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WINSTON, William Jr.

WINSTON, William Jr.

Male Bef 1680 - 1725  (45 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, William  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth Bef 1680  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Birth year assumption based on William owning land in 1703 when he was at least 21. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, 2013
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 31505504 
    Individual Event Bef Feb 1712/13  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    was born and resided in New Kent Co. until he moved to Essex Co. sometime before Feb 1713. In Essex Co. he married his second wife, Martha TOMLIN GOULDMAN, and became a successful merchant 
    Will-Executor 10 Jun 1714  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    second wife of William WINSTON II, were qualified as administrators of the will of Rebecca Tomlin, Martha's deceased mother 
    • Role: Executor
      They returned an estate inventory and appraisement to the court on 8 Jul 1714.
    Land 1703-1718  King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 10] 
    that was granted to William WINSTON II 


    • - On 23 Oct 1703, granted 1500 acres jointly with John KIMBRO, in St. John's Parish located along Mangohick Creek in the Pamunkey Neck, for transportation of 30 persons into Virginia. This is the same 1500 acres originally granted on 16 Oct 1685 by the Pamunkey Indians to William WINSTON I and John KIMBRO, and further granted to them by Virginia in 1699. William WINSTON II and John KIMBRO then sold this land to Charles FLEMING, with Sarah WINSTON and Martha KIMBRO releasing their dower rights. Then FLEMING sold the land to Robert CRAWLEY, with William WINSTON II and William ANDERSON [brothers-in-law] as witnesses to the deed. William ANDERSON was married to Dorothy DABNEY, Sarah DABNEY's sister.

      - On 16 Jun 1714, granted 150 acres on the east side of Horne Quarter Swamp in St. John's Parish, adjoining Mr. JONES' land.

      - On 16 Jun 1714, granted 84 acres on the northwest side of the head of Mangohick Swamp.

      - On 12 Jul 1718, granted 635 acres beginning by the side of Monceun Swamp in St. John's Parish.
    Will Filed-Executor Nov 1723  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Her husband, William WINSTON II, filed her Will with the court 
    • Role: Executor
      The court ordered Francis Goldman, her son, to appear at the next court and enter any objections.
    Individual Event Abt 1724  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 13] 
    resided in Essex Co. for about 12 years until the death of his second wife, when he moved back to Hanover Co. (formerly New Kent Co.) where he married his third wife, Barbara OVERTON. 
    Land 1718-1725  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 

    • - On 20 May 1718 purchased 360 acres from Leonard TARRANT.
      - On 17 Jun 1718 purchased 100 acres from William MAKENNE.
      - On 20 Feb 1721 purchased 300 acres on Gibeons Creek from Edward ROWZEE.
      - On 19 May 1725 purchased 300 acres, known as Mehockney in Southfarnham Parish, from Francis GOULDMAN. Francis was the son of Martha, William WINSTON's second wife. Martha had possession of this land after her first husband died. William WINSTON had taken possession after Martha's death, and was noe compensating Martha's son for his inheritance. William had moved back to Hanover County by this time.
    Occupation Merchant 
    Will Abt 1725  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    will leaving land to his wife, Barbarba, and his four sons, Isaac Jr., William "Essex", John and James, 
    • His son Isaac was an executor.
    Death Between 19 May 1725 and 17 Jan 1725/26  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 16, 17] 
    • The time of his death was between his purchase of 300 acres in Essex County on 19 May 1725, and the date a law suit by John George KAUFMAN against Isaac WINSTON, executor of William WINSTON, is dismissed on 17 Jan 1726/7.
    Age 45 years 
    Burial Blenheim - Winston Cemetery, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Address:
    Blenheim - Winston Cemetery
    Hickory Hill Rd.
    Hanover County, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I304  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2025 

    Father WINSTON, William Sr.,   b. Abt 1650   d. Between 24 Oct 1701 and 4 Jan 1702/03, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother —?—, Sarah,   b. Abt 1650   d. Aft 1719, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F1193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 DABNEY, Sarah,   b. Aft 1678   d. Bef Feb 1712/13, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage Aft 25 Apr 1700  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 19, 20] 
    • Married sometime after 25 Apr 1700, when Sarah DABNEY received a land grant in her name in the Pamunkey Neck, King & Queen Co., which became King William Co. in 1702.
    Age at Marriage He : 20 years and 4 months - She : ~ 21 years and 4 months. 
    Marriage Status Bef Feb 1712/13 
    Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
       1. Male WINSTON, Isaac,   b. 1702, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +  2. Male 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)
    Family ID F124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2022 

    Family 2 TOMLIN, Martha   d. Bef Nov 1723, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Between 10 January 1709/10 and February 1712/13  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 21, 22, 23] 
    • Married sometime between the date when the will of Edward GOLDMAN, Martha's first husband, was proven, and the date of Martha's court suit, as Martha WINSTON. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, 2014
    Age at Marriage He : 30 years and 1 month - She : ??. 
    Court Case Feb 1712/13  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Martha GOULDMAN, widow and executrix of Edward GOULDMAN, deceased, vs. Francis GOULDMAN, in Chancery court 
    • Edward GOULDMAN's will required his brother, Francis GOULDMAN, to provide Martha with financial support for her three children, which Francis had not done. The court decreed that her former brother-in-law pay her and her current husband, William WINSTON II, the money due plus 13,241 pounds of tobacco.
    Will 10 Jun 1714  Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    second wife of William WINSTON II, were qualified as administrators of the will of Rebecca Tomlin, Martha's deceased mother 
    • They returned an estate inventory and appraisement to the court on 8 Jul 1714.
    Marriage Status Bef Nov 1723 
    Ended with Wife's death 
    Family ID F1093  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2016 

