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.

BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow and WINSTON, Mary Geddes Family

m. 4 Mar 1785

Family Information

  • BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow Male
    BLAIR, Rev. John Durbarrow

    Birth  15 Oct 1759  Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  10 Jan 1823  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  4 Mar 1785  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hanover County, Virginia, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  BLAIR, Rev. John | F2255 Group Sheet 
    Mother  DURBARROW, Elizabeth | F2255 Group Sheet 

    WINSTON, Mary Geddes Female
    WINSTON, Mary Geddes

    Birth  4 Jun 1763  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  16 Oct 1831  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  WINSTON, Geddes | F302 Group Sheet 
    Mother  JORDAN, Mary | F302 Group Sheet 

    BLAIR, Elizabeth Durbarrow Female
    BLAIR, Elizabeth Durbarrow

    Birth  23 Sep 1786  Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  4 Sep 1854  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  MAYO, Joseph Hearne | F2458 
    Marriage  28 Apr 1808  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    BLAIR, John Geddes Male
    BLAIR, John Geddes

    Birth  21 Oct 1787  Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Mar 1851  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  HERON, Sarah Anna Eyre | F2459 
    Marriage  28 Apr 1812  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    BLAIR, Samuel Jordon Male
    BLAIR, Samuel Jordon

    Birth  13 Aug 1789  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  11 Mar 1845  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  TRUEHEART, Elizabeth Thilman | F2460 
    Marriage  8 Feb 1820  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    BLAIR, Dr. James Winston Male
    BLAIR, Dr. James Winston

    Birth  16 Oct 1792  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Oct 1835  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  LESLIE, Jane Isabella | F2461 
    Marriage  1823   

    BLAIR, William Male
    BLAIR, William

    Birth  Abt 1795  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1803  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    BLAIR, Walter Dabney Male
    BLAIR, Walter Dabney

    Birth  8 Jul 1797  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  3 Apr 1878  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  EDMONDSON, Ellen E. | F2462 
    Marriage  11 Oct 1823  Montgomery County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    BLAIR, Mary Jordan Female
    BLAIR, Mary Jordan

    Birth  Abt 1800  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    BLAIR, Thomas Rutherfoord Male
    BLAIR, Thomas Rutherfoord

    Birth  3 Oct 1804  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  10 Dec 1846  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  EDMONDSON, Margaret | F2463 
    Marriage  12 Oct 1836   

  • Sources 
    1. [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.

    2. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Mary Winston: 668.

    3. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 23 Aug 2013, accessed 23 Aug 2013<, Mary Winston Blair, Memorial #65965676.

    4. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 22 Jul 2013, Arthur Gray, "Laurel Grove - The Home of Geddes Winston," Jan 1934, 34-40; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 22 Jul 2013).
      VA Mag of History & Biography - Jan 1934 - Geddes Winston
      VA Mag of History & Biography - Jan 1934 - Geddes Winston


    5. [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 3.


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