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December 14, 2011 By Editor

JOHNSTON/JOHNSON Surname Research

The Johnson family first appears as Free People of Color on Virginia’s eastern shore in the mid-1600s, and later in various counties in eastern North Carolina. This family is connected through marriage extensively with other families that are key in our research: BUTLER, ROACH, BUCK, HARRIS and BRYAN(T),


Early North Carolina Census Records

ELIZABETH JOHNSON NC Albemarle County 1694
ELIZABETH JOHNSON NC Albemarle County 1694
W. JOHNSON NC Albemarle County 1694
DANIEL SR. JOHNSON NC Albemarle County 1695
JOHN JOHNSON NC Albemarle County 1695
DANIEL JOHNSON NC Albemarle County 1696
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Albemarle County 1696
ABELL JOHNSON NC Chowan County 1717
SUSAN JOHNSON NC Chowan County 1717
THOMAS JOHNSON NC Chowan County 1717
ABEL JOHNSON NC Chowan County Early Tax List 1717
SUSAN JOHNSON NC Chowan County Early Tax List 1717
THOMAS JOHNSON NC Chowan County Early Tax List 1717
JACOB JOHNSON NC Craven County 1719
JACOB JOHNSON NC Craven County Early Tax List 1719
PETER JOHNSON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1720
PETER JOHNSON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1720
RICHARD JOHNSON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1720
RICHARD JOHNSON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1720
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1720
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1720
JOHN JOHNSON NC Perquimans County No Township Listed 1720
ABEL JOHNSON NC Chowan County Early Tax List 1721
JOHN JOHNSON NC Perquimans County No Township Listed 1740
JOHN JOHNSON NC Perquimans County No Township Listed 1740
JOHN JOHNSON NC Tyrrell County 1741
JOHN JOHNSON NC Tyrrell County 1742
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Edgecombe County 1743
ABRAHAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
ABRAHAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
JAMES JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
JAMES JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
JOHN JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
JOHN JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1755
ABRAHAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
ABRAHAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
JAMES JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
JAMES JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
JOHN JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
JOHN JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Beaufort County Tax List 1755
JOHN JOHNSON NC Currituck County No Township Listed 1755
JOHN JOHNSON NC Currituck County No Township Listed 1755
BUGO NEGRO JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
FRANCIS JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
JONATHAN JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
MATTHAS NEGRO JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
MOLL NEGRO JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
NAN NEGRO JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
PETER NEGRO JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
THOMAS JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
WILL NEGRO JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Granville County 1755
FRANCIS JOHNSON NC Granville County Early Tax List 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Granville County Early Tax List 1755
JONATHAN JOHNSON NC Granville County Early Tax List 1755
THOMAS JOHNSON NC Granville County Early Tax List 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Granville County Early Tax List 1755
FRANCIS JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
FRANCIS JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
JONATHAN JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
JONATHAN JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
THOMAS JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
THOMAS JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSON NC Granville County No Township Listed 1755
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Bertie County 1757
JOHN JR. JOHNSON NC Bertie County 1757
JAMES JEMKINS NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
ELIZABETH JENKINS NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
JOHN JENKINS NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
LEWIS OF ELIZ. JENKINS NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
WILLIAM JENKINS NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
ISAAC JOHNSON NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
JOHN JUN. JOHNSON NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
RICHARD JONSTON NC Currituck County 1715
THOMAS JONSTON NC Currituck County 1715
RICHARD JOHNSTON NC Currituck County Early Tax List 1715
WILLIAM* JOHNSTON NC Currituck County Early Tax List 1715
WILLIAM* JONSTON NC Currituck County Early Tax List 1715
RICHARD JOHNSTON NC Craven County 1742
SAMUEL JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1742
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Bertie County 1743
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1743
JAMES JOHNSTON NC Carteret County 1744
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Chowan County 1754
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Chowan County 1754
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Chowan County Early Tax List 1754
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Chowan County Early Tax List 1754
SOLOMON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1755
SOLOMON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County Early Tax Lists 1755
SOLOMON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1755
SOLOMON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1755
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
LEWIS JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
LEWIS JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
LEWIS JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
LEWIS JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
STEPHENSON JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
STEPHENSON JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
STEPHENSON JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
STEPHENSON JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1755
CHARLES JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
CHARLES JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Orange County No Township Listed 1755
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Rowan County No Township Listed 1755
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Tyrrell County 1755
RANDAL JOHNSTON NC Tyrrell County 1755
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Tyrrell County No Township Listed 1755
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Tyrrell County No Township Listed 1755
RANDAL JOHNSTON NC Tyrrell County No Township Listed 1755
RANDAL JOHNSTON NC Tyrrell County No Township Listed 1755
JOSIAH JOHNSTON NC Bertie County 1757
JOSIAH JOHNSTON NC Bertie County Early Tax List 1757
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Hertford County 1759
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1759
FRANCIS JONSTON NC Rowan County 1761
FRANCIS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List 1761
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
HENRY JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
HENRY JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
STEPHEN JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
STEPHEN JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1762
JAMES SR. JOHNSTON NC Pitt County 1762
NATHAN JOHNSTON NC Pitt County 1762
JAMES SEN. JOHNSTON NC Pitt County Early Tax List 1762
JAMES SEN. JOHNSTON NC Pitt County Early Tax List 1762
NATHAN JOHNSTON NC Pitt County Early Tax List 1762
