1703/04 On 10 March, William and Elizabeth Johnson co-signed a bond of 200 pounds sterling as administrators of the estate of James Picket of Essex County, Virginia with co-signors John Games and Jas Boughan. Witness Richard Buckner. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Research Notes:
Elizabeth, the second wife of Henry Pickett, may have married William Johnson, after Henry died. [5]:
James was born in 1702 after Henry, his father, died. It was arranged for James' estate to be transferred to the nearest of kin, his mother, Elizabeth who had married William Johnson in 1702. [citing Essex County Order Book for 1703-08, page 56][citing Caroline County, Virginia Deed Book 10, page 127]
James died as an infant in 1703/4. The following entry suggests that the William Johnson who Elizabeth married, after Henry died, probably was a neighbor:
"William Neale, Planter of South Farmingham Parish sells William Johnson, planter of the same parish part of 600 acres formerly patented to William Johnson 6 October 1656 on the N.W. side of Piscotaway Creek, along the line of Robert Young's land, now called and known by the name of Arigill Blackston's line to a corner of John Pickett's land and William Johnson's land and from hence along the said Johnsons land by the side of a white oak swamp until it comes to the line of Henry Pickett dec'd which was formerly a division between Henry Pickett and Ralph Neale, the father of William Neale aforesaid signed William Neale, his mark. Witnessed by William Smith, John Gaines, John Chamberline. Recorded 14 January 1713/14." [citing Fleet, Beverly, Virginia Colonial Abstracts Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1988. (Essex WB 1711-1748)]
William Johnson was a witness to Henry's will.
[1] Beverley Fleet, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 29, 30, [HathiTrust], [HathiTrust Catalog].
[2] Beverley Fleet, Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 30, 29, Reprint Vol 2, page 104, Essex County, Virginia, Records, 1703-1706, (citing Essex Will and Deed Book 11, p 204).
[3] Beverley Fleet, Virginia Colonial Abstracts (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1961), 104, Citing Beverly Fleet Essex County Records 1703-1706, Vol 29, page 30, which cites Wills and Deeds, Book 11, page 204, [GoogleBooks].
[4] Essex County, Library of Virginia Microfilm, reel 4, Deeds & Wills, No. 11, p. 204-205, [Library_Virginia].
[5] Patricia Finn Hunter, Pickett Cousins, a 350 year history 1640-1990 (self-published, 1991), 2, [GoogleBooks].