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WINSTON, Elizabeth Meux

WINSTON, Elizabeth Meux

Female Abt 1750 - 1827  (77 years)   Has 15 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Elizabeth Meux  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1750  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Will-Heir 6 Oct 1764  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 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) 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1803, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Children 
       1. Male DABNEY, Charles
    >  2. Female DABNEY, Nancy   d. Bef Aug 1835
       3. Male DABNEY, Robert Jr.,   b. Abt 1776, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Monroe County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
       4. Male DABNEY, Joseph Farrell,   b. Abt 1782   d. 10 Dec 1845 (Age 63 years)
    >  5. Male DABNEY, William,   b. 1786, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1837, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    >  6. Female DABNEY, Elizabeth M.,   b. Abt 1796, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1750 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill-Heir - 6 Oct 1764 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 1827 - Caroline County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 25 Aug 2025, accessed 25 August 2025), Elizabeth Meux (Winston) Dabney; Winston-1947.

    2. [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.

    3. [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 - Peter Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2376 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2377 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2377 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2378 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2378 - Barbara O. Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - William Overton
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - Barbara O. Winston


    4. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 25 Aug 2025, accessed 25 August 2025), Robert Dabney; Dabney-1035.

    5. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Elizabeth Winston: p. 719.

    6. [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.


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