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, Major William "Essex" III and BOBBY, Rebecca Family

• Male WINSTON, Major William "Essex" III

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1704	New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
  Death	Mar 1781	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Marriage	Abt 1730  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]	Colony of Virginia, UK  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Father	WINSTON, William Jr. | F124 Group Sheet
  Mother	DABNEY, Sarah | F124 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female BOBBY, Rebecca

  
  

  Birth	1715	Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England
  Death	Feb 1779	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Father	BOBBY, Thomas Jr. | F125 Group Sheet
  Mother	GEDDES, Elizabeth | F125 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male + WINSTON, Geddes

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1731	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	10 Jun 1794	Thomas Rutherford Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
  Burial		St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
  Spouse	JORDAN, Mary | F302
  Marriage	Abt 1760

  
  

  Female + WINSTON, Sarah

  
  

  Birth	27 Sep 1733	New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	5 Apr 1761	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Burial		South Wales Cemetery, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
  Spouse	LITTLEPAGE, Col. James | F301
  Marriage	Abt 1749	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK

  
  

  Male + WINSTON, John Sr.

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1735	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	Abt 1783	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	COCKE, Tabitha | F944
  Marriage	Bef Nov 1757

  
  

  Male WINSTON, Thomas

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1738	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	Abt Jan 1785	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
  Burial

  
  

  Female WINSTON, Mary Ann

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1741	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	Between 1811 and 1819
  Burial
  Spouse	IRWIN, Francis | F935
  Marriage	Aft 23 Feb 1781

  
  

  Male + WINSTON, William Sr.

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1745	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	Dec 1789	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	CURD, Mary Ann | F2422
  Marriage	1769

  
  

  Female WINSTON, Elizabeth

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1750	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	Between 1785 and 15 Jul 1806	Henrico County, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	CURD, Edward | F934
  Marriage	Between 23 Feb 1781 and 11 Oct 1788

  
  

  Female + WINSTON, Susanna

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1757	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	Abt 1826	Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	SLAUGHTER, Lieut. Lawrence | F1259
  Marriage	Aft 23 Feb 1781

  
  

  Female + WINSTON, Lucy

  
  

  Birth	1760	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
  Death	6 Oct 1802	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
  Burial
  Spouse	COCHRAN, David III | F77
  Marriage	2 Jun 1774	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

  
  

• Notes

  Court Case: The purpose of this lawsuit was to recover property from the HENRYs that was inherited by Rebecca and her sister, Elizabeth, from their Grandfather, John GEDDES Jr., based on his Will of 18 May 1719 in James City County. The Will stated his wife, Margaret (DANSIE) GEDDES, was to have use of, during her life, his plantations at Totero Fort and Sandy Point and the household goods, cattle and slaves at thoses plantations. After her death, his estate was to be split up between his daughter, Elizabeth (GEDDES) BOBBY and her children. Elizabeth had two sons who died before her in 1722 and 1727. GEDDES' wife Margaret remarried with John SYME I in 1725, who took control of her inherited estate

  
  

• Sources

  [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Major William "Essex" Winston: 653-61. [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 13 May 2014, Vol. III: p 1637. Hanover County Records, Vol. 1733-35, p. 10. E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1637, Hanover Co. Records [S1267] Magazine - VA Genealogical Society Quarterly (VA Genealogical Society), 6 Apr 2020, John Frederick Dorman, "Will of Thomas Winston of Hanover County, Virginia,"Vol. 7 1969. Will of Thomas Winston [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 221-224; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020). "Estate of Andrew Balfour of Charles City County." Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 1.