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WINSTON, Major Joseph

WINSTON, Major Joseph

Male 1746 - 1815  (68 years)   Has 5 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Joseph  [1, 2] 
    Prefix Major 
    Birth 17 Jun 1746  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Election a representative from North Carolina to the US Congress  [1] 
    • He served from 1792 to 1793, and from 1803 to 1807.
    Will Probated- Aug 1758  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    • 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
    Residence Abt 1769  Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • He moved from Virginia.
    Land 14 Oct 1771  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    that he sold to James TERRY, 235 acres in Trinity Parish adjacent to John WINSTON, 
    • He was then a resident of North Carolina.
    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
    Election 1777  Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    a representative to the North Carolina House of Commons 
    • He also served 8 terms in the North Carolina Senate.
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 4075 
    Military Service was a Revolutionary War hero  [1] 
    • On 7 Oct 1780, a key battle in the Revolutionary War was fought at  King's Mountain in South Carolina, just south of the North Carolina border. Major WINSTON along with 7 other officers of similar rank, led 1,400 men in the defeat of British Major Patrick FERGUSON who was leading 900 Americans loyal to England. The battle lasted just 65 minutes, being completed before British General CORNWALLIS, in nearby Charlotte, NC, could reinforce FERGUSON.  This was the first major victory against the British in the southern states, and caused CORNWALLIS to cancel a campaign in North Carolina . Instead, he retreated from Charlotte back to South Carolina. This loss was the beginning of the end, and CORNWALLIS surrendered at Yorktown, VA 12 months later.

      Major WINSTON's last action in the battle of Guilford Courthouse in Greensboro, NC on 15 Mar 1781, was also successful. His remains were moved to the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, and a statue of him was erected there.
    Namesake Major WINSTON in 1851, the town of Winston, NC became the present day Winston-Salem, NC.  [1] 
    Will 12 Apr 1814  Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 21 Apr 1815  Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age 68 years 
    Burial Guilford Courthouse Military Park, Greensborough, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    Guilford Courthouse Military Park
    New Garden Rd.
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    USA 
    Person ID I3117  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2025 

    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

    Family 1 DALTON, Jane   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Y  [3] 
    Family ID F1244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2013 

    Family 2 LANIER, Minerva Elizabeth Hicks,   b. 29 Sep 1750, Lunenburg County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1794, Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1766  [1] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 19 years and 6 months - She : ~ 15 years and 3 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death 
    Residence Abt 1769  Rowan County, Province of North Carolina, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    >  1. Female WINSTON, Sarah,   b. 19 May 1779   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  2. Male WINSTON, Robert Lanier,   b. 12 May 1782   d. 10 Jul 1859, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >  3. Male WINSTON, Major Gen. Samuel Lanier,   b. 24 Nov 1784, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1831, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
       4. Male WINSTON, William H.,   b. 24 Nov 1784   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  5. Male WINSTON, Judge Louis L.,   b. 24 Nov 1784   d. 20 Aug 1824 (Age 39 years)
    >  6. Male WINSTON, Joseph West,   b. 17 Jun 1788   d. 24 Mar 1840 (Age 51 years)
    >  7. Male WINSTON, John Fountain,   b. 3 Nov 1793   d. 1 Dec 1834 (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F1233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jun 1746 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    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 MapsResidence - Abt 1769 - Province of North Carolina, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Abt 1769 - Rowan County, Province of North Carolina, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he sold to James TERRY, 235 acres in Trinity Parish adjacent to John WINSTON, - 14 Oct 1771 - 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 MapsElection - a representative to the North Carolina House of Commons - 1777 - Surry County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 12 Apr 1814 - Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Apr 1815 - Germanton, Stokes, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Guilford Courthouse Military Park
    New Garden Rd.
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    USA - - Guilford Courthouse Military Park, Greensborough, Guilford, North Carolina, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Joseph Winston    		Joseph Winston

  • 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. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Joseph Winston: p. 83.

    4. [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


    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.), 28 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1686.
      1771, Joseph Winston; Louisa County Deed Book.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1686 - Joseph Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1686 - Joseph Winston


    6. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 3 Feb 2015, accessed 3 February 2015<, Memorial #4075, Joseph Winston.


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