Sarah Winston

1595 - 1659  (64 years)

• Name	Sarah Winston
  Birth	1595	Devonshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	16 Apr 1619
  	On the ship 'George'
  Census	16 Feb 1623	Charles City Co, VA
  	Flowerdew Hundred - with John and 6 slaves
  Census	20 Jan 1624	Jamestown City, VA
  Marriage Record	Aft 18 Apr 1644
  	- married ??? Johnson
  Death	17 Jan 1659	Henrico Co, VA
  Probate	Jan 1660	Henrico Co, VA
  	- Recorded inventory of her estate
  Findagrave.com	01 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Unknown
  Person ID	I2048	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Dr. John Woodson,   b. 1586, Devonshire, England d. 18 Apr 1644, Henrico Co, VA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1619	Dorsetshire, England
  Children	1. John Woodson,   b. 1632, Henrico Co, VA d. Between 20 Aug and 01 Oct 1684, Henrico Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Robert Woodson, Sr,   b. 1634, Curles, Henrico Co, VA d. Between 1707 and 1711, Henrico Co, VA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Deborah Woodson,   b. 1640, Henrico Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1595 - Devonshire, England Marriage - Bef 1619 - Dorsetshire, England Census - Flowerdew Hundred - with John and 6 slaves - 16 Feb 1623 - Charles City Co, VA Census - 20 Jan 1624 - Jamestown City, VA Death - 17 Jan 1659 - Henrico Co, VA Probate - - Recorded inventory of her estate - Jan 1660 - Henrico Co, VA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - aft 4/18/1644 married ??? Dunwell dau/step-dau Elizabeth Dunwell - listed underage in probate of Sara Johnson 1/1660 - aft 4/18/1644 married ??? Johnson - Listed on Jamestowne Society in Williamsburg, VA - much info obtained from the book 'Historical Genealogy of the Woodsons and their Connections' ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/1/2023 Sarah Isabelle Woodson ?? what happened to the last name of Winston ?? see prev ver below Birth: 1595 England Death: 17 Jan 1659 (aged 63-64) Prince George County, Virginia, USA Burial: Burial Details Unknown Memorial #: 67994638 ** same memorial number Bio: Sara was born around 1600 in Devonshire, England. She may have been the daughter of Isaac Winston and Mary Dabney. However the surname and ancestry of Sara seem to be a matter of some dispute. Sara married Dr. John Woodson about 1619 in Dorsetshire, England and the couple sailed on the ship "George" for Virginia on 29 Jan 1619 arriving in Jamestowne 16 April 1619. Children: John Woodson b. 1632 Robert Woodson Sr. b.1634 Robert was the second son of Dr. John Woodson and Sara Woodson. Robert married Elizabeth Ferris. Family Members Spouse John Woodson 1586-1644 Children John Woodson 1632-1684 Robert Woodson 1634-1707 Created by: Bette Keene Scavone (46920917) Added: 6 Apr 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67994638/sarah-isabelle-woodson Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67994638/sarah-isabelle-woodson: accessed 01 July 2023), memorial page for Sarah Isabelle Woodson (1595-17 Jan 1659), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67994638; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Bette Keene Scavone (contributor 46920917). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/1/2023 Sarah Winston Woodson **??** - see revised version above Birth: 1595, England Death: Jan. 17, 1659 Prince George County Virginia, USA Sara was born around 1600 in Devonshire, England. She may have been the daughter of Isaac Winston and Mary Dabney. However the surname and ancestry of Sara seem to be a matter of some dispute. Sara married Dr. John Woodson about 1619 in Dorsetshire, England and the couple sailed on the ship "George" for Virginia on 29 Jan 1619 arriving in Jamestowne 16 April 1619. Children: John Woodson b. 1632 Robert Woodson Sr. b.1634 Robert was the second son of Dr. John Woodson and Sara Woodson. Robert married Elizabeth Ferris. Family links: Spouse: John Woodson (1586 - 1644)* Children: Robert Woodson (1634 - 1707)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Created by: Bette Keene Scavone Record added: Apr 06, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 67994638 ** same memorial number ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marthaellen&id=I1101 •ID: I1101 •Name: Sarah Winston •Sex: F •Reference Number: 1105 •Note: Killed by Indians at Jamestown, VA ???????? Marriage 1 John (Dr.) Woodson b: 1586 in Dorset, England •Married: BEF 1619 in England Children 1.Has Children Robert Woodson b: 1634 in Curles, Henrico Co., VA 2.Has No Children John Woodson b: ABT 1632 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --the following was in the notes of her husband John Woodson: Dr. John and Sarah came to the Virginia Colonies 29 January 1619/1629 on the Shiip George. The Muster records shows John Woodson and wife Sarah with "Corne, 4 bushells; Powder, 1 lb; Lead, 3 lb; Peece fixt, 1; Sword, 1" Dr. John was a surgeon and was serving a company of soldiers from England. He settled in Flowerdew Hundred, also known as Peirsey's Hundred. This land lay on the south side of the James River. It was there that Dr. John lost his life and the stories passed down were varied about the different Indian attacks. One story said that Sarah threw mattresses in the fire place and lit them to keep the Indians from coming in that way. The most common story is that Sarah saved her sonsm, John, and Robert, by hiding one under a tub and the other in a "potato hole". When John was killed, Sarah remarried a Mr. Johnson and the inventory of her estate was recorded in January 1660 in Henrico County. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------