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Sgt. John Winston

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Great Wittcombe, Gloucestershire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: February 21, 1696 (70-79)
New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Edward Winston and Agnes Winston
Husband of Elizabeth Winston
Father of Elizabeth Alling; Mary Margaret Buckley (Winston); Grace Smith; John Winston; Esther Morris and 2 others

Occupation: Sergeant
Managed by: Private User
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About Sgt. John Winston

Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 1854, 2005


Born 1621 in England

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[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Austin) Winston
— married
1649 in New Haven, Connecticut

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Descendants
Father of
Elizabeth (Winston) Alling,
Esther Winston,
Grace (Winston) Smith,
John Winston,
Austin Winston,
Christian Winston,
Esther (Winston) Sperry and
Mary (Winston) Trowbridge

Died 21 Feb 1697
at about age 76
in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

 Biography

John Winston was born in England, arrived in New England in 1648.
Emigration record:

John Winstone
Arrival: 1648 New England
Primary Immigrant:	Winstone, John
Source Publication Code:	8715

John /WINSTON, Married Elizabeth Austin in New Haven, in 1640.
His will is dated 2 March 1695/96 with a codicil dated 20 February 1696/97 and his inventory was taken on 1 March 1696/97 and recorded at New Haven.[1]

Burial: Grove St. Cem., New Haven, New Haven, Ct

Sources
↑ “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9J7-K  : 15 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 374-375. New Haven Probate Record, 1668-1703, Vol. 2, Part 2, page 192-195.

SMITH, FRANK. Immigrants to America Appearing in English Records. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1976. 117p.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Find A Grave Memorial # 14764474

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Sgt. John Winston's Timeline

1621
1621
Great Wittcombe, Gloucestershire, England (United Kingdom)
1649
December 11, 1649
New Haven, New Haven Colony
1651
1651
New Haven,New Haven,Connecticut
1654
April 21, 1654
New Haven, New Haven Colony
1657
April 21, 1657
New Haven, New Haven Colony
1662
November 11, 1662
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1667
June 24, 1667
New Haven, Connecticut, American Colonies (present USA)
1696
February 21, 1696
Age 75
New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1697
February 1697
Age 75
New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America