The following are random connections to WINSTON family that I have in my files:

Mary Hastings MARKS b 28 Feb 1775 d 1814 24 Aug 1745 in Albemarle, Va. d/o James MARKS & Elizabeth HARVIE b 24 Aug 1754 Aberfoyle, Albemarle Co. Va;  md Nicholas JOHNSON b 1768 -1831 s/o Thomas JOHNSON b 1735 Louisa Co. Va d 1803 Louisa Co. Va & Elizabeth MERIWETHER b 3 Mar 1744 Albemarle Co. Va,  s/o Nicholas JOHNSON b 10 Oct 1713 VA & Elizabeth HUDSON, s/o Thomas JOHNSON & Anne MERIWETHER b 1694 d/o Nicholas MERIWETHER b 26 Oct 1667 Jamestown Island, James City, VA  & Elizabeth CRAWFORD b 1672 Assasquin, New Kent Co. VA
: 2 daus:
 a1.  Martha Harvie JOHNSON md George Oglethorpe GILMER b 27 Dec 1787 Oglethorpe Co. GA moved 1833 to Bossier LA d 1845 Bossier Co LA;  Corre: [email protected]  &
   b2.  Lucy Thornton JOHNSON b 26 Feb 1799 d 1827  Oglethorpe Co. GA md 7 Dec 1814 Oglethorpe Co. GA. John GILMER b 25 May 1792  Oglethorpe Co. GA

???John HERRING 1810 Pd tx in Oglethorpe Co. GA., Captain WINSTON's distr Oglethorpe Co. GA. tax records
???Joseph B. WINSTON b 1809 ?Oglethorpe Co. GA. md 1 Jul 1830 Madison, Morgan Co. GA. Amelia H. FLOYD  b 15 Aug 1813 Oglethorpe Co. GA. d/o John Buford FLOYD & Anne Nancy STEWART

          5-2. Col. William B. WINSTON b 20 Jun 1839 Boone Co. KY d c1891 md 1) 5 Oct 1865 Lucy Ann HARRIS b 27 Mar 1837 Abbeville Distr, SC. d 12 Oct 1886 Columbus, MS. d/o James Walton HARRIS b 1 Aug 1805 Elbert Co. GA. d 16 Nov 1887 Columbus, MS. md Elbert Co. GA. & Martha WATKINS b 13 Sep 1807 Lexington Oglethorpe Co. GA. d 25 Oct 1898 New Orleans LA., s/o Jeptha Vinning HARRIS & Sarah HUNT, s/o Walton HARRIS & Rebecca LANIER, s/o Nathan HARRIS, s/o Edward HARRIS, s/o Thomas HARRIS, d/o Sampson LANIER & Elizabeth CHAMBERLAIN,  d/o Dr. Richardson HUNT & Nancy Martin CARTER d/o John WATKINS & Susan DANIEL Ch: Corrine WINSTON, William WINSTON md 2) c1887 Virginia S. TAYLOR, Ch: Rebecca WINSTON b aft 1887
 

[I'm not sure how this HUDDLESTON group fits into WINSTON family, but I'm sure they do]
 Joseph Allen HUDDLESTON  b 1798 d 1834 md 12 Oct 1820 Oglethorpe Co. GA. Selina HUDSPETH b Oglethorpe Co. Ga. Ch: Joseph Allen HUDDLESTON b 19 Jul 1825 Oglethorpe Co. Ga
BIBLE; MARRIAGES: Dr. Joseph Allen HUDDLESTON & Martha Townsend HEAD md Dec 1852 by Rev. J. F. N. HUDDLESTON  Monroe Co. GA. at the Home of the brides father Dr. J. D. HEAD Seven Ch  James Daniel, Selina Elizabeth, William Allen, Sallie, Lucy Artemisia, Mattie Zollicoffer, and Robert Lee. Roberta HUDDLESTON b Dec. 17th 1911 at 12 PM. Elmore Co. Esseynes, AL.  the d/o R. L.[Robert Lee] & Mattie D. HUDDLESTON, BIRTHS Mattie Edna Huddleston was b 9 Feb 1892 Autauga Co. AL. Wadsworth AL.. Mary Lou HUDDLESTON b 12 Oct 1896 Autauga Co. AL. Mattie Dee HUDDLESTON b 17 Mar 1875. Coosa Co AL. Robert Lee HUDDLESTON b Feb 26 1864 Meriwether Co. GA. Robert Winston HUDDLESTON b Feb 27 1900 Elmore Co. AL. Joseph Allen HUDDLESTON father of R. L. Huddleston was b 18 Jul 1825 d 14 Apr 1900 - b Oglethorpe Co. GA. Martha Townsend (Head) Huddleston mother of R. L. HUDDLESTON b Apr - 1832 - d Jul 25 1877 b Monroe Co. GA. DEATHS Mary Lou HUDDLESTON d Aug 1st 1898 brd at Mount Hebron Church, Elmore Co. AL.

