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, Margaret

WINSTON, Margaret

Female Abt 1775 - 1850  (75 years)   Has 37 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Margaret  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth Abt 1775  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 6601445 
    Death 18 Feb 1850  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Age 75 years 
    Burial 20 Feb 1850  Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Address:
    Hollywood Cemetery
    412 S. Cherry St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I710  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Aug 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

    Family ADAMS, Dr. John,   b. 14 Jul 1773, Richmond County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1825, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jan 1795  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 20 years and 1 month - He : 21 years and 6 months. 
    Children 
    >  1. Female ADAMS, Mary Griffin   d. 24 Jun 1869, Charles City County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >  2. Female ADAMS, Eliza Griffin   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  3. Male ADAMS, John Jordan   d. 7 Dec 1837, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >  4. Female ADAMS, Margaret Winston,   b. Abt 1800, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1840 (Age 40 years)
    >  5. Female ADAMS, Martha Winston,   b. Abt 1804, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Norfolk County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    >  6. Female ADAMS, Louisa,   b. Abt 1805   d. Aft 1860, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    >  7. Male ADAMS, Richard H.,   b. Abt 1812, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Marengo County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    >  8. Female ADAMS, Elvira,   b. 25 Sep 1814, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1873, Marengo County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1775 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jan 1795 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Feb 1850 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Hollywood Cemetery
    412 S. Cherry St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA - 20 Feb 1850 - Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Link to Google Earth
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  • 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, Margaret Winston: 670.

    3. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 22 Jul 2013, Arthur Gray, "Laurel Grove - The Home of Geddes Winston," Jan 1934, 34-40; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 22 Jul 2013).
      VA Mag of History & Biography - Jan 1934 - Geddes Winston
      VA Mag of History & Biography - Jan 1934 - Geddes Winston


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

    5. [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 6 Aug 2014.

    6. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 24 Jul 2013, accessed 24 Jul 2013<, Memorial #6601445, Margaret Winston Adams.


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