This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fullerbb Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.winn/1670.1.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What is interesting is that your John Henry Winn born 1829/30 (census' are sometimes off by a year or so) was still in Virginia after so many had already migrated. Va was big plantation country. Usually, the eldest son was left most or all the land by the father. Believe it or not, this custom still occurs today in some areas of old money in Virginia. Some of the census' had listings for persons Free or Slave- Also color as B or M. Another thing is that he appears to be educated & a leader. Ministry was also a highly regarded profession in his era, equaling Law & Medicine. 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.