John Winder (1635 - bef. 1698)

Born 1635 in Cumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Bridget (Meador) Winder — married 1663 in England

Descendants

Died before 23 Sep 1698 before age 63 in Somerset, Maryland

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Capt. John WINDER Born: 1635, Cumberland, England Marriage: Bridgett MEADOR in 1663-1664 in England Died: 23 Sep 1698, Somerset Co, MD at age 63

The Winders of Lorton, in "Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society" Vol.XII.pp.439-57: Vol.XIV, pp 198-207: VolXv, pp 229-38. Lieutenant Colonel John Winder, believed to have been a descendant of the Winders of Lorton,Cumberland, England, died a resident of Somerset County, Maryland, between May 24,1698, the date of his will, and September 23,1698, when it was proved. He bequeathed to his son John three hundred acres of land, "Keckatan Close on the west side of Kickawaxen," land "binding on Thomas Winde's plantation," and another seventy-five acre tract ,unnamed: while to his son William he left land called "Pemberton's Good Will." It is asserted that he first settled in the Northern Neck of Virginia, but the earliest authentic records of him are those of his appointments as justice of the peace August 28,1665: again, for Somerset County at the time of its erection, August 22, 1666, and again in 1669. On February 23, 1665-66, he was made commissioner of the Eastern Shore Of Maryland. John Winder was granted, July 10,1665, two hundred acres of land on the back creek of Manokin River, to which was given the name "Winder"s Purchase". The warrant for this was made in the rights of John Winder, Bridgett Winder, Suzanne Winder, Daniel Heast, Martin Moore, John Okey, Richard Price, John Daw, and Mary Gore. In November,1672, John Winder, of Somerset County, Maryland, proved his rights to two hundred acres of land for transporting to that province four persons:Thomas Relfe* (note below), Thomas Quarteman, William Walter,and Ann Boyden. *Thomas Relfe, of Cockermouth,"who married in 1711-12, Barbara, daughter of William Williams of Johnby Hall. whose sister Lettice married John Winder, Esq., Barrister-at law(eldest son of John Winder, gent.of Lorton, who died 1696.)"

John Winder received another patent, March 25,1676, for one thousand one hundred acres of land called "Winder"s Neck," in what is now Sussex County,Delaware John Winder was a Sargeant in an expedition against the Nanticoke Indians in 1678: a lieutenant in 1680, Capitan in 1682, and "Captaine of a Troop of Horse" in 1689. He was also a commissioner of trade in 1683. At his house, in 1687, was held a meeting for a treaty with the Nanticoke Indians, and November of that year he was one of the signers of the "Declaration of Submission" to William and Mary. John Winder owned a shallop on the Potomac River. In conveyances made in 1697, he is styled as lieutenant colonel. The records of the Maryland Board of Trade, Minutes of the Council, Port of Annapolis, October 20,1697, have this entry: A return of Somersett Co. Justices dated 15th ult: setting forth, that both of the said Justices, viz:Lieut:Coll: Jno. Winder and Mr.Jno Woolford lay in such a weak condition that they could not attend the Court, and that Mr. Thomas Dixon was pressed upon and desired to attend the said Coll: Winder at his house, and in order to get sworn, but failing therein, ye county seems at present to be without justices.