    Family 3 OVERTON, Barbara,   b. 5 Feb 1689/90, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1766, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage Aft Nov 1723  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 24, 25] 
    Age at Marriage He : 44 years - She : 33 years and 10 months. 
    Marriage Status Bef Jan 1725/26 
    Ended with Husband's death 
    Children 
    +  1. Male WINSTON, Capt. John Sr.,   b. 9 Jun 1724, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1772, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    +  2. Male WINSTON, James,   b. Abt 1725, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Apr 1769, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F1092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 1680 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aft 25 Apr 1700 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Between 10 January 1709/10 and February 1712/13 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event - was born and resided in New Kent Co. until he moved to Essex Co. sometime before Feb 1713. In Essex Co. he married his second wife, Martha TOMLIN GOULDMAN, and became a successful merchant - Bef Feb 1712/13 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt Case - Martha GOULDMAN, widow and executrix of Edward GOULDMAN, deceased, vs. Francis GOULDMAN, in Chancery court - Feb 1712/13 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill-Executor - second wife of William WINSTON II, were qualified as administrators of the will of Rebecca Tomlin, Martha's deceased mother - 10 Jun 1714 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - second wife of William WINSTON II, were qualified as administrators of the will of Rebecca Tomlin, Martha's deceased mother - 10 Jun 1714 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that was granted to William WINSTON II - 1703-1718 - King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Filed-Executor - Her husband, William WINSTON II, filed her Will with the court - Nov 1723 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Aft Nov 1723 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event - resided in Essex Co. for about 12 years until the death of his second wife, when he moved back to Hanover Co. (formerly New Kent Co.) where he married his third wife, Barbara OVERTON. - Abt 1724 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1718-1725 - Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - will leaving land to his wife, Barbarba, and his four sons, Isaac Jr., William "Essex", John and James, - Abt 1725 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Between 19 May 1725 and 17 Jan 1725/26 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Blenheim - Winston Cemetery
    Hickory Hill Rd.
    Hanover County, Virginia
    USA - - Blenheim - Winston Cemetery, Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
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    3. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 16-18.

    4. [S508] Baker, Anne R. Supplied by compiler Lexington, KY., Pedigree Chart - Winston, William II, 27 Aug 2013.

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      Essex County Records, Vol. 14, Pg. 256 & 264.
      E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1630, Essex Co. Records      		 E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1630, Essex Co. Records


    7. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 3 Sep 2013, William Winston and John Kimbro, Grantees, Land Grant, King William County, 23 Oct 1703 (Book No. 9, p. 562), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 3 Sep 2013).
      1500 acres.
      Land Grant - King William Co. - William Winston & John Kimbro, 1500 acres      		 Land Grant - King William Co. - William Winston & John Kimbro, 1500 acres


    8. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 3 Sep 2013, William Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, King William County, 16 Jun 1714 (Book No. 10, p. 141), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 3 Sep 2013).
      150 acres.
      Land Grant - King William Co. - William Winaton - 150 acres      		 Land Grant - King William Co. - William Winaton - 150 acres


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      84 acres.
      LandGrant - King William Co. - William Winston - 84 acres      		 LandGrant - King William Co. - William Winston - 84 acres


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      635 acres.
      Land Grant - King William Co. - William Winston - 635 acres      		 Land Grant - King William Co. - William Winston - 635 acres


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      Essex Co. Order Books, 1716-23, p 62.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1633 - Caswell Winston      		 EVP, Vol III, p 1633


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      Executive Journals, Council of Colonial VA, Vol IV, p 77-78      		 Executive Journals, Council of Colonial VA, Vol IV, p 77-78


    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.), 28 Sep 2013, Vol. III: p 1631-32.
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      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1631 - William Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1631 - William Winston
      E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1632, Essex Co. Records      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1632 - William Winston


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      1746, John Winston; Louisa County Deed Book A, p 261.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1684 - John Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1684 - John Winston


    16. [S497] Anne R. Baker, Research Notes - Baker, Anne R. - First Winstons in VA, 17 Aug 2013, p. 8.
      Hanover Co., VA, 16 Jan 1726 - Suit brought br John George Kaufman against Isaac Winston, executor of William Winston, deceased.

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      19 May 1725, William Winston, 300 acres; Essex Co. Records, Deed Book 18, p 73.
      E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1632, Essex Co. Records      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1632 - William Winston, Essex Co., 300 acres


    18. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 23 Aug 2013, accessed 23 Aug 2013<, William Winston, Memorial #31505504.
      William Winston Gravestone      		 William Winston Gravestone


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      The original deed record for the land sale on 17 May 1732, was destroyed by fire 18 Jan 1885.
      King William Co., VA Deed - William 'Essex' Winston to Cornelius Dabney      		 King William Co., VA Deed - William "Essex" Winston to Cornelius Dabney


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      Facebook - Dabney Family - Anne Baker      		 Facebook - Dabney Family - Anne Baker


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      Marriage Record - William Winston & Martha      		 Marriage Record - William Winston & Martha


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