Moses Winters (1732 - 1798)

Born 1732 in Wythe, Virginia

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Died 9 Jul 1798 at about age 66 in Wessyngton Washington Plantation, Robertson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Moses Winters performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Moses Winters lived in Virginia.

Moses Winters was a Tennessean.

Moses Winters is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A128955.

Moses Winters is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 322788
Rank: Soldier / Patriotic Service

Will of Moses Winters

Recorded - Wills, Inventories, Bonds Robertson Co., Tennessee

Vol. 1 1796-1812 pp 30-31

I, Moses winters, of the County of Robertson, State of Tennessee, being very sick but of sound and perfect mind and memory but knowing the uncertainty of this transitory life, do think proper ot make this, my last will and testement in manner and form followint: (to wit)

First, I lend to my loving wife, Elizabeth Winters, all of my stock of cattle, hogs, and horses. Also all of my household and kitchen furniture and plantation utensils. Also the plantation and lands where I now live (to be at her disposal_ for and during her natural life or widowhood (and no longer.)

Also I give and bequeath to the heirs of my daughter, Elizabeth Nicks, the sum of one dollar (to be paid out of my estate by my executyrix, hereafter named) to her and her heirs in lieu and satisfaction of any dower they may hereafter claim in my estate.

Also I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah Nicks, the sum of one dollar to be paid to her out of my estate by my executrix hereafter named, to her and her heirs forever in lieu and satisfaction of any dower they may hereafter claim on my estate.

Also I give and bequeath to my daughters Pheobe McNeily, Mary Smoathers, Nancy Cocks, Catherine Cocks, Amy Winters and Elizabeth Wood, all of my stock of cattle (said stock being lent to my wife) to be equally divided among my said daughters after the death of my wife (or in case she should marry) to them and their heirs forever.

Also I give and bequeath to my son, Caleb Winters, the sum of ten dollars to be paid to him or his heirs out of my estate by my executrix hereafter named, to him and his heirs forever.

Also I give and bequeath to my son, Moses Winters, (on his attaining the age of twenty-one years) a tract of land beginning forty poles above a cave spring on the west side of Caleb's Creek )the spring being between my fields and the mouth of said creek) running on east course until it comes to Benjamin Manee's line then with his line to Sulphur Fork Creek, thence down said creek to the mouth of Caleb's Creek, then with the line to the beginning to him and his heirs forever.

And after the death of my wife (or in case she should marry) I give my son, Moses Winters, half the stock of hogs and horses, household and kitchen furniture and plantation tuinsils (which I have herein lent my wife) to him and his heirs forever.

Also I give and bequeath to my son Aaron Winters, after his attaining the age of twenty-one years, all the remaining part of my land and after the death of my wife, Elizabeth (or in case she should marry) I also give and bequeath to my son Aaron Winters, the remaining half of the household and kitchen furniture and plantation utinsils (Which I have herein lent my wife) to him and his heirs forever.

WILL AND INVENTORY MOSES WINTERS

Also what monies I may have by me or due to me by bonds and credit, it is my will that my executrix, hereafter, named, collect as soon as may be convenient and threrof pay all my debts. And the remainder (if any) I give to my loving wife, Elizabeth Winters, to use as need requires.

Lastly, I hereby constitute my loving wife, Elizabeth Winters, My whole and sole executrix of this, my last will and testement, hereby revoking and annuling all wills by me heretofore made. Ratifying, confirming and establishing this and no other to be my last will and testement. In witness, whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this ninth day of July One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-eight.

Signed Moses Winters (Seal)

SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED, PRONOUNCED, AND DECLARED BY SAID MOSES WINTERS TO BE HIS LAST WILL AND TESTEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF US.

MILES KIRBY

WILLIAM FLEWELLEN

Robertson County Court October term 1798, the above will was proven in open court agreeable to law by the oath of William Flewellen, a subscribing witness thereto. TEST THOMAS JOHNSON CLERK.

INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF MOSES WINTERS, DECEASEDD. DELIVERED UNTO COURT AT JANUARY TERM 1799 BY THE EXECUTRIX.

7 horses 2 kittles 1 doz. plates

30 hogs 1 pot 3 dishes

16 cattle 3 small lise pots 3 basons

2 narrow axes 1 dutch oven 2 feather beds

1 broad ax 1 fry pan and furniture

1 hand ax 1 skillet 2 set plow irons

3 weding hoes 1 mattock 1 saw

2 chisels 1 draw knife 3 augers

1 guage 2 iron wedges 1 fro

1 iron square 1 sett makers tools 440 acres land

Moses Winters and his wife Elizabeth were among the first settlers who came to Robertson County Tennessee in 1779.