 THE WETUMPKA HERALD Wetumpka, Elmore Co. AL. Oct 9, 1969 [Robert Winston] R.W. HUDDLESTON DIES AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS: Robert Winston HUDDLESTON, a resident of Montgomery and a former resident of Wetumpka, d Fri in a Montgomery hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Huddleston was b Feb 27, 1900, the s/o late Dr. and Mrs. R. L. HUDDLESTON [Robert Lee] b 26 Feb 1864 Meriwether, GA, & Mattie Dee HOWARD b 17 Mar 1875 Coosa, AL. s/o Joseph Allen HUDDLESTON Oglethorpe, GA. & Martha Townsend HEAD b Jasper GA] of Speigner. He attended Barnes School for Boys in Montgomery; Marion Institute, and the Univ of AL., where he received a degree in law and was president of his class, later forming the law firm, Huddleston, Glover & Jones. He was elected Circuit Solicitor (District Attrny) for Elmore, Autauga and Chilton cos in 1923, and began serving as Solicitor for these three counties and served continuously through 1954, or for seven terms. On Dec 30, 1954, he was appointed supernumerary Circuit Solicitor by Governor Gordon PERSONS. He also served as special assistant Attorney General, serving under John PATTERSON, McDonald GALLION, and Richard FLOWERS. Huddleston received nationwide attention on several cases including the murder investigation of Albert of Phenix City. He was known throughout the Alabama bar as one of the most colorful attorneys of his day. He was a Mason, veteran, and a member of the St. James Methodist Church of Montgomery. Survivors include his wid, Mrs. Annette R. HUDDLESTON, Montgomery, a son, Ted W. HUDDLESTON, Montgomery; a daughter, Mrs. Annie KING, Anniston; a sis, Mrs. Roberta BUTTERFIELD, Pascagoula, MS., and three grchildren, Everette KING, Paula KING, and Suzanne KING, Anniston.

Capt. Peachy Ridgeway GILMER  b  6 Mar 1737/1738 c aft 1789 s/o  George GILMER b 1700 Scotland &  Mary Peachy WALKER; md  Mary MERIWETHER b 4 Apr 1742
Children:
1.?George GILMER
2.?Thomas Meriwether GILMER of Broad River, Oglethorpe Co. GA
3.?Elizabeth Thornton GILMER md Robert GRATTAN, Sr., had Robert GRATTAN Jr, & John GRATTON b 1812 Shenandoah Valley VA d 1869? md Martha Ann GILMER , John had dau Lucy GRATTAN
4.?Lucy GILMER
5.?Frances Walker GILMER
6.?Mary Peachy GILMER
 Lucy GRATTAN's father, John GRATTON, b Shenandoah Valley VA and was a bro of my husb's grgrgrfather, Robert GRATTAN, Jr. Robert GRATTAN, Sr. md to Elizabeth Thornton GILMER a sis of Lucy's grfather, Thomas Meriwether GILMER, of Broad River, Oglethorpe Co. GA. I have family records that say John Grattan, b 1812 & d. 1869 (or1861? You say 1861 and if that is the DAR record, I guess it is correct. I'd like to see the gravestone or will.), was a medical doctor who moved to Columbus MS with his wife, Martha Ann GILMER. There they had 3 children,  and when John d 1869 (or 1861?), Martha Ann Gilmer GRATTAN moved to Montgomery Co. AL with her 3 children to be nr her father, Peachy Ridgway GILMER, who lived there with his second wife. I understand the 3 children were named Peachy Ridgway GRATTON who d unmd; Lucy GRATTAN md F. H. MERRITT (one record says his name was Meriwether); Lucy d (I suppose w/o issue) and Mr. Merritt  md her sis, Frannie, who prob was Frances
The DAR: parents of Martha that md John GRATTAN were Peachy Ridgeway GILMER and Mary Boutwell HARVIE DAR# 67626 and 24486 along with First settlers of Upper GA. by George R. GILMER and the Mrg date 10 apr 1806 Wilkes Co. GA. and have another child by the two---Eliza Lewis GILMER md 10 Jul 1834 Oglethorpe Co. GA. her cousin John Blair GILMER

         Children by Mary JONES:
         1. Mary Agnes WINSTON b c1835  Franklin Co. AL md Thomas J. GOLDSBY b 6 Jun 1825 Randolph Co. AL. d Military Cold Harbor s/o Thornton Boykin GOLDSBY b 14 Sep 1796 Oglethorpe Co. GA & Sarah WARREN (Smith Ware) b 25 Nov 1801 , Ch: Joel Walker GOLDSBY & John GOLDSBY/Goolsby, s/o Richard GOLDSBY d 1840 Lucy, Shelby Co. TN. md 30 Nov 1795 Lexington, Ogelthorpe Co. GA.  Zillah THORNTON b c1776, s/o Peter GOLDSBY & Mary ??

