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RADFORD, William Sr.

RADFORD, William Sr.

Male Abt 1756 - 1803  (47 years)   Has no ancestors but 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name RADFORD, William  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1756  [4
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Revolutionary War 
    • "He was captured in arms by General Tarleton, in his raid on Charlottesville, and sent as a prisoner to England, where he was confines to the Tower of London. After a long imprisonment, he succeeded in escaping across the English Channel to France. By the aid of funds which were furnished to him personally by LaFayette, he was enabled to return to Virginia." - Arthur Gray
    Occupation 1800  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Albion Mills 
    Death 3 Apr 1803  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age 47 years 
    Person ID I715  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2025 

    Family WINSTON, Rebecca,   b. Abt 1761, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1820, Bedford County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1780  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 25 years - She : ~ 20 years. 
    Children 
    >  1. Male RADFORD, John Geddes   d. Yes, date unknown
       2. Male RADFORD, Carlton   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  3. Female RADFORD, Marie Antoinette   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  4. Female RADFORD, Mary Winston,   b. Abt 1781, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1810, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    >  5. Female RADFORD, Sarah,   b. Abt 1785   d. Aft 1860, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    >  6. Male RADFORD, William Jr.,   b. 27 Jan 1787, Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1861, Bedford County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Revolutionary War - - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Dec 1780 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Albion Mills - 1800 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Apr 1803 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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, Rebecca Winston: 668.

    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. 1.

    5. [S724] Jordan Dodd, Marriage Records - VA - 1660-1800 (Ancestry), ((http://home.ancestry.com/ : 1997)), 21 Aug 2013, accessed 21 August 2013), William Radford & Rebecca Winston, 1780; Hanover County, VA.
      Marriage Record - Recebba Winston & William Radford
      Marriage Record - Recebba Winston & William Radford



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