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, Major Isaac Jr.
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Name WINSTON, Isaac [1, 2] Prefix Major Suffix Jr. Birth Abt 1710 New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[1] Gender Male Land- 25 Mar 1745 Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[3] with his son, Major Isaac WINSTON, Jr., that they sold to Samuel WINSTON, nephew of Capt. Isaac WINSTON, Sr., 500 acres on both sides of Indian Creek, Military Service 5 Jul 1756 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[1, 2] Militia, commissioned a Major Land 1755-1759 Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK
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- On 10 Feb 1755 purchased 700 acres on the South side of Hickory Creek from Champress TERRY.
- On 22 May 1759 purchased 270 acres on Hickory Creek adjacent to his purchase in 1755, from Thomas BURRAS.
Will-Heir and Executor 6 Feb 1760 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[5, 6, 7] - Role: Heir and Executor
In the will, he recognizes the following heirs and what they are to receive:
Wife: Mary
Sons: William, Isaac and Anthony
Daughters: Lucy (married to William COLES) and Sarah (married to John HENRY)
Grandsons: Edmund (son of William), Isaac (son of Isaac) and Walter COLES
Granddaughters: Mary and Lucy COLES; and Lucy, Mary, Ann, Eliza and Susanna HENRY
Cousin [Nephew]: Nathaniel WINSTON (son of Isaac's brother, William WINSTON II)
Friends: Peter FONTAINE and Dr. John WALKER
He named his son Isaac and his friend Peter FONTAINE as executors. The will was witnessed by John HOLDEN, Roger MALLORY and George CLAYTON. It was probated on 6 Mar 1760 in court in Hanover County.
Land 1744-1764 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
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- On 6 Aug 1744 purchased a tract from Lidale and Mary BACON.
- In Mar 1754 purchased 150 acres on the South side of the Chickahominy Swamp from William BRITIAN.
- On 3 Jun 1754 sold 287 acres on the South side of the Chickahominy Swamp, previously purchased from Lyddal BACON, to Thomas WILKINSON.
- On 7 Apr 1755 sold 11.75 acres of those purchased in Mar 1754 to Robert MOSBY, Jr.
- On 7 May 1764 purchased 650 acres on the South side of the Chickahominy Swamp adjoining William HUGHES's Mill Dam on Merediths Branch, from William HARRIS.
Will 14 Aug 1766 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[1, 11] - He named his three sons, Peter, Isaac and William, and his friend Thomas PROCESSOR, as executors, and the will was probated on 3 Nov 1766. The major provisions in the will were:
- His wife, Mary Ann, got the use of the home and its 290 acres on the main run of the Chickahominy Swamp, near Half Sink, which his father had purchased from James PIRANT in Sep 1732. After his wife's death, his son William was to receive this land.
- His son Peter received the land on the Chickahominy Swamp in Henrico County that he purchased from William HARRIS, and the 970 acres on Hickory Creek in Louisa County that he purchased from TERRY and BURESS.
- His son Isaac received the land his father had purchased on the North fork of the Pamunkey River in Henrico County, and the land he purchased in Caroline County from DICKENSON.
- His son William received his land that he had in Henrico County adjoining that of James BRITTAIN, and two tracts of land he purchased on the Chickahominy Swamp in Hanover County from William WINSTON and Randolph BULLITT.
- His two sons Isaac and Peter received equal ownership of a tract of land on the Nottoway River in Lunenburg County that he purchased from Sylvanus WALKER.
Death Between 14 Aug 1766 and 3 Nov 1766 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[1, 11] Will Probated 3 Nov 1766 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[12] - Robert MOSBY was appointed to appraise the estate in Henrico County, Lyddall BACON in Lunenburg County, Benjamin BIBB in Louisa County, and George SMITH in Hanover County.
Age 56 years Person ID I2480 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 3 Jul 2022
Father WINSTON, Capt. Isaac Sr., b. Bef 1680, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
d. Feb 1760, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
(Age 80 years) Mother —?—, Sarah, b. Abt 1670, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
d. Aft Sep 1723, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
(Age 53 years) Family ID F313 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FONTAINE, Mary Ann d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1740 [1, 11] Age at Marriage He : ~ 30 years - She : ??. Residence 1740 Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[1] in Hanover County until moving to "Half Sink" - He resided there the rest of his life.
Children + 1.
WINSTON, Peter, b. 14 Nov 1741, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 24 Oct 1784, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
(Age 42 years)2.
WINSTON, Mary Ann, b. Abt 1743, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. Yes, date unknown3.
WINSTON, Lucy, b. Abt 1744, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. Yes, date unknown+ 4.
WINSTON, Isaac III, b. Abt 1745, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. Between 12 Jul 1820 and 19 Nov 1821, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
(Age 75 years)5.
WINSTON, William, b. Abt 1748, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. Bef 1784 (Age 35 years)Family ID F947 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 May 2016
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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, Isaac Winston, Jr.: p. 114-125.
- [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 1657.
1756, Isaac Winston, Jr.; Henrico Order Book, 1755-62, p 27.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1657 - Isaac Winston, Jr. - [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 1683.
1745, Isaac Winston; Louisa County Deed Book A, p 197.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1683 - Isaac Winston - [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 1685-86.
1755-59, Isaac Winston; Louisa County Deed Book B p 39, 306.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1685 - Isaac Winston 
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1686 - Isaac Winston - [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 18-24.
- [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Introduction, p. 1-10, and p. 114-125.
- [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. IV: p 2371-73.
Isaac Winston.
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2371 - Isaac Winston 
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2372 - Isaac Winston 
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2373 - Isaac Winston - [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. I: p 54.
6 Aug 1744, Isaac Winston, Jr.; Henrico Order Book, 1737-46, p 275 & 285.
EPVP, Vol. I, Pg. 54 - Isaac Winston, Jr., Henrico Co., - [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 1651.
1755, Isaac Winston; Henrico County Deed Book W.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1651 - Isaac Winston - [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 1656-57.
1754-55, 1759, Isaac Winston, Jr.,; Henrico Order Book, 1750-67, p 329, 481, 854.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1656 - Isaac Winston, Jr. 
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1657 - Isaac Winston, Jr. - [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. IV: p 2374-75.
Isaac Winston.
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2374 - Isaac Winston 
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2375 - Isaac Winston - [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 1661.
1766, Isaac Winston, Jr.; Henrico Order Book, 1763-67, p 648.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1661 - Isaac Winston, Jr.
- [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Isaac Winston, Jr.: p. 114-125.

