SETTLEMENT OF REAL ESTATE - EDWARD JOHNSON'S WILL



(The original document is in Hempstead Co. Courthouse; page 463). (Ed. 

note-sen. appears to consistently be the abbreviation for Senior and dec is 

for deceased.)



Daniel E. Williams and Waitsell his wife

William Johnson Edward Sinkler Johnson

Henry P. Johnson, Charles B. Mitchell & Sarah A. his wife, Hezekiah W. Smith 

his wife & Jeremiah P. Johnson, and Martha Ann Johnson minors by their 

guardian Daniel T. Witter; and Daniel T. Witter and Louisa Jane Witter his 

wife, heirs at law of James Johnson dec, who was a son of Edward Johnson 

senior dec; Jeremiah Pate and Sally his wife who is a daughter of Edward 

Johnson sen. dec.; George W. Shover and Louisa his wife, late Louisa Baird & 

John Baird and Edward Baird by their guardian Simeon Baird, heirs at law of 

Waitsell Baird dec. who was a daughter of said Edward dec; Betsey Fowler who 

is a daughter of said Edward Sen. dec.; George Teel and Rebecca his wife who 

was a daughter of said Edward sen. dec.; Sinkler Johnson Jr., John S. Johnson 

and James Wm. Smith and Joseph Edward Smith (who are minors and sue by Enoch 

J. Smith their guardian, descendants of John Johnson dec. who was a son of 

said Edward sen. dec; Matthew V Cheatham & Catherine his wife Robert A. 

Branson & Mary Jane his wife, Paul. R. Booker & Rebecca his wife, James F. 

Johnson, Augustus Johnson & William Johnson and Edward Johnson, minors, by 

their guardian James F. Johnson and Johnson by his guardian Robert A Bronson, 

decendants and heirs at law of Edward Johnson Jr dec, who was a son of said 

Edward sen. dec; Sinkler Johnson sen. who was a son of said Edward sen. dec; 

Bedith Mills, Edith Pierce and Deborah Boyd children and heirs at law of 

Polly Lowe dec who was a daughter of said Edward sen. dec; and Nancy Poston 

who is a duaghter of said Edward sen. dec.



Exparte

Petition for sale of Real Estate

At this day come said Petitioners, the adults by their solicitors and the 

said minors, by their said guardians, and file herein their petitions, 

representing and setting forth that Edward Johnson sen dec who at the time of 

his death and many years prior thereto resided in Hempstead County Ark and 

departed this life on or about the 25th day of January.