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- Inscription on tombstone reads "Fought a Good Fight" (from Tombstones of Mathews County, Virginia, 1711-1986)
Buried in private cemetery at the end of Route 652 on Queen's Creek in Mathews County, Virginia.
* 1850 Federal Census, Mathews County, Virginia. Entry 181/184
From:
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 5:06 PM
My Winders (as far back as I have traced thus far) are from Mathews county,
Virginia.
My Winders are:
Edmond (abt. 1813 - ?)
Alexander (2/6/1842-1/31/1913)
Louise (1/2/1888-12/18/1977)
For the most part, all male Winders in my branch were sea captains, ship pilots, or watermen and lived in the Mathews county area and Tidewater area (Norfolk-Portsmouth) of Virginia.
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Walter L. Shepherd
Raleigh, NC
From: charles appel
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:32 AM
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Last June my husband and I purchased a house and property that has a family cemetery. I became curious about one of the graves(history buff and romantic that I am). The stone reads:"Capt. Alex. Winder Born Feb.6, 1842, died Jan. 31, 1913 Fought a Good Fight".
We went to the Mathews Co. Courthouse and researched deeds. The property once a part of a Colonial plantation called "Hesse". John J. Marchant purchased from William Dunleavy in the 1800's about 80 acres. He passed it on to his son John and daughter Diana at his death.James and Sarah Brooks are also buried here. I found out that James Brooks had a daughter named Mary Susan and she married Alexander Winder. She was born in Dec. 1849. She is buried in Norfolk, VA.Alex Winder's father was Edmund Winder, b. 1813, died Aug. 15, 1874 of consumption. He had a wife named Jane.
I have more Winders, but can't seem to make a connection. I contacted a gentleman, via the internet and he turned out to be Capt. Alex's great-grandson! Here are the other Winders I have found. Mathews Co. is one of the "burned counties" so some of the info is hard to find.
Edmund R. Winder b. 1847, was 55 in 1902, enlisted in Mathews 61st Local Militia, mustered out after 15 mos.
Sally A. Winder d. April 25, 1871, consumption. 36 years, 5 months, 10 days.Wife of William J. Winder, dau. of Robert and Elizabeth Hunley.
William H. and Maria(Mariah) Winder, children:
son, b. July 14, 1869--no name
infant d. June 20, 1869--no name.
John R. and Susan Winder (blacksmith) children:
male and female twins stillborn Dec. 15, 1872--no names.
Josephine Winder b. June 10, 1868.
Edmond and Sarah Winder(farmer) children:
James Winder, d. Aug. 14, 1872, drowned. 11 yrs, 7 m, 5 days.
William J. and Sarah Winder(farmer) children:
Sarah Winder b. Nov. 8, 1870.
Edmond and Jane Winder(farmer) children:
Otis Winder b. July 6, 1868
Matthews Winder b. June 16, 1870
In case you don't know about Mathews Co., it is a small, rural county near the Chesapeake Bay. Historically, it has turned out outstanding mariners and ship building was a major industry at one time. I have access to some local resources, so if any of this may help you, please let me know and I will be happy to do look-ups for you. I can also put you in touch with other locals who are history nuts!
Thanks again and I hope to hear from you soon!
Sincerely,
Susan Appel
Hallieford, VA
Mathews Journal, Jan. 16, 1913
CAPT. ALEX. WINDER
Capt. Alexander Winder, a well-known seafaring man of Norfolk, died Saturday afternoon at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he had been under treatment for the past two weeks. He was in the 71st year of his age and was a native of Mathews County. He resided in Norfolk for thirty years but for the last three years had made his home in Portsmouth with his son-in-law W.T.L. Shepherd at 408 Queen Street.
Captain Winder had followed the water for the last fifty years and had been captain and part-owner of twenty-eight vessels. He was at the time of his death superintendent of the Ocean Fisheries Company's plant of Southport, N.C. He was widely known and had hosts of friends.
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Mary L. Winder and seven children; W.J.and Capt. John Winder of the Merritt & Chapman Wrecking Co., and Mrs. G.W. Banks of Norfolk, Capt. E.B. Winder of Baltimore, Miss Eva Winder and Mrs. H.C.Clark of Greensboro, N.C., and Mrs. W.T.L.Shepherd of Portsmouth.
Funeral services were held at three o'clock from the residence of his son Mr. W.J.Winder, 522 Herman Ave., Norfolk, on Sunday by Rev. W.R. Leckliter, pastor of Cavalry Baptist church of that city. The remains were brought to Mathews on Monday for interrment.
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1842 - 1913 (70 years)