Alice Taylor Winston

1790 - 1871  (80 years)

• Name	Alice Taylor Winston
  Born	23 Dec 1790	Buckingham County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Nov 1871	Selma, Dallas County, Alabama   [1]
  Person ID	I1984	Dabneys of Virginia
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Anthony Winston, Jr.,   b. 25 Nov 1750, Hanover County, Virginia ,   d. 1828, Colbert County, Alabama  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Kesiah Jones,   b. 10 Feb 1760,   d. Oct 1826  (Age 66 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1776  [2]
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John J. Pettus,   b. Sep 1782, Fluvanna County, Virginia ,   d. 1822, Madison County, Alabama  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F1351	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Alice Taylor Winston was born to Anthony Jr. and Kesiah (Jones) Winston December 23, 1790, in Buckingham County, Virginia. Her parents emigrated to Davidson County, Tennessee, about 1800/01. She married John Pettus December 21, 1807. Andrew Jackson, later President 1829-1837, a neighbor and friend, danced ar their wedding. John was born in September, 1782. They had 8 children: Mary Kezia, born September 22, 1808, died October 20, 1841, married first Dr. George Morris of Tuscumbia, Alabama, married second Judge Samuel Chapman of Sumter County, a widower, no children; Anthony Winston, born June 20, 1810 in Franklin County, Tennessee, married first Sarah “Sallie” W. Jones, February 13, 1833, in Limestone County, Alabama, 2 children, married second to Maria Ann Ragland Davis, a widow, 3 children; Martha Walker, born January 21, 1812, in Madison County, Alabama, married John Miller Jones, died December 3, 1867, in Franklin County, Tennessee; John Jones, born October 9, 1813, in Wilson County, Tennessee, died January 26 1867, married first Permelia Virginia Winston, of Kemper County, Mississippi, born about 1820 in Alabama, married second August 13, 1861 Susan Ann Potts, daughter of Dr. Dabney Camp and Ann Bolling Vaughn Hewell of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; Harriet Overton, born June 1, 1815, in Madison County, Alabama, burned as a child with partial loss of vision in one eye, unmarried, died October 15, 1868; William Bacon, born August 21, 1817, in Limestone County, Alabama, died June 24, 1894, at Healing Springs, Washington County, Alabama, married Emily “Emma” Robinson Jeter in Gainesville, Alabama, listed in 1850-1860 censuses in Kemper County, Mississippi, 1870-1900 censuses in Mobile, Alabama, 8 children; judith Eglantine, born August 21, 1819, in Limestone County, Alabama, died October 16, 1865, married Cornelius R. McCaskill, living in Sumter County, Alabama, in 1860 and 1880 censuses; Edmund Winston, born July 6, 1821, in Limestone County, Alabama, died July 27, 1907, at Hot Springs, Madison County, NC, married July 27, 1844, Mary Lucinda Chapman, daughter of Judge Samuel Chapman and his wife, Mary Lucinda Newell of Madison County, Alabama, 2nd Lt. in Mexican War, lawyer, circuit Judge in Gainesville 1855-58, resigned to move from Sumter County to Dallas County, Alabama, Major to Brigadier General in Confederate Army in Civil War, elected to legislature in 1896, then to the U. S. Senate, where he served until his death July 27, 1907. John and Alice Pettus moved from Davidson County to adjacent Wilson County, Tennessee, where their first child was born in 1808. In 1811, Alice’s mother returned to Virginia to take care of her ailing parents. Alice missed her so much, that she rode all the way to Virginia with a baby in her arms to see her mother. She returned to Tennessee that year to prepare for the birth of her third child. In 1813, John left home to join about 5,000 militia and volunteers under General Andrew Jackson to defend the settlers against indian attacks. Four sons of Anthony Winston joined the same forces, which in the end forced Chief Red Eagle in 1816 to cede over 23 million acres, comprising most of Alabama, to occupancy by American and European immigrants. After the political agreement that followed the Creek War, John moved south to Madison County in north Alabama, where he was recorded in 1815 and 1816 tax and residents lists. John died in 1822 in Madison County, Alabama, aged 39. Alice never remarried and died November 22, 1871 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. In her will signed August 20, 1870, proved January 13, 1873, she left her entire estate to her youngest son, Edmund Pettus. [3, 4, 5]

  
  

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