Joseph Winstead Sr (abt. 1725 - abt. 1794)

Born about 1725 in Northumberland, Virginia

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Died about 20 Jan 1794 at about age 69 in Nash, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Joseph Winstead Sr was born about 1725 in Northumberland County, Virginia. He was the son of Samuel Winstead Jr, of St Stephens Parish, Northumberland. It is not known which of his father's wives was his mother. ^[1]

He married Susanna, known as Ann. Her surname is not known.

Children: dates are approximate ^[1]

1. Nancy Anne (1757-1837) married John COCKRELL; died Greene, AL
2. George (1760-1789) married Rosemond JACKSON; died Nash, NC
3. Joseph (1761-1823) married Sarah; died Edgecombe, NC
4. Elizabeth (1765-1841) married John BONE; died Nash, NC
5. Sarah (1767-1829) married John POLAND
6. Susanna (1770-1842) married John VICK; died Nash, NC

Joseph made his will 15 Apr 1888, proved Feb 1794, in Nash, North Carolina. It lists wife Ann; son Joseph WINSTEAD; grandson Sammie WINSTEAD; and daughters: Suzanna WINSTEAD, Elizabeth BONE, Nancy COCKRELL, Sarah POLAND; Execs: son Joseph WINSTEAD & Jordon SHERROD; Wit: David PRIDGEN, Rosemon WINSTEAD, Sarah WINSTEAD (Vol 1-4, p.88-9). ^[2]

Son George is not named in his father's will and is believed to have predeceased his father prior to 1788. The probate of George's estate stipulates that Samuel is his orphan. His widow, Rosemond, married Drury Taylor as her second husband.

Joseph Winstead died 20 Jan 1794 in Nash, North Carolina.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Cron, Frederick Holmes, “Ten generations of the Bone family: Allied with the Baker, Ballard, Batchelor, Cockrell, Cron, Ellis, Gaines, Holmes, Horn(e), Keel, Mason, Mercer, Nash, Nishwitz, Poland, Pridgen, Roberson, Ricks, Taylor, Turner, VanLandingham, Vick, Winstead families”, 1999 Colorado, p.133-141 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/429601/?offset=#page=143&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
2. ↑ "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JG91-NR?cc=1867501&wc=32LV-7M9%3A169767001%2C170339501 : 21 May 2014), Nash > Wills, 1776-1872, Vol. 01 > image 108 of 652; county courthouses, North Carolina.