Corporal Littleton Johnston  1756-1842

Ancestor to Banks Glover

Revolutionary War
Littleton Johnston married Lucy Childs in Granville, North Carolina on January 3, 1871. They had 11 children.

Littleton Johnston enlisted in 1776 as corporal in Capt. John Watkin’s 3rd Independent Company of Worcester Co, Maryland, where he was born. He also served as a Sergeant in Capt. Child’s Company of the NC Troops.

Littleton received a large tract of land for his Revolutionary War service and moved in about 1830 to Jasper County, Georgia. His children were born in NC and some in Elbert County, Georgia. A note found from genealogy.com, indicated that “his wife Lucy Childs, may have been the daughter of the captain under which he served in the war. She had a brother, Nathan Childs, who moved to Elbert County, GA.”

Littleton Johnston drew land in the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery. His residence of record was Elbert Co, GA
Source: Wood, Virginia S. and Ralph V. Wood. 1805 Georgia Land Lottery, Cambridge, Mass. Greenewood Press, 1964.
Abstracts of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Reported to DAR in 1922
Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia vol 3 page 127
Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, page 88

Many records can be found in Deed Books on property of Littleton and most of the Johnston family in Jasper County, Georgia.
Last Will and Testament of Littleton Johnston:
Will Book 13 (1841-1845) pp 277-280 dated 6-13-1842;
probated 7-11-1842,
recorded 10-4-1842

I, Littleton Johnston of the Co. of Jasper…..
1st. I confirm the gift to my son Larkin the land I gave him in Elbert and Jasper Counties…I give to my grandchildren, the heirs of the said Larkin dec’d. names Littleton, Hiram, Elizabeth Dawkins, Nancy Willis ,Rachel, Shannon, and the sons of William Johnston, dec’d, names James Monroe and William Jefferson, the land I now live on….
2nd. I confirm the Loan to my Daughter Elizabeth Thornton of four negroe’s…
3rd. I confirm the gift to my son William the land I gave in Monroe
County.
4th. I confirm the gift to my son Thomas the land he now lives on.
5th. I confirm the gift to my son Nathan the land I gave him in Elbert County.
6th. I confirm the gift to my daughter Franky the land called the fork tract at fifteen hundred dollars. I give said Franky, at my death the land I bought of Weldon at two hundred dollars. I also give her a Negro man named Moses to be valued, which said land and Negro Moses and other property that said Franky may be entitled to at my death, are to be and remain under the control of my executors thereafter named so that JOSEPH HENDERSON has no control over nor interest in it in any way that may be devised and if said Franky should ever take Joseph Henderson to live with him in any way whatsoever, then my Executor hereinafter named are authorized immediately to take all such property above named as stated, in their possession for the benefit of said Frank’s (y) children.
7th. I confirm the gift to my son John the land he now lives on.
8th. I confirm the gift to my son James the land he, the said James, sold to Thomas C. Trice.
9th. I confirm the gift to my son Richard the land I gave him since sold by him to Adams and Cochran.
10th. My will further is that the marriage contract with my wife Sarah be complied with..
11th. My will further is that at my death any stock of all kinds household and kitchen furniture with all and every other thing or things belong to or attaching to my estate, after paying all my just debts to be sold at death and equally divided between all my children above named so that they all be equal shares in the end. My will further is that any of the negro’s above named should die, or become of less value before that such negro’s be made good out of my estate to the child receiving such…….”and be it
remembered that JOSEPH HENDERSON shall never have nor receive anything more of my property or benefit arising from it during the said Henderson’s life, but every interest may fall in the aide to my daughter Franky, be said several in the hands of control of my Executors, hereinafter the 12th and lastly I constitute and appoint my two sons my Executors. John Johnston and James Johnston as my only executors…this 4th day of June
1842.

In the presence of:
Littleton Johnston
Hubert Cochran
Warren Ambrose
David I. Skains