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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.

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WINSTON, Sarah

WINSTON, Sarah

Female 1769 - 1839  (69 years)   Has 37 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Sarah  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 2 Aug 1769  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 7078140 
    Death 2 Mar 1839  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Age 69 years 
    Burial Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Address:
    Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    Hospital St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA
    http://shockoehillcemetery.org/ 
    Person ID I712  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2025 

    Father WINSTON, Geddes,   b. Abt 1731, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1794, Thomas Rutherford Residence, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother 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) 
    Family ID F302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family RUTHERFOORD, Thomas Sr.,   b. 7 Jan 1766, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1852, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1790  Laurel Grove - Winston Family Home, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Address:
    "Laurel Grove", Winston Family Home
    Hanover County, Virginia
    USA 
    • They were married by the Rev. Blair.
    Age at Marriage She : 21 years - He : 24 years and 7 months. 
    Children 
       1. Female RUTHERFOORD, Maria,   b. 9 Apr 1791, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1793, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    >  2. Male RUTHERFOORD, Gov. John,   b. 6 Dec 1792, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1866 (Age 73 years)
    >  3. Female RUTHERFOORD, Jane,   b. 13 Mar 1795, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1839 (Age 44 years)
       4. Female RUTHERFOORD, Sarah,   b. 23 Feb 1797, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1819, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
       5. Male RUTHERFOORD, Thomas Jr.,   b. 24 Jan 1799, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1803, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    >  6. Female RUTHERFOORD, Mary,   b. 10 Apr 1801, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1850, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    >  7. Male RUTHERFOORD, William,   b. 18 May 1802, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1873 (Age 71 years)
    >  8. Female RUTHERFOORD, Martha,   b. 13 Aug 1803   d. 30 May 1873, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    >  9. Male RUTHERFOORD, Thomas R.,   b. 20 Mar 1805   d. 14 Jun 1853, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    >10. Male RUTHERFOORD, Samuel Jordan,   b. 1 May 1806   d. 26 Dec 1880 (Age 74 years)
    >11. Male RUTHERFOORD, Alexander Hawksley,   b. 30 Aug 1807, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1886 (Age 78 years)
     12. Female RUTHERFOORD, Elvira Rebecca,   b. 4 Feb 1809, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1810 (Age 1 year)
     13. Male RUTHERFOORD, Augustus Smith,   b. 5 Dec 1811   d. 16 Aug 1875 (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Aug 1769 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address:
    "Laurel Grove", Winston Family Home
    Hanover County, Virginia
    USA - 21 Aug 1790 - Laurel Grove - Winston Family Home, Hanover County, Virginia, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 1839 - Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    Hospital St.
    Richmond, Virginia
    USA
    http://shockoehillcemetery.org/ - - Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Sarah Winston Rutherfoord    		Sarah Winston Rutherfoord

  • 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, Sarah Winston: 675.

    3. [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


    4. [S1552] Anne Baker, Research Report - Decendants of Winston, Wm. Essex & Bobby, Rebecca, 8 Apr 2025, p. 6.

    5. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 24 Jul 2013, accessed 24 Jul 2013<, Memorial #7078140, Sarah Winston Rutherfoord.


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