Early VA - What to do

Early Virginia Johnsons – What to do now?

We now know that it is not just one big Johnson family.

The question now becomes:

“Where did the immigrants come from?” and most importantly

“Who were their parents?”

You can use Lorand's charts for each of the Early Virginia Immigrant but with care. [Clues not Facts]

• Edward married in 1677 Elizabeth Walker - Chart A p 128

  • • • John of Bliseland – Chart B p. 129

      • Arthur of Bliseland – Chart C p 130

• Michael Johnson & Sarah Watson - p 128
  Michael Johnson (bef.1680-1719) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree 

• Alexander Chart 1 p 175

• William & Sarah Massie Chart 1 p 175

• John & Elizabeth Chart 2 p 176 [Olive Group- JAB’s main area of interest]

• Benjamin that married Margery – Chart D p131 (he was not the son of Edward) [Olive Group]

• James 1701 - p150

• Thomas 1719 - p17

Others

• Alderman Robert Johnson, the London grocer - deputy treasurer of Virginia Company d. ca 1629

• Col. Richard Johnson (1629 Lincolnshire, England - 1699 VA)

• John Johnson (1667-1744) & Lucinda Blake - http://www.mustangs.racinginc.com/johnson/johngen.htm

• • • • Benjamin Johnsons - some that are not in the Olive Group

Then try to obtain proof using vital, church, census, land, wills, and probate records along with bibles, letters and other home sources.

There are so many common and repeated names in this family that it is easy to confuse them. The time and place really needs to be considered when trying to attach events to a particular person or family.

Look at the other Y-DNA matches that are not in the project to look for possible areas of origin.

Invite them to join the project.

Unfortunately the Y-DNA in this family does appear to mutate quite a bit. The idea that one particular mutation can identify a particular line has not occurred in the Olive Group.

Ideas from Suzanne Johnston

Knowing what I now know, I think that [we should]:

• Look for early settlers in the whole area of what was being settled, such as Maryland, and all of that area and any boats, settlements etc. that occurred because there was an indication that he came earlier to that area, before he settled in Virginia. 

• Try to find any Scottish and English DNA tests that might be available looking for a match. 

• Look at the very early records from those who came with the Virginia Company, because I think they were involved, and a lot of them came over.  Alderman Robert Johnson who was head of the Virginia Company was from the Caskieben family.  His father was connected to them.  It is very possible that he could be connected.

• Look at the Massie family. There are more records now about the family than there were when I was looking.  See what can be found and what might be put together.

I am determined that we can find the answer to this puzzle. 

It has been too many years, we need to give up all of this and start looking anew.

Jeff's Thoughts

• Recruit more documented descendants from the Early VA Immigrants for Y-DNA testing.

• Get at-DNA from the Y-DNA testers and their relatives.

• Try to find and share documentation (that was not influenced by Lorand)

Virginia Research Discussions & Links

• Johnson Reports at Linda Starr's 

• 1607 Jamestown founded

• 1619 - Charles Cittie, Elizabeth Cittie, Henrico Cittie, and James Cittie,

• 1634 - The original 8 Shires of Virginia were:

  • Accomac Shire (now Northampton & Accomack Counties)

  • Charles City Shire (now Charles City County)

  • Charles River Shire (now York County)

  • Elizabeth City Shire (extinct – consolidated with the City of Hampton)

  • Henrico Shire (now Henrico County)

  • James City Shire (now James City County)

  • Warwick River Shire (extinct – consolidated with the City of Newport News)

  • Warrosquyoake Shire (now Isle of Wight County)

• Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666

• Early Johnson Timeline in Virginia - Linda Sparks Starr July 2002  

• Nugent Virginia Land Patents - These abstracts of the records of the colonial land office cover the years from
  1623 to 1666 (Volume 1), from 1666 to 1695 (Volume 2), and from 1695 to 1732 (Volume 3). 

