Minor Winn

Evidence needed to support Minor Winn as son of John Winn & Martha Ann Winn.

Disputed origins

Birth seen as 1704 in Eden Plantation, Prince George Co.,VA as the son of 64. Minor Winn I and 65. Ann BIRD.

Biography

The Winns of Fairfield County: Colonel John Winn, William Winn, General Richard Winn, Chapter 1, Page 1, by Chappell, Buford Souter, 1914. < link >

THE MINOR WINN FAMILY OF VIRGINIA

Minor Winn came to Fauquier County, Virginia, from Wales in the early 1700's. His wife, Margaret O'Connor, came from Ireland. The Immigrant Minor Winn made his will on July 1, 1775, and it was proven on March 23, 1778. He named his wife, Margaret, his executrix; and his son, Minor (Jr.), his executor. Stephen Tolle, Thomas White, and James Fleming witnessed the will. …

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Retrieved from http://www.ancestor-rescue.com/Winn/WinnMinor2.htm#s5 on 21 May 2023 and then edited.

Minor Winn was born 1704 in Westmoreland, Virginia, or more likely, in Wales; he’s identified as an immigrant from Wales in early studies (see above) and on his tombstone.

He died 23 MAR 1778 in Old House Rock Hill, Warrenton, Fauquier Co.,VA, and was buried 1778 in Fauquier Co.Leeds Parish.

Minor Winn married Margaret O'Connor probably in Westmoreland county, Virginia before 1727. (based on est. date of first childbirth). See < PDF > page 7.

33. Margaret O'CONNOR was born ABT 1708 in IRELAND, and died AFT 1778. She was the daughter of 66. William O'CONNER and 67. Margaret ?. Was her name actually Connor? (as shown in her mother's will).

Disputed child

Children of Margaret O'CONNOR and Minor Winn II are:

• i. Lettice Winn was born 1723 in Carolina,VA, and died 1790. She married John Bearden 1736 in NC. He was born 1717 in Carolina,VA, and died 1797 in SC. Detached Lettice Katy Bearden

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Family

Extracted from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Winn-176 on 21 May 2023 and then edited

Minor had married Margaret O'Conner/Conner (Mary Margaret O'Conner) 1726[citation needed] in Virginia. His wife is named as Margaret in his will.[2]

His FindAGrave memorial page only links 1 son and one daughter, but does show a memorial plaque with his wife named as Margaret Connor, and on the plaque names nine children.[3]

Children:

1. Anna Winn (1722-)
2. Lettice Catherine (Winn) Bearden (abt.1723-1797)[3]
3. John Winn (1727-1814)[2][3]
4. William Winn (abt.1732-1813)[2][3]
5. Minor Winn Jr. (1733-1813)[2][3]
6. James Winn (1735-1814)[2][3]
7. Margaret C (Winn) Johnson (1739-1806) is named as Margarete Johnson in her father's 1775 will.[2][3]
8. Mary (Winn) Smith (1741-1798)[2][3]
9. Elizabeth (Winn) Smith (1744-1775)[2][3]
10. Susanna (Winn) Grant (1746-1785)[2][3]
11. Richard Winn (1750-1818)[2][3]

Minor passed away in 1778 at the age of about 74 and he has a monument placed at Warrenton Cemetery located in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia [3]

Will & Legacy

Will was written on 31 July 1775 a Codicil to Will was added on 5 Feb 1778 Will was Proven on 27 July 1778[2] and[4] Listed in the Will are Wife Margaret, sons William, John, James, Minor and Richard. Daughters Margaret Johnson, Mary Smith, Susanna Grant, granddaughter Martha Smith and daughter Elizabeth Smith.

Signed by Margaret Winn and Minor Winn. Witnessed by Stephen Tolle, Thomas White and James Fleming

His son, Minor Winn, also had a daughter named Margaret Connor Winn, who married a Neal.[5]

Slaves

Per Black Heritage Exchange Program protocol guidance, enslaved persons named in the Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia will are enumerated, here:

1. Godfre - bequeathed to son William Winn and contingent heir, granddaughter Martha Smith
2. Jean and the following three enslaved persons were bequeathed to John Winn
3. Ben
4. Antony
5. youth Moses
6. James was bequeathed to James Winn, as well as the following youth, Lewis:
7. youth Lewis
8. Reuben and the following Soloman were bequeathed to Minor Will
9. Soloman
10. Will and the following youth, Tom, were bequeathed to Richard Winn
11. youth Tom
12. Winny (male) was bequeathed to daughter Margaret (Winn) Johnson, and also youth Jack Monday
13. Jack Monday
14. Dick, and youth Hanner were bequeathed to daughter Susannah (Winn) Grant
15. youth Hanner
16. Lucy bequeathed to granddaughter Martha Smith

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A memorial stone for his family[3] states that sons:

John, Richard and William were surveyors who founded the town of Winnsboro, South Carolina. They were officers in the South Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War.

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References

1. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/winn?iframe=yresults Minor Winn shows in groups K1a, K1b, K1ca, with Y-DNA haplogroup R-M269 and its derivatives.
2. The Winns of Fairfield County: Colonel John Winn, William Winn, General Richard Winn, Chapter 1, Page 1, by Chappell, Buford Souter, 1914-https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/winns/id/12
3. < “Minor Winn 1704 Virginia - 1778 Virginia” >
4. Margaret Conner’s Will < PDF >

• Winn family [research material donated to Charleston SC FHC] https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/133385224?cid=mem_copy
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/bearden/81/
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LZKW-BCX
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211907456/margaret-winn
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LCC1-NH6
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211907364/minor-winn
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Winn-176 cites

1. Curry, J L M. The Wynne or Winn Family. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 6, No. 2. Oct., 1898, p. 203-205. Virginia Historical Society.
2. See also Winn Family [research material donated to Charleston SC FHC], on FamilySearch, which has an abstract of the will as well as a reproduction copied from Fauquier County, VA - Will Book 1, p. 343. 31 Jul 1775, probated 23 Mar 1778. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Will Page 1 Image
3. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 29 January 2021), memorial page for Minor Winn (1704–23 Mar 1778), Find A Grave: Memorial #211907364, citing Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by MIBW (contributor 48826181).
4. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Will Page 2 Image
5. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch: 6 Aug 2020, Minor Winn in entry for Thomas Neale, 1794.
6. Winns of Fairfield County
7. Ancestry Sharing Link The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII #9
8. NOTE: This is an unconfirmed match, as more than one Minor Winn is in the SAR database and neither of them match on this generation's vital dates. Note also that the FindAGrave memorial stone clearly states that his son (among two others) was an officer in the South Carolina Militia in the Revolutionary War. Ancestry.com, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution: Record for Minor Winn.
9. Ancestry Family Trees (not a valid source); Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Minor Winn CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=696
10. Ancestry Family Trees (not a valid source); Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Margaret O'Conner CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=696
11. Ancestry Family Trees (not a valid source); Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Lettice Winn CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=696
12. LUNENBURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA - "Sunlight on the Southside", 1776 Tythables; page 384