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Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson 1725 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Sampson County, NC

Father: Johnathon Johnson

Mother: Susan Brayboy

Spouse(s): Mary Randle

Children(s): Jesse Johnson, Jacob Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Joel Johnson, William Johnson, William Johnson, Joshua Johnson

In 1725, Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson entered the world in Chowan, North Carolina, USA, born to Johnathon "Soloman" Johnson and Susan Brayboy. Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson married Mary Randle, and had children including Jesse Johnson, Jacob Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Joel "Jack" Johnson, William Johnson, William Johnson, Joshua Johnson. Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson passed away in 1778 in Sampson County, NC.

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Biography

  • In 1725, Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson entered the world in Chowan, North Carolina, USA, born to Johnathon "Soloman" Johnson and Susan Brayboy.
  • Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson married Mary Randle, and had children including Jesse Johnson, Jacob Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Joel "Jack" Johnson, William Johnson, William Johnson, Joshua Johnson.
  • Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson passed away in 1778 in Sampson County, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnathon Johnson
1685 – 1762
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
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Susan Brayboy
1706 – 1775
Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Randle
1738 – 1793
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Jesse Johnson
1748 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Jacob Johnson
1748 –
Birth Location: Turnbull Creek, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
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Joseph Johnson
1750 –
Birth Location: –
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Joel Johnson
1760 – 1832
Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina
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William Johnson
1757 – 1830
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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William Johnson
1757 – 1789
Birth Location: Sampson, North Carolina, United States
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Joshua Johnson
1758 – 1815
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Joseph Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Johnson
1725 – 1778
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Johnathon "Soloman" Johnson
1685 – 1762
Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Susan Brayboy
1706 – 1775
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (D) Johnston
1654 – 1723
Ulster, Ireland
Susannah White
1670 – 1718
Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Brayboy
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Johnston
1602 – 1657
Mary Dayton
1610 – 1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Johnstone
1590 – 1623
Anna OHara
1580 – 1623
Charles Daton
1570 – 1613

Joseph Johnson's Descendants

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Joseph (Ashber "Joab") Johnson (1725 – 1778) m. Mary Randle (27 Nov 1738 – 1793)
  1. 1. Jesse Johnson (1748 – )
  2. 2. Jacob Johnson (1748 – )
  3. 3. Joseph Johnson (1750 – )
  4. 4. Joel ("Jack") Johnson (21 Aug 1760 – 01 Jul 1832) m. Temperance Green (1765 – 1810) m. Rachel Crumpler (1774 – 1860)
    1. 1. Jacob Johnson (April 4, 1778 – January 4, 1812)
    2. 2. Thomas Johnson (Bet 1780-1790 – Aft 1830)
    3. 3. Richard (T) Johnson (1785 – 1816)
    4. 4. Mollie Johnson (1786 – 1860)
    5. 5. Thomas (M) Johnson (ABT 1787 – 18 Nov 1867) m. Mary (V) Vestal (1783 – DECEASED)
      1. 1. Jehu Johnson (1805 – DECEASED)
      2. 2. Amos Johnston (1806 – 1859) m. Winefred Marlow
      3. 3. Mary Johnson (ABT 1806 – DECEASED) m. Benjamin Roundtree (1797 – 4 Sep 1837)
        1. 1. Thomas Rountree (1829 – )
      4. 4. Aggie Johnson (10 May 1806 – 2 Apr 1892)
      5. 5. Laurena Johnson (1812 – DECEASED) m. James Tomlinson (abt 1811 – 28 Jun 1897)
        1. 1. Leroy Tomlinson (abt 1832 – )
        2. 2. Martha Tomlinson (abt 1854 – )
        3. 3. Nancy Tomlinson (abt 1856 – )
      6. 6. Thomas (Johnson) Johnston (ABT 1814 – )
      7. 7. Zylphy Johnston (1815 – AFT 1880)
      8. 8. Martha Johnson (1826 – 1889) m. Elias (Washington) Lamm (1825 – 1897)
        1. 1. Martha Lamm (17 Nov 1856 – 10 Sep 1931) m. Benjamin (T.) Edwards (Apr 1855 – 8 May 1934)
        2. 2. Solomon (Thomas) Lamm (27 January 1859 – 16 Jun 1934) m. Caroline (Mathilda) Williamson (12 Dec 1860 – June 9, 1939)
        3. 3. Joseph Lamm (1859 – 01/22/1887)
        4. 4. Lourena ('Lurena' Ann 'Anie' ELIZABETH 'Lysbeth') Lamm (1864 – 17 Aug 1922) m. Jesse Moore (18 May 1851 – 15 May 1923)
        5. 5. Martha (C) Lamm (1865 – 1880)
        6. 6. Minnie (Cornelia) Lamm (1868 – 12 December 1938) m. John (Hardy) Evans (31 Jan 1864 – 30 June 1942)
      9. 9. Agnes ("Agga") Johnson (1832 – DECEASED) m. Henry (Ellen) Bell (abt 1826 – 7 JUL 1863)
    6. 6. Joel Johnson (16 Jan 1791 – 1858)
    7. 7. Daniel Johnson (1793 – 1889)
    8. 8. Thomas Johnson (1794 – )
    9. 9. Margaret Johnson (1795 – 1878)
    10. 10. Daniel Johnson (1796 – 1880)
    11. 11. David (Bryan) Johnson (9 Dec 1805 – 1879-06-22)
    12. 12. Joshua Johnson (1822 – 1903)
    13. 13. Enoch Johnson (1817 – 1901)
    14. 14. Jacob Johnson (1824 – )
  5. 5. William Johnson (1757 – 1830)
  6. 6. William Johnson (1757 – 1789)
  7. 7. Joshua Johnson (1758 – 1815)

Joseph Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson in Chowan, North Carolina, USA
Chowan, North Carolina, USA
1778
1778
Age 53
Death of Joseph Ashber "Joab" Johnson in Sampson County, NC
Sampson County, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Sampson County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Probate Records, 1730-1961; Indexes, 1760-1961; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Edgecombe County); Probate Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
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