Winston–Cochran–Walker–Littlepage Web

Liz's "carpet bombing" connections — with critical corrections

Critical: Two different Mary Ann Winstons. Lucy's sister married Francis Irwin, not Dr. John Walker.

Two Mary Ann Winstons

Dr. John Walker's wifeLucy Cochran's sister
FatherWilliam "Langaloo" Winston (son of Capt. Isaac Winston I)Maj. William "Essex" Winston III
MotherSarah DabneyRebecca Bobby
SpouseDr. John Walker (m. ca. 1757–58)Francis Irwin (after 23 Feb 1781)
Link to LucyNone — different householdSister of Lucy (Winston) Cochran

Lucy (Winston) Cochran Line — Verified

Essex Winston Will — 23 Feb 1781

Names daughters Elizabeth, Mary Ann & Susanna as joint heirs of most slaves. Executor: David Cochran. Witness: J. C. Littlepage.

That Mary Ann was still an unmarried Winston daughter in 1781 — cannot be widow of Dr. John (d. March 1774).

Liz's Documented Connections

ConnectionStatusNotes
David Cochran Jr m. Lucy Winston Verified Lucy's grandfather via Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge line
Mary Ann Winston m. Dr. John Walker Wrong Mary Ann Dr. John's wife = Langaloo branch; Lucy's sister = Essex branch → Irwin
Edmund Winston m. Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge Verified Patrick Henry's widow; Aylett/Dandridge interest
Sarah Winston m. James Littlepage, South Wales Verified 4000-acre plantation west of Hanover town
David Cochran merchant, Pamunkey River trade Verified Newcastle; newspaper notices; ferry/warehouse
Francis Irwin continued Cochran store 1772 Verified Lucy's sister's husband

Isaac Winston I → Dr. John Walker (1760)

Capt. Isaac Winston I will, 6 Feb 1760, proved Hanover 6 Mar 1760: "I give and bequeath unto Dr. John Walker eighty pounds current money."

Also bequests to grandson Edmund Winston (son of William/Langaloo).

John M. Walker → William O. Winston (1788)

8 Mar 1788: John M. Walker, son of Dr. John Walker decd, conveys to William O. Winston tracts "Purrear" (150a) and "Licking hole" (157a). Witnesses: Joseph Winston, Bickerton Winston.

Cochran Commercial Network

DateNotice
19 Apr 1770Indented servants for sale — David Cochran
28 Jun 1770Merchants' meeting Newcastle: Cochran, Anthony Walke, Pearson, Logan, Phripp
23 May 1771Joint goods notice: Samuel Pearson, David Cochran
14 May 1772Cochran leaving colony; store continued by Francis Irwin
17 Nov 1774Dissolution of partnership with Robert Ferguson

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