Moses Winters came from SC to the Holston Settlement in East TN where he joined with James Robertson to travel overland to Middle TN, they arrived there Dec 15, 1779. His wife, Elizabeth (Head) Winters and their seven daughters followed in the John Donelson's Flotilla down the Tennessee River, and arrived in April of 1780.

They were innkeepers and were granted Tavern License in 1797.

Submitted by Margaret Nolen Nichol, Jacksonville, Florida:

Moses Winters and his son, Caleb, and stepson, Lewis Crain received 640 acres for helping defend the early settlements against the Indians.

They helped build and defend Heaton's Station.

Moses Winters and John Crain, the eldest son of Elizabeth, served in Christian's Campaign in the upper East Tennessee valley. This campaign was organized to put down the uprisings of the Indian tribes who were allied with the British. Two expeditions were made before the majority of the Indian Chiefs sued for peace.

Jury Duty, 17 Oct 1796, Robertson County, Tennessee. John Crain was on Grand Jury: The court order that John Crain, Caleb Winters, Isaac Menses, Joseph Barns, Jonathan Dadin, Matthew Johnston, Moses Winters, Benjamin Minses, Wm. Brown, Sr., Wm. Fort, Hugh Lewis, Archer Cheatham, Jr., Archer Cheatham, Ephraim Pratt, David Hamilton, and Elijah Hamilton lay off a road from Brown's fork of Karr's Creek to the road leading from Winters to John Donelsons, about a half mile above said Winters to Brown's ford on Red River, thence to the Kentucky line, crossing Elk Fork at the mouth of Hopper's Hollow. They are to alter the public road by Winter's plantation as much as they think fit doing justice to said Winters farm and also to the public road. Above order granted October term, 1796, on which Jury returned "nothing done for want of the Sheriff". (In order to serve on the Grand Jury, a person had to own, at least, three hundred and fifty acres.)

Jan 1798, Robertson County, Tennessee: John Crain, Ezekiel Clampet, Archer Cheatham, Sr., Samuel Crocket, Jacob McCarty, Moses Winters, Sr., Benjamin Menee, and James Long to alter the road from Springfield to Clarksville at the Ford of Hoods Branch crossing said branch as near old road as the ground permits for a wagon road, falling into the road from Brown Fork to Red River about a mile from where it falls into old county road, thence to Moses Winters.

Jury Duty, 16 Apr 1798

DAR Posting for Moses:

WINTERS, Moses

Birth: Circa 1740

Service: NC

Rank: PS

Death: TN p 7-9-1798

Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No

Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No

Spouse: Elizabeth Head

The Wessyngton Plantation was built in 1819 by the Washington family slaves. Joseph Washington was a cousin of George Washington.

DEED:

Feb 9, 1802

Moses WINTERS to Joseph WASHINGTON

pg 115) This indenture made this 9th day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & two between Moses WINTERS of the County of Robertson of the one part and Joseph WASHINGTON of the County & State aforesaid of the other part, witnesseth that the said Moses WINTERS for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars in hand paid by the said WASHINGTON to him the said WINTERS the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, he the said Moses WINTERS hat bargained & sold & by these presents do grant bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said Joseph WASHINGTON, his heirs and assigns a certin tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the County & State aforesaid and lying on the South side of Sulpher Fork of Red River, being part of Moses WINTERS deed, preemption containing 204 acres more or less and bounded as follow, to wit, Beginning at a black gum runs West 73 poles to a white oak, thence North 45 degrees West 120 poles to a white oak on the Sulpher Fork Creek, then down the meanders of the Creek as follows, North 10 degrees East 41 poles North 45 degrees East 13 poles, thence North 50 degrees East 67 poles, thence North 40 degrees West 26 poles, thence North 70 degrees West 12 poles, thence West 38 poles, thence North 70 degrees West 32 poles, thence South 70 degrees West 18 poles, thence South 30 degrees West 40 poles, thence South 18 degrees West 40 poles, thence South 5 degrees East 18 poles, thence South 18 degrees East 23 poles, thence South 70 degrees East 6 poles, thence South 20 degrees East 53 poles, thence South 75 poless, thence South 23 degrees East 12 poles, thence South 10 degrees East 13 poles to a double sycamore then with the Bluff of Caleb's Creek North 70 degrees East 40 poles, thence South 55 degrees East 2 poles, thence South 65 degrees East 29 poles to a white oak and to a sugar tree, thence to the beginning.

