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Winslet, Winslette, Winsletts, Winslut, Winslat
Note: William is the son of Samuel Winslett (5x Great Grandfather of county music artist Trisha Yearwood).
Relationship:
3x Great Grandfather
Parents:
Samuel WINSLETT, Sr. - Ancestor of Note: Samuel is also the 5th great grandfather of country singer, Trisha Yearwood. The TV show "Who Do You Think You Are" featured her family tree on Season 4, Episode 7. Samuel arrived from Surrey, England in 1766 after he and his brother John were charged with stealing/hunting deer on Lord Winterton's property in 1765, a crime punishible by death by hanging. Instead, the court showed royal mercy and Reprieved the orphan brothers, "Transporting" them to work in America for 14 years. 4 years later, Samuel was granted 100 acres of land in Riceboro, Liberty County, Georgia, from King George III. He later served in the American Revoluntionary War and in 1784 was granted 287 acres in Washington County, Georgia, not far from Monticello. As was still common for many prominent land owners in the South during this time, 1820 records indicate Samuel had 22 slaves. (The TV episode did not share this tragic, though also historical, information.) He died 9 years later at the age of 85 in 1829. A few years prior to his death, Samuel sold this land to a different family and moved to Putnam County, Georgia. (This information will be moved to Samuel's profile page as soon as it is available.)
Mary CARSON
Birth:
1777
Wrightsboro County, Georgia
Marriage:
Elizabeth HARP
14 September 1799
Greene County, Georgia
2nd Marriage:
Peggy WOOTEN or WOODES
13 June 1801
Greene County, Georgia
(Sometimes listed as Margaret "Peggy" Calhoun?)
Children:
William Buck (1806-1863)
m: Elverine LOVEJOY or SANFORD (1813-1888)
Elizabeth (1807-1852)
James (1809-1853)
m: Mary Ann PARHAM
Nancy Jane (1813-1853)
Tarissa M. "Ricey" (1818-1870)
m: James McDaniel YATES (1819-1880)
c: Albert H., Mary W., Martha Taylor, Nancy, Augustus, McDaniel, Margaret, David, Jane, Gen. Sherman
Mary (1823-1896)
m: Alford SHADIX (1817-1880)
c: David Wesley "Dave", William Warren "Wince", Reuben Henry "Shug", James Madison, Milenton, John Wesley "Duddie", Halcorde Alfonz "Tode", Susan Antonette "Nettie"
Additional Marriages Records:
More research needed!
The following marriages are listed for William Winslett, however, they could be for another family member with the same name.
Elizabeth B. COPELAND
3 May 1831
Green County, Georgia
Rebecca Ann WOMAC
25 April 1844
Putnam County, Georgia
Occupation:
Farmer
Military Service:
More research needed!
May have served in the War of 1812.
Georgia Property Tax records list William Winslett living in Green County, Georgia in 1827, in the District of Captain William Winslett.
His brother, Samuel Winslett, Jr., also served in this war.
Death:
Unknown
Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Burial:
Unknown
Sources:
Georgia Marriages to 1850
Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1828-1978
Georgia Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892
"Marriages of Green County, Georgia (1787-1875) and Ogelthorpe County" by Herschel W. Smith, Alison Smith (Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume V)
Additional Records for Samuel:
Hampshire Genealogical Society
West Sussex Records Office
Who Do You Think You Are (TV series)
Georgia State Archives
Georgia Property Tax Digests
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s
Roster of Revoluntionary Soldiers in Georgia Vol. 1
Surry, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1812
The Reconstructed 1790 Census of Georgia
