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VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY
Winston, Joseph, born in Louisa county,
Virginia, June 17, 1746; his ancestor being
one of five brothers, it is said, who came
from Yorkshire. England, to Hanover coun-
ty. \'irginia. in the seventeenth century. He
received a fair education, and at the age of
seventeen joined a company of rangers.
While in pursuit of Indians, they were
ambuscaded, and young Winston was twice
wounded, one of the balls remaining in his
body till his death. The Indians drove away
the rangers, but Winston escaped and was
carried on a comrade's back for three days,
till they reached a frontier cabin. He was
pensioned by the legislature, and in 1766
removed to Surry county, North Carolina.
In 1775 he was a member of the Hills-
borough convention, and in February, 1776,
he was in the expedition against the Scotch
Tories. He was made ranger of Surry
county and major of militia, serving against
the Cherokees. and in 1777 he was a mem-
ber of the legislature and of the commis-
sion that made a treaty with that tribe on
Hoist on river. In 1780 he was engaged
against the Tories, and at King s Mountain
he led the right wing, and contributed
greatly toward the victory, for which the
legislature gave him a sword. After defeat-
ing a party of loyalists in February, 1781,
he took part in the battle of Guilford in
March. He represented Surry county in
the state senate for three terms, and when
Stokes county was formed was its first sen-
ator, and served five times between 1790
and 1812. In 1793-95, and again in 1803-
17, he was a member of congress. The
county seat of Forsyth county. North Caro-
lina, is named for him. He died near Ger-
mantown. North Carolina, April 21, 1815.
Wjmn, Richard, born in eastern \'irginia,
about 1750. He enlisted in the revolution-
ary army, and in 1775 was a lieutenant of
South Carolina rangers, and took part in
the battle on Sullivan's island. He was
given command of Fort Mcintosh, Georgia,
promoted to colonel, and placed in charge
of the militia in Fairfield district, South
Carolina. He fought at Hanging Rock,
where he was wounded, and was actively en-
gaged during the remainder of the war. At
its close he became brigadier-general of
militia, and then major-general. He after-
ward settled in South Carolina* served in
the third congress, and by reelection from
1809 till 1813. He died in Tennessee, in
1813.
Long, Gabriel, born in 175 1, was an ofii- cer in the revolutionary army, fought at Hampton and Norfolk in 1775, served as captain in Morgan's rifle regiment in 1776, and ultimately rose to the rank of major. He led the advance at Saratoga, and began the battle. He was also at Yorktown, and took part in eighteen engagements. He died in Culpepcr county, Virginia, February 3. 1827.
Maury, Walker, son of Rev. James Maury (q. V.) and Mary Walker, his wife, born in Fredericksville parish, Louisa county, July 21, 1752. In 1770 he entered the William and Mary College grammar school on the Nottoway scholarship, and December 12, 1772, was promoted by the faculty to the philosophy schools, from which he gradu- ated in May, 1775, receiving in May, 1774* the Botetourt gold medal for the encourage- ment of classical learning. He taught school in Orange county, where John Randolph, of Roanoke, was one of his scholars, and as
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