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, Col. John
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Name WINSTON, John [1, 2] Prefix Col. Birth Abt 1757 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[3] Gender Male Will-Heir 6 Oct 1764 Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
[4] - 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 11 Nov 1797 Hanover County, Virginia, USA
[5] Age 40 years Person ID I2805 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 28 Jun 2019
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 OVERTON, Nancy d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Y [2, 6] - They were second cousins. His faternal grandmother, Baebara OVERTON, and her faternal grandfather, Capt. James OVERTON, Sr., were sister and brother.
Children 1.
WINSTON, William Overton d. Yes, date unknown2.
WINSTON, Maria d. Yes, date unknown> 3.
WINSTON, Elizabeth Farrell d. Yes, date unknown+ 4.
WINSTON, Gen. Horatio Gates, b. 1785, Virginia, USA
d. 24 Oct 1836, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
(Age 51 years)Family ID F1102 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2014
- Role: Heir
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1757 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK 

Will-Heir - 6 Oct 1764 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK 

Death - 11 Nov 1797 - Hanover County, Virginia, USA 
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Sources - [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.
- [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 120.
- [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 6 Aug 2014.
- [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 - [S1196] Virginia. Fredericksburg., Newspaper Article - Virginia Herald [Fredericksburg, VA] (Genealogy Bank), 27 Jun 2019, "Fredericksburg - Died," 29 November 1797, p. 3, col. 2; digital images, GenealogyBank (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 27 June 2019), Historical Obituaries.

Obit - Col. John Winston - [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, John Winston: p. 723.
- [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.

