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, Geddes
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Name WINSTON, Geddes [1, 2, 3] Birth Abt 1731 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[2, 3, 4] Gender Male Will 1770 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[5] John Todd BICKERTON named Geddes WINSTON, Lewis WEBB and David COCHRAN as executors in his Will Appointed Oct 1782 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[6, 7] Sheriff - He posted a bond as Sheriff on 3 June 1784.
Church Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[4] St. Paul's Parish - He was elected a vestryman on 26 Feb 1767, and a warden by 1770.
FindaGrave Memorial ID 23126146 Land 1784-1785 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[8, 9, 10]
- On 2 Sep 1784 sold land with Thomas PRIDDY to James PRIDDY.
- On 4 Nov 1785 sold 100 acres on Half Sink road in St. Paul's Parish to John GERVES.
Land 13 Oct 1788 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[11] that he sold to William Radford Individual Event 6 Nov 1788 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[11] He was a Justice Land 23 Jan 1790 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[12] that he gave to John D. BLAIR, his son-in-law, 300 acres on the Totopotomoy Creek, known by the name of Glebe, Land 5 Mar 1790 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[13] that he gave to William WINSTON, Jr., his son, 300 acres called Merry Oakes, - This tract adjoined the mountain road above BROOKS, crossing PERRINS Field, and adjoining TYLER, the stage road below the stables, PERRIN, John BOWE, black tom slash, the old Asle Cake road that leads to the Glebe, CASEY, Lewis TURNER, the head of Totopotomoy Creek and JINKENS.
Land 30 Jun 1790 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[14] that he gave to Samuel J. WINSTON, his son, 160 acres on Chickahominy Swamp, Land 7 Oct 1790 Kentucky, USA
[14] he appointed his attorney, Mr. Walter DAVIS, to sell his land Land 21 May 1792 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[15]
- Sold to Thomas AUSTIN, 80.75 acres on the Chickahominy Swamp. The privilege of a wagon through Samuel Jordan WINSTON's to the road leading to WILKINSON's Bridge is granted.
- Sold to Nathaniel WILKINSON 5.75 acres on the Chickahominy Swamp.
Death 10 Jun 1794 Thomas Rutherford Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
[1, 2, 3, 4] Address:
Thomas Rutherford Residence
Richmond, Virginia
USAAge 63 years Burial St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
[2, 3, 4, 16] Address:
St. John's Episcopal Church
2401 E. Broad St.
Richmond, Virginia
USA- Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #23126146.
Person ID I299 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 3 Nov 2025
Father WINSTON, Major William "Essex" III, b. Abt 1704, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
d. Mar 1781, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
(Age 77 years) Mother BOBBY, Rebecca, b. 1715, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England
d. Feb 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
(Age 64 years) Family ID F123 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family JORDAN, Mary, b. 26 Sep 1739, Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 9 Dec 1811, Dr. John Adams Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
(Age 72 years) Marriage Abt 1760 [2, 3, 4, 17] - Their daughters all lived in Richmond, wives of eminent men. By 1800 their families represented the inner circle of society in Richmond. [4]
Age at Marriage He : ~ 29 years - She : ~ 20 years and 3 months. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Residence 1761-1790 Laurel Grove - Winston Family Home, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[4] in their home, called Laurel Grove, built in 1761, Address:
"Laurel Grove", Winston Family Home
Hanover County, Virginia
USA- Laurel Grove overlooks the Totopotomoy Creek, west of present day highway US 301, northeast of Richmond, VA.
"This old mansion was noted for the magnificent oaks around it, for the old well on the lawn, with its ever cool and refreshing water, overshadowed as it was by two magnificent weeping-willows, which kept off the rays of the sun and caused the old bucket, from the constant dampness which surrounded it, to become in truth 'the moss-covered bucket that hung by the well'. Through the avenues and approaches to the house, and all about it, there were hundreds of wild laurel trees, with their evergreen, glossy leaves and pure white flowers, constantly emitting delicious fragrance, and making the atmosphere which pervaded the cheerful rooms redolent with delicate perfume. From these, the old people had given to the homestead the appropriate name of 'Laurel Grove'." - From "The Two Parsons" by George Wythe Munford.
Laurel Grove Residence 1790-1794 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
[4] the home of Thomas and Sarah RUTHERFORD, their son-in-law and daughter, Children + 1.
WINSTON, Rebecca, b. Abt 1761, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 6 Aug 1820, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
(Age 59 years)+ 2.
WINSTON, Mary Geddes, b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 16 Oct 1831, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
(Age 68 years)3.
WINSTON, Maj. Samuel Jordan, b. Abt 1765, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 22 Feb 1839, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
(Age 74 years)+ 4.
WINSTON, Dr. William, b. Abt 1767, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. Bef 1814 (Age 46 years)+ 5.
WINSTON, Sarah, b. 2 Aug 1769, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 2 Mar 1839, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
(Age 69 years)+ 6.
WINSTON, Martha Bickerton, b. 17 Feb 1774, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 19 May 1803, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
(Age 29 years)+ 7.
WINSTON, Margaret, b. Abt 1775, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 18 Feb 1850, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
(Age 75 years)Family ID F302 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Aug 2025
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Notes - "There is a puzzling story in connection with the tombstone of Geddes Winston. Out in the church yard of old St. John's, the oldest burying ground in Richmond, there are only three stones that antedate the close of the Revolution (see note). The next oldest, after these three, according to the inscribed date, recites that Geddes Winston died in 1784.
"In contrast with this, Mr. Rutherfoord's autobiography states that after he had met Sallie Winston in 1787 and married her in 1790 (Parson Blair tying the knot), Mr. and Mrs. Winston came to live with him at his house in Richmond, and that Mr. Winston died there in 1794 or 1795.
"The discrepancy is probably explained by an entry in the St. John's Vestry Book, June 2, 1896. Three gentlemen re-quested permission "to replace the present tombstone erected to their ancestor, Geddes Winston, who died June 9, 1784, which is about to fall to pieces from age." The date on the stone seems to have become illegible, and the mistake made in re-placing it."
- Partial quote (p 39) from the Virginia Historical Magazine, January 1934, p 34-40, "Laurel Grove - The Home of Geddes Winston" by Arthur Gray
- "There is a puzzling story in connection with the tombstone of Geddes Winston. Out in the church yard of old St. John's, the oldest burying ground in Richmond, there are only three stones that antedate the close of the Revolution (see note). The next oldest, after these three, according to the inscribed date, recites that Geddes Winston died in 1784.
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Sources - [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.
- [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Geddes Winston: 655-6, 660-1, and 668.
- [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 1.
- [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 22 Jul 2013, Arthur Gray, "Laurel Grove - The Home of Geddes Winston," Jan 1934, 34-40; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 22 Jul 2013).

