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You are right. The Johns(t)ons are extremely difficult. As mine didn't own much property, it is next to impossible to find references to them. My initial lead on Ransom and Susan Johnson was the mention of them as the parents of my Aquilla in the Bible record of the latter. Then, I found the marriage record for Ransom (perhaps not mine) in Orange (now Alamance) County--his marriage in 1830 to an Ann Loinberry (Lineberry). I don't know for sure that this is my ancestor, but I do know the Lineberrys lived in the same neighborhood as my Aquilla and I suspect it is either a later marriage for my ancestor, or a brother of Aquilla. I also found two references to debts owed by Ransom--one to the estate of Josiah Johnston, a Quaker (apparently unrelated) blacksmith who had lots of debtors from all over Chatham, Randolph and Orange County, and another to an Albright estate along with an Isaac Johnston. That is the sum total of the evidence I have. No deeds, no probate, no census records. It is maddening.
I did not realize that Haley Johnston came from Randolph County (at least in 1840). That is extremely interesting. It makes me want to look more closely in Randolph, Moore and Chatham Counties for Johnstons/Johnsons, living there. My Aquilla's children mostly moved to Randolph County from Alamance where they, like your family, worked in cotton mills. My own ancestor, a son William M. Johnson settled on the land of his father-in-law (a cousin) and was killed in the Civil War. I have a picture of him. I also have some pictures of nieces/nephews of William M. including a famous banjo picker named Daner Johnson. Daner was taught by the more famous Charlie Poole, who mother was a Johnson. It is tradition in the family that the two men were cousins--i.e. that Daner's grandfather Aquilla and Charlie's grandfather, Hiram Johnson, were brothers. Hiram lived at various times in Chatham, Moore and Randolph counties and was about Aquilla's age.
What I wish is that we could get some living Johnson men to do some DNA testing. I have a cousin in Randolph County who would bear the y-DNA from my William M.'s line. If only we could find representatives from other local Johnson lines to do the same. That might be the only way to solve things here.
As for the Kivetts, I bet you Rosanna was a Kivett cousin of Leander's. I did not know you'd found Lucina in 1850 and 1860, as well as 1880. I would bet you that she is also the "Louisa Johnson" living with your Rosa in the 1870 census of Alamance County--household 54, since this person is not in that household in 1850, 1860, or 1880.
Well, I'll try to look at what information I have on the Kivetts for more evidence.
Larry
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