament of Job Johnson deceased was Exhibited in Court at the August county Court 1820 & Proven by the oaths of Enoch Evans, Pleasent Alverson and Thomas Routon the subscribing witnesses sturdo [?} and ordered to be recorded & the same in truly admitted to record.

Attest. Benj. Selcher CC.

Court Records

Court Order Book, Garrard County, KY, August Court 1820, pg. 85

An Instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Job Johnson was exhibited in Court and proved by the Oath of Pleasant Alverson & Thos. Routon, two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. __ witnesseses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. Tho. Wilson one of the Exors. therein named having departed this life & William Rystow the other Exr came into Court and refused to take upon himself the burthen thereof. Admr of sd. Dec'd. with the will annexed Granted to John W. Johnson where upon he took the oath reqd. tye Law _. together with H.W. McKee Jefre [?] & John Faulkner & Jabez Crooh his secrs. Exed. and Acknowld. Bond in the penalty of $9000 cond us the Law directs H.W. McKee, Jubez Crook, John Yantis & George Beeler or any three appraisors.

1.   Vockery Research Files | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives, By Michael Shultz, James Fernandez, Katie Davis, Trent Catlett.

   Box 17, Folder 16: JohnsonAdd to your cart.
   Contains correspondence between Vockery and Marilyn Ainsworth, Roger H. Johnston, Pat King, Karen Ryburn, Jean Mays, Marilyn Ainsworth, Betty Woith, Fran Owensby, Becky Hamblin Perry, Rita L. Parker. Also contains copies of a deed of conveyance involving Margaret Johnston dated 17 January 1825, family lineages, a family pedigree, a copy of the last will and testament of Job Johnson dated 5 June 1816, a handwritten list of Johnson obituaries in the Richmond Register between 1888 and 1939.
   
   http://library-old.eku.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=632&q=

2.   FamilySearch: Unidentified database - please replace source when identified.

   https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GMDT-4B9/job-johnson-1744-1820

3.   Genealogy.com.

   I believe this Job Johnson to be the same Job mentioned in a will proven inCumberland Co 24 Jul 1769 for RANDOLPH JOHNSON.It names his wife MARY and son JOB JOHNSON as executors.The children are listed in this order...MARY JOHNSON, ELIZABETH JOHNSON, JOB JOHNSON, RANDOLPH JOHNSON, THOMAS JOHNSON and REBECCA JOHNSON.Witnesses are Adcock and Joanna Hobson and John Brown.I see on the marriage record for Job and Sarah Mosby it was secured by Thomas Hobson.
   
   https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/johnson/14773/

4.   Biographical cyclopedia of the commonwealth of Kentucky: embracing biographies of many of the prominent men and families of the s tate. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974)
   pg. 617.

   Harriet Ball was the daughter of Rev. John John Ball and Margaret Johnson of Garrard County, Kentucky. Margaret Johnson Ball was the daughter of Rev. Job Johnson and Sarah Mosby of Virginia.

5.   United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).

   Name: Job Johnston
   Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky
   Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1765 or before]
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1765 or before]
   Numbers of Slaves: 6
   Number of Household Members Under 16 : 1
   Number of Household Members Over 25 : 3
   Number of Household Members: 10

6.   Jackson, Ron V. Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890.

   Name: Job Johnson
   State: VA
   County: Cumberland County
   Township: 07 04
   Year: 1782
   Record Type: Continental Census
   Page: 16
   Database: VA Early Census Index