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, Dr. William and SHELTON, Elizabeth Family

m. 28 Jun 1794

Family Information

  • WINSTON, Dr. William Male
    WINSTON, Dr. William

    Birth  Abt 1767  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef 1814   
    Burial     
    Marriage  28 Jun 1794  [1, 2, 3, 4 Goochland County, Virginia, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  WINSTON, Geddes | F302 Group Sheet 
    Mother  JORDAN, Mary | F302 Group Sheet 

    SHELTON, Elizabeth Female
    SHELTON, Elizabeth

    Birth  Abt 1777  Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Bef Nov 1853  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Father   
    Mother   

    WINSTON, Mary Payne Female
    WINSTON, Mary Payne

    Birth  Abt 1796  Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Aft 1882  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  DUKE, Gen. Benjamin Brown | F2464 
    Marriage  31 Aug 1814  Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    WINSTON, John Shelton Male
    WINSTON, John Shelton

    Birth  Abt 1798   
    Death  Aft Sep 1840  Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  WATKINS, Louisa Anne | F2465 
    Marriage  21 Jan 1822  Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    WINSTON, Rev. William Jordan Male
    WINSTON, Rev. William Jordan

    Birth  3 Aug 1800   
    Death  Bef 1870  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  JACKSON, Caroline America | F2466 
    Marriage  10 Dec 1821  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, John William Winston: 684.

    2. [S724] Jordan Dodd, Marriage Records - VA - 1660-1800 (Ancestry), ((http://home.ancestry.com/ : 1997)), 21 Aug 2013, accessed 21 August 2013), William Winston & Elizabeth Shelton, 1794; Goochland County, VA.
      Marriage Record - William Winston & Elizabeth Shelton
      Marriage Record - William Winston & Elizabeth Shelton


    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. 4.


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