Warren County Wills
BOOK: Warren County Wills 1852-1897 Pages 75, 76, 77
I Lewis Johnson of the County of Warren and State of Georgia being of Sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make ordain publish and declare this to be my last will and Testament.
Item 1st I desire my body to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner Such as my circumstances in life will permit
Item 2nd I desire all my past debts to be paid by my Executor hereinafter mentioned.
Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my Daughters Narcissa Neal wife of Wm M Neal and Rebecca English wife of Joel English five hundred acres of Land lying in Warren county on Rocky Cornfort (?) Creek known as the Barton place it containing the same more or less adjoining James Kelly Calvin League (or Logue) and other the said Narcissa Neal to have the North West half of the creek and the Said Rebeccas English to have the South East half of remaining half the Said Land to be equally divided between them.
Item 4th I give and bequeath to my Son George W Johnson one hundred and ninety five acres of Land more or less lying on the Gin Branch in Said County known as the Baxter Jorden and Rueben Barton Land and adjoining lands of L B W Caster (or Carter) Peter Usry and others.
Item 5th I give and bequeath to my Son John S Johnson a lot land drawn originally in Early County Geo in the ninth Dist of Land Lotery when drawn by Abel Dye of the 150th (or 130th) dist G M No 294
Item 6th I give and bequeath to my Sons Jessee E Johnson and James W Johnson five hundred acres of Land more or less on the Stamp Branch where I once resided known as the Elheldid (or Etheldid) Thomas and John Barton Land giving to Jessee E Johnson the west side or half and James W Johnson the East or remaining half the said land to equally divided between them
Item 7th all my other real Estate much or little I give and bequeath to my wife Dilla Johnson during her natural life and at her death I desire the same to be sold and equally divided among my children who may serve her.
Item 8th All my personal property consisting of negroes stock of all description money notes and accounts I desire to be sold by my Executor and Equaly divided among my children herein before mentioned
Item 9th I likewise make constitute and appoint my son John S Johnson to be my Excutor of this my last will and Testament hereby revolking all former wills by me made
In witness whereof I have hereunder set my hand and affix my seal this the twenty seventh of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven
Signed Sealed declared published and delivered in presence of us the day and year above written
Lewis Johnson (LS)
Henry McKinney
James W Usry
Tho J Roberts
State of Georgia
Warren County
Court of Ordinary, January Term 1859
Personally appeared in open court Henry McKinney and James W Usry two of the subscribing witnesses to the written Last will and Testament of Lewis Johnson late of Said County deceased and who being duly and legally sworn Say on oath that they saw the witness named Lewis Johnson sign seal publish and declare the within instrument as his last will and testament in the presence of Thomas J Roberts who also signed as a witness that said Lewis Johnson was there
Sworn to and subscribe Henry McKinney
In open court James W. Usry
January 10th 1859
Henry Rlovdy(?)
Ordinary
NOTES:
Lewis Johnson born 16 Oct 1783 in probably Southampton Co, VA
Died in Warren Co.,GA 5 Jan 1859, buried in Johnson Cemetery in Warren Co
Married in Warren Co Delilah Smith 6 March 1817
Son of William Johnson and Lucy Rosannah Reese
Lewis's son George Washington Johnson and wife Elizabeth Hart
moved to Marion Co, Ga about 1847 and later in Schley Co
Submitted by Linda Johnson Cooper