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William Winston Fontaine 1786–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1786

Birth Location: Rock Castle, Goochland Co., VA

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Martinsville, VA

Father: John Fontaine

Mother: Martha Henry

Spouse(s): Martha Dandridge

Children(s): Sarah Fontaine, Anne Fontaine, William Fontaine, Patrick Fontaine

William Winston Fontaine was born in 1786 in Rock Castle, Goochland Co., VA, the child of John Fontaine And Martha Henry. William Winston Fontaine married Martha Hale Dandridge, and had children including Anne Fontaine, Patrick Henry Fontaine, Sarah Ann Fontaine, William Spotswood Fontaine. William Winston Fontaine passed away in 1816 in Martinsville, VA.

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Biography

  • William Winston Fontaine was born in 1786 in Rock Castle, Goochland Co., VA, the child of John Fontaine And Martha Henry.
  • William Winston Fontaine married Martha Hale Dandridge, and had children including Anne Fontaine, Patrick Henry Fontaine, Sarah Ann Fontaine, William Spotswood Fontaine.
  • William Winston Fontaine passed away in 1816 in Martinsville, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fontaine
1750–1790
Birth Location: Beaverdam, Hanover Co., VA
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Martha Henry
1755–1792
Birth Location: Fork, Hanover Co., VA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Dandridge
1795–1875
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Fontaine
1798–1815
Birth Location: –
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Anne Fontaine
1810–1807
Birth Location: –
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William Fontaine
1810–1882
Birth Location: Yellow House, Hanover Co., VA
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Patrick Fontaine
1813–1845
Birth Location: Martinsville, VA
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William Fontaine's Ancestors

Self
William Fontaine
1786–1816
Birth Place: Rock Castle, Goochland Co., VA
Parents
John Fontaine
1750–1790
Beaverdam, Hanover Co., VA
Martha Henry
1755–1792
Fork, Hanover Co., VA
Grandparents
Peter Fontaine
1720–1721
Beaver Dam, Hanover Co., VA
Elizabeth (Louise) Winston
1734–
Hanover Co., VA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Fontaine
1691–1759
Elizabeth Fourreau
1700–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacques Fontaine
1658–1728
Anne Boursiquot
1686–1721

William Fontaine's Descendants

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William (Winston) Fontaine (25 Nov 1786–1816) m. Martha (Hale) Dandridge (23 Sep 1795–1875)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Fontaine 1798–1815 m. Edmund (Burwell) Redd 1790–1815
  2. 2. Anne Fontaine 1810–1807
  3. 3. William (Spotswood) Fontaine 1810–1882 m. Sarah (Shelton) Aylett 1811–1875
    1. 1. Charles (de La Boulay) Fontaine 1838–1856
    2. 2. Philip (Aylett) Fontaine 1845–1862
    3. 3. Marian (Dandridge) Fontaine 1840–1913 m. John (H.) Redd 1801–1827
    4. 4. Alexander (Spotswood) Fontaine 1836–
    5. 5. Sarah (Spotswood) Fontaine 1848–1827 m. Henry Sampson 1847–1915
      1. 1. Corrie (Dandridge) Sampson 1874–1903
        1. 1. Malcolm (Montrose) Graham 1898–
        2. 2. Sarah (Aylett) Graham 1900–
    6. 6. William (Winston) Fontaine 1834–1917 m. Mary (Adelaide) Burrows 1809–1830
    7. 7. Patrick (Henry) Fontaine 1841–1915 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Redd 1847–1857
      1. 1. James Fontaine 1888–
      2. 2. John (Winston) Fontaine 1887–
      3. 3. Celeste (Dandridge) Fontaine 1873– m. William (Thomas) Creath 1862–
        1. 1. Marian (Fontaine) Creath 1896–
        2. 2. Alexander (Spotswood) Creath 1898–1899
        3. 3. Samuel (Lewis) Creath 1897–
      4. 4. William (Spotswood) Fontaine 1870–
      5. 5. Ella (Redd) Fontaine 1866–
      6. 6. Patrick (Henry) Fontaine 1877–
      7. 7. Philip (Aylett) Fontaine 1868–
      8. 8. Edmond (Redd) Fontaine 1879–
      9. 9. Matthew (Maury) Fontaine 1890–
  4. 4. Patrick (Henry) Fontaine 1813–1845 m. Sarah (Miller) Cole 1815–1892
    1. 1. Samuel (Cole) Fontaine 1835–1891 m. Mary (Morton) Anderson 1852–1904
      1. 1. William (Hale) Fontaine 1882–1883
      2. 2. Samuel (Cole) Fontaine 1883–1884
      3. 3. Justina (Cole) Fontaine 1887–1969 m. Arthur (B.) Richardson 1882–1903
      4. 4. Robert (Anderson) Fontaine 1879–1955 m. Genevieve Kearfott 1889–1987
        1. 1. Nancy (Herr) Fontaine 1916–1947

William Fontaine's Timeline

2 Records

1786
25 Nov 1786
Birth of William Winston Fontaine in Rock Castle, Goochland Co., VA
Rock Castle, Goochland Co., VA
1816
1816
Age 30
Death of William Winston Fontaine in Martinsville, VA
Martinsville, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1786
    Event Place: Rock Castle, Goochland Co., VA
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1999
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Martinsville, VA
    Record Source: fontaine.FTW
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