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James Winston 1690–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 5, 1690

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 13 Oct 1757

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Father: Isaac Sr

Mother: Mary Dabney

Spouse(s): Barbara Overton

Children(s): Sarah Winston

James Winston was born in 1690 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of Isaac Captain Winston Sr And Mary Ann Dabney. James Winston married Barbara Overton, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Winston. James Winston passed away in 1757 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Winston was born in 1690 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, the child of Isaac Captain Winston Sr And Mary Ann Dabney.
  • James Winston married Barbara Overton, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Winston.
  • James Winston passed away in 1757 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sr
1670–1760
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish New Kent, Virginia
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Mary Dabney
1679–1760
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Overton
1690–1766
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Winston
1714–1800
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
SW

James Winston's Ancestors

Self
James Winston
1690–1757
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents
Isaac "Captain" Winston Sr
1670–1760
St Pauls Parish New Kent, Virginia
Mary (Ann) Dabney
1679–1760
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Anthony Winston
1655–1725
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, Colony
Sarah Dabney
1658–1719
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Cornelius Dabney
1631–1694
Bucknall, Lincolnshire, England
Susannah D'Aubigne
1643–1724
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Winston's Descendants

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James Winston (Feb 5, 1690–13 Oct 1757) m. Barbara Overton (5 February 1690–30 Oct 1766)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Winston 1714–1800 m. Isaac (Carol Davis) Sr 1710–1805
    1. 1. Margaret DAVIS 1736–1823 m. Charles Blakely 1736–1816
      1. 1. Jesse Blakely 1777–1858 m. Mary ("Polly") Kerns 1777–1858
        1. 1. Ann (A) Blakely 1810–1885 m. Henry (Newton) Creekmore 1808–1870
    2. 2. Isaac (Davis) II 1754–1835
    3. 3. John Davis 1734–

James Winston's Timeline

2 Records

1690
Feb 5, 1690
Birth of James Winston in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1757
13 Oct 1757
Age 67
Death of James Winston in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 5, 1690
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1757
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 198
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