• 1654 New Kent County VA created from James City

• 1704 VA Quit Rents

Johnson Antho . . . . . . . . . . .  James City Co                100

Johnson Coll    . . . . . . . . . . .  King William Co              600

Johnson Edmund . . . . . . . . .  Northampton Co             400

Johnson Edward        . . . . . .  New Kent Co                  150

Johnson George  . . . . . . . . .   Accomack Co                 200

Johnson Henry  . . . . . . . . . . . Nansemond Co              150

Johnson Jacob. . . . . . . . . . . . Northampton Co             350

Johnson Jacob. . . . . . . . . . . . Princess Anne Co         1700

Johnson James . . . . . . . . . . . King & Queen Co           200     

Johns on John senr . . . . . . . . Northampton Co             250

Johnson John junr     . . . . . . . . . " "                               250

Johnson John . . . . . . . . . . . . James City Co                 260

Johnson John . . . . . . . . . . . . New Kent Co                   100

Johnson John . . . . . . . . . . . . Surry Co                          350

Johnson John   . . . . . . . . . . . Isle Of Wight Co              890

Johnson Mark   . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth City Co             400

Johnson Mich   . . . . . . . . . . . New Kent Co                     40

Johnson Capt. Obedience  . . Northampton Co               400

Johnson Capt. Obedience. . . Accomack Co                   300

Johnson Richard . . . . . . . . . .Essex Co                           50

Johnson Robert . . . . . . . . . . Isle of Wight Co              2450

Johnson Stephen . . . . . . . . .Petso-Gloucester Co         150

Johns on Thomas senr . . . .  Northampton Co               400

Johnson Thomas junr . . . . . . . . " "                                  75

Johnson Thomas . . . . . . . . . Essex Co                          500

Johnson Widdo . . . . . . . . . . .  " "                                   300

Johnson William . . . . . . . . . . . " "                                   650

Johnson William . . . . . . . . .  Surry Co                            360

Johnson William . . . . . . . . .  King William Co                 300

Johnson William . . . . . . . . . .New Kent Co                     265

Johnson William . . . . . . . . . .Accomack Co                    150

Johnson Zeptha senr . . . . . . Northampton Co                 50

Johnson Zeptha senr with

  Capt ' Obedience Johnson - New Kent Co                    250

Johnson Zeptha junr. . . . . . . .   “ “                                  200

Johnston John. . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk Co                        275    

Johnston Mercey. . . . . . . . .      “ “                                   275

• St. Paul's Parish, Hanover VA - The Vestry Book  1706-1786

• 1720 Hanover County VA created from New Kent (included current Louisa)

• Quaker Records - Actual images at Ancestry.com

• South River Book

• 1730s Scotch-Irish Presbyterians first settled in Campbell County in the late 1730s, forming the Hat Creek community. Other colonies soon followed near Flat Creek/Otter River and Concord, and the County grew quickly during the next few years.

• 1742 Louisa County VA created from Hanover

• 1752 Bedford County VA created from Albemarle & Lunenburg

• In 1757, John Lynch, son of one of the area’s first Quaker families, initiated a ferry service across the James River, around which the present city of Lynchburg developed. Meanwhile, Lynch’s brother, Charles, developed Green Level (now Avoca), located in present-day Altavista.

• 1763 - 1767 - Many Quaker families moved from Cedar Creek in Louisa to South River in Bedford

• 1781 Campbell County VA founded from Bedford

• 1783 Virginia personal property tax

• 1785 Heads of Families – Virginia

• The 1787 Census of Virginia

• 1789

• 1799 & 1800 –

• http://www.binnsgenealogy.com/VirginiaTaxListCensuses/Campbell/

• 1810 Federal Census  Campbell County, Virginia    

• 1820 Federal Census  Campbell County, Virginia    

• 1820 Federal Census  Lynchburg County, Virginia    

• 1830 Federal Census  Campbell County, Virginia    

• 1840 Federal Census  Campbell County, Virginia    

• 1850 Federal Census  Campbell County  

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Campbell County    

• 1850 Federal Census  Campbell County, Virginia    

• Agriculture Schedule, 1850 U. S. Federal Census  Campbell County       

• Industry Schedule, 1850 U. S. Federal Census  Campbell County   

• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Campbell County