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WINSTON, Major Isaac Jr.

WINSTON, Major Isaac Jr.

Male Abt 1710 - 1766  (56 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 21 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Isaac  [1, 2
    Prefix Major 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth Abt 1710  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Land- 25 Mar 1745  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Militia, commissioned a Major 
    Land 1755-1759  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4

    • - 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10

    • - 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Will Probated 3 Nov 1766  Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1760, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother —?—, Sarah,   b. Abt 1670, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Sep 1723, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    in Hanover County until moving to "Half Sink" 
    • He resided there the rest of his life.
    Children 
    +  1. Male WINSTON, Peter,   b. 14 Nov 1741, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1784, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
       2. Female WINSTON, Mary Ann,   b. Abt 1743, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       3. Female WINSTON, Lucy,   b. Abt 1744, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  4. Male WINSTON, Isaac III,   b. Abt 1745, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 12 Jul 1820 and 19 Nov 1821, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
       5. Male WINSTON, William,   b. Abt 1748, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1784 (Age 35 years)
    Family ID F947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1710 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - in Hanover County until moving to "Half Sink" - 1740 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand- - 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, - 25 Mar 1745 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Militia, commissioned a Major - 5 Jul 1756 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1755-1759 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill-Heir and Executor - 6 Feb 1760 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1744-1764 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 14 Aug 1766 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 14 Aug 1766 and 3 Nov 1766 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated - 3 Nov 1766 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1657 - Isaac Winston, Jr.


    3. [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
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1683 - Isaac Winston


    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 1685-86.
      1755-59, Isaac Winston; Louisa County Deed Book B p 39, 306.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1685 - Samuel Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1685 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1686 - Joseph Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1686 - Isaac Winston


    5. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 18-24.

    6. [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.

    7. [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. 2371 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2372 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2372 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2373 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2373 - Isaac Winston


    8. [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.,
      EPVP, Vol. I, Pg. 54 - Isaac Winston, Jr., Henrico Co.,


    9. [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
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1651 - Isaac Winston


    10. [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. 1656 - Isaac Winston, Jr.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1657 - Isaac Winston, Jr.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1657 - Isaac Winston, Jr.


    11. [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. 2374 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2375 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2375 - Isaac Winston


    12. [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.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1661 - Isaac Winston, Jr.



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