Individual Details

A baptism record at St. Peter's Parish: Anne, daut of Nicho.Meriwether, Gent. bapt the 15 July 169?. Part of date missing. Others state it was 1694.

Anne was married to a Johnson. From her father's will she inherited 630 acres, land bought of Edward Hix, that was to go to her son William Johnson, also the plantation known as "Roundabout" - about 1300 acres.

Thomas Johnson died in 1734 in Hanover Co and Anne married John Cosby, who died by 1762.

Louisa Co VA Deed Book: A, Page: 447
22-Jan-1752
Nicholas Johnson of St. Martins Parish Louisa Co. son and heir at law of Thomas Johnson late of King William Co., gent., dec'd. to Richard Johnson of same, gent. second son of the said Thomas Johnson for ?243-13-2 & ? penny currt. money for 12 Negroes and their increase- Polly, Betty, Margaret, Jonny, little Jonny, little Polly, Stephen, Sarah, Arthur, Toby, Moses, and Dick, now or lately in the possession of Ann Cosby mother of said parties which said Negroes Nicholas Johnson should or ought to have by and after the decease of said Ann Cosby which said Negroes are part of the 1/3 part of the Negro slaves belonging to the estate of the said Thomas Johnson and assigned to sd. Ann by her right of dower. Sig. Nicholas Johnson. wit. Wm. Meriwether and Thomas Perkins.

Louisa Co VA Deed Book: A, Page: 465
23-Jun-1752
John Cosby and Ann Cosby of Fredericksville Parish, Louisa co. and Nicholas Johnson of St. Martins Parish, to Thomas Johnson of Drisdale Parish Caroline Co. for 60#'s sterling 311 acres in Fredericksville parish on both sides of the South Anna River above the Roundabout Creek. Adjoining Ann Johnson, formerly Col. Nicholas Meriwether line the River, Roundabout Neck ridge, granted said Ann Cosby by the name of Ann Johnson by patent 26 Mar. 1739 recorded in Williamsburg. Sig. John Cosby, Ann Cosby, Nicho. Johnson.
Book: A, Page: 466
Date: 23-Jun-1752
John Cosby and Anne Cosby, his wife, of Fredericksville Parish and Nicholas Johnson of St. Martins Parish Louisa County to William Johnson of Fredericksville parish for natural love and affection to sd. William Johnson also for 20#'s 500 acres in Fredericksville parish whereon said William Johnson now lives at the River on Love Statham's, Capt. Venables, John Michie, James Watson, Capt. Thomas Johnson. Sig. John Cosby, Ann Cosby, Nichs. Johnson.

Book: B, Page: 129, Grantor: Ann Cosby, Grantee: Thomas Johnson, Date: 29-Jan-1757
Ann Cosby of Fredericksville Par. Louisa Co. to Thomas Johnson of Drisdale Par. Caroline Co. £300 for 500 acres on south side of Southanna River in Fredericksville Par. place whereon sd. Ann Cosby formerly lived adj. the South Anna River, Statham, Col. John Henry, crossing the Roundabout Creek to Thomas Johnson. Sig. Anne Cosby. wit Wm. Crutcher, Josiah Wood, Christopher Wood.

Book B; p.145 25 Jan 1757 Robert Estes & Mary his wife to Ann Cosby. 100#'s. 200 acres west side of gold mine creek, part of 500 a purchased of Maj. William Morris.. signed Robert Estis, Mary Estis. Wit: Thomas Johnson, Ben Brown Junr, Tarlton Brown, Rowland Gooch. Justices had to go to Mary Estis's home to get her release for the above transaction.

Book: B, Page: 161, Grantor: Ann Cosby, Grantee: Thomas Johnson, Date: 26-Apr-1757
Ann Cosby (lately Ann Johnson) of Louisa Co. to Thomas Johnson of Caroline Co. £60 sterling and £100 money of Va. for 2 tracts of land, 1 tract of 400 acres and the other of 311 acres. 400 acre tract begins at Col. Nicholas Meriwether, adj. Southanna, the other tract of 311 acres adj. Nicholas Meriwether's now Thomas Johnsons, the river, Roundabout neck Ridge. Sig. Ann Cosby. wit. Wm. Johnson, Wm. Cruther, Robert Estes, Orlander Jones. 26 Apr 1757 - proved by oaths of William Johnson, William Cruther and Orlander Jones.

Book: B, Page: 284
26-Apr-1758
I Anne Cosby (late Anne Johnson) of Fredericksville Pare., Louisa Co. for natural love and affection to my son Richard Johnson of St. Paul's Par., Hanover Co. 14 Negro slaves Stephen, Dick, Toby, Arthur, Moses, Janney, Polley, Bettey, Janey, Margaret, Polley, Sarah, Judy and Milley. Sig. Ann Cosby. wit. William Johnson, John Freeman, Thomas Perkins.

Book: C, Page: 109
28-Nov-1762
For love and affection unto my son-in-law John Boswell and Ann Boswell my daughter and to the heirs of sd. Ann Boswell, slaves which they now have in their possession, Velot and her increase, Nan and her increase and her 4 children Adam, Tom, Billey and Daniel. If sd. Ann Boswell should die without heirs of her body then I give all the named Negroes to John Boswell. Sig. Ann Cosby. wit. William Johnson, Rowland Jones, Thomas Johnson.



Ann made her own will in Feb of 1780; sons Nicholas and Richard were already deceased. She named her daughter Ann Boswell, sons Thomas and William Johnson. Granddaughter Jane Wiley who had daughters Ann Meriwether Wiley and Martha Jones Wiley. Thomas and William to be Executors. Proved 9 May 1785.

Ann Cosby's Will. Lousia Co VA. 2 Feb 1780. To daughter Ann Boswell, prayer Book & Bible. To son Thos. Johnson, my Great Bible, my morning ring. To son William Johnson all the rest of my estate of any kind except what is given before. To granddaughter Jane Wily, the labor of Mulatto slave Milly, her daughter Pat & son Jesse, until her daughters, Ann Meriwether Wiley and Martha John Wiley are 18 provided the slaves are not misused. To be divided betwen my great granddaughters when Ann reaches 18. My two sons Thos. & William, my Executors. Signed: Ann Cosby
Wit: Henry Ashton Johnson, Fanny Garth
Proved and recorded 9 May 1785.
Bond of William Johnson, Executor. Security: R. Phillips, Thos. Johnson.

Birth	Abt 1694	New Kent County, Virginia
Marriage	Abt 1712	Thomas Johnson
Marriage	Abt 1750	Louisa County, Virginia - John Cosby
Death	11 Jul 1784	Louisa County, Virginia

Spouse	Thomas Johnson (1685 - 1733)
Child	Nicholas Johnson (1713 - 1766)
Child	Col. Richard Johnson (1715 - 1771)
Child	Maj. Thomas Johnson (1722 - 1798)
Child	Jane Johnson ( - )
Child	Ann Johnson ( - )
Child	William Johnson (1722 - )

Spouse

John Cosby (1680 - 1762)

Father	Capt Nicholas Meriwether II (1667 - 1744)
Mother	Elizabeth Crawford (1673 - 1753)
Sibling	Thomas Meriwether ( - )
Sibling	William Meriwether (1688 - 1751)
Sibling	David Meriwether (1689 - 1744)
Sibling	Nicholas Meriwether III (1699 - 1743)
Sibling	Elizabeth Meriwether (1703 - )
Sibling	Jane meriwether (1705 - 1753)
Sibling	Sarah Meriwether ( - 1733)
Sibling	Mary Meriwether ( - 1745)