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There seems to be some question about the parentage of Mary Johnson. Her parents have been given as James Johnson & Rachel Haden in Blakey, Price, and Haden research but without documentation. Records that have come to light in Virginia as the result of Johnson research have been interpreted that she was the daughter of James Johnson & M:ildred Mims instead, but there are also problems with that assumption. [See also the discussion under Mary's brother David Johnson.]
Goochland Order Book 12, p.336
August Court 1773 Isham Johnson comes into court and undertakes the guardianship to the orphan children of James Johnson Jr, dec'd. Benjamin Johnson entered security for same.

Here is her marriage record:
Bond dated 31 Jul 1779. Mary Johnson's guardian is Isham Johnson. Surety: David Johnson, Junr. Wit: Walthall Burton, James Johnson, Samuel Price, David Johnson, Benjamin Johnson.
Goochland Co VA Marriage Bonds abstracted in WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY, Vol. VII; Series 1; p.197-200. William Price consents to son's marriage.

The Chancery Court case #1799-00, Goochland Co VA, reveals that Isham was guardian of David, Nancy and Molly Johnson [presumably these girls are Ann & Mary and these are the children of James Johnson Jr as seen in the Order Book in Aug of 1773] from Aug 1772 and paid expenses for these three for the next seven years. From the St. James Northam records of Rev. Wm Douglas, only James & Mildred Johnson have children of all three names born in that time frame. But they also have several other children that would have required guardianship in 1772 had they died. James & Rachel Haden Johnson had daughters named Ann and Mary baptized in this time frame, but only these two girls are listed, no sons, but they were married five years before the record of Ann, born in 1760, so likely had a child or children earlier.
The case itself was filed in 1795 by David Johnson Sr, administrator of Isham Johnson, dec'd against David Johnson Jr and Agnes Johnson. David Sr, Isham, and Agnes were siblings, children of James Johnson, usually referred to "the Elder". Another of their siblings was probably James Johnson who married Rachel Haden. [This is not the usual placement of this James - he is usually ascribed as the son of John & Mary Pledge Johnson. There are several reasons why this isn't likely.] David Jr was not a son of David Sr, but likely the son of James & Rachel born prior to the time the Rev. Douglas started recording baptisms. He appears to be the same as the David who was a ward of Isham Johnson. This case was a dispute regarding deeds signed by Isham distributing his property which was in conflict with Isham's will. There was a claim that Agnes had lived with Isham before his death and she and David Jr had destroyed the personal papers of Isham and had refused to allow David Sr to submit the will to probate.
David Johnson Jr, in his testimony during this suit, stated that in 1779 and 1780 he made two contracts, one with his sister [unnamed] and the other with another sister's husband [both unnamed]. These contracts settled a portion of his father's [unnamed] estate on the sisters in return for their agreement to release Isham Johnson from any claims they might have against him as their guardian. [This can only be the three - David, Molly, & Nancy, for whom Isham was guardian. This cannot be the children of James & Mildred Mims Johnson who were not old enough to enter into contracts. By this time, 1779 & 1780, the daughters of James & Rachel Haden Johnson were old enough. Ann was 18 by Nov of 1778. Mary was married in August of 1779 to John Price. The David son of James & Mildren Johnson would have been only age 17 in 1779. If the David, son of James & Rachel Johnson was born prior to his sisters, then he could have been age 21 or older by 1779. As children of James & Rachel Johnson they would have no longer needed the guardianship of Isham Johnson.]Jacob Johnson, son of Drury - another sibling of the above legatees and child of James Johnson the Elder - claimed there was a will of Isham which gave Isham's land to James, son of David Sr who filed this complaint. Apparently David Sr was trying to secure this legacy for his son James which could not be substatiated by the presence of a will.
Another fact which came out in this case is that John Price testified that the above spinster Agnes Johnson had lived with them and died in his house. Agnes Johnson in her will recorded 14 Jan 1799 in Louisa Co, made bequests to Jacob Johnson's daughter named Agnes and to John Price. John Price was her Executor. This John Price was a resident of Louisa Co VA; he was apparently the husband of Mary Johnson who was a ward of Isham Johnson.


Both Irene Cook and Jack Thacker, Haden researchers, placed Mary as the wife of John Price of Goochland. Subsequent researchers have also done so. Isham Johnson was guardian of Molly Johnson as early as 1772. When Mary Johnson married John Price in 1779 in Goochland, her guardian was listed as Isham Johnson. That seems to assure us that Molly ward of Isham in 1772, was indeed the Mary Johnson who was wife of John Price.

Some Johnson researchers believe that Mary Johnson, wife of John Price, was the daughter of James & Mildred Mims Johnson, but that doesn't seem to work out with the above chancery Court suit in Goochland Co for the reasons cited above.

Birth	19 Apr 1763	Goochland County, Virginia
Baptism	25 May 1763	Saint James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia
Marriage	3 Aug 1779	Goochland County, Virginia - John Price
Death	24 Dec 1822	Logan County, Kentucky

Spouse	John Price (1760 - 1824)
Child	Ann "Nancy" Price (1780 - 1850)
Child	William Price (1782 - 1819)
Child	James Price (1785 - 1785)
Child	Daniel L. Price (1786 - 1844)
Child	John Price Jr. (1788 - 1816)
Child	David Price (1790 - )
Child	Major J. Price (1793 - )
Child	Susan\Susanna "Sucky" Price (1795 - 1865)
Child	Mary J. "Polly" Price (1797 - )
Child	Meredith Price (1799 - )
Child	Thomas Price (1801 - )
Child	Sarah Price (1804 - )

Father	James Johnson ( - )
Mother	Rachel Haden (1735 - )
Sibling	David Johnson (1756 - 1818)
Sibling	Ann Johnson (1760 - 1830)