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.

THOMAS, Sarah

THOMAS, Sarah

Female - Aft 1768   Has no ancestors but 13 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name THOMAS, Sarah  [1
    Gender Female 
    Will-Heir 17 Oct 1761  Granville County, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Role: Heir
      It was proven in court in Nov 1761. He left the following:
      - Sarah, wife: House, livestock and 100 acres, all to revert to his son John after Sarah's death.
      - John and George sons: Livestock, tools and 100 acres to be divided between them.
      - Mary, daughter: Livestock and furniture.
      - Anthony and William, sons, William DAVIS, son-in-law: 5 shillings each.
    Will-Heir and Executor 8 Jun 1768  Bute County, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Role: Heir and Executor
      It was proven in court in Nov 1768. He left the house and land his widowed mother was living on to her, and after her death to his sister, Mary. He also left 100 acres to his brother, George.
    Death Aft Nov 1768  Granville County, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3082  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2025 

    Family WINSTON, Isaac Jr.,   b. Abt 1701, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct or Nov 1761, Granville County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1715  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Age at Marriage She : ?? - He : ~ 14 years
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Residence Abt 1734  Chowan Precinct, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    They moved from Hanover County, VA 
    • Isaac purchased land on the Roanoke River, plus 278.5 acres on Brandy Creek. The later became their home, which is in present day Franklin County, NC.
    Children 
    +  1. Male WINSTON, William Sr.,   b. Abt 1715, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1815, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years)
    +  2. Male WINSTON, Anthony,   b. Abt 1718, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1786, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
       3. Male WINSTON, John,   b. Abt 1720, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1768, Bute County, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    >  4. Male WINSTON, George,   b. Abt 1724, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1810, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    >  5. Female WINSTON, Mary,   b. Abt 1725, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1715 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - They moved from Hanover County, VA - Abt 1734 - Chowan Precinct, Province of North Carolina, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill-Heir - 17 Oct 1761 - Granville County, Province of North Carolina, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft Nov 1768 - Granville County, Province of North Carolina, UK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Isaac Winston: p. 68-73.

    2. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 9-12.


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