To have and to hold the said land and granted premises together with all the appurtenances, hereditaments, woods, ways, waters, mines, minerals to the said Jos. WASHINGTON his heirs and assigns forever also all the estate, rights, title, property, claim & demands which I the said Moses WINTERS now has or even had of in and to the said land & premises or any part or parcel thereof and I the said Moses WINTERS doth hereby covenant and agree for myself, my heirs, executors and administrator to and with the said Joseph WASHINGTON, his heirs and assigns that I the said Moses WINTERS my heirs, executors, administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend against all lawful claims or demands of all person or persons whatsoever claiming or demanding the said 204 acres of land whereby the premises may be affected or incumbered contrary to the true intent and meaning of these presents for value rec'd.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and date above written.

Moses WINTERS (signed & seal)

Signed, sealed & delivered in presence of Miles KIRBY, Andrew WASHINGTON

Tombstone: ( Head's Freewill Bapt. Church Cem., Robertson Co. TN)

LOCATION: From Intersection of Hwy 49 and 41A in Pleasant View, Tennessee, take Highway 41A North towards Clarksville approximately 4 miles. Turn right on Gause Road. Go approximately 1 1/2 mile to Head's Church Road and make a left. Go approximately 2 miles past Head's FWB Church. Cemetery is visible from road and well maintained.

MOSES WINTERS

and his wife

ELIZABETH

Early Inn Keepers

Who came with the first settlers of 17

Granted Tavern License 1797

In 1784 Moses was granted 640 A. Land

Where Wessyington was built in 1819

He and his wife are buried there.

Joined Red River Baptist Church August 27, 1791

Rev. Soldier - PVT in Col. Wm. Christian's CO. 1776-7

Their Children:

Caleb 1760 - 1843 - Married: 1) Sarah Harris 2) Mary Duncan

Elizabeth - b 1763 (married) Nicks

Sarah - b 1765 (married) Nicks

Phoebe - b 1767 (married) McNeilly

Mary - b 1769 (married) Smothers

Nancy - b 1772 (married) Cocks

Catherine - b 1774 (married) Cocks

Amy - b 1776

Elizabeth - b 1780 (married) Benj. Wood

Aaron - b 1782?

Moses - b 1784?

