James WINDER

Abt 1769 - 1839  (70 years)

• Name	James WINDER  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1769	Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, USA
  	Location became Shepherdstown, Jefferson, West Virginia in 1863.
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Nov 1839	Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Alt Death	1847  [2]
  Occupation	Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	confectioner, tailor, constable
  Occupation	Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
  	harness-maker and saddler
  Residence	Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  _UID	D43243A7487A4A37825FCD13CCA6E3438CC5
  Person ID	I15032	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas WINDER,   b. Abt 1748, , Frederick, Maryland, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Nancy   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary VAN HOUTEN,   b. , Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1796  [2]
  Children	1. Nancy WINDER,   b. 13 Jan 1789   d. 17 Sep 1844 (Age 55 years)   2. Mary Ann WINDER,   b. 3 Jul 1802   d. 21 Jul 1858 (Age 56 years)   3. Col. John WINDER,   b. 24 Nov 1804, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Sep 1897, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Age 92 years)   4. Eliza A. WINDER,   b. Abt 1807, , , Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 1897 (Age 89 years)   5. Julia WINDER,   b. Abt 1820, , , Pennsylvania, USA d. Bef 1897 (Age 76 years)   6. Elizabeth WINDER   d. Bef 1897   7. Margaret WINDER   d. Abt 1884
  Family ID	F5251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2006

  
  

• Notes

  From Burton Historical Collection: Col. John Winder ...was the son of James Winder a [West] Virginian who was born between Martinsburg and Sheperdstown. James Winder learned the trade of a harness-maker and saddler at Harper's Ferry. He settled in Uniontown, Pa., where he married Mary Van Houten in 1796. He died in 1847 leaving a family of 12 children. Of that family Col. Winder was the last survivor. [2] (Research):father b. maybe in MD, was sadler.

  
  

• Sources

  [S97] Robert L. Winder, (Letters and email exchanged 1997-present), Jun 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S466] Colonel John Winder, (Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library, Nov 1956).