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, Mary Ann
Abt 1741 - 1819 (70 years) Has 33 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1704 - 1781 (77 years)-
Name WINSTON, Mary Ann [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth Abt 1741 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK 
[4, 5] Gender Female Inheritance 5 Apr 1781 Hanover County, Virginia, USA [6] inheritance from her father, jointly with her sisters Elizabeth and Susanna WINSTON, for the majority of his slaves and household items, Will Probated 5 Apr 1781 Hanover County, Virginia, USA [6, 7] 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.
Death Between 1811 and 1819 [1, 3, 8] Age 70 years Person ID I303 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 30 Jul 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 IRWIN, Francis d. Aft 20 Sep 1819 Marriage Aft 23 Feb 1781 [2, 3, 4, 8, 9] Age at Marriage She : ~ 40 years and 2 months - He : ??. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Family ID F935 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Apr 2025
- The will, signed on 23 Feb 1781 in the presence of Thomas AUSTIN, John RICHARDSON, J. C. LITTLEPAGE and William RADFORD, provided the following:
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Birth - Abt 1741 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK 
Inheritance - inheritance from her father, jointly with her sisters Elizabeth and Susanna WINSTON, for the majority of his slaves and household items, - 5 Apr 1781 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA Will 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
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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, Mary Ann Winston: 654-55 and 659.
- [S1267] Magazine - VA Genealogical Society Quarterly (VA Genealogical Society), 6 Apr 2020, John Frederick Dorman, "Will of Thomas Winston of Hanover County, Virginia,"Vol. 7 1969.
Will of Thomas Winston - [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 19.
- [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 6 Aug 2014.
- [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 - [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 - [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, John Murdock & Co. vs Winston's devisees; U.S. Cir. Ct., 5th Cir. Va. Dist.: pg. 99.
VA Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. 1, pg. 99-100 - [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, 221-224; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
"Estate of Andrew Balfour of Charles City County."Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour
- [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010.