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.

SYME, Capt. John Sr. and WINSTON, Sarah Family

m. 1728

Family Information

  • SYME, Capt. John Sr. Male
    SYME, Capt. John Sr.

    Birth  Abt 1690  Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Between 17 Mar 1731/32 and 11 Apr 1732  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  1732  Studley Cemetery, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage  1728  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  DANSIE, Margaret | F311 
    Marriage  Abt 1725  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  SYME Mr. | F2644 Group Sheet 
    Mother   

    WINSTON, Sarah Female
    WINSTON, Sarah

    Birth  Abt 1710  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  22 Nov 1784  Winton Plantation - Meredith Family Home, Clifford, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Winton Plantation Cemetery, Clifford, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  HENRY, Col. John | F114 
    Marriage  1 Nov 1734  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  WINSTON, Capt. Isaac Sr. | F313 Group Sheet 
    Mother  —?—, Sarah | F313 Group Sheet 

    SYME, Col. John Jr. Male
    + SYME, Col. John Jr.

    Birth  Dec 1729  Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  25 Nov 1805  Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial  1805  Rocky Mills Cemetery, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  MERIWETHER, Mildred | F88 
    Marriage  1753  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  HOOPS, Sarah | F113 
    Marriage  17 Mar 1768   

  • Sources 
    1. [S1199] R. T. Barton, editor, Book - Virginia Colonial Decisions (Google Books), (Boston, MA: The Boston Book Company, 1909.), 1 Jul 2019, Winston & Ux. ag't Henry & Ux. Adm'x of Syme: p 213-223.
      Lawsuit - Winston v Henry
      Lawsuit - Winston v Henry


    2. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 1, 17.

    3. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Sarah Winston: 343-47.

    4. [S1447] Commenwealth of Virginia, Internet - VA Landmarks & National Register, (Virginia Department of Historic Resources. https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/ : 2021.), 12 Jul 2021, (https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/ : accessed 12 July 2021); 042-0114 Patrick Henry's Birthplace Archaeological Site, Hanover County.
      National Register Historical Places - Studley
      National Register Historical Places - Studley


    5. [S1451] David Dobson, Book - Scots on the Chesapeake, 1607-1830, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.), 5 Aug 2021, p 154.
      Scots on the Chesapeake - John Syme I - p 154
      Scots on the Chesapeake - John Syme I - p 154


    6. [S1600] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. I, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., n.d.), 3 Sep 2025, p 141-142.
      (No. 8, May 1973)
      HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 141-142
      HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 141-142



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