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WINSTON, Geddes

WINSTON, Geddes

Male Abt 1731 - 1794  (63 years)   Has 33 ancestors and 50 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Geddes  [1, 2, 3
    Birth Abt 1731  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Will 1770  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    John Todd BICKERTON named Geddes WINSTON, Lewis WEBB and David COCHRAN as executors in his Will 
    Appointed Oct 1782  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Sheriff 
    • He posted a bond as Sheriff on 3 June 1784.
    Church Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    that he sold to William Radford 
    Individual Event 6 Nov 1788  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    He was a Justice 
    Land 23 Jan 1790  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    that he gave to Samuel J. WINSTON, his son, 160 acres on Chickahominy Swamp, 
    Land 7 Oct 1790  Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    he appointed his attorney, Mr. Walter DAVIS, to sell his land 
    Land 21 May 1792  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Address:
    Thomas Rutherford Residence
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA 
    Age 63 years 
    Burial St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 16
    Address:
    St. John's Episcopal Church
    2401 E. Broad St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1781, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother BOBBY, Rebecca,   b. 1715, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family JORDAN, Mary,   b. 26 Sep 1739, Buckingham County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1811, Dr. John Adams Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    Laurel Grove
    Residence 1790-1794  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    the home of Thomas and Sarah RUTHERFORD, their son-in-law and daughter, 
    Children 
    +  1. Female WINSTON, Rebecca,   b. Abt 1761, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1820, Bedford County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +  2. Female WINSTON, Mary Geddes,   b. 4 Jun 1763, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1831, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
       3. Male WINSTON, Maj. Samuel Jordan,   b. Abt 1765, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1839, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +  4. Male WINSTON, Dr. William,   b. Abt 1767, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1814 (Age 46 years)
    +  5. Female WINSTON, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1769, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1839, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +  6. Female WINSTON, Martha Bickerton,   b. 17 Feb 1774, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1803, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    +  7. Female WINSTON, Margaret,   b. Abt 1775, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1850, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2025 

  • 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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1731 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - John Todd BICKERTON named Geddes WINSTON, Lewis WEBB and David COCHRAN as executors in his Will - 1770 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - Sheriff - Oct 1782 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch - St. Paul's Parish - - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1784-1785 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he sold to William Radford - 13 Oct 1788 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event - He was a Justice - 6 Nov 1788 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - in their home, called Laurel Grove, built in 1761,,Address:
    "Laurel Grove", Winston Family Home
    Hanover County, Virginia
    USA - 1761-1790 - Laurel Grove - Winston Family Home, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he gave to John D. BLAIR, his son-in-law, 300 acres on the Totopotomoy Creek, known by the name of Glebe, - 23 Jan 1790 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he gave to William WINSTON, Jr., his son, 300 acres called Merry Oakes, - 5 Mar 1790 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he gave to Samuel J. WINSTON, his son, 160 acres on Chickahominy Swamp, - 30 Jun 1790 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - he appointed his attorney, Mr. Walter DAVIS, to sell his land - 7 Oct 1790 - Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 21 May 1792 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - the home of Thomas and Sarah RUTHERFORD, their son-in-law and daughter, - 1790-1794 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Address:
    Thomas Rutherford Residence
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA - 10 Jun 1794 - Thomas Rutherford Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    St. John's Episcopal Church
    2401 E. Broad St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA - - St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Signature - Geddes Winston
    Signature - Geddes Winston

  • Sources 
    1. [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.

    2. [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.

    3. [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 1.

    4. [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
      VA Mag of History & Biography - Jan 1934 - Geddes Winston


    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 1611.
      1770, John Todd Bickerton; Bedford Co. Deed Books, Vol. E5, p 524.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1611 - John Todd Bickerton
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1611 - John Todd Bickerton


    6. [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
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXIII, No. 2


    7. [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
      HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 164


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      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1641 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1641 - Geddes 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 1649.
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      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1649 - William O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1649 - Geddes Winston


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      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXIII, No. 2
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXIII, No. 2


    11. [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
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 3


    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 1645.
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      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1645 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1645 - Geddes Winston


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      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1645 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1645 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston


    14. [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.
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      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston


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      1792, Geddes Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1784-90, p 559-62.
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1646 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1647 - Geddes Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, P 1647 - Geddes Winston


    16. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 23 Jul 2013, accessed 23 Jul 2013<, Memorial #23126146, Geddes Winston.

    17. [S607] Alexander Brown, Book - Cabells and Their Kin (Internet Archives), (Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1895.), 1 Mar 2015, p 129.


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