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.

WINSTON, John

WINSTON, John

Male Bef 1758 - Yes, date unknown   Has 5 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, John  [1, 2
    Birth Bef Aug 1758  [1
    Gender Male 
    Will Probated- Aug 1758  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • He left his plantation of 1050 acres on Indian Creek in Fredericksville Parish and his moveable estate equally to his wife, Elizabeth, and his sons, Joseph, Anthony, John, and as yet an unborn. On 17 Oct 1766, 100 acres was given to each of his sons, William, John, Joseph and Anthony.
    Inheritance-Joint Recipient Oct 1766  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    inheritance of land from his father's estate 
    • Role: Joint Recipient
    Inheritance-Joint Recipient Mar 1774  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    inheritance of the Negro slaves of his mother's estate 
    • Role: Joint Recipient
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I3113  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2015 

    Father WINSTON, Samuel,   b. Aft 1713, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Aug 1758, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Mother —?—, Elizabeth   d. Bef Mar 1774, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated- - Aug 1758 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance-Joint Recipient - inheritance of land from his father's estate - Oct 1766 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance-Joint Recipient - inheritance of the Negro slaves of his mother's estate - Mar 1774 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK 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, Samuel Winston: p. 74-78.

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

    3. [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 1676.
      1758, 1766, Samuel Winston; Louisa County Records, Will Book 1, p 44; Will Book 2, p 14.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1676 - Samuel Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1676 - Samuel Winston



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