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WINSTON, Nathaniel

WINSTON, Nathaniel

Male Abt 1713 - Bef 1787  (74 years)   Has 3 ancestors and 31 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Nathaniel  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1713  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Land Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6
    received from land grants 

    • - On 10 Jul 1745, granted 400 acres in Goochland County on the branches of Totier Creek.
      - On 25 Jun 1747, granted 400 acres in Goochland County amoung the east branches on Machunk Creek.
      - On 12 Jul 1750, granted 400 acres in Albemarle County amoung the branches of the Byrd and Ballengers Creeks.
      - On 10 Jul 1766, granted 404 acres in Bedford County on the three forks of Troublesome Creek.

      He also owned land in Louisa and Caroline Counties.
    Land 6 Mar 1734/35  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10
    in St. Paul's Parish, 100 acres purchased for £20 from his brother, Isaac WINSTON, Jr. 
    • This is land that Isaac inherited from their father, Anthony WINSTON, Sr. in 1717. It was adjacent to land owned by Cornelius DABNEY, George VAUGHAN and John WATSON.
    Land 24 Jan 1747/48  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11

    • - On 24 Jan 1748 purchased 800 acres on both sides of Chamberlain Creek, from Henry MARTIN and Poncy ANDERSON, executors for the estate of Michael Holland.
      - On 26 Sep 1749 sold 200 acres on the North side of the South Anna River, on both sides of Chamberlain's Creek, part of that purchased from Michael HOLLAND, to Ashby JOHNSON.
      - On 26 Sep 1749 sold 208 acres on the North side of the South Anna River, part of that purchased from Michael HOLLAND, to James BUNCH.
      - On 23 Sep 1754 sold 400 acres, the remainder of that purchased from Michael HOLLAND, to David ANDERSON.
    Will-Heir 6 Feb 1760  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14
    • Role: Heir
      In the will, he recognizes the following heirs and what they are to receive:
      Wife: Mary
      Sons: William, Isaac and Anthony
      Daughters: Lucy (married to William COLES) and Sarah (married to John HENRY)
      Grandsons: Edmund (son of William), Isaac (son of Isaac) and Walter COLES
      Granddaughters: Mary and Lucy COLES; and Lucy, Mary, Ann, Eliza and Susanna HENRY
      Cousin [Nephew]: Nathaniel WINSTON (son of Isaac's brother, William WINSTON II)
      Friends: Peter FONTAINE and Dr. John WALKER

      He named his son Isaac and his friend Peter FONTAINE as executors. The will was witnessed by John HOLDEN, Roger MALLORY and George CLAYTON. It was probated on 6 Mar 1760 in court in Hanover County.
    Religion Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    the first Winston to belong to the Quakers 
    • However he was dismissed for holding slaves.
    Death Bef 9 Jun 1787  [1, 15
    Age 74 years 
    Person ID I3025  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2020 

    Father WINSTON, Anthony Sr.,   b. Bef 1680, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1717 and 1719, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Family ID F1254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BELL, Jemima   d. Bef 10 Feb 1795 
    Marriage 15 Aug 1749  Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 16, 17
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 36 years and 8 months - She : ??. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Female WINSTON, Mary,   b. 28 Jul 1750, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  2. Male WINSTON, Samuel,   b. 19 Sep 1752, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  3. Female WINSTON, Rebecca,   b. 28 Feb 1755   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  4. Male WINSTON, Capt. Anthony,   b. 1 Apr 1757, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1828 (Age 70 years)
    +  5. Male WINSTON, George Sr.,   b. 7 Dec 1759, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1826 (Age 66 years)
    >  6. Female WINSTON, Martha,   b. Abt 1761, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  7. Female WINSTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1763, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  8. Male WINSTON, Pleasant,   b. Abt 1765, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1808, Caroline County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    >  9. Male WINSTON, Nathan,   b. Abt 1767, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Male WINSTON, Edmund,   b. Abt 1769, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1833, Caroline County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F1195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1713 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - received from land grants - - Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - in St. Paul's Parish, 100 acres purchased for £20 from his brother, Isaac WINSTON, Jr. - 6 Mar 1734/35 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 24 Jan 1747/48 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Aug 1749 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill-Heir - 6 Feb 1760 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - the first Winston to belong to the Quakers - - Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Nathaniel Winston: p. 1-4.

    2. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 9-12.

    3. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, Nathaniel Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, Goochland County, 10 Jul 1745 (Book No. 22, p. 261), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      VA Land Grant - Goochland Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 400 acres
      VA Land Grant - Goochland Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 400 acres


    4. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, Nathaniel Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, Goochland County, 25 Jun 1747 (Book No. 22, p. 615), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      VA Land Grant - Goochland Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 400 acres
      VA Land Grant - Goochland Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 400 acres


    5. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, Nathaniel Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, Albemarle County, 12 Jul 1750 (Book No. 30, p. 217), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      VA Land Grant - Albemarle Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 400 acres
      VA Land Grant - Albemarle Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 400 acres


    6. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, Nathaniel Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, Bedford County, 10 Jul 1766 (Book No. 36, p. 967), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      VA Land Grant - Bedford Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 404 acres
      VA Land Grant - Bedford Co. - Nathaniel Winston, 404 acres


    7. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 58; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1


    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 1638-9.
      6 Mar 1734, Isaac Winston, Jr., Hanover Co., 100 acres.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1638 - Isaac Winston, Jr., Hanover Co., 100 acres
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1638 - Isaac Winston, Jr., Hanover Co., 100 acres
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1639 - Isaac Winston, Jr., Hanover Co., 100 acres
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1639 - Isaac Winston, Jr., Hanover Co., 100 acres


    9. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Isaac Winston: p. 68-73.

    10. [S705] C. G. Chamberlayne, editor, Book - Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, VA (Ancestry), (Richmond, Virginia: The Library Board, 1940.), 29 Sep 2013, Processioners Reports, 1708, 1711, 1715 and 1719: p 209, 219, 224, 231, 233, 235-6, 250-2, 257-60, 263-4.
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 209
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 209
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 219
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 219
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 224
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 224
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 231
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 231
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 233
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 233
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 235
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 235
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      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 250
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 250
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 251
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 251
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 252
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 252
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 257
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 257
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      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 259
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 259
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 260
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 260
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 263
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 263
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 264
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 264


    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 1684-85.
      1748-1755, Nathaniel Winston; Louisa County Deed Book A, p 336, 355-6; B p 29.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1684 - John Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1684 - Nathaniel Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1685 - Samuel Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1685 - Nathaniel Winston


    12. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 18-24.

    13. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Introduction, p. 1-10, and p. 114-125.

    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. IV: p 2371-73.
      Isaac Winston.
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2371 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2371 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2372 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2372 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2373 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2373 - Isaac Winston


    15. [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 1751.
      1790, George Winston; Henrico Monthly Meeting (White Oak Swamp) Minute Book, 1781-1805.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1751 - Nathaniel Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1751 - George Winston


    16. [S724] Jordan Dodd, Marriage Records - VA - 1660-1800 (Ancestry), ((http://home.ancestry.com/ : 1997)), 21 Aug 2013, accessed 21 August 2013), Nathaniel Winston & Jemima Bell, 1749; Henrico County, VA.
      Marriage Record - Nathaniel Winston & Jemima Bell
      Marriage Record - Nathaniel Winston & Jemima Bell


    17. [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 1751-52.
      1749, Nathaniel Winston; Henrico Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1699-1756.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1751 - Nathaniel Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1751 - Nathaniel Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1752 - George Winston
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1752 - Nathaniel Winston



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