VA Mag of History & Biography - Jan 1934 - Geddes 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 1611.
1770, John Todd Bickerton; Bedford Co. Deed Books, Vol. E5, p 524.
EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1611 - John Todd Bickerton - [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) October 1914, Vol. 23, No. 2, p 119; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915112?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).

William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXIII, No. 2 - [S1600] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. I, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., n.d.), 3 Sep 2025, p 164.
(No. 8, May 1973)
HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 164 - [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 1641.
1785, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 147.
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1641 - Geddes 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 1649.
1784, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol ?, p 51.
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1649 - Geddes Winston - [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) October 1914, Vol. 23, No. 2, p 120; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915112?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).

William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXIII, No. 2 - [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) January 1913, Vol. 21, No. 3, p 144; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1914694?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).

William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 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 1645.
1790, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 404-410.
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1645 - Geddes 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 1645-46.
1790, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 404-410.
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1645 - Geddes Winston 
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes 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 1646.
1790, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 416.
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes 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 1646-47.
1792, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 559-62.
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston 
EPVP, Vol. III, P 1647 - Geddes Winston - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 23 Jul 2013, accessed 23 Jul 2013<, Memorial #23126146, Geddes Winston.
- [S607] Alexander Brown, Book - Cabells and Their Kin (Internet Archives), (Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1895.), 1 Mar 2015, p 129.
- [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.