George Oglethorpe GILMER  b 27 Dec 1787, Oglethorpe Co. GA moved to Bossier, LA 1833 d 1845 Bossier Co md Martha JOHNSON
        Lucy WALKER d/o Dr. Thomas WALKER md Dr. George GILMER Ch:
         1. Thomas Madison GILMER 1765-1817 md Elizabeth  LEWIS;   son John GILMER md Lucy JOHNSON, dtr Lucy Early GILMER md William Barnett GILMER

James MARKS (Hastings, John,) p. 4; "James MARKS, b 1745, of Georgia, md Elizabeth HARVIE." p. 5; footnote; "James MARKS md Elizabeth HARVIE, was, so Gilmer says, low in stature, and weighed about 120 pounds, certainly a contrast to his wife."
pp. 17-18; James Marks, b Albemarle Co. Va., 24 Aug 1745; d. 1816; md 24 Dec 1771, Elizabeth HARVIE, (John, John); b 24 Aug 1754; Aberfoyle, Albemarle Co. VA, baptized 24 Nov 1754; by Rev. John Ramsey.  d 1793; both d Broad River, GA.
He was a Magistrate of Albemarle Co. VA, 1783. Signed the Renunciation of allegiance to Great Britain, 21 apr,1779; the original of which is preserved in the Historical Soc, of Richmond, VA. His will was signed 7 Mar 1816; prob. Oglethorpe Co. GA Sep 1816; Witx. Charles L. MATTHEWS, Thomas WILEY, Valentine MERIWETHER.
James Marks lived on a farm consisting of 800A, nr Keswick Depot, Albemarle Co. VA and likely including it. Emigrated with his family to p. 4; "James MARKS, b 1745, of Georgia, md Elizabeth Harvie." Ch:
John Harvie MARKS, b 13 Jan 1773; either Oglethorpe or Wilkes Co. GA. Bap. by Rev. Matthew MAURY, d Mt Meigs, AL; md Susan TOMPKINS, (Tomkins) 1794; She was b Elbert Co. GA on Broad River 1775; d 1836, either Caroline Bluff, LA. or Mt  Meigs, Montgomery Co. AL.
Mary HASTINGS, b 28 Feb 1775; bap. by Rev. MAURY; md Nicholas JOHNSON, 20 Jan 1791.
Nicholas Meriwether MARKS, b 21 May 1777, bap. by Rev. MAURY, 6 Feb 1806; d 1 Jun 1847; md 6 Feb 1806, Anne Paul MATTEWS, d 21 Sep 1855; (William, Gov. George)
Martha Gaines MARKS b 28 Oct 1779; d 18 Jul 1805.; bap by Rev Maury; She md Rev. GUERRY
Samuel Winston MARKS, b 2 Sep 1781; d Jan 1782. "Bab. by Rev. Matthew MAURY" copied fron the Harvie Bible.
p. 17; footnote; James MARKS, living Elbert Co. GA. 19 May 1790. See Hist. Coll. of GA p. 87.
p. 18; footnote; James MARKS continued close personal relations with the Matthews family, and was engaged with them in sundry matters. His wife Elizabeth HARVIE, d Broad River, Goose Pond Settlement, GA.
p. 19; footnote; James MARKS rec'd land Grant, Wilkes Co. GA, 1798-1800; See Georgia and Georgia People by Smith, p. 637 Magistrate of Albemarle Co. VA. See Nat. No. DAR 56823.
p. 27-28; Footnote; 1742 Roger THOMPSON, Fredericksville Parish, Vestry, Louisa and Albemarle Cos, took the test oath against transubstantiation in the sacrament, with T. MERIWETHER, John POINDEXTER, Ephraim CLARK, John STARK, and others. Later vestrymen (until 1787) were John Nicholas, William D. MERIWETHER, William and Tomas JOHNSON, John HARVIE, John RODES, James MARKS, Dr. George GILMER, and others. (Meade's Old Va Churches.) (1714-1756)."
 

Rodney Veitschegger, Bowling Green, Ky  [email protected]