- William Waltham & Sarah his wife, daughter & devisee of Obediah Johnson, late of N'hamp Co, Gent, dec'd; Josiah, Annamaria & Elizabeth Johnson, infant children & devisees of said Obediah represented by William Waltham their next Friend (guardian) swore that Obediah in his lifetime, being possessed of slaves Elijah, Violet, Ezekiel, Aaron, Chloe, Pleasant, Southy, Gale, Rachel, Leah, Joshua, Abraham & Daniel by his will devised the said slaves to be equally divided amongst his wife Priscilla Johnson and all his children when his son William became age 21, his children in all Eight: Edmund, William, Obediah, Susanna, Josiah, Sarah, Annamaria & Elizabeth Johnson. The said Edmund and William Johnson absconded from this state and enlisted themselves in the service of the British Navy on Board a Ship of War in which service they still continue. The said William has arrived at the age of 21. But now the Extr Priscilla & devisees Obediah & Susannah Johnson have taken possession of the slaves and refuse to permit the slaves to be divided. Therefore, it is requested that the slaves be equally divided. Answer: Priscilla Johnson and Obediah & Susanna Johnson agreed to divide the slaves.
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+ | 1. Edmund Scarborough (of Obed) Johnson, b. Abt 1752, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Apr 1814, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas (Age 62 years) ╚═Jane Dunton, b. Abt 1754, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 25 Apr 1774, Northampton County, Virginia, USA ╚═Sarah (--?--), b. 26 May 1758 d. 10 Mar 1835, New York City, New York (Age 76 years), m. Bef 1788
| | 2. William Johnson, b. Abt 1754, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 14 May 1782, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 28 years) | + | 3. Obediah (of Obediah) Johnson, b. Abt 1756, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 23 Jan 1788, New York City, New York (Age > 32 years) ╚═Dorothy Dunnican, b. Abt 1758 d. Yes, date unknown , m. 20 Apr 1779, New York
| + | 4. Susanna Johnson, b. Abt 1758, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═John Waltham, (alias Heath), b. Abt 1750, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 9 Jun 1778, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 28 years), m. 10 Feb 1778, Northampton County, Virginia, USA ╚═Charles Carpenter, Jr., b. Abt 1735, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 15 Feb 1786, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 51 years), m. 18 Sep 1782, Northampton County, Virginia, USA ╚═John (O.P.) (175) Wilkins, b. Abt 1724, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 9 Jan 1787, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 63 years), m. 15 Nov 1786, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
| + | 5. Sarah Johnson, b. Abt 1762, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═William Waltham, (alias Heath), b. Abt 1748, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 24 Feb 1780, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
| + | 6. Josiah (of Obed) Johnson, b. Abt 1764, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1820, New York City, New York (Age < 55 years) ╚═Eleanor Kip, b. 25 May 1766, New York d. Yes, date unknown , m. 9 Jan 1787, New York City, New York
| | 7. Anna Maria Johnson, b. Abt 1765, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 14 Jan 1789, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 24 years) | | 8. Elizabeth Johnson, b. Abt 1767, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═William Ward, b. Abt 1765, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown , m. 8 Aug 1786, Northampton County, Virginia, USA
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