Descendants of LEWIS JOHNSTON Research by CONNIE HALL THIEDE ([email protected])
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Descendants of LEWIS JOHNSTON research by CONNIE HALL THIEDE ([email protected]) Generation 1 1. LEWIS 1 JoHNSTON was born about 1790 in Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 06 Aug 1872 in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Washington Co. , PA. He married MARY. She was born about 1780 in PA. She died after 1860. Notes for LEWIS JOHNSTON: ?1810- Washington Co., PA Census, Cross Creek Twp., p. 50/610 ... Lewis Johnston (Males: 1-16/25; Females: 1-26/44; All other free persons: 8.) Living close by was Daniel Johnston, Stephen Johnston, John Johnston & Isaac Johnston. 1820 - Washington Co. , PA Census, Smiths Twp., p. 371 ... Lewis Johnson (Males: 1-0/10, 1-16/26; Females: 2-0/10, 1-16/26, 1-26/45; Arg.: 2) Close by was Margaret Johnson & Hugh Johnson. A Rollanand Rogers also lived in Smiths Twp. 1830- Washington Co., PA Census, Mt. Pleasant Twp., p. 258, line 8 .. Lewis Johnston (Males: 1-10/15, 1-30/40; Females: 1-5/10, 2-15/20, 1-50/60) Living close by was a Moses Johnston. 1840- Washington Co., PA Census, Mt. Pleasant Twp., p. 79 ... Lewis Johnson (Males: 1-5/10, 1-20/30, 1-50/60; Females: 1-15/20; 1-60/70; Arg.: 2) Living next door to John Rogers. 1850- Sep. 24 Washington Co. , PA Census, Mt. Pleasant Twp., p. 97 .. Lewis Johnston 62, M, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 3000, b. PA; Mary 70, F, b. PA; Thomas 33, M, b. PA; Alexander Richison 18, M, b. PA. Living right next door to John Rogers. 1860- July 5 Washington Co., PA Census, Mt. Pleasant Twp., Cherry Valley PO, p. 685 ... Luis Johnson 67, M, Farmer, Value of Real Estate: 4000, Value of Personal Estate: 8000, b. PA; Mary 86, F, b. PA; Thomas 38, M, Farmer, b. PA; Mariah Elder 41 , F, b. PA; Mary J. Elder 21 , F, b. PA; Luis J. Elder 18, m, b. PA, attended school that year; Sarah J. Henwood 5, F, b. PA. 1868- Jan. 2 Washington Co., PA Will Bk. Vol. 10, p. 50 & 51 .. In the name of God amen, I Lewis Johnston, farmer, of Mount Pleasant Township, Washington County Pennsylvania, being in advanced age, do hereby make and publish the following as and for my Last Will and Testament: 1st I direct the payment of all my debts and funeral expenses. 2nd. All the personal property which I have received or may receive from my present wife, I direct to be paid, refunded or have deeded back to her. In addition to this, I give and bequeath to said wife, a certain red heifer (now 2 yr. old) ; also my cook stove, two boxes of bees and the honey; the clothes wringer, and two bushels of wheat; and sufficient- meal and flour to support her for one year from my decease & All my personal clothing, such as coats, pants, shirts & c., I give and bequeath to my son Thos. Johnston 4th all the other and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, including the farm and lands on which I reside, I direct- to be sold and converted into money, at such time and upon such terms as may sum last to my personal representative herein after named, or to the survivor or to the one who may survive 5th The net proceeds of the over third of my personal fund , I give and bequeath to my beloved companion and wife Mrs. Maria Johnston. 6th The one third of my net proceeds of the fund arising or to arise from the sale of my Lands, I direct to be made a charge on said land darning the widowhood of my said wife, the interest then of, (at 6 pr. ct. pr. an.), to be paid to her annually so long as she shall remain a widow. (durante- viduitate.) and at the termination of said widowhood, the principal to be paid to those legally entitled here to under this will. 7th of the proceeds of said sales, I give and bequeath Two hundred dollars to my grandson Lewis Rodgers his heirs and assignees; and also Two hundred dollars to my grandson Johnston Elder his heirs and assignees; the personally fund having bee exhausted, the legacies, to be paid out of the first payments of the land sales. 