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WINSTON, Anthony

WINSTON, Anthony

Male Abt 1718 - 1786  (68 years)   Has 5 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Anthony  [1
    Birth Abt 1718  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    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 Nov 1786  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • It was proven in court in Jun 1787. His son Moses was to get the homeplace after his wife died.
    Death 11 Nov 1786  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Land 1778-1790  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1

    • - In 1778 conveyed 364 acres on Richland Creek to his son, Isaac.
      - In 1790 purchased 800 acres on both sides of Brandy Creek from Joseph McGEHEE.
    Age 68 years 
    Person ID I3094  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2025 

    Father 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) 
    Mother THOMAS, Sarah   d. Aft Nov 1768, Granville County, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BECK, Mary   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1740  Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years - She : ??. 
    Children 
    >  1. Male WINSTON, John,   b. 1755, Granville County, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1802, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    >  2. Male WINSTON, Moses,   b. Abt 1756, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1851 (Age 95 years)
    >  3. Male WINSTON, Isaac,   b. Abt 1756, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1846, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    >  4. Female WINSTON, Sarah,   b. 1758, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1814 (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F1222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1718 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1740 - 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 MapsWill - Nov 1786 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Nov 1786 - North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1778-1790 - North Carolina, USA 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.


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