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, Elizabeth Meux
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Name WINSTON, Elizabeth Meux [1, 2] Birth Abt 1750 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[1, 2] Gender Female Will-Heir 6 Oct 1764 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[3] - Role: Heir
Her sons John and James were named executors, and the will was probated on 1 Jan 1767. She left the following land to her sons:
- John: An estimated 300 acres called Beaverdam in St. Martin Parish in Hanover County purchased from John SMITH, and an estimated 500 acres lying on both sides of the South Anna River in Louisa County purchased from Mr. CLARK.
- James: An estimated 1,443 acres on the South side of the North Anna River in Hanover County adjoining lands of Thomas PRESTWOOD, Hugh HOGAN, George Phillips and Thomas CARR, Jr.
She also names her grandchildren:
- Son John: William Overton, James, John, Barbara, Elizabeth and Joseph.
- Son James: Elizabeth, Polly, John, Barbary, William and Molly.
Death Mar 1827 Caroline County, Virginia, USA
[1] Age 77 years Person ID I2803 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 25 Aug 2025
Father WINSTON, James, b. Abt 1725, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. Aft Apr 1769, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
(Age 44 years) Mother FARRELL, Ann d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1094 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family DABNEY, Cpt. Robert Sr., b. Bef 1746, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
d. 1803, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
(Age 57 years) Marriage Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[4, 5, 6] Children 1.
DABNEY, Charles> 2.
DABNEY, Nancy d. Bef Aug 18353.
DABNEY, Robert Jr., b. Abt 1776, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
d. Aft 1860, Monroe County, Alabama, USA
(Age 85 years)4.
DABNEY, Joseph Farrell, b. Abt 1782 d. 10 Dec 1845 (Age 63 years)> 5.
DABNEY, William, b. 1786, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
d. 4 Mar 1837, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
(Age 51 years)> 6.
DABNEY, Elizabeth M., b. Abt 1796, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1096 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Oct 2025
- Role: Heir
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Sources - [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 25 Aug 2025, accessed 25 August 2025), Elizabeth Meux (Winston) Dabney; Winston-1947.
- [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, James Winston: p. 713-18.
- [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 2376-79.
Barbara Winston.
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2376 - Barbara O. Winston 
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2377 - Barbara O. Winston 
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2378 - Barbara O. Winston 
EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - Barbara O. Winston - [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 25 Aug 2025, accessed 25 August 2025), Robert Dabney; Dabney-1035.
- [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Elizabeth Winston: p. 719.
- [S1615] Internet - Dabney Family of Early Virginia, ((https://dabney-early-virginia.info/ : 24 October 2017)), 14 Oct 2025, accessed 14 October 2025), Robert ("Robin") Dabney, Person ID 223.
- [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 25 Aug 2025, accessed 25 August 2025), Elizabeth Meux (Winston) Dabney; Winston-1947.

