Benjamin Winslow, of Anson and Rowan County, NC

A History of Rowan County, NC, Rev. Jethro Rumple, Salisbury, NC, J.J. Bruner, 1881. Page 123. (transcript) http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charcarpj...

MOSES WINSLOW

Benjamin Winslow or Winsley, as it was first written, obtained a grant of eight hundred and twenty-five acres of land, "on both sides of the South Fork of Davises Creek -- waters of Catawba River," under date of May 11, 1757. A still earlier grant to Benjamin Winslow, under date of March 25, 1752, is for five hundred and eighty-seven acres, in the same neighborhood, adjoining the lands of John McConnell. This is described as lying in Anson County, Parish of

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. This was before Rowan erected into a county. In 1758, Benjamin Winslow, Sr., made a deed of gift to his son, Benjamin Winslow, Jr., of five hundred and thirty-five acres, adjoining the lands of Hugh Lawson, Patrick Hamilton, Mrs. Baker, and Moses White. From these records we get a glimpse of families residing in the neighborhood. The first Moses White emigrated from Ireland about 1742, and married the daughter of Hugh Lawson, named above James White, son of the above couple, and the eldest of six brothers, was a soldier of the Revolution, but moved to East TN, USA in 1786, and was one of the original founders of the now flourishing city of Knoxville. He was distinguished for his bravery, energy, and talents, and was a brigadier-general in the Creek War. His illustrious son, Hugh Lawson White, was a Judge of the Supreme Court of TN, USA, a Senator of the United States, president of the Senate, and in 1836 a candidate for President of the United States. His remains sleep peacefully under the vines and grass of the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville.

From these deeds, and other sources, we learn that Benjamin Winslow had {at least} three children -- Benjamin, Moses, and Mary.