8th Out of the remainder of the proceeds of said sale, I give and bequeath Fifteen Hundred Dollars to my personal representatives their heirs and assigns; in trust, to invest the same, and change and reinvest the same from time to time, in such securities as my serve to them best, and from time to time to appropriate - so much of the interest and principal thereof as my be needed for the support and maintenance of my son Thomas Johnston during his natural life, and at his decease, to pay the one half part of the remainder of this fund to my Daughter Maria Robinson her heirs and assignees and the other half part to my daughter Nancy Rodgers her heirs & assignees, One Thousand Dollars, interest, to be invested and re-invested (as in clause or item as above), for the support and maintenance of my daughter Maria Robinson during her natural life, and at her decease, the fund, or remainder then of, to be paid to her living descendants in manner as they came would then be distributed under the Descendants of THOMAS ROGERS researched by CONNIE HALL THIEDE ([email protected]) Generation 1 1. THOMAS 1 RoGERS was born in 1742 in Chester Co., PA. He died on 21 Feb 1799 in Smith Twp., Washington Co. , PA. He married SARAH ARMSTRONG. She was born in 1745. She died in 1788 in Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA. Notes for THOMAS ROGERS: ?1765- East Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 266 (Provincial P-8) ... Thomas Rodgers listed. ?1766- West Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 88 (Provincial P-9) ... Thomas Rogers listed. ?1766- West Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 92 (Provincial P-9) ... Thomas Rogers listed. ?1770- East Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 37 (Provincial P-138) ... Thomas Rodgers listed and was taxed on 25 acres. ?1771- East Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 242 (Provincial P-14) ... Thomas Rodgers listed and was taxed on 20 acres. ?1772- East Nottingham Twp. , Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 79 (Provincial P-15) ... Thomas Rodgers listed and was taxed on 22 acres. ?1773- East Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 250 (Provincial P-16) .. Thomas Rogers listed and was taxed on 40 acres. ?1774- East Nottingham Twp., Chester Co., PA Tax List, p. 287 (Provincial P-17) ... Thomas Rogers listed and was taxed on 80 acres. ?1775- Chester Co., PA Deed Bk. T, p. 347 ... Deed, Robert Ewing sold to Thomas Rogers, of Cecil Co. , Maryland land in East Nottingham Township. ?1775- Chester Co., PA Deed Bk., V, p. 23 ... Deed, Robert Ewing sold to Thomas Rogers of Cecil Go;-;-Mar:yland land in East Nottingham Township. 1777- Aug. 26 Washington Co., PA Court Records this date ... Ordered, That the following Gentlemen be appointed to make a Tour of the Different Districts hereafter mentioned, and Tender the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to this Common Wealth to all free Male Inhabitants, agreeable to an Act of Assembly lntitled an act to oblige all the free male Inhabitants above a Certain age to give assurance of allegiance to this state and for other purposes Therein mentioned. Ordered, That Matthew Richie, Gentleman, be appointed for the above purpose within the following Bounds, Vizt: Beginning at the mouth of Cross Creek and up the same to the Dividing ridge Between said Creek, Raccoon and Chartiers Creeks; thence along said Ridge to Croghans Line; thence up the same to Thomas Rogers's; Thence on Strait Line to the head of Indian Creek; Thence down the same to the Ohio; Thence down the said River Ohio to the Beginning. 1779- Nov. 19 Washington Co., PA Deeds, Vol. 1-A, p. 166 ... Thomas Rogers of Yohogania County, Virginia to John Scott of Lancaster County, PA for 4000 pds for 400 acres on Racoon Creek in Yohogania County, VA. He signed. Witnesses: Sam'l Johnston, Robert McGee and Mary (bhm) Johnston. 1783- Nov. 10 Washington Co., PA Deeds, Vol. 1-A, p. 206 .. Nicholas Harrison of Fayette County, PA, Yeoman to Thomas Rogers of Washington County, PA for 10 pds. for 400 acres on Racoon Creek adjoining Wm Wilson, John Bevington and Robert Kennedy and the heirs of George Paul dec'd. It mentions an assignment to Joseph Rogers on 19 December 1783. (Possible his brother Joseph Rogers) 1784- July 7 Washington Co., PA Rev. War County Militia Records, HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, by Alfred Creigh, 1870, p. .. Thomas Rogers was listed in the 8th Class of militia in Capt. Peter Kidd's Militia Roll commanded by Col. John Marshal. 1785- May 2 Washington Co., PA Warrantees of Land ... Thomas Rodger, 300 acres, Land Survey this date. 1786- Smith Twp., Washington Co., PA Tax List... Listed Thomas Rogers paying taxes of 7 shillings 6 pence on land where he lived and 7 shillings 1 0 pence on uninhabited land that he owned. Tax List also listed a Joseph Rogers, single (probably his brother), and a John Rogers as owning land that was uninhabited. 1787- Sept. 2 Pennsylvania Council Books, Philadelphia, PA, HISTORY OF WASHINGTON Generation 1 (con't) COUNTY, by Alfred Creigh, 1870, p. 81 ... The following account of Thomas Rogers was read and approved, for provisions furnished to Captain William Leet's company of Washington County militia from the 15th of April to the 16th of May.