Individual Details

1756 - Lunenburg County
"In August of 1756, Joseph(1) and Isaac(2) swapped 200 acre tracts of land in Lunenburg County. For what reason they did this is unclear for when one examines the records found in book 4 pg 307 and pg 308 the two tracts are adjoining! Perhaps thhe answer lies in the record found in the same deed book on page 310 where we find a deed by JOSEPH JOHNSON of the parish of Cumberland and County of Lunenburg for good will and affection for son-in-law STEPHEN WOOD and five shillings one hundred acres on the North side of the Robertson Fork of the Meherrin... etc! A close check of this deed description identifies this land to be part of the two hundred acre tract Joseph received in the trade with Isaac."

1761 - Lunenburg County
Sept Court...Stephen Wood and wife, Plaintiffs. vs Sherwood Walton, Executor of Joseph Johnson, Defendant. This day came the parties attended by their attorneys and here too came a jury, to wit: John M. Nease, William Dalbge(?), John Hix, John White, William Hunt, David Hopkins, William Hudson, Drury Smith, Benjamin Pollard, John Clement, William Harvey and Richard Sunsstone(?), who being elected, tryed and sworned the truth to Speak of and upon the issue joined returned a jural verdict in these words: "We find that some time in the year 1755, one JARREL WILLINGHAM intermarried with a certain MARY JOHNSON, daughter of one JOSEPH JOHNSON, which said Joseph before the marriage took effect assumed upon himself and promised to make the fortune of the said daughter equal in value to the said Jarrel,which we found was of the valu of four or five hundred pounds.

We find that some time after the said Jarrel and his wife prosecuted their suit in Chancery against the said Joseph for a Special Performance of this Agreement. We find that the Complainants and the Defendants in this suit afterwards while the ssaid suit was Depending compromised and accommodated their said suit upon these conditions, towit: That the said Jarrel and his wife should dismiss their suit and pay the costs thereof and relinquish their claim for which the suit was brought, in consideration whereof, the said Joseph assume upon himself to pay the said Jarrel fifty pounds by Christmas Christmas following and also for the consideration aforesaid would pay one hundred pounds apiece to all his other children with what they had already had coming which the Plaintiff's wife in this action is one, but not present at this agreement. We find that the said Joseph soon after the making of this promise entered into Bond to the said Jarrel but in a very short time afterr, said that both the said Bonds of Promise was extorted from him, and that he directed his intended Executors not to fool(?) with either. We find that the said Joseph never paid the Plaintiff any part of the said one hundred pounds and did first make his Last Will of Testament which we refer to, We find that STEPHEN WOOD abused the Decedent after his death calling him "Old Villain..etc" and that if he got the money he was not obliged to him for it, for that he was compelled to it. Uppon the whole, if the Law be for the plaintiff we find for them and do assess their Damages to fifty pounds, if for the defendant we find for the Defendant.... William Hunt, foreman" And therefore the cause be continued till the (blank) Court for the matter of Law arising thereupon to be argued, the same day is given the parties aforesaid hereof.. Order book 7, page 117.

From: Tony Johnson [mailto:tonyempireore@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:52 AM
To: Lisa Grimes
1725 era: Stephen Wood was born abt 1725 in Goochland Co. Va or Henrico Co. Va. and died May 9 1782 in Lunenburg County Va. He married Ann Johnson July 6 1756 in Lunenburg Co. Va, daughter of Joseph Johnson and Mary WALKER. She was born 1731 in Goochland Co. and died aft 1782 in Lunenburg Co. Va.: Johnson Wood of this couple was born abt 1762 in Lunenburg Co. Va. and died aft 1845 in WILLIAMSON CO TN. He married Frances Fanny THOMPSON Nov 21 1783 Lunenburg Co. Va, married by David Ellington a Baptist Minister: She was born abt 1765 and deid aft 1830 in WILLIAMSON CO. TN Judith Woodson is married to Isaac Johnson son of Daniel Johnson and Hannah Edwards.

Will and Testament.
Wood, Stephen 10-30-1781; 5-9-1782; W.B. 3/11
Mentions: Wife: Ann Wood
Sons: John Wood, David Wood, Johnson Wood, George Wood
Daughters: Sally Jordan (wife of William Jordan), Patty Wood
Executors: Ann Wood (wife), David Wood (son)
Witnesses: Sylv. Walker, Martin Elliott.

Birth	Abt 1731
Death	1824	Williamson County, Tennessee

Father	Joseph JOHNSON ( - 1761)
Mother	Mary [Johnson] ( - 1761)
Sibling	Elizabeth Johnson (1742 - 1820)