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    1. Re: [WINN] Lettice Winn
    2. Frank Winn
    3. Sheri. I assume you are referring to Winn-Daniel & His Nine Sons, Second Edition. If so, contact: Author's Corner, LLC, 7978 Coley Davis Road Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37221, Tel 615-218-4580 Frank Winn On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Sheri Horton <hortonsheri@aol.com> wrote: > How > Is this publication obtained please? > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 17, 2010, at 9:52 AM, "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" < > gc-gateway@rootsweb.com > > wrote: > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Author: stephwm1 > > Surnames: > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.winn/219.220.221.222.293.1.5.1.1/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > The genealogies of several Winn families of Lunenburg Co. VA were > > confused by earlier researchers whose errors were later published, > > and those errors have been repeated many times over the years. The > > earlier misconceptions have been cleared with the 2009 publication > > of Winn - Daniel and His Nine Sons, 2nd Edition, Martin Warner Winn > > Et al. Meticulous research by the authors has sorted the three > > Thomas Winns and four John Winns who lived in Lunenburg during the > > mid to late 1700s. Much of the confusion was due to the multiplicity > > of the names "Thomas" and "John," and the fact that all lived within > > a small geographical area of Lunenburg County. In the above- > > mentioned publication, each of these individuals has now been > > identified and placed within the proper family grouping with proofs > > cited & obtained through careful study and analysis of Lunenburg > > county deed, will & tithe records. > > > > The Thomas Winn who died with will dated 31 Oct. 1796 and probated > > 1797 in South Carolina was the son of Col. Thomas Winn Sr. who died > > with will dated 18 Sept. 1779 and probated in Lunenburg Co. VA in > > 1781. > > > > The Thomas Winn who married Joyce Ferguson was the son of Daniel > > Winn of Lunenburg Co. VA. > > > > Col. Thomas Winn Sr. & Daniel Winn were contemporaries who arrived > > in Lunenburg within ten years of one another. Thomas moved to > > Lunenburg from Hanover Co. VA c1746, and Daniel moved to Lunenburg > > from Prince George Co. VA c1754. Both had families with children > > when they came. Early Lunenburg deeds of both men used the "Wynne" > > spelling of the name. Parentage has not been proven for either man, > > and there is (as yet) no known blood connection between the two. > > > > Important Note: > > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If > > you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board > > URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WINN-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WINN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

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