JAMES SR. JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1762
JAMES SR. JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1762
NATHAN JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1762
NATHAN JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1762
CRISS NEGRO JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
DAVID JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
GIDEON JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
HENRY JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
ISAAC S OF DAVD JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
JAMES JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
JEFFERY JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
JOSEPH JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
JOSHUA S OF JAS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
RICHARD JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
ROBERT JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
ROBERT AND BRO. JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
ROBT.AND 2 SONS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
TARLIE AND BRO. JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1762
DAVID JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tsx List 1762
ISAAC OF DAVID JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tsx List 1762
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tsx List 1762
ROBERT JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tsx List 1762
ROBERT -TWO SON S JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tsx List 1762
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
LAZERUS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
LAZERUS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
ROBERT JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
ROBERT JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County No Township Listed 1763
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Bladen County Tax List 1763
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Bladen County Tax List 1763
LAZERUS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County Tax List 1763
LAZERUS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County Tax List 1763
ROBERT ESQ. JOHNSTON NC Bladen County Tax List 1763
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County Tax List 1763
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Bladen County Tax List 1763
JOSEPH JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1763
JOSEPH JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1763
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1763
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1763
ABRAHAM JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
ABRAHAM JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
CROSLEY JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
JESSE JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
JESSE JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
PETER JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
PETER JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
TRUITT JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Beaufort County No Township Listed 1764
BENONI JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1764
JAMES JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1764
JAMES JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1764
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1764
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Pitt County No Township Listed 1764
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
EZEKIEL JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
JOSEPH JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
JOSEPH JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
MATTHEW JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
MATTHEW JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
STEPHEN JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
STEPHEN JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1765
AARON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1767
JAMES JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1767
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1767
MARTIN JR. JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1767
MARTIN SR. JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1767
SAMPSON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1767
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County 1767
AARON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
AARON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
JAMES JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
JAMES JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
MARTIN JR. JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
MARTIN JR. JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
MARTIN SR. JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
MARTIN SR. JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
SAMPSTON JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Cumberland County No Township Listed 1767
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1767
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC New Hanover County No Township Listed 1767
JACOB JOHNSTON NC Rowan County 1768
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List 1768
JACOB JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List 1768
JOHN OF ALEX. JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List 1768
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Rowan County Early Tax List 1768
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Bertie County No Township Listed 1769
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Bertie County No Township Listed 1769
JOSIAH JOHNSTON NC Bertie County No Township Listed 1769
JOSIAH JOHNSTON NC Bertie County No Township Listed 1769
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Brunswick County 1769
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Brunswick County Early Tax List 1769
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Brunswick County No Township Listed 1769
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Brunswick County No Township Listed 1769
ARTHUR JOHNSTON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1769
ARTHUR JOHNSTON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1769
CHARLES JOHNSTON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1769
CHARLES JOHNSTON NC Craven County No Township Listed 1769
MARTIN JOHNSTON NC Dobbs County No Township Listed 1769
MARTIN JOHNSTON NC Dobbs County No Township Listed 1769
BENJAMIN JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
BENJAMIN & SON JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
BUTLER JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
CHAS.S OF GARET JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
GARRETT JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Onslow County 1769
—– OF BEN. JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
BENJAMIN JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
BUTLEY JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
CHARLES OF GAR. JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
GARROTT JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
JENJAMIN JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
JOHN JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
THOMAS JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Onslow County Early Tax List 1769
BENJAMIN JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770
BENJAMIN JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770
GARROTT JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770
GARROTT JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770
JOSHUA JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NC Onslow County No Township Listed 1770

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