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, Mary

WINSTON, Mary

Female Abt 1756 - Yes, date unknown   Has 15 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Mary  [1, 2, 3
    Birth Abt 1756  [4
    Gender Female 
    Will-Heir 6 Oct 1764  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Role: Heir
      Her sons John and James were named executors, and the will was probated on 1 Jan 1767. She left the following land to her sons:
      - John: An estimated 300 acres called Beaverdam in St. Martin Parish in Hanover County purchased from John SMITH, and an estimated 500 acres lying on both sides of the South Anna River in Louisa County purchased from Mr. CLARK.
      - James: An estimated 1,443 acres on  the South side of the North Anna River in Hanover County adjoining lands of Thomas PRESTWOOD, Hugh HOGAN, George Phillips and Thomas CARR, Jr.

      She also names her grandchildren:
      - Son John: William Overton, James, John, Barbara, Elizabeth and Joseph.
      - Son James: Elizabeth, Polly, John, Barbary, William and Molly.
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I2804  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 May 2021 

    Father WINSTON, James,   b. Abt 1725, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Apr 1769, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Mother FARRELL, Ann   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PHILIPS Mr.   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Y  [3, 6
    Family ID F1367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 May 2021 

    Family 2 CARR, Garland,   b. 10 Jul 1754, Bear Castle, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1837, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1783  [2, 3, 7
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 27 years - He : ~ 28 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Male CARR, Dr. Frank,   b. 4 Feb 1784, Bear Castle, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1843 (Age 58 years)
    +  2. Male CARR, Daniel Ferrill,   b. 10 Dec 1786, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  3. Female CARR, Barbara Ann,   b. 14 Feb 1789, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  4. Female CARR, Elizabeth,   b. 21 Aug 1791, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  5. Male CARR, Col. James Overton,   b. 6 Oct 1793, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1862, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +  6. Female CARR, Mary Winston,   b. 28 Apr 1796, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1852, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F1101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 May 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsWill-Heir - 6 Oct 1764 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, James Winston: p. 713-18.

    2. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 19 Feb 2014, C. G. Broadhead, "Genealogy - The Carr Family," Oct 1895, Vol. 3, No. 2, p 208-17; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 19 Feb 2014).
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 3, p 208-17
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 3, p 208-17


    3. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 14 May 2021, Col. Wilaon Miles Cary, "Carr Family," Series 1, Vol. 8, No. 2, Oct. 1899, 106-108; digital images, Jstor (https://www.jstor.org/ : accessed 14 May 2021).
      Williama & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2
      Williama & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 2


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

    5. [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 2376-79.
      Barbara Winston.
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2376 - Peter Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2376 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2377 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2377 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2378 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2378 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - William Overton
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - Barbara O. Winston


    6. [S552] Malcolm H. Harris M.D., Book - History of Louisa County, VA, (Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1936.), 30 May 2014, 297.

    7. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Mary Winston: p. 722.


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