Taylor Family Genealogy
Richard JOHNS
Abt 1640 - 1703 (~ 63 years)-
Name Richard JOHNS [1, 2, 3, 4] Born Abt 1640 England or Wales 
[4] Gender Male Died 1703 King William Co., VA [4] Person ID I2228 Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree Last Modified 1 Nov 2019
Family Jane FOX, b. Abt 1648, England , d. Aft 1704, King William Co., VA (Age ~ 57 years) Married Abt 1666 England or Virginia [4] Children 1. Richard JOHNS, b. Abt 1667, Virginia [natural]2. Arthur JOHNS, b. Abt 1669, Virginia , d. Aft 1743 (Age ~ 75 years) [natural]3. John JOHNS, b. Abt 1671, Virginia [natural]4. William JOHNS, b. Abt 1673, Virginia , d. Aft 1720, King William Co., VA (Age ~ 48 years) [natural]5. Thomas JOHNS, b. Abt 1675, Virginia [natural]6. Elizabeth (Eliza) JOHNS, b. Abt 1677, Virginia [natural]7. Mary JOHNS, b. Mar 1679, Virginia , d. 19 Nov 1781, King William Co., VA (Age ~ 102 years) [natural]8. Robert JOHNS, b. Abt 1681, Virginia , d. Bef 1735, Virginia (Age ~ 53 years) [natural]9. Jane JOHNS, b. Abt 1683, Virginia [natural]10. Anne JOHNS, b. Abt 1685, Virginia [natural]11. Martha JOHNS, b. Abt 1687, Virginia [natural]Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 Family ID F789 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Richard Johns appears on the Virginia Loyal Address in King William Co ., VA in 1702.
WILL 0F RICHARD JOHNS King William Co., VA
In the Name of God Amen, I, Richard Johns, of King Wm. County being very s ick and weake in body but of Perfect Sence and Strength of memory than ks be to God Allrnighty Doe Constitute this. my Last will and Testame nt as followeth; first I comnitt my Soul into the hands cf Allimighty G od who gave it unto me trusting through the merits and intercessi on of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to have free pardon and forgivene ss for all my Sins, my body I commit to the Earth to be Decently bury ed at the Deferentions of my Exrs hereafter named and as for the worldly E state It hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon mee I give bequeath as f olloweth, It. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Jane Johns t he Plantation I now live on and all the Land thereunto belonging as f ar as beaver dam run durein her naturall life and..after her Decea se to my Sonn Rich’d Johns and the heirs of his body Lawfully begotten f or Ever but if Said Sonn Rich’d Dye without issue as aforesd then the sd L and to fall .to my Sonn Arthur Johns and the heirs of his body lawfully be gotten for Ever in Case of failure of issue of both my sd Sons as afore sd then my desire is that the Land fall to my Sonn John Johns and his heir es for ever. It. It is my Desire that my Sonn Rich’d have Liberty to Li ve on the Plantation with his mother dureing the time of her Life and in C ase of their disagreeing then my desire is my sd sonn have Liberty to Sea te and live on any part of my Land above named. It. I Give unto my Sonn W m. Johns one hundred acres of Land being the Plantation hee now liv es on to him and his heires forever. It. I Give unto my Sonn Thomas Joh ns one hundred acres of Land out my Land adjoining to the Land my Sonn Wil liam lives on to him and his heires for Ever.
It. I Give unto my Sonn Robert Johns all the remaining part cf my La nd in these parts after the above two hundred acres is Laid out to him a nd his heires for Ever. It. I Give unto my Sonn Arthur Johns the remaini ng part of the devident of Land I now live on known by the name cf the Isl and neck to him and the heires of his body Lawfully begotten for Ever b ut in Case of failure of Such issue then to my Sonn Rich’d Johns and the h eires of his body Lawfully begotten for Ever and in Case of failure of iss ue as above of both my two Sonns then my desire is that it fall to my So nn John Johns and his heires for ever. It. I give to my Sonn Rich’d Joh ns a Negroe man called Will at the Expiration of three yeares after my dec ease and Dureing that three years the Said Negroe is to live with my wi fe and what Ever his labour Shall produce Dureing the time I Desire and ap point it for my Sonn John Johns toward the buying of a piece cf Land to h im and his heirs for Ever. It. I Give to my Daughter Eliz’a now the wi fe of James Adams twenty shillings Ster’l. It. I give to my Daughter Ma ry now the wife of John Randle twenty Shillings Ster’l. It. I give to my D aughjter Jane now the wife of Josias Randle Six hundred pounds of Sweet se nted Tobacco and Cask Convenient. It. I give to my Daughter Anne Johns t wo cows and calves and one Thousand pounds cf Sweetsented Tob’o and Cask C onvenient to be paid at the age of Eighteen yeares or the day of marrya ge which Shall .first happen. It. I give to my daughter Martha Johns two C ows & Calves and one Thousand pounds of Sweetsented Tob’o and Cask Conveni ent to be paid her at the age Eighteen yeares or the day of Marriage whi ch Shall first happen. It. All ye rest and residue of my personall Esta te both goods and Chattells that I have not All ready given away I give a nd bequeaath to my Loveing wife Jane Johns whom I Constitute and orda in my full and sole Ex’r of this my Last Will and Testament Consisti ng of this and two other sides of halfe a Sheet of paper. In witness where of I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seale this 12th day of January Anno 1703 .
V 1 p 106 The mark of
Rid’d Johns R.J. Seal
Witnesses: Henry Fox, Wm. Thomas, John Fox
At a Court held for King Wm. County ye 20th day of March Anno Dom 1703 Th is will was proved by the Oaths of Henry Fox, Jno Fox, Gent., witnesses th ereto and order for probate thereof
Granted Jane Johns Ex’r thereunto named.
Vere Rscord’t
Teste Wm. Aylett Cl.Cur. Test. Wm.. Aylett, Cl.Cur.
NOTE: It has been widely published that Richard Johns of King William Co ., VA was the son of Roger Johns of Northampton Co., VA. This is not beli eved to be true. There is no proof that Roger Johns had children.
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