Benjamin J Johnston

1792 - 1866  (74 years)

• Name	Benjamin J Johnston
  Birth	1791/1792	Knox Co, TN
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4C05898DD2DAD4118AC444455354000076AE
  Death	16 Dec 1866	Monroe Co, TN
  Person ID	I10678	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	9 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Johnson,   b. 17 Apr 1759, Albemarle Co, VA d. 1 Aug 1849, Knox Co, TN (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Rachael Burnett,   b. 1750/1760   d. 1830/1840, Knox Co, TN (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1779	VA
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima Edington,   b. Abt 1800   d. 1840/1850, Monroe Co, TN (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1819	Knox Co, TN
  Children	1. Perry Johnston,   b. Oct 1824, Monroe Co, TN d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 77 years)   2. Eliza Johnston,   b. 1826/1827, Monroe Co, TN d. Aft 1850, Monroe Co, TN (Age > 24 years)   3. Evaline Johnson,   b. 2 May 1832, Monroe Co, TN d. 23 May 1918, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 86 years)   4. Manerva Johnston,   b. 1833/1834, Monroe Co, TN d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 37 years)   5. William Johnston,   b. 1838/1839, Monroe Co, TN d. Aft 1860, Monroe Co, TN (Age > 22 years)   6. Amanda Johnston,   b. 1840/1841, Monroe Co, TN d. 1870/1876, Graham Co, NC (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F3102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Uncle.; !CENSUS:1800 * Lost for TN; !CENSUS:1810 * Lost for TN; !CENSUS:1820 * Lost for Eastern TN; !CENSUS:1830 Monroe TN 132 Benjamin JOHNSON 30-39 (1790/1800) "100001-10001"; !TAXLIST:1836 Monroe Co, TN 17th Civil District - Benjamin JOHNSTON, 320a, $2,000 tax $6.50. 1 poll, tax 50cents; !CENSUS:1840 Monroe Co, TN pg 152 Benjamin JOHNSTON age 30-39 (1800/10); "100101-1210001"; !CENSUS:1850 Monroe Co, TN 17th Civil District pg 105B # 1471/1471 Benjamin JOHNSTON, 58 (1791/92), Farmer, $2000, born TN Eliza, 23 Manervy, 16 William, 11 Amanda, 9; Monroe Co., TN Chancery Court Record No.553 Inj. Bill Filed 15 May 1855 Benjamin Johnson vs Samuel Edington Petition to sell land. Benjamin Johnson has Jesse Williams (1856 Cherokee N.C. age 26) and William Williams (1856 Cherokee Co., N.C. age 52) as sons-in-law (or is this Wm. the father of Wm. the son-in-law?), also has son Perry,31 in 1856 of Blount Co. also Edington is bro-in-law of Benj. Johnson but his wife, Benjamin's sister, is dead. 1856: witness John Grant, 26, is husband of one of Johnson's daus. Abraham Hicks of Blount Co. is 2nd cousin to Saml. Edington and to Benj. Johnson's children. (From Genealogy York); !CENSUS:1860 Monroe CO, TN 17th District pg 299B # 1576/1576 B. J. JOHNSON, 68, Farmer, TN William, 21; !DEATH:16 Dec 1866 per Jo Ann Giles;