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Gen. William WINDER

Male 1747 - 1808  (61 years)

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  • Name William WINDER  [1
    Prefix Gen. 
    Birth 1747  , Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1800  , Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _UID 84E4663D00854486A8CC2EB6ED7168067EB1 
    Death 28 Jun 1808  , Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I1340  WinderWonderland
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2006 

    Father Capt. William WINDER,   b. 16 Mar 1714, , Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1792, Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Esther GILLIS,   b. 10 Jun 1724   d. 10 Sep 1767 (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 22 Sep 1743  [5
    • This indicates Esther was married when she was 9 years old!
    Family ID F495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte HENRY,   b. Abt 1751, Reston, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1773  [6
    Marriage 1781  [7
    Children 
     1. John WINDER,   b. Abt 1773, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1808 (Age 34 years)
     2. Brig. Gen. William Henry WINDER,   b. 18 Feb 1775, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1824, , Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     3. Charles Henry WINDER,   b. Abt 1777, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 12 Nov 1805 (Age 28 years)
     4. Thomas WINDER,   b. Abt 1779, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1808 (Age 28 years)
     5. Levin Winchester WINDER,   b. Abt 1781, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1808 (Age 26 years)
     6. Dorothy Arietta WINDER,   b. 15 Aug 1782, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1815, Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     7. Charlotte A. Henry WINDER,   b. Abt 1784, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1860 (Age 76 years)
     8. Rider Henry WINDER,   b. 9 May 1787, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1866, Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     9. Esther WINDER,   b. Abt 1789, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1808 (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2006 

  • Notes 
    • 1800 Federal Census:
      Individual: Winder, William
      County/State: Somerset Co., MD
      Page #: 43
      Age ranges in household: 01101-020010-50
      Also in same census, William Jr.
      1 male 10-16 (1784-1790)
      1 male 16-26 (1774-1784)
      1 male over 45 (bef 1755) William
      2 fem 10-16 (1784-1790)
      1 fem over 45 (bef 1755) Charlotte
      50 slaves

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Church of Latter Day Saints, Ancestral File, (Familysearch.com).

    2. [S133] Brøderbund Software, Inc., FTM CD#312 Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800, (November 11, 1995).

    3. [S126] Edward C. Papenfuse, Alan F. Day, David W. Jordan, Gregory A. Stiverson, Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, (John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London ,), pg. 902 (Reliability: 0).

    4. [S132] HARMAN-L on Rootsweb, Dorinda Shepley, (Feb 1999 ,) (Reliability: 0).
      William Winder died 28 Jun 1808 at his residence on the Eastern Shore (BFG) [Marr & Deaths from Baltimore Newspapers 1796-1816 - Barnes]

    5. [S152] Eleanora Goldsborough, House of Goldborough, (Repository: Maryland Historical Society) (Reliability: 0).
      I entered marriage date of 22 Sep 1733. This date indicates that Mary was 6 years old when she got married, and Martin was 12 years old!

    6. [S72] Christine Thacker, Descendants of John Winder posted on Winder website (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S72] Christine Thacker, USGenWeb Archives, Aug 2001 (Reliability: 3).


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