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About Samuel Winstead
Son of William Winstead and Betsy, married to Susannah Pryor. Brother of John (1774) and Mason (1785). Samuel and Susannah had no children.
Family resided in a fine home at Spring Hill, along the Columbia Turnpike. The property included Winstead Hill, site of a famous Civil War battle.
In July 1986 a construction crew was clearing trees and undergrowth along Hillview Road at Spring Hill, when the bulldozer uprooted Samuel Winstead's burial site. Before work could be halted, the large box tomb holding Samuel's remains was dislodged. In addition to the tomb, several graves, marked with sandstones, were also damaged. The construction company apologized in news reports and promised to restore the little cemtery under th guidance of the local Daughters of the Confederacy.
Samuel Winstead, a native of Virginia, came here in 1799. At his death, his $34,000 estate included several tracts of land and 78 slaves. His will granted freedom and passage to Liberia for all his slaves upon the death of his wife. At Susannah's death in 1862, questions arose as her will attempted to leave the slaves to her second husband, Jeremiah Stephenson. With the Civil War came emancipation and the Winstead slaves never went to Africa. After years in local court, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on the issue in 1870 granting the Winstead ex-slaves their $26,900 portion of the estate. Luckily, the escrow had been invested in U.S. bonds and the beneficiaries received $364.25 each. Winstead is buried here along with several members of the John McKinney family, who owned the property prior to 1814.
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 12 2021, 22:15:41 UTC
- Samuel Winstead Gravesite
- LOCATION
- Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
- MEMORIALS 1 added (100% photographed)
- CEMETERY ID 2548509
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Samuel Winstead's Timeline
| 1778 |
August 7, 1778
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Virginia, USA
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| 1851 |
July 1, 1851
Age 72
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Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Winstead Gravesite, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
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