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1671-1675, Vol 87, pg 364 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000087/html/am87--364.html page 364 At A County Cort: helld ye 11th: day of Augst: in ye XXXXiiith: yeare of ye Dominion of the Rt: honr:ble Caecilius &c Annoq Domini 1674 before his Lopps: Justices thereunto Assigned & Authorised ; / ; mr: William Stevens : mr: David Browne mr: George Johnson : mr: Nicholas Rice Edward Dickeson plt: vers accon of Defamacon John Winder deft: H. Smith pro . . . plt: & Deft: appeares The Declaracon read as ffoll: To the worpll: Commissionrs: of Sommersett County The Declaracon of Edward Dickeson I Edward Dickeson and my wife being at A Cort: helld in mr: Revells Neck at the house which formerly James Davis did Live in In the yeare one Thousand six hundred sixty and nine on A Cort: Day at night my wife being Standing in the Doore of the house very maloncholly mr: John Winder one of his Lopps: Commissionrs: Came to her and Takeing her by her hand and said unto her why are you soe maloncholly She said to him our bussnes hath been ordered very Strangely by the Jury mr: Winder answered her it was not the Commissioners ffault for it was Don by A Jury And soe takeing her by her hand Desired to have his will fullfilled She answered Mo: Winder you have A horsse here if you are upon those Straynes you may quickly ride home to yor: wife then he seemed to be very Angry And Stamped with his ffoote which put me Into A feare And Caused me to yeilld to his will And he tooke me by my hand and Lead me over a small fence into A garden page 365 adjoyning to the house and in that garden he begatt this Chilld which here I Doe present before this worpship full Cort: / I beseech this worpll: Cort: to take unto yor: Serious Consideracons the Defaminge of my name both in Act and reproachfull Speeches to the world And Like wise the wastinge of my estate to maintaine his Chilld this ffoure yeares, The Above mentioned John Winder Came to my house at Smiths Island within A short time after that the Chilld was borne And Thomas Poole and William Walstonne with him And my wife tolld him that there his Chilld was upon the bed And She tooke it up and Laid it in A Couch by him and tolld him that there was his Chilld then he said I Shoulld make him faine I Speaking Lowde he desired me to speake softly Then I Desired him to provide for his Chilld for it had bred greate Difference betwixt me and my husband And he tolld me my husband shoulld not suffer by it then I desired him to provide Cloth for it against Winter or if he woulld not to take it ALong with him And upon those words he did promise to send things for it And Likewise Did promise me that neither my husband nor I shoulld suffer by keeping of it And did promise further that it shoulld be maintained soe well as any Chilld in the County; At John Kirkes house Anne Revell declared before Allexander Draper and his wife And John Kirke and his wife That mr: Winder Said That That Chilld was page 366 his And that he said he woulld maintaine it as well as Any Chilld in this County; In october 1672 I Edward Dickeson Did ride to wiccocomoco to the said Winders house to Demand of him why hee Did not Come and take his Chilld and provide for it And he tolld me that when he Came from England he had Laid things by for it and hearing how it was noysed Abroad in the County it stopped him from Sending any thing soe I Desired him to Come to my house to speake face to face with my wife aboute the Chilld and he promised me that he woulld Come the next Courte but as yett he hath delayed his Comeing ~ ~ ~ Likewise hee tolld John Ellis at mr: Smiths plantacon That he had A girle in morumsco at Ned the barbadons but he woulld ffetch her away ere Long ; / ; ~ ~ Now hopeing this worpll: Cort: will take it into thr: Serious Consideracon this Act of soe grosse and high manner as the aforesaid Winder hath Defamed your peticioner and not onely suffering by Defamacon but my estate Wasted by maintaining of his Chilld ; / I Doe Likewise sue to this worpll: Cort: that they woulld be pleased to grannt me satisfaccon for the reproach and takeing away of my good name One Hundred Thousand pounds of Tobacco ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ffor his mates Lyeing in and all Things belonging There unto in the time of her Travell in Chilldbirth page 367 One Thousand and Two hundred pounds of Tobacco ffor maintaining and nursing of his Chilld this ffoure yeare and finding it Clothing and all other things belonging to A Chilld Tenne Thousand pounds of Tobacco ; ~ ~ Soe hopeing this worpll: Cort: will grannt me satisfaccon according to Law and Justice with Cost of Suite and yor: peticionr: Shall as in Duty bound be to pray ; / ; ~ ~ ~ Edward Dickeson Edward Dickeson and his wife Declared as Aforesaid She ownes her Accon in open Court And there Confessed She Committed Adultery And John Winder Denyed what he was Chardged with And there appeared no wittnes to prove the Chardge Whereupon the Cort: takeing the Impudent Carriadge of the woman And the notoriousnes of the ffact Confest Into Theyre Considerations; ~ ~ Doe Order that She haveTwenty ffive Lashes well Laid on upon her bare back for offence ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Noted events in his life were: • He resided in Sussex Co, DE. 3 • He migrated in 1665 to Manokin, Somerset Co, MD. 3 • He worked as a Commissioner on 12 Nov 1665 in Somerset Co, MD. • He worked as a Commissioner on 22 Aug 1666 in Somerset Co, MD. • He worked as a Planter. 4 • He had an estate probated on 23 Sep 1698. 4 • He worked as a Justice Of Peace on 28 Aug 1665. 4 5 John married Bridgett MEADOR in 1663-1664 in England.1 2 (Bridgett MEADOR was born circa 1644 and died before 1698 6.)

MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2 VOLUME II Winder, John,Somerset Co.,24th May, 1698; 23rd Sept., 1698. To son John, ex., and hrs., 300 A., “Keckatan Chose,” w. side Kickawaxen; “Whites Tre--,” binding on Thos. Winder's plantation, and 75 A. (unnamed). To son William and hrs., “Pemberton's Good Will.” Residue of estate between 2 child. afsd. Test: Stephen Maxwell, Jas. Maxwell, Wm. Jenkins. 6. 276.

Duplin County Family Information; Winder Family; Transcribed by David B Dunn http://duplin.lostsoulsgenealogy.com/family/winderfamily.htm 1. John Winder was born circa 1645 at Somerset Co. Md. He married Bridget Meador who was born circa 1642 and had the following children: Susan born Dec. 9, 1664, Thomas born April 26, 1666, Elizabeth January 4, 1668, Meriam born March 27, 1673, and John born March 7, 1676. All were born in Somerset Co. Md. with the exception of Susan who was born at Nasamond, Va. John Died September 23, 1698 at Somerset County Md. Bridget also died around 1698 in Somerset Co. Md.

2. John Winder born March 7, 1676 at Wilcomico, Somerset, Md. Married Jane Dashiell circa 1696 who was born July 30, 1675 at Somerset, Md. and had the following children: Bridget born 1696, John born 1700, Elizabeth born 1701, Rachael born 1703, Thomas born 1706 and William born 1714. John died July 13, 1716 and Jane died March 16, 1714.

3. John Winder born 1700 married Jean ? had John circa 1720 and Elizabeth circa 1724 at Dobbs County North Carolina. John died about the age of 30.

4. John Winder born circa 1720 at Dobbs County North Carolina Married Martha Ann Bright born 1737 at Duplin County North Carolina. They had the following children: John Winders Born March 1755, Bethsheba born 1761, James Winders born March 31, 1762, Nancy Ann born March 31, 1762, Catherine born 1765 at Mount Olive, Davie County North Carolina, Zilpha born 1766, Edward born 1767, Sara born 1769 and Elizabeth born 1773.

5. Catherine Winders born 1765 at Mount Olive North Carolina married Elisha Jones born Feb. 20, 1761 died March 24, 1840 and had the following children; Sarah Sally born 1790 born at Mount Olive North Carolina, Daniel, Mary, Joel, Elijah, Matthew, Nancy born January 22, 1802, died July 20, 1880 and David born July 21, 1792 died Sept. 8, 1859

6. Sarah Sally Jones born 1790 at Mount Olive Married James Sullivan 1811 at Duplin County North Carolina.

Sources

• MARYLAND CALENDAR OF WILLS: Volume 2 VOLUME II

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1671-1675, Vol 87, pg 364 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000087/html/am87--364.html

Duplin County Family Information; Winder Family; Transcribed by David B Dunn http://duplin.lostsoulsgenealogy.com/family/winderfamily.htm

Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society" Vol.XII.pp.439-57: Vol.XIV, pp 198-207: VolXv, pp 229-38

Winders of America : John Winder, of New York, 1674-1675, Thomas Winder, of New Jersey, 1703-1734, John Winder, of Maryland, 16, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.