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WINSTON, Capt. Isaac Sr.

WINSTON, Capt. Isaac Sr.

Male Bef 1680 - 1760  (80 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name WINSTON, Isaac  [1, 2, 3] 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Bef 1680  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Birth year assumption based on Isaac owning land in 1704 when he was at least 21. - W. Winston COCHRANE IV, 2013
    Gender Male 
    Land 1708-1719  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    after William WINSTON I's death, as recorded in the Processioners Reports in the St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book 
    • Processioners Reports were required about every 4 years, where the adjacent landowners processed together around their land boundaries to maintain mutual agreement as to where the boundaries were. This area became Hanover County in 1720.

      - 1708: Precinct #2 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr.] and the Widow WINSTON [Sarah, widow of William WINSTON I]; Precinct #37 - [Capt.] Isaac WINSTON [I].

      - 1711: Precinct #6 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr.] and the Widow WINSTON; Precinct #28 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr.]; Precinct #32 - [Capt.] Isaac WINSTON [I].

      - 1715: Precinct #6 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr.] and the Widow WINSTON; Precinct #12 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr.]; Precinct #17 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr.].

      - 1719: Precinct #6 - Widow WINSTON and [Capt.] Isaac WINSTON [I] for Anthony WINSTON [Sr.]'s orphan; Precinct #12 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr. deceased]; Precinct #17 - Orphans of Anthony WINSTON [Sr.]; Precinct #27 - Anthony WINSTON [Sr.]'s orphans.
    Appointed Feb 1720/21  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    as Justice of the Peace 
    • He was also one of the Coroners and of the Quorum of the Justices of the Peace for Hanover County.
    Land 15 Dec 1725  Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • He received a portion of 5000 acres in Henrico County, along with John SYME, Sr. and 3 others. Said acres joining the county line where it crosses Deep Creek and Fork Creek (which run into the Pamunkey River) and extending to the head of said creeks [currently in northwestern Goochland County along I-64 between exits 148 and 152].
    Land 28 Sep 1732  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    granted to him 
    • This totaled 1736 acres on both sides of the Beverdam Creek and adjoining the lines of Robert NETHERLAND and Joseph TERRELL.
    Land 4 Jun 1734  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    adjacent to 100 acres sold by Shirley and Rebecca WHATLEY to William HIX 
    • Also adjacent to this 100 acres was land owned by Samuel REYNOLDS and John WRIGHT.
    Land 16 Jul 1735  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    that he purchased from Martin SLAUGHTER, Robert KING and Samuel MACGEHEE, 217 acres 
    Land 1732-1736  Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11] 

    • - On 12 Sep 1732 purchased 290 acres on the main run of the Chickahominy Swamp, near Half Sink, from James PIRANT.
      - On 30 May 1735 purchased 350 acres on the North side of the James River from Thomas OWEN.
      - On 22 Apr 1736 purchased 300 acres on the South side of the Chickahominy Swamp from Willam BRITIAN.
    Land 25 Mar 1745  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    with his son, Major Isaac WINSTON, Jr., that they sold to Samuel WINSTON, nephew of Capt. Isaac WINSTON, Sr., 500 acres on both sides of Indian Creek, 
    Court Case 18 Apr 1748  Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • He and six others were tried before Governor Gooch for allowing a dissenting minister, not of the Church of England, to preach at their houses. He was fined 20 shillings.
    Death Feb 1760  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13] 
    Will 6 Feb 1760  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 14] 
    • In the will, he recognizes the following heirs and what they are to receive:
      Wife: Mary
      Sons: William, Isaac and Anthony
      Daughters: Lucy (married to William COLES) and Sarah (married to John HENRY)
      Grandsons: Edmund (son of William), Isaac (son of Isaac) and Walter COLES
      Granddaughters: Mary and Lucy COLES; and Lucy, Mary, Ann, Eliza and Susanna HENRY
      Cousin [Nephew]: Nathaniel WINSTON (son of Isaac's brother, William WINSTON II)
      Friends: Peter FONTAINE and Dr. John WALKER

      He named his son Isaac and his friend Peter FONTAINE as executors. The will was witnessed by John HOLDEN, Roger MALLORY and George CLAYTON. It was probated on 6 Mar 1760 in court in Hanover County.
    Age 80 years 
    Person ID I724  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Nov 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 —?—, Sarah,   b. Abt 1670, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Sep 1723, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1700  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 20 years - She : ~ 30 years. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
       1. Female WINSTON, Susannah,   b. Abt 1702, King William County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1750 (Age 49 years)
    +  2. Male WINSTON, Major Isaac Jr.,   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 14 Aug 1766 and 3 Nov 1766, Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    +  3. Female WINSTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1784, Winton Plantation - Meredith Family Home, Clifford, Amherst, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +  4. Male WINSTON, Lt. William "Langaloo",   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Feb 1760, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    +  5. Female WINSTON, Lucy,   b. Abt 1715   d. 1784, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +  6. Female WINSTON, Mary Ann,   b. Abt 1721, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1758 (Age 37 years)
    +  7. Male WINSTON, Judge Anthony,   b. 29 Sep 1723, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1783, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F313  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2016 

