Jesse Winfrey (abt. 1764 - bef. 1815)

Born about 1764 in Cumberland, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances A. (Spencer) Winfrey — married 16 Jun 1791 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died before 6 Nov 1815 before about age 51 in Columbia County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Jesse Winfrey is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P322443
Rank: Patriotic Service

Capt. Jesse Winfrey served in the Revolutionary War. He married Frances A Spencer. They had 6 children.

Research Notes

Unsourced birth alternatively given as 16 Dec 1745 which is contradicted by the one source we do have for birth and would collide with his half-sister (shared mother), Sally born 8 Oct 1745.

Removed source: Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 due to there being nothing found to back it up thus far from person who originally supplied it. Perhaps it is an old name of something on Ancestry now renamed? Foster-86 22:12, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Will

Will of Jesse Winfrey. Columbia Co., GA, WB H (1803-1821), pp. 345-350, written 24 Oct 1815, proved 6 Nov 1815, registered 11 Nov 1815. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8635/images/005782678_00587?pId=560778

wife Francis (sic) A.
my wife and minor children
He wants his land in Warren County [GA] sold.
my two daughters Martha and Nancy - He wants their education to be continued.
daughter Francis (sic)
son Benjamin (under age)
daughter Martha - land in Hancock County [GA] and land in South Carolina Edgefield District
daughter Nancy - land in Effingham County [GA]
grandson Jonathan Winfrey Wood (under age)
Having gone through the legatees except my grandson Robert W. Walker whose mother my daughter Julia now deceased while the wife of Adam Walker now decd. received three negroes Nancy, (Sam?) & Harry since having increased to the number of six said negroes having only been lent to my decd. daughter my wish is they be delivered over by Jonathan Wood the late husband of decd daughter to my said grandson when he arrieves at age.
daughters Francis (sic), Martha or Nancy
my children Sarah, Benjamin, Francis (sic), Nancy and Martha
Exrs: wife Frances A Winfrey, son Benjamin Winfrey, Jonathan Wood jr, James Walker and my friend Peter Crawford. Son Benjamin is not to act as executor until he arrives at age.
Wit: A Crawford, (Isaac?) Faughan, James Yarbrough

Sources

See also:

• Ancestry Profile
• Ancestry Profile (accessed 26 December 2016), profile for Jesse Winfrey.
• Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
• Georgia's landmarks, memorials and legends; Vol. I; Page 480–481: Image; Quote: Original Settlers. Among the original settlers of Columbia were: ..., Jessey Winfrey, .... Most of these bore an active part in the War of the Revolution, not a few of them officers of distinction. Some of the early settlers of Columbia lived in the neighborhood of Wrightsboro, a part of the county afterwards included in McDuffie.
• Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992; Ancestry Record 8635 #560778; Name: Jesse Winfrey; Probate Date: 6 Nov 1815; Probate Place: Columbia, Georgia, USA; Inferred Death Year: Abt 1815; Inferred Death Place: Georgia, USA; Table of Contents 4 images; Will Papers 1–2; Cover Page 3; Will Papers 4. Image
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Ancestry Record 61157 #2587155; Name: Jesse Winfrey; Gender: Male; Age: 44; Birth Date: 1764; Birth Place: Prince Edward County, VA; First Marriage Date: 1788; Death Date: 1808; Death Place: Columbia County, GA; Spouse: Frances Spencer; Child: Martha Hughes Winfrey. Image
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Ancestry Record 61157 #2698509; Name: Jesse Winfrey; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 1764; First Marriage Date: 1788; Spouse: Frances Spencer; Child: Martha Hugh Winfrey. Image
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Find A Grave: Memorial #96352936
• U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815; Ancestry Record 4281 #563664; Name: J W Winfree; Company: 1 REG'T CAVALRY (HETH'S), VIRGINIA MILITIA.; Rank - Induction: PRIVATE; Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE; Roll Box: 230; Microfilm Publication: M602.
• Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800; Ancestry Record 3002 #133118; Name: Jesse Winfree; Spouse: Frances A Spencer; Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1791; Marriage Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia.
• Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850; Ancestry Record 3723 #70590; Name: Jesse Winfree; Gender: Male; Spouse Name: Frances A. Spencer; Spouse Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1791; County: Prince Edward; State: Virginia.
• Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry Record 60214 #4510596; Name: Jesse Winfree; Gender: Male; Marital status: Single; Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1791; Marriage Place: Prince Edward, Virginia; Spouse: Frances A. Spencer; FHL Film Number: 33254.