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WINSTON, John Sr.

WINSTON, John Sr.

Male Abt 1735 - Abt 1783  (48 years)   Has 33 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, John  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1735  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Land-Purchaser and then Seller 1746-1780  Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Role: Purchaser and then Seller

      - On 11 Sep 1746 purchased 1000 acres on both sides of the south fork of Fork Creek, adjacent to the county line with Louisa County, from John HENRY and his wife Sarah WINSTON SYME HENRY, a cousin of William "Essex" WINSTON. This tract is part of 3400 acres that was granted to John SYME I, and inherited after his death by his wife Sarah WINSTON. It was sold during Sarah's second marriage to John HENRY.
      - On 6 Mar 1760 transferred 500 acres on the branches of the Fork Creek to John WINSTON, his son. This tract was part of that purchased from John HENRY. On 3 Dec 1762 John mortgaged this land to his father.
      - On 6 Mar 1760 sold 50 acres on the branches of Byrd Creek to Joseph CAMP.
      - On 4 May 1767, with his son John, sold 950 acres of the purchase from John HENRY on Fork Creek to Rev. William DOUGLAS.
      - On 21 Sep 1778 purchased 103 acres on the north side of Castle Branch from William ISBELL.
      - On 21 Feb 1780 sold 100 acres on the north side of Castle Branch to John CURD.
    Inheritance 5 Apr 1781  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    inheritance from his father of 10 pounds money per year for life 
    • The money was to be paid to him by his brother Thomas.
    Will Probated 5 Apr 1781  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Major William "Essex" WINSTON's will was probated by his executors David COCHRAN, Thomas WINSTON and Francis IRWIN 
    • The will, signed on 23 Feb 1781 in the presence of Thomas AUSTIN, John RICHARDSON, J. C. LITTLEPAGE and William RADFORD, provided the following:
      - William WINSTON (son): 250 acres off of the land where William WINSTON III now lives. Six head of cattle and six head of sheep.
      - Thomas WINSTON (son): All the remainder of the land where William WINSTON III now lives. Seven slaves. All remaining livestock. Household items.
      - William & Thomas WINSTON (sons): Grist Mill.
      - Elizabeth, Mary Ann & Susanna WINSTON (daughters): All remaining slaves. Household items.
      - John WINSTON (son): Ten pounds money per year for life, to be paid to him by Thomas WINSTON.
      - David COCHRAN (son-in-law): One slave.
    Death Abt 1783  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 8] 
    Will Probated-Heir 1 Jan 1784  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    • Role: Heir
      He made the following gifts:
      - Brother John WINSTON: Two horses and £10. per year.
      - Nephew William Bobby WINSTON: 50 acres of the upper part of his land adjoining land of Frederick TILER.
      - Nephew William LITTLEPAGE: The remainder of his estate for the natural life of William LITTLEPAGE. After his death, it is to be divided equally between: Elizabeth CURD (sister), Susanna SLAUGHTER (sister)Lucy COCHRAN (sister), William Bobby WINSTON (nephew), Sarah WINSTON (neice) and Nancy WINSTON (neice). William Bobby, Sarah and Nancy were children of Thomas' brother, John WINSTON.
    Age 48 years 
    Person ID I301  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

    Father WINSTON, Major William "Essex" III,   b. Abt 1704, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1781, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother BOBBY, Rebecca,   b. 1715, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COCKE, Tabitha   d. 1821, Richmond County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Bef Nov 1757  [3] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years and 10 months - She : ??. 
    Children 
    +  1. Male WINSTON, William Bobby Sr.,   b. Abt 1758, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1821, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    >  2. Female WINSTON, Sarah Lewis,   b. 14 May 1761, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1811 (Age 49 years)
    +  3. Female WINSTON, Anne Cocke,   b. 12 Apr 1763, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1816, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
       4. Female WINSTON, Rebecca Thomas,   b. Abt 1765, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1770, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
    +  5. Male WINSTON, John Geddes Sr.,   b. Abt 1768   d. Aft 1830, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1735 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand-Purchaser and then Seller - 1746-1780 - Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance - inheritance from his father of 10 pounds money per year for life - 5 Apr 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated - Major William "Essex" WINSTON's will was probated by his executors David COCHRAN, Thomas WINSTON and Francis IRWIN - 5 Apr 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1783 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated-Heir - 1 Jan 1784 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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, John Winston: 654 and 659-60.

    3. [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 16.

    4. [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 6 Aug 2014.

    5. [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.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1635-36.
      1835-46, William Winston; Goochland County Records, Vol 5, p 188; Vol 8, p 143-44, 330; Vol 9, p 92; Vol 12, p 186; Vol 13, p 22.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1635 - Thomas Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1635 - William Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1636 - Isaac Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1636 - William Winston


    6. [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 13 Sep 2013, Will of William Winston, Senior: pg. 99-100.
      VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100      		 VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100


    7. [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, 218-221; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
      "Will of Major William Winston of Hanover County."
      Will - Major William 'Essex' Winston      		 Will - Major William "Essex" Winston


    8. [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 13 Sep 2013, John Murdock & Co. vs Winston's devisees; U.S. Cir. Ct., 5th Cir. Va. Dist.: pg. 99.
      VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100      		 VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100


    9. [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      		 Will of Thomas Winston



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