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WINSTON, Maj. Samuel Jordan

WINSTON, Maj. Samuel Jordan

Male Abt 1765 - 1839  (74 years)   Has 37 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Samuel Jordan  [1, 2, 3
    Prefix Maj. 
    Birth Abt 1765  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Marriage / Children Never Married 
    Land-Purchaser 30 Jun 1790  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    that he gave to Samuel J. WINSTON, his son, 160 acres on Chickahominy Swamp, 
    • Role: Purchaser
    Land-Seller 21 May 1792  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Role: Seller

      - Sold to Thomas AUSTIN, 80.75 acres on the Chickahominy Swamp. The privilege of a wagon through Samuel Jordan WINSTON's to the road leading to WILKINSON's Bridge is granted.
      - Sold to Nathaniel WILKINSON 5.75 acres on the Chickahominy Swamp.
    Death 22 Feb 1839  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Age 74 years 
    Person ID I705  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 

    Father WINSTON, Geddes,   b. Abt 1731, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1794, Thomas Rutherford Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother JORDAN, Mary,   b. 26 Sep 1739, Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1811, Dr. John Adams Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1765 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand-Purchaser - that he gave to Samuel J. WINSTON, his son, 160 acres on Chickahominy Swamp, - 30 Jun 1790 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand-Seller - 21 May 1792 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Feb 1839 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Signature - Samuel Jordan Winston
    Signature - Samuel Jordan Winston

  • Sources 
    1. [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.

    2. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Samuel Jordan Winston: 668.

    3. [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 4.

    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 1646.
      1790, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 416.
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes 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.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1646-47.
      1792, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 559-62.
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1647 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1647 - Geddes Winston



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