(1) Estimate only (2) Records from Varla Wright, Phoenix, Arizona - June 1996 (We had b. abt 1588, Willington Ct., Gloucestershire, England) (3) MARRIAGE, CHRISTENING of children: Sandhurst parish register, Gloucester, England, FHL# 991289 (4) Inquisition Post Mortem for her husband calls her Gwelthian. It is interesting that this Inq. P.M. was not filed/recorded until 1627, nearly 12 years after HER death, possibly when her son, Gyles, moved from Wheatenhurst to claim his inheritance. FHL# 942 B4b Vol.9 or #962742. (5) BURIAL: Sandhurst parish register FHL# 991289 calls her Welthian Herbert. Whether she was buried under her maiden name, as was Welsh custom, or had remarried in the years since James's death has not yet been determined, as no second marriage has been located at this time. Following her death, her son, Gyles Winston, and his family returned from Wheatenhurst to Willington court as the son of Sir Henry Winston of Painswick. We know better.) There may be quite a few clues here that will help us determine further family connections.. (6) 2000: Pedigree Resource CD ROM composed of Ancestral File submissions. (7) 2000: Pedigree Resource CD ROM from Ancestral File submitters.

Often called Gent. James Winstone.

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(1) Source-"Family History from Robert Hurt, d.1583 Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England Through Leon Jesse Hurt, d.1956" Compiled by Mary Lee Hurt 1985 (2) Records of Varla Wright, Phoenix, Arizona - June 1996 (We had b. abt. 1584, Willington Ct., Gloucestershire, England) (3) MARRIAGE, CHRISTENING of children and BURIAL: Sandhurst parish register, Gloucester, England, FHL# 991289 (4) Inquisition Post Mortem held at Sandhurst 5 yrs. after death mentions manor of Barton Regis, apparently his early home and one of his properties; there appears to be a connection between this Barton Regis and the parish of St. Philip and St. Jacob in Bristol. FHL# 942 B4b Vol.9 or #962742. (5) Winstoneana, 1559-1802, Routledge, FHL# 1363778-15, pgs. Note: "Gent." = Senior line of a county family, ie, Henry Winstone of Standish, Lawrence Winston of Wheatenhurst, prevously called yeoman, but titled gent. after retirement to a messuaje (manor w/ tennaments). (6) information also from Thomasine Elefant (1997). Surname listed as WINSTON. b. date listed as 1570. (7) information taken from internet on 4 Aug 1998 states that Martha Winstone's family had purchased the Willington Court and several parcel of surrounding property in 1514 from the Wroth family, heirs to the Willington family which ended with the childless John de Willington who died in the year "20 Ric II" or 1397. Willington Court originally gained it's name from one Ralph de Willington who became the owner in 1218 during the reign of King Henry III. the Winstone family held the house, lands and a cottage, paying 12 pence in rent to the Crown. [History of Gloucestershire, Abstracts and Manuscrips respecting the County of
An inquisition post mortem was a legal document werein a landholding family basically filed a lawsuit against themselves in order to clear the title to their lands following the death of the head of family. The inquisition p.m. reads as follows:

James Winstone, gentleman
"Inquisition taken at Gloucester, 2nd Sep, 9 James I before John Browne, esq., escheator, after the death of James Winston, Gentleman, by the oat of William Singleton, Abel Angell, William Wilshere, Edward Kiste, Thomas Hill, Henry Mercer, Richard Portman, William Nutte, William Tirrye, Richard Slaughter and William Milton, who say that

James Winston was seised of one capital messuage called Willington's Courte, in Sandhurste, with the appurtenances, and 60 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 120 acres of pasture, and 4 acres of wood, with appurtenances in Sandhurst. So seised, the said James Winston, by indenture dated 29th Novenber 30 Elizabeth, and made between himself of the first part, Philip Williams, esq., of the second part, and Thomas Spenseley of the third part, in consideration of his love towards Gwelthian, his wife, Gyles Winston, his son, and Martha Winston, his daughter, agreed with the said Philip and Thomas that he should stand seised of the said tenements to the use of himself and the said Gwelthian for life; after their decease, to the use of the said Giles Winston and his heirs; for default to the use of the heirs male of the said James Winston; for default, to the use of the said Martha and her heirs; and lastly, for default, to the use of the right heirs of the said James Winston. By virtue whereof, and by force of the Statute of Uses, the said James Winston and Gwelthian were seised of the premises as of freehold.

James Winston was likewise seised of one messuage, 5 acres of land, 3 acres of meadow, and 6 acres of psture, with appurtenances in Sandhurt commonly called Risbies.

All the tenements aforesaid are held of the King as of his manor of Barton Regis, near Gloucester, by fealty only in free socage and the rent of ----. The tenements mentioned in the said indenture are worth per annum, clear, 12 pounds, and the tenements called Risbies are worth per annum, clear, 20 shillings.

James Winston died 4th February, 30 Elizabeth; Giles Winston as his son and next heir, and was then aged 9 years, 7 months and 25 days; he as taken the issues and profits of the tenements called Risbies from that time until now.

The said Gwelthian still survives at Sandhurste; she has taken the issues and profits of all the tenements first mentioned from the death of the said James Winston until now.

Note: This Inquisition was delivered into Court 11th october, 3 Charles I. Inq. p.m. 3 Charles I, No. 131."

It is interesting to note that a considerable length of time had passed since the death of James Winston before this document was written, let alone filed with the court. By the time it was filed, Gwenllyan/Gwelthian had also died and Gyles had returned to Sandhurst to take charge of the property. Turning again to the little Sandhurst register, we find the burial for "Welthian Hurburt, buried 23 October 1615". Keeping in mind that exact, standardized spelling is a 19th century phenomenon, we can firly well surmise that Gwenllyan/Gwelthian/Welthian, aka Gwenllyan Herbert was not too long out of Wales. No second marriage has been located for her, and it is highly possible that she followed the Welsh custom of keeping her maiden name.

Gloucester, Thomas D. Fosbrooke, Vol. 1, pgs. 288-292, FHL #896620] It is thought by some historians of Gloucestershire that it was the Painswick branch of the Winstone/Winston family that made the purchase, but the exact land transfer document has not been located at this time

It has also been noted that there were Winston family connections in the parish of St. Philip and St. Jacob and in the Barton Regis section of Bristol. No connections between James Winstone and other branches of the family have been made at this time and research continues.

One final note on the Sandhurst Winston family: In the Bristol and Gloucester Archeological Society Publication, Vol 28, Transactions for the Year 1905, pg. 496-497. there is a description of the unusual coat-of-arms used by the family. "Sandhurst. A curious blozon: 'per pale gu. and az. 1 a lion ramp. arg. in the dexter paw a rose...2 a tree eradicated vert,' 1672. [Rudder, 650: 'Sa. a lion ramp. arg. holding in the dexter paw a rose of the second,.'This is given in Armories, but not in Papworth. It is possible that it might be a quartered coat of "Sa. a lion ramp. arg." the third quartering of Winston., viz Teithwalch; but I think it is a daubed coat of Winston with a copy of Master. Philip Winston, aged 70 of Willington's Court; and below Gyles Winston, 1662 aged 85." (The article then goes on to try and make gyles out as the son of Sir Henry Winston of Painswick. We know better.) There may be quite a few clues here that will help us determine further family connections.

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