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WINSTON, William Bobby Sr.

WINSTON, William Bobby Sr.

Male Abt 1758 - 1821  (63 years)   Has 35 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, William Bobby  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1758  Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Inheritance 5 Apr 1781  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    inheritance from his father of 250 acres, part of the land that his father was living on, and 6 head of cattle and 6 head of sheep, 
    • He and his brother Thomas jointly received their father's grist mill.
    Land Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 

    • - On 16 Dec 1784 purchased 125 acres on the South side of Totoponey Creek, from the estate of Sarah TYREE.
      - On 1 December 1786, along with William WINSTON, sold 198 acres caled TYREE's tract, to David WHITLOCK.
    Will Probated 5 Apr 1781  Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Major William "Essex" WINSTON's will was probated by his executors David COCHRAN, Thomas WINSTON and Francis IRWIN 
    • The will, signed on 23 Feb 1781 in the presence of Thomas AUSTIN, John RICHARDSON, J. C. LITTLEPAGE and William RADFORD, provided the following:
      - William WINSTON (son): 250 acres off of the land where William WINSTON III now lives. Six head of cattle and six head of sheep.
      - Thomas WINSTON (son): All the remainder of the land where William WINSTON III now lives. Seven slaves. All remaining livestock. Household items.
      - William & Thomas WINSTON (sons): Grist Mill.
      - Elizabeth, Mary Ann & Susanna WINSTON (daughters): All remaining slaves. Household items.
      - John WINSTON (son): Ten pounds money per year for life, to be paid to him by Thomas WINSTON.
      - David COCHRAN (son-in-law): One slave.
    Land 17 Nov 1798  Goochland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    that he purchased from Drury HATCHER, 12.5 acres 
    Military Service Revolutionary War and the War of 1812  [2] 
    Death 1821  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Age 63 years 
    Person ID I300  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2025 

    Father WINSTON, John Sr.,   b. Abt 1735, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1783, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother COCKE, Tabitha   d. 1821, Richmond County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 HEAD Miss   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Bef 1800  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 42 years - She : ??. 
    Children 
       1. Male WINSTON, Thomas J.
    >  2. Female WINSTON, Sarah R.   d. Aft 1835, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >  3. Female WINSTON, Mary A.,   b. Abt 1795   d. Aft 1850, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    >  4. Male WINSTON, William Bobby Jr.,   b. Abt 1796   d. 22 Feb 1873, Richmond, Henrico, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 

    Family 2 MERIWETHER, Anne,   b. 13 Jul 1763, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1819 (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1800  Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 42 years and 9 months - She : 37 years and 2 months. 
    Children 
    >  1. Male WINSTON, James Meriwether,   b. 1801, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1886, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    >  2. Female WINSTON, Jane M.,   b. Abt 1802, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1858, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1758 - Goochland County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance - inheritance from his father of 250 acres, part of the land that his father was living on, and 6 head of cattle and 6 head of sheep, - 5 Apr 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated - Major William "Essex" WINSTON's will was probated by his executors David COCHRAN, Thomas WINSTON and Francis IRWIN - 5 Apr 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he purchased from Drury HATCHER, 12.5 acres - 17 Nov 1798 - Goochland County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 1800 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Sep 1800 - Louisa County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1821 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Signature - William Bobby Winston    		Signature - William Bobby 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, William Bobby Winston: 654-62.

    3. [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 16.

    4. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, William Bobby Winston: 655-62.

    5. [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 13 Sep 2013, Will of William Winston, Sr.: p 99-100.
      VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100      		 VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100


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


    7. [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 218-221; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
      "Will of Major William Winston of Hanover County."
      Will - Major William 'Essex' Winston      		 Will - Major William "Essex" Winston


    8. [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 13 Sep 2013, Will of William Winston, Senior: pg. 99-100.
      VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100      		 VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100


    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 1637.
      1798, William Winston; Goochland County Records, Vol 17, p 479.
      E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1637, Hanover Co. Records      		 EPVP, Vol. III, P 1637 - William Winston


    10. [S724] Jordan Dodd, Marriage Records - VA - 1660-1800 (Ancestry), ((http://home.ancestry.com/ : 1997)), 21 Aug 2013, accessed 21 August 2013), William Bobby Winston & Nancy Meriwether, 1800; Louisa County, VA.
      Marriage Record - William Bobby Winston & Nancy Meriwether      		 Marriage Record - William Bobby Winston & Nancy Meriwether


    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 1717.
      1800, William B. Winston; Louisa County Marriage Register 1781-1853, p 17.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1717 - William B. Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1717 - William B. 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.

    13. [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 16-17.


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