Erected by their descendants 1970

Joined Red River Baptist Church August 27, 1791

Rev. Soldier - PVT in Col. Wm. Christian's CO. 1776-7

North Carolina Land Grants issued on Tennessee lands, 1784

Davidson County Page

Monday May 10,1784. The House.....Mr. Person from the Committee to which

was referred the Petition of the Inhabitants of Davidson Co., Report

follows: vizt: that the following person, vizt--

John Cockrill, Ann Cockrill, Robert Espy, John Buchannan, Cornelius Ruddle, James Mulkerin, James Todd, Isaac Johnston, John Gibson, Francis Armstrong, John Kennedy Sr., Mark Robeson, William Ellis, James Thompson, JAMES SHAW, James Franklin, Henry Howdyshall, Peirce Castillo, Morris Shean, William Logan, David Hodd, John White, Peter Looney, William Collins, Jonas Maniffee, Capt. Daniel Williams, John Evans, Andrew Thomson, Casper Mansco, George Freeland, Daniel Johnston, Edward Swanson, Andrew Kellow, Francis Hodge, John Mulkerin, James Freeland, John Tucker, James Foster, Amos Heaton, Dennis Condry, Frederick Stump, Russell Gower, Andrew Ewin, Thomas Prater, Isaac Lindsay, Moses Winters, James Harris, John Browne, Lewis Crane, John Montgomery, Stephen Ray, Daniel Hogan, Thomas Spencer, Humphry Hogan, Hayden Wells, Henry Ramsey, John Barrow, Jno. Thomas, Wm. Streat, Samuel Walker, David Rounsevall, Arthur MacAdoe, James McAdoe, Henry Turner, Samule Burton, John Dunham, Ephraim Pratt, James Robertson ...each and every one of them, receive a grant of six hundred and forty acres of land, including their pre-emptions, without being required to pay any price to the state for the same, provided that every person receiving such grant shall pay the office and surveyors fees for the same. And the committee are further of opinion that the Heirs or devisees of: Zachariah White, Alexander Buchannan, James Leper, James Harrod, Alexander Thomson, David Maxwell, Robert Lucas, Timothy Tirrell, William Hood, Edward Carvin, William Nieley, James Shanklin, Samuel Morrow, George Kennedy, John Robertson, Abel Gowen Sr., Abel Gowen Jr., Nicholas Trammell, Philip Mason, James Turpin, Nathan Turpin, Jacob Stump, Nicholas Gentry, William Cooper, Jacob Jones, James Mayfield, William Green, William Johnston, Samuel Scott, George Aspie, William Leighton, John Evans, John Crutchfield, Joseph Hay, Hohn Searcey, Isaac Lucas, Patrick Quigley, Jacob Stull, Joseph Milligan, Abram Jones, David Fane, Benjamin Porter, Edward Larimore, William Gausney, Jonathon Jennings, David Gowin, Jesse Bialston, Joseph Renfrew, Philip Coonrod, William Gausney, John Bernard, John Lumsden, John Gilkey, Solomon Phelps, James John, Thomas Harney, Alexander Allerson, John Blackamore, James Fowler, John McMurtry, John Shockley, John Galloway, Isaac Lavavour...who were killed in the settlement and defence of the said County of Davidson, receive grants for the same number of acres in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions as the former.

And as it appears that Christopher Gais Sr, Christopher Gais Jr, Jonathon Gais, Kasper Booker, Richard Breeze, Princis Cocke, Mark Nobles, John Kitts, Isaac mayfield, Samuel Hollis, Isaac Rounsvall, Enias Thomas, Joshua Thomas, Calob Winters, John Buchannan Sr., John Kennedy Sr., John Kennedy Jr, John Castello, Robert Thomson and Swanson Williams, part of them arrived from different places at the Cumberland Settlements soon after the time prescribed by the law for obtaining preemptions expired, and part of them were there before the expiration of the time, but were under age and, as it is also appears that all of them have continued there ever since their arrival and assisted in defending the Country, it is the opinion of the Committee that they also receive free grants of the same number of acres, as those mentioned above, and be alllowed the

liberty of laying them wherever they can find vacant land and of enteri

them with the entry officer, of Davidson County, on paying the usual office fees...all which is submitted. Thomas Person, CH.

State Archives of Tennessee, Nashville, TN and the State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.

"Historical Sketches of the Winters family, pioneer settlers of Middle Tennessee" , Ralph L. Winters:

Moses Winters and his family moved in 1775 from Wyette County, VA to Carters Valley in upper East Tennessee. Moses served in the Revolutionary War in 1776 and 1777, and in 1779 the family moved to land near Nashville, TN

Research Notes

There is warning on DAR file.

Per findagrave The following inscription is on a large monument located in Head's Cemetery in Robertson County Tennessee. It was erected in 1970. Moses Winters and his wife Elizabeth Early inn keepers who came with the first settlers of 1779 Granted tavern license 1797 In 1774 Moses was granted 640 acres of land where Wessinton was built in 1819 he and his wife buried there Joined the Red River Baptist Church Aug 27 1797 Rev. Soldier - Pvt in Col W. Chrisitan's Co. 1775

Monument Erected by their descendants 1970

research notes

Based on National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution provided I am changing birth place. Findagrave and Family search has South Carolina. Till a Birth or death certificate is found we won’t have clarified which state his birth in. http://www.tnssar.org/patriot_grave_reports/Moses_Winters.pdf

Sources

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLD-TZR6 : 6 March 2021), Moses Winters, ; Burial, Cedar Hill, Robertson, Tennessee, United States of America, Heads Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 88192285, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Fold3.com, Revolutionary War Service Records, Winters, Moses, https://www.fold3.com/image/21357702?terms=winters,north,moses,carolina : accessed 20 January 2022

• Source information: Fold3, Moses Winters (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/630303323/moses-winters : accessed 21 Jan 2022), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/630303323/moses-winters

see also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/vitals/LZTK-8N9
• https://www.tngenweb.org/robertson/family/familycrainhead.htm
• https://www.geni.com/people/Moses-Winters/6000000002740955661?through=6000000015443970625
• http://www.tnssar.org/patriot_grave_reports/Moses_Winters.pdf