Israel Winfrey (abt. 1718 - aft. 1787)

Born about 1718 in King William County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Slaughter) Winfrey — married 1738 in King William Co., Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1787 after about age 69 in Buckingham, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Death location determined by tax list after 1787.^[1] Land he owned later owned by Samuel Winfrey.

In "Tidewater Virginia Families," Israel's relation to the Slaughter and Butler families is mentioned on page 132.

He is also mentioned in "Historical Southern Families, Vol. XI" under the entry of Joseph Baugh, page 234, where he was left an acre of land adjoining his mill in December of 1777. It's mentioned here that the land in question was in the part of Cumberland County that was made into Powhatan County in 1777. Israel's name appears on a petition signed in May of 1777 asking for Cumberland County to be divided.^[2]

Research Notes

• Robley E. Winfrey papers show a chart dated 1936 that indicated a land sale by Israel which noted the land joined where "my son John now lives...". (not documented).^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Citation needed.
2. ↑ Volume 30 > Number 2: "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly," Volume 30 > Number 2, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Image : accessed 25 October 2023)
3. ↑ Does anyone have a citation for this?

• Tidewater Virginia Families: "Tidewater Virginia Families," Chapter 7: The Butler Family, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Image : accessed 25 October 2023).
• Baugh of Virginia: "Historical Southern Families. Volume XI," Baugh of Virginia, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Image : accessed 25 October 2023).
• 1779 Census: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890," Original data Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes, (Ancestry Record 3578 #33676349 : accessed 25 October 2023), Israel Winfrie in No Two Listed, Powhatan, Virginia.