Benjamin Winsley, Sr

1689 - Aft 1759  (> 70 years)

• Name	Benjamin Winsley
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1689  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Land Grant	25 Mar 1752	Anson Co, NC   [2]
  	- 587 acres - #1086 - Bk 11 p 20
  Land Grant	11 May 1757	Rowan Co, NC   [2]
  	- 825 acres - #622 - Bk 6 p.235
  Will	03 Mar 1759	Rowan Co, NC   [2]
  Death	Aft 03 Mar 1759	Iredell Co, NC   [1, 3]
  Findagrave.com	27 Oct 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC   [1]
  	Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I629	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary White,   b. 1706, Lancaster Co, PA d. 1776, Rowan Co, NC (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1724
  Children	1. Mary Winsley,   b. 1724, Iredell Co, NC d. Aft 09 Nov 1812, Iredell Co, NC (Age > 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rebecca Violet Winsley,   b. 1728, NC bur. Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Benjamin Winsley, Jr,   b. 1730, NC d. 1760, Rowan Co, NC (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Moses Winsley,   b. 10 Oct 1733, Rowan Co, NC d. 01 Oct 1815, Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Margaret Winsley,   b. 1735, NC d. 1777, NC (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Sarah Winsley,   b. 02 Jul 1737, NC d. 22 Dec 1783, York Co, SC (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Land Grant - - 587 acres - #1086 - Bk 11 p 20 - 25 Mar 1752 - Anson Co, NC Land Grant - - 825 acres - #622 - Bk 6 p.235 - 11 May 1757 - Rowan Co, NC Will - 03 Mar 1759 - Rowan Co, NC Death - Aft 03 Mar 1759 - Iredell Co, NC Burial - - Mooresville, Iredell Co, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 10/27/2021 Benjamin Winsley Sr. Birth: 1689 Death: 1759 (aged 69–70) Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Burial: Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Memorial #: 156289009 Bio: Benjamin Winsly was born 1689 He wrote his will 3 March 1759 Rowan County, North Carolina and died later that year on his plantation. His plantation was located near Davidson Creek Settlement then located in Rowan County, North Carolina. Davidson Creek Settlemenat is now located in Iredell County under Lake Norman. Many of his contemporaries are buried in this Church Cemetery which is located nearby. Children: Mary Winsley 1724-1812 Md John McConnell, Jr Rebecca Violet Winsley 1728- Md Samuel Wilson Benjamin Winslow 1730- Md Sarah Matthews Moses Winslow 1733-1815 Md Jean Osborne Margaret Winslow 1735-1777 Md Patrick Hamilton Sarah Winslow 1737-1783 Md Hance McWhorter Family Members Spouse Mary White Winsley 1706-1776 Children John Clark Wamsley 1721-1782 ?? Wamsley? Mary Winslow McConnell 1724-1812 Rebecca Violet Winsley Wilson 1728-Unknown Benjamin Winslow 1730-1760 Moses Winslow 1733-1816 Margaret Winslow Hamilton 1735-1777 Sarah Winslow McWhorter 1737-1783 John Wanslow 1738-1833 ?? Wanslow? Created by: John Wilhite (48140210) Added: 22 Dec 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156289009/benjamin-winsley Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156289009/benjamin-winsley : accessed 27 October 2021), memorial page for Benjamin Winsley Sr. (1689–1759), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156289009, citing Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by John Wilhite (contributor 48140210) . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S43] Military documents. [S77] Will.