I, too, have enjoyed reading all the e-mails about Birmingham, even though I have never lived there, and have only passed through there from time to time. I did, however, have ancestors who lived in Jefferson County for a number of years, and this seems like a good time to bring them up again with all the activity on this list. My 3rd great grandfather was Duncan Johnson. I don't know where or when he was born (probably in about 1775-1780), but he died in Jefferson Co. in 1823. His will was posted on the Johnson Gen Forum web site by an Aliese Johnson. Her husband descended from him also. I also found a Duncan Johnson in Blount Co. (on the Blount Co. web site) in 1818 as a Justice of the Peace, and I'm thinking that he was probably the same Duncan Johnson. In Duncan's will, he mentions his son, Randolph Johnson, who was my 2nd great grandfather, and Elizabeth Ashby was one of the witnesses (her name on the will was spelled "Ashbay"). A few months later, in July of 1823, Randolph and Elizabeth married. Randolph was born in 1800 in Tennessee, and Elizabeth was born about 1799/1800 in North Carolina. I don't know where my Johnson's came from in Tennessee, and I don't know where Elizabeth came from in North Carolina, nor do I know who her parents or siblings were. I can't imagine that she travelled all the way to Jefferson Co. by herself or why, so I'm thinking that maybe they met in Tennessee and then travelled down there. What would be a likely place in Tennessee to have come from back in those days? Also, what kind of record would show where they had come from? Randolph and Elizabeth evidently lived in the Hueytown area as I have found them listed in the Mud Creek Baptist Church records on the Hueytown web site, active from the 1830's through about 1844. After that, they moved to Pontotoc Co., Mississippi. Their children were: Susan or Susanna, Benjamin, John H., my great grandfather, Joseph Abner Johnson (Joab), and William M. Johnson. Thanks for any help you can give me. Sue (Johnson) Howard P.S. Does anybody know anything about Aliese Johnson who posted to the Johnson Gen Forum site? Can't seem to get a response from her.

May be a longshot, but in Ancestry.com there is a list of N.C. Will Abstracts, 1760-1800; shows in 1776 ASHBY, SOLOMON, Elizabeth (wife), Abel and Solomon and 1787 ASHBY, ELIZABETH, Abel, Solomon and Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Sue Howard" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 5:44 AM Subject: [ALJEFFER] Johnson and Ashby > I, too, have enjoyed reading all the e-mails about Birmingham, even though > I > have never lived there, and have only passed through there from time to > time. I did, however, have ancestors who lived in Jefferson County for a > number of years, and this seems like a good time to bring them up again > with > all the activity on this list. > > My 3rd great grandfather was Duncan Johnson. I don't know where or when > he > was born (probably in about 1775-1780), but he died in Jefferson Co. in > 1823. His will was posted on the Johnson Gen Forum web site by an Aliese > Johnson. Her husband descended from him also. I also found a Duncan > Johnson in Blount Co. (on the Blount Co. web site) in 1818 as a Justice of > the Peace, and I'm thinking that he was probably the same Duncan Johnson. > In Duncan's will, he mentions his son, Randolph Johnson, who was my 2nd > great grandfather, and Elizabeth Ashby was one of the witnesses (her name > on > the will was spelled "Ashbay"). A few months later, in July of 1823, > Randolph and Elizabeth married. Randolph was born in 1800 in Tennessee, > and > Elizabeth was born about 1799/1800 in North Carolina. I don't know where > my > Johnson's came from in Tennessee, and I don't know where Elizabeth came > from > in North Carolina, nor do I know who her parents or siblings were. I > can't > imagine that she travelled all the way to Jefferson Co. by herself or why, > so I'm thinking that maybe they met in Tennessee and then travelled down > there. What would be a likely place in Tennessee to have come from back > in > those days? Also, what kind of record would show where they had come > from? > Randolph and Elizabeth evidently lived in the Hueytown area as I have > found > them listed in the Mud Creek Baptist Church records on the Hueytown web > site, active from the 1830's through about 1844. After that, they moved > to > Pontotoc Co., Mississippi. Their children were: Susan or Susanna, > Benjamin, John H., my great grandfather, Joseph Abner Johnson (Joab), and > William M. Johnson. Thanks for any help you can give me. > > Sue (Johnson) Howard P.S. Does anybody know anything about > Aliese > Johnson who posted to the Johnson Gen Forum site? Can't seem to get a > response from her. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

1787 ASHBY, ELIZABETH as widow from Roanok Island; Sons Abel, Solomon. Daughters Keziah Etheridge, Elizabeth Ashby; Granddaughter Elizabeth Chaplain. Exrs: son Solomon and daughter Elizabeth. Wit: Mauris Baum, Jr. and Tart Etheridge. ----- Original Message ----- From: "deb & jim" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 6:28 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Johnson and Ashby > > May be a longshot, but in Ancestry.com there is a list of N.C. Will > Abstracts, 1760-1800; shows in 1776 ASHBY, SOLOMON, Elizabeth (wife), Abel > and Solomon and 1787 ASHBY, ELIZABETH, Abel, Solomon and Elizabeth > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carolyn Sue Howard" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 5:44 AM > Subject: [ALJEFFER] Johnson and Ashby > > >> I, too, have enjoyed reading all the e-mails about Birmingham, even >> though >> I >> have never lived there, and have only passed through there from time to >> time. I did, however, have ancestors who lived in Jefferson County for a >> number of years, and this seems like a good time to bring them up again >> with >> all the activity on this list. >> >> My 3rd great grandfather was Duncan Johnson. I don't know where or when >> he >> was born (probably in about 1775-1780), but he died in Jefferson Co. in >> 1823. His will was posted on the Johnson Gen Forum web site by an Aliese >> Johnson. Her husband descended from him also. I also found a Duncan >> Johnson in Blount Co. (on the Blount Co. web site) in 1818 as a Justice >> of >> the Peace, and I'm thinking that he was probably the same Duncan Johnson. >> In Duncan's will, he mentions his son, Randolph Johnson, who was my 2nd >> great grandfather, and Elizabeth Ashby was one of the witnesses (her name >> on >> the will was spelled "Ashbay"). A few months later, in July of 1823, >> Randolph and Elizabeth married. Randolph was born in 1800 in Tennessee, >> and >> Elizabeth was born about 1799/1800 in North Carolina. I don't know where >> my >> Johnson's came from in Tennessee, and I don't know where Elizabeth came >> from >> in North Carolina, nor do I know who her parents or siblings were. I >> can't >> imagine that she travelled all the way to Jefferson Co. by herself or >> why, >> so I'm thinking that maybe they met in Tennessee and then travelled down >> there. What would be a likely place in Tennessee to have come from back >> in >> those days? Also, what kind of record would show where they had come >> from? >> Randolph and Elizabeth evidently lived in the Hueytown area as I have >> found >> them listed in the Mud Creek Baptist Church records on the Hueytown web >> site, active from the 1830's through about 1844. After that, they moved >> to >> Pontotoc Co., Mississippi. Their children were: Susan or Susanna, >> Benjamin, John H., my great grandfather, Joseph Abner Johnson (Joab), and >> William M. Johnson. Thanks for any help you can give me. >> >> Sue (Johnson) Howard P.S. Does anybody know anything about >> Aliese >> Johnson who posted to the Johnson Gen Forum site? Can't seem to get a >> response from her. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >