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, Susanna
Abt 1757 - Abt 1826 (69 years) Has 33 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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Name WINSTON, Susanna [1, 2, 3] Birth Abt 1757 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK 
[3, 4] Gender Female Inheritance 5 Apr 1781 Hanover County, Virginia, USA [5] inheritance from her father, jointly with her sisters Elizabeth and Mary Ann WINSTON, for the majority of his slaves and household items, Will Probated 5 Apr 1781 Hanover County, Virginia, USA [5, 6] Major William "Essex" WINSTON's will was probated by his executors David COCHRAN, Thomas WINSTON and Francis IRWIN - The will, signed on 23 Feb 1781 in the presence of Thomas AUSTIN, John RICHARDSON, J. C. LITTLEPAGE and William RADFORD, provided the following:
- William WINSTON (son): 250 acres off of the land where William WINSTON III now lives. Six head of cattle and six head of sheep.
- Thomas WINSTON (son): All the remainder of the land where William WINSTON III now lives. Seven slaves. All remaining livestock. Household items.
- William & Thomas WINSTON (sons): Grist Mill.
- Elizabeth, Mary Ann & Susanna WINSTON (daughters): All remaining slaves. Household items.
- John WINSTON (son): Ten pounds money per year for life, to be paid to him by Thomas WINSTON.
- David COCHRAN (son-in-law): One slave.
Will Probated-Heir 1 Jan 1784 Hanover County, Virginia, USA [2, 7] - Role: Heir
He made the following gifts:
- Brother John WINSTON: Two horses and £10. per year.
- Nephew William Bobby WINSTON: 50 acres of the upper part of his land adjoining land of Frederick TILER.
- Nephew William LITTLEPAGE: The remainder of his estate for the natural life of William LITTLEPAGE. After his death, it is to be divided equally between: Elizabeth CURD (sister), Susanna SLAUGHTER (sister)Lucy COCHRAN (sister), William Bobby WINSTON (nephew), Sarah WINSTON (neice) and Nancy WINSTON (neice). William Bobby, Sarah and Nancy were children of Thomas' brother, John WINSTON.
Residence Abt 1820 Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA [2] for several years before her death Death Abt 1826 Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA [2, 3, 7, 8] Age 69 years Person ID I697 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 30 Jul 2025
Father WINSTON, Major William "Essex" III, b. Abt 1704, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England d. Mar 1781, Hanover County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) Mother BOBBY, Rebecca, b. 1715, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England d. Feb 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years) Family ID F123 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SLAUGHTER, Lieut. Lawrence, b. 1743 d. 12 Aug 1806, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years) Marriage Aft 23 Feb 1781 [1, 2, 3, 7, 9] Age at Marriage She : ~ 24 years and 2 months - He : ~ 38 years and 2 months. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Children 1. SLAUGHTER, Frances Smith, b. Abt 1786 d. 26 Jul 1830, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 44 years)2. 
SLAUGHTER, Lawrence Jr., b. 1788 d. 8 Sep 1823, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA (Age 35 years)Family ID F1259 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2025
- The will, signed on 23 Feb 1781 in the presence of Thomas AUSTIN, John RICHARDSON, J. C. LITTLEPAGE and William RADFORD, provided the following:
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Birth - Abt 1757 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK 
Inheritance - inheritance from her father, jointly with her sisters Elizabeth and Mary Ann WINSTON, for the majority of his slaves and household items, - 5 Apr 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Will Probated - Major William "Essex" WINSTON's will was probated by his executors David COCHRAN, Thomas WINSTON and Francis IRWIN - 5 Apr 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Will Probated-Heir - 1 Jan 1784 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA 
Residence - for several years before her death - Abt 1820 - Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - Abt 1826 - Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Susanna Winston: 654-55 and 659.
- [S1267] Magazine - VA Genealogical Society Quarterly (VA Genealogical Society), 6 Apr 2020, John Frederick Dorman, "Will of Thomas Winston of Hanover County, Virginia,"Vol. 7 1969.
Will of Thomas Winston - [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 24.
- [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 6 Aug 2014.
- [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 13 Sep 2013, Will of William Winston, Senior: pg. 99-100.
VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100 - [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 218-221; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
"Will of Major William Winston of Hanover County."Will - Major William "Essex" Winston - [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 13 Sep 2013, John Murdock & Co. vs Winston's devisees; U.S. Cir. Ct., 5th Cir. Va. Dist.: pg. 99.
VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100 - [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.
- [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 221-224; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
"Estate of Andrew Balfour of Charles City County."Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour
- [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Susanna Winston: 654-55 and 659.