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WINSTON, Molly

WINSTON, Molly

Female Bef 1764 - Yes, date unknown   Has 15 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Molly  [1
    Birth Bef 6 Oct 1764  [1
    Gender Female 
    Will-Heir 6 Oct 1764  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 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 I2811  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2013 

    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

  • 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. [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



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