George Johnson JOHNSTON

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In an article in the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical
Magazine of April, 1922, relative to the acceptance by Fairfax County,
VA, of a portrait of George JOHNSTON to hang in the courthouse, the
statement is made concerning JOHNSTON "In the deed books are conveyances
of land with which he was connected. The will books contain his last
will and testament, written in 1766 within a few months of his
death....the will books also contain the inventory of his estate..."

Sara Ann JOHNSTON, daughter of George JOHNSTON and Sara McCARTY, married
to Robert Hanson HARRISON (Sara was stepdaughter to mother Sarah McCarty)

CAPTAIN GEORGE JOHNSTON purchased 100 acres from Nathaniel Daugherty by 1743. (Tract 66, Map6) He received a Fairfax grant on 20 October 1750 for 552 acres on the south fork of Bullskin Branch of Shenandoah River. This land was part of a 850-acre survey for Jost Hite, who sold it to Lewis Thomas in 1738/39. Thomas then sold 425 acres to George Johnston. (Tract 90A, Map4) On 16 March 1752, George sold this tract to George Washington for 115 pounds. His wife Sarah released her right of dower to the 552 acres on 18 July 1752. This tract is located about 3/4 mile southeast of Summit Point, West Virginia with Jefferson County Highway 1 on the west end of the land.

George received another Fairfax grant on 1 April 1753 for 266 acres. This tract is located adjacent northeast of the 860-acre survey (Tract 66, Map6) on Kates Neadow Spring, a branch of Long marsh Run, which is north of U.S. Highway 340 at Gaylord, Clarke County, Virginia. As executors of his will, his wife Sarah and their son George sold Sarah's dower land (1/3 of 266 acres) to William Templeman for 75 pounds. On 11 December 1773, son George Johnston (attorny and heir-at-law, late of Alexandria, Virginia) sold the remaining two-thirds section to Warner Washington for the payment of "just debts".

George received one other Fairfax grant in 1753 for 467 acres (surveyed by George Washington on 20 March 1750/51) located on Long Marsh run, adjacent land owned by George Smith, Ralph Wormley and John Cozine. this grant is located about 1 1/2 miles outh of Tract 135, with Clarke County, Virginia Highway 608 on the east and south. George and his wife Sarah sold the land (now recorded as 460 acres) to Robet Rutherford for 250 pounds after moving to Fairfax County, Virginia in 1752.

George Johnston was deceased by 19 June 1767 when his will (written 23 February 1766) was proved in Fairfax County, Virginia). The children listed in the will were George, Peggy Chattin and Mary Massey; other sons and daughters were mentioned but were not named. His pregnant wife Sarah, son George Johnston and Daniel McCarty were designated executors. Dennis McCarty's will (proved in Fairfax County, 18 May 1757) listed the names of William Johnston, Archibald Johnston, Hannah Johnston and Sarah Johnston; they were possibly other children of George and Sarah.

Pages 218,219
Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia
By Cecil O'Dell
Marceline, Missouri
Walsworth Pub. Co.
1995

Family/Spouse: Margaret THOMPSON. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sara Ann JOHNSTON

George married Sarah MCCARTY in 1748 in Fairfax Co., VA. Sarah (daughter of Major Dennis Sutton MCCARTY and Sarah Martha BALL) was born on 22 Sep 1724 in Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 25 Jun 1826 in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, BCA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel Johnson JOHNSTON was born in 1730 in Lincoln County, North Carolina; died on 12 Oct 1787 in Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia.
2. James JOHNSTON was born about 1746; and died.
3. George JOHNSTON was born about 1748; and died.
4. William JOHNSTON was born about 1752; and died.

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John married Mary EDMINISTON in Ireland. Mary was born in 1725 in Ireland; died in 1809 in Harrisonburg, Augusta County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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