John Barton Johnson

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On Jun 3 1828, there was a caveat presented in St. Mary's Co., MD to the will of Michael Drury against its admission to probate. Marthaney Drury, now the wife of John Johnson of Leonard; Thomas Drury, Dorothy Julian and Elizabeth Drury, heirs and children of Edward Drury; Rose Ann Emeline Drury, Edward Drury and Eleanor (by Joseph Johnson their next friend) children of Michael Drury; William Johnson, John Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Ann Johnson and Michael (by Joseph Johnson their next friend), children of Mary Ann Johnson formerly Mary Ann Drury. On Jul 15 1829, John Johnson and wife Mary Ann asked that they and their children be exempted from listing on the caveat as they were entered there without their consent. The caveat claimed that Michael Drury was not of a sound mind for 2 or 3 years before his death and could not have made a will. Many depositions on this and interesting to read. The will was ruled to be good on Nov 10 1829. (StMW-EJM1:99)

John Johnson of Leonard wrote his will on Jul 13 1859 and it was probated Feb 17 1860 in St. Mary's Co. with the following provisions:
- To son Joseph S. Johnson, the farm on which he nows resides called "Port Grange" containing 98 1/2 acres
- Rest of estate equally divided between the rest of my children; Uriah Johnson, Hillary Johnson, William Johnson, Priscilla Evans w/o E.R. Evans, Eleanor Joy w/o John M. Joy.
Witnesses: J.F. Magill, S.C.W. Adams, G.J. Spaulding
A codicil was written on Aug 4 1859 where he adds to daughter Priscilla Evans the tract of land on which she now resides known as "Good Luck" containing 100 acres. If she were to die before her husband, the land would then go to her children. (StMW-JTMR1:60)

John married Marthalina Drury, daughter of Michael Drury and Ann Yates, on 19 Jan 1819 in St. Mary's Co., MD. (Marthalina Drury was born in 1799 in St. Mary's Co., MD ^{2 3} and died on 30 Jan 1872 in St. Mary's Co., MD.)