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William Overton Winston 1747–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 November 1747

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Capt.

Mother: Alice Winston

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William Overton Winston was born in 1747 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Winston Capt And Alice Winston. William Overton Winston passed away in 1815 in Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Overton Winston was born in 1747 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Winston Capt And Alice Winston.
  • William Overton Winston passed away in 1815 in Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

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William Winston's Ancestors

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William Winston
1747–1815
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Winston Capt.
1724–1772
Hanover, Virginia
Alice Winston
1730–1773
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James Winston
1678–1727
Langloo, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Barbara Winston
1688–1766
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Winston
1655–1725
Colonel OVERTON
1638–1690
Mary Waters
1654–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Major Overton
1609–1679
Anne Gardner
1613–1668
Samuel Sr
1617–1665
Ann Waters
1619–1700

William Winston's Timeline

2 Records

1747
6 November 1747
Birth of William Overton Winston in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1815
1815
Age 68
Death of William Overton Winston in Hanover, VA
Hanover, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 November 1747
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 118 : 1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Hanover, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 118 : 1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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