    Family 2 —?—, Mary   d. Aft 4 Nov 1763 
    Marriage Aft 1723  [2, 15] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 44 years - She : ??. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Family ID F946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 1680 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1700 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - after William WINSTON I's death, as recorded in the Processioners Reports in the St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book - 1708-1719 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - as Justice of the Peace - Feb 1720/21 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 15 Dec 1725 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - granted to him - 28 Sep 1732 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - adjacent to 100 acres sold by Shirley and Rebecca WHATLEY to William HIX - 4 Jun 1734 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that he purchased from Martin SLAUGHTER, Robert KING and Samuel MACGEHEE, 217 acres - 16 Jul 1735 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1732-1736 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - with his son, Major Isaac WINSTON, Jr., that they sold to Samuel WINSTON, nephew of Capt. Isaac WINSTON, Sr., 500 acres on both sides of Indian Creek, - 25 Mar 1745 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt Case - 18 Apr 1748 - Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Feb 1760 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 6 Feb 1760 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 1.

    2. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, Introduction, p. 1-10, and p. 114-125.

    3. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 9-12.

    4. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 18-24.

    5. [S705] C. G. Chamberlayne, editor, Book - Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, VA (Ancestry), (Richmond, Virginia: The Library Board, 1940.), 29 Sep 2013, Processioners Reports, 1708, 1711, 1715 and 1719: p 209, 219, 224, 231, 233, 235-6, 250-2, 257-60, 263-4.
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 209      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 209
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 219      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 219
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 224      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 224
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 231      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 231
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 233      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 233
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 235      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 235
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 236      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 236
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 250      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 250
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 251      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 251
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 252      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 252
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 257      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 257
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 258      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 258
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 259      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 259
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 260      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 260
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 263      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 263
      St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 264      		 St. Paul's Vestry Book, Pg. 264


    6. [S622] H. R. McIlwaine, Book - Executive Journals, Council of Colonial VA, Vol IV (Hathi Trust), (Richmond, VA: The Virginia State Library, 1930.), 3 Jul 2022, p 93-95.
      Executive Journals, Council of Colonial VA - Vol IV - p 93-95      		 Executive Journals, Council of Colonial VA - Vol IV - p 93-95


    7. [S498] Virginia. Land Office., Land Grants - VA (Library of VA), (Digital images. Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/), 31 Aug 2013, Isaac Winston, Grantee, Land Grant, Hanover County, 28 Sep 1732 (Book No. 14, p. 471), (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ : accessed 31 Aug 2013).
      1736 acres.
      Hanover Co. VA Land Grant, Isaac Winston, 1736 acres      		 Hanover Co. VA Land Grant, Isaac Winston, 1736 acres


    8. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 52; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1      		 William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1


    9. [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.), 13 May 2014, Vol. III: p 1639.
      1735, Isaac Winston; Hanover County Records, Vol 1733-35, p 342.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1639 - Isaac Winston, Jr., Hanover Co., 100 acres      		 EPVP, Vol. III, P 1639 - Isaac Winston


    10. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 63; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1      		 William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1


    11. [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. III: p 1653.
      1732, 1735-36, Isaac Winston, Sr.; Henrico County Records, Vol 1725-1737, p 371, 484, 547.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1653 - Isaac Winston, Sr.      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1653 - Isaac Winston, Sr.


    12. [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. III: p 1683.
      1745, Isaac Winston; Louisa County Deed Book A, p 197.
      EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1683 - Isaac Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. III, Pg. 1683 - Isaac Winston


    13. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 8 Aug 2013, pg 9-12, 18-24.

    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.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. IV: p 2371-73.
      Isaac Winston.
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2371 - Isaac Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2371 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2372 - Isaac Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2372 - Isaac Winston
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2373 - Isaac Winston      		 EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2373 - Isaac Winston


    15. [S1284] Internet - Facebook - Group: Hanover County, Virginia Genealogy, (https://www.facebook.com/groups/466034350136179.), 2 Jul 2020, Anne Baker 5 March 2020 (accessed 27 May 2020).
      Facebook - Dabney Family - Anne Baker      		 Dabney/Winston Families - Anne Baker



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