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Winston family of North Carolina

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  Joseph Winston (1746-1815) — of North Carolina. Born in Louisa County, Va., June 17, 1746. Democrat. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of North Carolina state senate, 1790; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1793-95, 1803-07 (at-large 1793-95, 12th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07). Slaveowner. Died near Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., April 21, 1815 (age 68 years, 308 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Winston; father-in-law of Robert Overton Williams; father of Louis L. Winston and Fountain Winston.
  Political families: Williams #1 family of North Carolina; Winston family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Winston, now part of the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Overton Williams (1773-1821) — Born in Surry County, N.C., January 12, 1773. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1792-95; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1797-1803 (3rd District 1797-99, at-large 1799-1803). Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., May 27, 1821 (age 48 years, 135 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Joseph Winston; son of Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford and Rebecca (Lanier) Williams; brother-in-law of Louis L. Winston and Fountain Winston; brother of John Williams (1778-1837), Thomas Lanier Williams, Lewis Williams and Frances Lanier Williams (who married John Patton Erwin); nephew of John Williams (1740-1804), Nathaniel Williams Jr. and Robert Williams (1744-1790); uncle of Joseph Lanier Williams, Margaret McClung Williams (who married John Gaines Miller) and Melinda Williams (who married William Barclay Napton); first cousin of Robert Williams (1766-1836) and Marmaduke Williams; first cousin thrice removed of George Venable Allen; second cousin by marriage of Matthew Clay.
  Political families: Williams #1 family of North Carolina; Winston family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Louis L. Winston (1784-1824) — of Mississippi. Born in Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., November 24, 1784. Delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1821-24; died in office 1824. Died in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., August 20, 1824 (age 39 years, 270 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Adams County, Miss.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Winston; brother-in-law of Robert Overton Williams; brother of Fountain Winston.
  Political families: Williams #1 family of North Carolina; Winston family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Winston County, Miss. is named for him.
  Fountain Winston (1793-1834) — of Mississippi. Born in Germanton, Stokes County, N.C., November 3, 1793. Member of Mississippi state senate, 1827-28; Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1832-34. Died in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., December 1, 1834 (age 41 years, 28 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Winston; brother-in-law of Robert Overton Williams; brother of Louis L. Winston.
  Political families: Williams #1 family of North Carolina; Winston family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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