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WINSTON, William Sr.

WINSTON, William Sr.

Male Abt 1650 - 1701  (51 years)   Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, William  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1650  [4] 
    • His birth date is an estimate based on estimated marriage date and childrens' birth dates. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, 2014
    Gender Male 
    Residence 25 Nov 1686  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    in St. Peter's Parish 
    • The entry in the Parish Vestry Book for that date reads: "Whereas Will Turner hath made complaint to this vestry that his help being too weak in clearing of ye highway, they are not able to perform. It is ordered therefore that the s'd Wm. Turner shall have the help of tithables as formerly hath been & followeth viz- Sam'l Wady, Thom. Glass, Will Winston, Robert Anderson, Charles Fleming."
    Immigration 1687-1695  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Headrights for transportation of William WINSTON I into the Virginia colony were included in each of the following Virginia land grants 
    • - On 20 Apr 1687, in Lower Norfolk County, Peter CARTWRIGHT was granted 358 acres.
      - On 21 Oct 1687, in New Kent County, Lancelot BATHURST was granted 5000 acres.
      - On 28 Apr 1691, in New Kent County, William WINSTON I and John ENGLEBRECHT were jointly granted
          800 acres. Also included was a headright for Sarah WINSTON.
      - On 25 Oct 1695, in Nansemond County, Capt. John WRIGHT was granted 1450 acres.

      Note: The transportation of the people could have occurred several years before the date of the grants. Also, a headright could be granted for each of multiple trips a person took from England to Virginia.
    Land 1687-1699  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    granted to him 
    • These land grants are in present day Hanover County, created in 1720 from a portion of New Kent County.

      - On 21 Oct 1687, granted 266 acres "whereon he now dwells", known as "Marlbourne", being part of a patent to Mr. Moses DAVIS together with land he purchased from Mr. David CRAFFORD, adjacent to the lands of John LEWIS, David CRAWFORD and George PHILLIPS.

      - On 23 Oct 1690, granted 1079 acres adjacent to the lands of the late Francis BURNELL, and John KIMBROUGH. This land was subsequently granted to his son, Anthony WINSTON Sr., on 24 Oct 1701.

      - On 28 Apr 1691, granted 800 acres jointly with John ENGLEBRECHT on the lower side of Mattadeum Creek, formerly granted to John PONNEY on 9 Jun 1666. Grant based on the importation of 16 people, including himself and his wife Sarah.

      - On 29 Apr 1693, granted 769 acres adjacent to the lands of the late Dr. PHILLIPS, on Pargitor and Topotamoy Creeks, part of a former grant to James TURNER.

      - On 29 Oct 1696, granted 2057 acres on the south side of Crumps Creek adjacent to lands of Henry CHILDS.

      - On 29 Oct 1699, granted 250 acres adjacent to the lands of Richard LITTLEPAGE, James TURNER and Capt. LANGSTONES, formerly granted to Charles LOVING on 9 Mar 1665.
    Land 25 Apr 1701  King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17] 
    granted to him 
    • The 1091 acres were located among the branches of Mehixon Creek in the Pamunkey Neck, which became King William County in 1702. This land was subsequently sold on 4 Jan 1702/3 to Thomas BRADLEY by William's son, Anthony WINSTON Sr., as heir to William after his death.
    Death Between 24 Oct 1701 and 4 Jan 1702/03  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 15, 17, 18] 
    • (1) The 24 Oct 1701 New Kent County land grant, with a 15 Apr 1701 court order, to Anthony WINSTON Sr., says the 1079 acres were deserted by William WINSTON I. It does not say he was deceased. (2) In 1702 he received a deed for 430 acres in King William County from Charles Fleming to secure money due WINSTON. (3) On 4 Jan 1702/3 Anthony WINSTON Sr. sold 1091 acres in New Kent County that he inherited from his father. In this record of sale, William is referred to as deceased.

      Based on this data, I think his death occurred between 24 Oct 1701 and 4 Jan 1703.

      - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, 2013
    Age 51 years 
    Person ID I3023  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2025 

    Family —?—, Sarah,   b. Abt 1650   d. Aft 1719, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1680  [8, 19] 
    • William had at least 4 headrights to patent land and Sarah had at least 1, indicating the number of trips each took from England to Virginia to qualify for the headrights. Therefore, various scenarios are possible as to whether they were born and/or married in England or Virginia. Headrights have not been found for their children, and thus they are assumed to have been born in Virginia. Their marriage date is an estimate based on the estimated birth dates of their children. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, 2013 [1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19]
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 30 years - She : ~ 30 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Residence 21 Oct 1687  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    William WINSTON I was given a land grant of 266 acres in St. Peter's Parish 
    • The grant states that this is the land "on which said Winston dwells", being a part of a patent granted to Moses DAVIS together with a parcel of land purchased by said WINSTON of David CRAWFORD, adjoining the lands of John  LEWIS, David CRAWFORD and George PHILLIPS. This land is now in St. Paul's Parish, created in 1704, and in Hanover County, created in 1720, It is located on the south side of the Pamunkey River near the colonial town of Newcastle, which was plotted in 1738 and died out circa 1811. Newcastle was just southeast of where present day highway US 360 crosses the river.

