The Cochrane & Allied Families

Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

WINSTON, William Jr. and OVERTON, Barbara Family

m. Aft Nov 1723

Family Information

  • WINSTON, William Jr. Male
    WINSTON, William Jr.

    Birth  Bef 1680  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Between 19 May 1725 and 17 Jan 1725/26  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Blenheim - Winston Cemetery, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  Aft Nov 1723  [1, 2, 3 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK  [1, 2, 3Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  DABNEY, Sarah | F124 
    Marriage  Aft 25 Apr 1700  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  TOMLIN, Martha | F1093 
    Marriage  Between 10 January 1709/10 and February 1712/13  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  WINSTON, William Sr. | F1193 Group Sheet 
    Mother  —?—, Sarah | F1193 Group Sheet 

    OVERTON, Barbara Female
    OVERTON, Barbara

    Birth  5 Feb 1689/90  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  30 Oct 1766  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Blenheim - Winston Cemetery, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  OVERTON, William Sr. | F1293 Group Sheet 
    Mother  WATERS, Elizabeth | F1293 Group Sheet 

    WINSTON, Capt. John Sr. Male
    + WINSTON, Capt. John Sr.

    Birth  9 Jun 1724  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1772  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Blenheim - Winston Cemetery, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  BICKERTON, Alice | F1128 
    Marriage  3 Feb 1745/46  Woodberry - Winston Family Home, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location

    WINSTON, James Male
    + WINSTON, James

    Birth  Abt 1725  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Aft Apr 1769  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  FARRELL, Ann | F1094 
    Marriage  Abt 1755   

  • Sources 
    1. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 16-18.

    2. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, John Winston: p. 713-18, 739-43.

    3. [S1631] Lothrop Withington, Book - Virginia Gleanings in England (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.), 14 Dec 2025, p 39, 40.


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