George Johnson, (I) (Quaker)

Abt 1628 - Bef 1692  (< 64 years)

• Name	George Johnson
  Suffix	(I) (Quaker)
  Birth	Abt 1628  [1, 2]
  	George Johnson was a Quaker.
  Gender	Male
  Tithable list	1663	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	He was shown as Geo. Johnson with 4 tithables. Also on the list were Richard Johnson with 1, Anto. Johnson with 1, Obedience Johnson with 3 and Edmund Kelly with 4 tithables.
  Jury duty	16 Jul 1663	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	Among others on the jury were John Renny and Timothy Coe.
  Tithable list	1664	Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	He was shown as Geo. Johnson with 4 tithables.
  Tithable list	1665	Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	He was shown as Geo. Johnson with 4 tithables. Also on this list were Jno. Renny with 4 and Alexander Massy with 2 tithables.
  Anecdote	8 Oct 1685	Northampton Co, Virginia   [7]
  	In his will dated 8 Oct 1685 in N'hamp County, Lt. Col. William Waters named friends Thomas Evernden, George Johnson, Timothy Coe, Thomas Browne, Daniel Eyre and my brother (meaning half-brother) John Robins to assist my Extr and sons.
  Reference Identifier	#@Muddy Cr
  Record ID	14452
  Will	10 Dec 1690	Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia   [8]
  	He was shown as George Johnson, the elder, written at my now dwelling house at Muddy Creek. To son George 200 acres near Blocksomes Bridge. To daughter Sara Stevens. To son John plantation where I now live. To son Samuel land & marsh. George Truet, William Nock, Thomas Browne, John Drummond & Daniel Ayres overseers. Wife Mary Exec. Witt: Thomas Evernden, John Drummond, William Nock.
  Death	Bef 20 Sep 1692	Muddy Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia   [8]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Person ID	I14452	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	(father of_Adolph, Geo & Jeptha) Johnson,   b. Abt 1600   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F42322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellinor (--?--),   b. Abt 1630   d. 1672 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1658  [9, 10]
  	On 10 Nov 1663 in Acc Co George Johnson, planter, gave an iron-gray mare with a mare colt to Elizabeth, Mary and Ellinor Meridee, the 3 daughters of Phillip Meridee dec'd. Johnson's wife Ellinor Johnson, or someone she trusted, could dispose of the gift for the use of the 3 maids. Any other gift alleged to be given by George Johnson was declared void. Signed George Johnson. Witnesses: Chris Tompson and Janes Price. According to Whitelaw, the first wife of George Johnson is known to have been Ellinor, the widow of Phillip Meredith (N123), by whom she had 3 daughters: Elizabeth, Mary & Ellinor. In 1672 George & Ellinor Johnson deeded 100 acres of the Renny land to John Hamerin, who had married the daughter Elizabeth, but 2 years later the Hamerins deeded it back.
  Children	+ 1. George Johnson, (II),   b. Abt 1658, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Sep 1732 (Age 74 years) + 2. Mary Johnson,   b. Abt 1660, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 6 Mar 1716/17, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 57 years)   3. Sarah Johnson,   b. Abt 1664, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Johnson,   b. Abt 1666, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Samuel Johnson,   b. Abt 1668, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 9 Apr 1735, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 67 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F8948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Goldsmith,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1678  [8, 9]
  	In 1678 George & Mary Johnson sold 1,025 acres to William Nock and 10 years later Johnson gave him a deed for 25 acres more found within the bounds.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F8947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S769] Carey, Miscellaneous Research Files, 769. [S49] Gordon Warren Godwin Chesser, Chesser, Gordon Warren - Godwin Ancestry, (Widtman Press, Inc., Utica, New York, 1972), p. 154 (Chart LII), 49. [S696] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1663-1666, Volume 1, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), p. 40, 696. [S696] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1663-1666, Volume 1, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), p. 15, 696. [S696] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1663-1666, Volume 1, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), p. 89, 696. [S696] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1663-1666, Volume 1, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), p. 128, 696. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 138 (will of Lt. Col. William Waters), 497. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 21 (will of George Johnson the elder, Muddy Creek), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1206 (tract A128), 572. [S696] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1663-1666, Volume 1, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), p. 48, 696.