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WINSTON, Cpt. Anthony

WINSTON, Cpt. Anthony

Male 1750 - 1828  (77 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Anthony  [1] 
    Prefix Cpt. 
    Birth 15 Nov 1750  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Election Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Sheriff 
    Election 1775  Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Capt. Anthony WINSTON was elected as a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1775 
    • The Convention met in St. John's Church in Richmond in March, July and December. It was during the first session that Patrick HENRY delivered his famous speech, "Give me liberty or give me death."
    Election 1775  Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    to the Virginia House of Burgesses 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 17965978 
    Military Service Abt 1776  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    He served in the Revolution as a Captain 
    Residence 1800-1810  [1] 
    Moved from Buckingham County, Virginia to Davidson County, Tennessee circa 1800, and then to Madison County, Alabama circa 1810. 
    Death 1828  Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Age 77 years 
    Burial Winston Family Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Franklin, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Address:
    Winston Family Cemetery
    SW 7th St.
    Tuscumbia, Alabama
    USA 
    Person ID I2759  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2025 

    Father WINSTON, Judge Anthony,   b. 29 Sep 1723, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1783, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother TAYLOR, Alice Thornton   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family JONES, Kesiah,   b. 10 Feb 1760   d. Oct 1826 (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1776  [2, 8] 
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 4 months - She : 16 years and 1 month. 
    Children 
    >  1. Male WINSTON, Col. Anthony III,   b. 5 Dec 1782, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1841 (Age 58 years)
    >  2. Male WINSTON, Col. John Jones,   b. 31 May 1785   d. 5 Apr 1850 (Age 64 years)
       3. Male WINSTON, Edmund,   b. 2 May 1787   d. 11 Dec 1789 (Age 2 years)
    >  4. Male WINSTON, William Henry,   b. 24 Mar 1789, Davidson County, North Carolina (Tennessee), USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1857 (Age 68 years)
    >  5. Female WINSTON, Alice Taylor,   b. 21 Dec 1790, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1871 (Age 80 years)
    >  6. Male WINSTON, Joel Walker,   b. 5 Dec 1792, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1840, Sumter County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    >  7. Male WINSTON, Isaac,   b. 22 Jan 1795   d. 13 Aug 1863 (Age 68 years)
    >  8. Female WINSTON, Mary Walker,   b. 6 Nov 1796   d. Yes, date unknown
       9. Female WINSTON, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Sep 1798   d. 27 Dec 1799 (Age 1 year)
    >10. Male WINSTON, Edmund,   b. 15 Jun 1801   d. Abt 1869 (Age 67 years)
    >11. Male WINSTON, Thomas Jones,   b. 3 May 1804   d. Abt 1843 (Age 38 years)
    Family ID F1079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Nov 1750 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElection - Sheriff - - Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElection - Capt. Anthony WINSTON was elected as a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1775 - 1775 - Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElection - to the Virginia House of Burgesses - 1775 - Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - He served in the Revolution as a Captain - Abt 1776 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1828 - Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Winston Family Cemetery
    SW 7th St.
    Tuscumbia, Alabama
    USA - - Winston Family Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Franklin, Alabama, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Anthony Winston: p. 517-529.

    2. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 28 Jan 2015, accessed 28 January 2015<, Memorial #17965978, Capt. Anthony Winston.

    3. [S495] John H. Gwathmey, Book - Twelve Virginia Counties, (1937; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2006.), 26 May 2014, Hanover County, 93.

    4. [S214] Internet - Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), 26 May 2014, accessed 26 May 2014), "Virginia Conventions".

    5. [S1601] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. II, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., c 2007.), 3 Nov 2025, p 72.
      HCHS Bulletins II, p 66, 67, 72, 73, 78      		 HCHS Bulletins II, p 66, 67, 72, 73, 78


    6. [S1641] John H. Gwathmey, Book - Virginians in the Revolution (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1979.), 21 Dec 2025, p 842.
      Capt. Anthony Winston - Revolutionary War      		 Capt. Anthony Winston - Revolutionary War


    7. [S495] John H. Gwathmey, Book - Twelve Virginia Counties, (1937; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2006.), 7 Aug 2013, Louisa County: 255.

    8. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Anthony Winston: p. 577.


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