      The progression of ownership of this WINSTON "homestead" was as follows:
      William WINSTON I - acquired by land grant, 1687
      Anthony WINSTON, Sr. - inherited from his father circa 1703
      William "Carpenter" WINSTON - inherited from his father circa 1718
      John SYME II - purchased from William "Carpenter" WINSTON, a cousin of SYME's mother, Sarah WINSTON, circa 1768
      John SYME III -
      Mildred Meriwether SYME -
    Children 
    +  1. Male WINSTON, Anthony Sr.,   b. Bef 1680, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1717 and 1719, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    +  2. Male WINSTON, Capt. Isaac Sr.,   b. Bef 1680, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1760, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +  3. Male WINSTON, William Jr.,   b. Bef 1680, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 19 May 1725 and 17 Jan 1725/26, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F1193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2016 

  • Notes 
    • The earliest known records of a WINSTON in Virginia, is a William WINSTON in two York County records in 1666 - in a land grant on 24 Aug, and as a witness to a will on 21 Sep. There are no further records of him in York County, and no known records to allow determination of a relationship to the William WINSTON I, married to Sarah in New Kent County, whose earliest record is in 1685, nineteen years later. On 16 Oct 1685, William WINSTON I and two others were granted 1500 acres on Mangohick Creek, presently in King William County, by the Pamunkey Indian Council. However the two counties are very close to each other, and the possibility exists that they are the same person. Also, there are no known records to allow determination of the ancestral home in England of the WINSTON(s) that immigrated to Virginia in the 1600s.

      At the time of his death, William WINSTON I had amassed over 7,600 acres of land grants from the Virginia colony in New Kent County and in King and Queen County. The areas in these counties later became Hanover County and King William County respectively. His holdings may have been greater from land purchases from other individuals, but these records in both counties have been lost to fires.

      - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, 2013 [1, 2]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - in St. Peter's Parish - 25 Nov 1686 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - William WINSTON I was given a land grant of 266 acres in St. Peter's Parish - 21 Oct 1687 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Headrights for transportation of William WINSTON I into the Virginia colony were included in each of the following Virginia land grants - 1687-1695 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - granted to him - 1687-1699 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - granted to him - 25 Apr 1701 - King and Queen County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 24 Oct 1701 and 4 Jan 1702/03 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 6-9.

    2. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Introduction: pg. 1-10.

    3. [S497] Anne R. Baker, Research Notes - Baker, Anne R. - First Winstons in VA, 17 Aug 2013, p. 1.

    4. [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 7 Jul 2014.

    5. [S705] C. G. Chamberlayne, editor, Book - Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, VA (Ancestry), (Richmond, Virginia: The Library Board, 1940.), 29 Sep 2013, Will Turner road maintenance: p 8-9.
      St. Peter's Vestry Book, p 8-9      		 St. Peter's Vestry Book, p 8-9


    6. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 3 Sep 2013, Peter Cartwright, Grantee, Land Grant, Lower Norfolk County, 20 Apr 1687 (Book No. 7, p. 571-2), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 3 Sep 2013).
      Headright for William Winston.
      Land Grant, Lower Norfolk Co., VA, Peter Cartwright      		 Land Grant, Lower Norfolk Co., VA, Peter Cartwright


    7. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 3 Sep 2013, Lancelot Bathurst, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 21 Oct 1687 (Book No. 7, p. 598), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 3 Sep 2013).
      Headright for William Winston.
      Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, Lancelot Bathurst      		 Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, Lancelot Bathurst


    8. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 28 Apr 1691 (Book No. 8, p. 129-30), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      Headright for William Winston and Sarah Winston. 800 acres.
      Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 800 acres      		 Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 800 acres


    9. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 3 Sep 2013, John Wright, Grantee, Land Grant, Nansemond County, 25 Oct 1695 (Book No. 9, p. 15), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 3 Sep 2013).
      Headright for William Winston.
      Land Grant, Nansemond Co., VA, John Wright      		 Land Grant, Nansemond Co., VA, John Wright


    10. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 21 Oct 1687 (Book No. 7, p. 594), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      266 acres.
      Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 266 acres      		 Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 266 acres


    11. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 23 Oct 1690 (Book No. 8, p. 121), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      1079 acres.
      Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 1079 acres      		 Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 1079 acres


    12. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 29 Apr 1693 (Book No. 8, p. 314), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      769 acres.
      Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 769 acres      		 Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 769 acres


    13. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 29 Oct 1696 (Book No. 9, p. 59), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      2057 acres.
      Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 2057 acres      		 Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 2057 acres


    14. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 26 Oct 1699 (Book No. 9, p. 231-2), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      250 acres.
      Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 250 acres      		 Land Grant, New Kent Co., VA, William Winston, 250 acres


    15. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, Anthony Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, New Kent County, 24 Oct 1701 (Book No. 9, p. 376-7), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      1079 acres, initially granted to William Winston in 1690.
      VA Land Grant - Anthony Winston, 1079 acres      		 VA Land Grant - Anthony Winston, 1079 acres


    16. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 3 Sep 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, King and Queen County, 25 Apr 1701 (Book No. 9, p. 353), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 3 Sep 2013).
      1091 acres.
      Land Grant - King William Co., VA, William Winston, 1091 acres      		 Land Grant - King William Co., VA, William Winston, 1091 acres


    17. [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.), 28 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1675.
      4 Jan 1702/3, Anthony Winston, 1091 acres; King William County Records, Book 17.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1675 - Anthony Winston, King William Co., 1091 acres      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1675 - Anthony Winston, King William Co., 1091 acres


    18. [S497] Anne R. Baker, Research Notes - Baker, Anne R. - First Winstons in VA, 17 Aug 2013, p. 3-4.

    19. [S497] Anne R. Baker, Research Notes - Baker, Anne R. - First Winstons in VA, 17 Aug 2013, p. 1.
      New Kent Co., VA, 28 Apr 1691 - Land Grant to Wm. Winston and Sarah Winston.


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