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WINSTON, Capt. Joseph

WINSTON, Capt. Joseph

Male 1763 - 1841  (73 years)   Has 16 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Joseph  [1] 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth 2 Apr 1763  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Will-Heir 6 Oct 1764  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 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.
    Land Abt 1772-1795  Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • This was 590 acres that he inherited from his father, John WINSTON. Joseph sold this to his brother, James, on 20 Nov 1795.
    Land 1803-1817  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 

    • - On 3 Feb 1803 purchased 20 acres from Thomas KING.
      - On 17 Dec 1805 purchased 100 acres from John THOMPSON.
      - In Oct 1817 purchased 455 acres on North East Creek from Overton HARRIS.
      - On 19 Jun 1820 sold two tracts of land, 89 and 47 acres, to John AMBLER.
      - On 19 Jun 1820 purchased 100 acres on the South side of the South Anna River from John AMBLER.
    Land 19 Feb 1818  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    that he gave to two of his daughters and their husbands, Edward and Elizabeth MOSBY, and John and Ann COWHERD, 227.75 acres each, 
    Land 10 Nov 1836  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    that he had purchased from Peter S. BARRET, 205 acres on the Soputh Anna River, that he gifted to his son-in-law, Gabriel JONES, and his two granddaughters, Ann Eliza JONES and Harriet Newell JONES, 
    • It is assumed that Joseph WINSTON's daughter, Sarah Ann, who had married Gabriel JONES, was deceased at this time.
    Death Between 10 Nov 1836 and 14 Jun 1841  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Will Probated 14 Jun 1844  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • The will was signed on 10 Nov 1836.
    Age 73 years 
    Person ID I2888  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 May 2016 

    Father WINSTON, Capt. John Sr.,   b. 9 Jun 1724, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1772, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother BICKERTON, Alice,   b. 1730   d. 16 Jun 1773 (Age 43 years) 
    Family ID F1128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family JOHNSON, Rebecca,   b. 2 Apr 1763   d. Aft 12 Sep 1849 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1790  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 10, 11, 12] 
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 7 months - She : 27 years and 7 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    >  1. Female WINSTON, Joanna R.   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  2. Female WINSTON, Elizabeth   d. Yes, date unknown
       3. Male WINSTON, Harry,   b. Aft 1790, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 10 Nov 1836, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
       4. Male WINSTON, Mercer,   b. Aft 1790, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 10 Nov 1836, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    >  5. Female WINSTON, Lucy J.,   b. Aft 1790   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  6. Female WINSTON, Mary J.,   b. Aft 1801   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  7. Female WINSTON, Sarah Ann,   b. Aft 1807   d. Bef 10 Nov 1836 (Age 28 years)
    Family ID F1161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Apr 1763 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill-Heir - 6 Oct 1764 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Nov 1790 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Abt 1772-1795 - Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1803-1817 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he gave to two of his daughters and their husbands, Edward and Elizabeth MOSBY, and John and Ann COWHERD, 227.75 acres each, - 19 Feb 1818 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he had purchased from Peter S. BARRET, 205 acres on the Soputh Anna River, that he gifted to his son-in-law, Gabriel JONES, and his two granddaughters, Ann Eliza JONES and Harriet Newell JONES, - 10 Nov 1836 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 10 Nov 1836 and 14 Jun 1841 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated - 14 Jun 1844 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA 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, John Winston: p. 739-43.

    2. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Joseph Winston: p. 833.

    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. 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


    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 1605.
      20 Nov 1795, Joseph Winston, Ablemarle Co., 590 acres; Albemarle Co., Deed Book 12, p 15.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1605 - Joseph Winston, Albemarle Co., 590 acres      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1605 - Joseph Winston, Albemarle Co., 590 acres


    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. III: p 1689, 1691, 1695.
      1803, 1805, 1817, 1820, Joseph Winston; Louisa County Deed Book J, p 540; K, p 254; N, p 391; O, p 422.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1689 - Anthony Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1689 - Joseph Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1691 - Joseph Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1691 - Joseph Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1692 - Nicholas J. Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1692 - Joseph Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1695 - Bickerton Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1695 - Joseph Winston


    6. [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 1693.
      1818, Joseph Winston; Louisa County Deed Book N, p 440-41.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1693 - Joseph Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1693 - Joseph Winston


    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. III: p 1704.
      1836, Joseph Winston; Louisa County Records, Deed Book V, p 316.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1704 - Clarisa M. Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1704 - Joseph 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. III: p 1681.
      1840, Joseph Winston; Louisa County Will Book 10, p 389.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1681 - Thomas Poindexter      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1681 - Joseph Winston


    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 1681.
      181840, Joseph Winston; Louisa County Will Book 10, p 389.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1681 - Thomas Poindexter      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1681 - Joseph Winston


    10. [S724] Jordan Dodd, Marriage Records - VA - 1660-1800 (Ancestry), ((http://home.ancestry.com/ : 1997)), 21 Aug 2013, accessed 21 August 2013), Joseph Winston & Rebecca Johnson, 1790; Louisa County, VA.
      Marriage Record - Joseph Winston & Recebba Johnson      		 Marriage Record - Joseph Winston & Recebba Johnson


    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. III: p 1713.
      1790, Joseph Winston; Louisa County Marriage Bonds.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1713 - John Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1713 - Joseph Winston


    12. [S1189] Kathleen Booth Williams, editor, Book - Marriages Louisa County, VA 1766-1815, (1959; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1989.), 27 Jun 2022, p 114.


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