WINDER, Thomas [430] ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Thomas was WINDERS, Thomas.⁷

  General Notes:

According to Robert L. Winder (Sep 2000):Thomas Winder, birthdate probably about 1745, who moved to Shenandoah County, VA. prior to the initiation of the Chancery suit of March term, 1804. Apparently Thomas remained in Shenandoah County. He is probably the Thomas Winder cited as bondsman for several marriages of female Winders in the Shenandoah County records, probably his daughters. No information is available to identify his wife. The Shenandoah County General Index to Wills lists Thomas Winder, dec'd 1807. His estate was inventoried on 22 February 1810, and the estate sale was held on 24 February 1810. Marriage records of Shenandoah County list the following Winder marriages:
John Spoon & Mary Winders, Aug 4, 1802, dr.[daughter] of Thos. Sr.
Christian Limbach & Jane Winder, Nov. 10 1800, bondsman Thos. Winders
Geo. Levesge & Nancy Winders, Dec. 17 1804, dr. of Thomas
John Comer & Tena Winders, May 2 1808, dr. of Thomas
Clement Winder & Magdalene Pixler May 27 1814
Henry S. Winder & Ann Amelia Ott Apr 20 1826


From: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 1998 10:32 PM
Hi Ann,
[snip]
We do have the line going all the way back to London, England in the early 1700's but for now, I'll start with my 4th great-grandfather, Thomas Winder and his family. Thomas was born in Maryland and moved to Shenandoah Co., Virginia around 1794-5. Through property tax records and personal property tax records for that time period, he was the only Winder listed in Shenandoah Co. Later, several of his sons started showing up on the tax records between 1815 and 1830 and they were Thomas (Jr.), Clement, William and Henry. Thomas was only around for a few years and then left the county, Clement showed up in 1815 and dropped off around 1827. William showed up for a few years in the very early 1820's. Henry showed up on the tax rolls shortly after his marriage in 1826 and was there until the records stopped in 1830. Thomas Sr. died in the latter part of 1807 or first part of 1808. His estate was probated in 1810. He left no Will.

4th great-grandfather: Thomas Winder, born about 1744 in Maryland
Wife: Unknown, Marriage date: Unknown
Children:
James Winder
William Winder
Thomas Winder, married Susannah Evans, October 20, 1800 - Shenandoah Co.
Mary Winder, married John Spoon, August 4, 1802 - Shenandoah Co.
Nancy Winder, married George Levesge, December 17, 1804 - Shenandoah Co.
Tena Winder, married John Comer, May 2, 1808 - Shenandoah Co.
Jane Winder, married Christian Limback, November 10, 1800 - Shenandoah Co.
Clement Winder, married Molly Bixler, May 27, 1814 - Shenandoah Co.
Henry S. Winder, married Ann Amelia Ott, April 20, 1826 - Shenandoah Co.

3rd great-grandfather: Clement Winders, born about 1790-91. (Note: We have searched for years and have not found out when or where he died. The last known record of him was in 1859 in Burlington, Iowa. He was listed in a directory as though he was living there. He disappeared after that.)
Wife: Molly Bixler, born 1798 in Virginia, died 1864 in Columbus, Ohio,
daughter of Michael Bixler and Anna Heistant.
She is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus. I have a copy
of her Interment record which lists Michael and Anna Bickler as her
parents.
Children:
Elizabeth Winders, b. abt 1815, married M. Jacob Strickler
(Male) Winders, b. abt 1816
(Male) Winders, b. abt 1819
John Winders, b. Aug. 23, 1821, d. Oct 30, 1909, married Alvina Watson in
1843.
Julia Ann Winders, b. 1823, married Owen Huff - Columbus, Ohio
Lucinda Winders, b. abt 1825, married Chauncy White - Columbus, Ohio
Michael Winders, b. 1827, married (1) Mary Frize (2) Eliza Hartrum - Col. OH
Andrew Jackson Winders, b March 4, 1839, d. Nov. 27, 1904
(Male) Winders, born between 1835-1840
Jane (?) Winders, born between 1835-1840 (We are not positive about her
name.)

John was my 2nd great-grandfather. He married Alvina Watson in Columbus, Ohio
in 1843 and in 1855 moved to Burlington, Des Moines Co., Iowa with his younger
brother, Andrew. They were both brick masons.

Getting back to Clement ---- I first found him in the 1820 census for Shenandoah Co., Virginia. When he didn't show up in that state in 1830, I started looking in other states until I found him in Fairfield Co., Ohio. Once I knew he was there, I looked at the tax records for Fairfield County and found he started paying a personal property tax about 1828. He was living in Bloom Township at the time and continued living there for several years. He disappeared for several years in the late 1830's but was found in the 1840 census for Columbus, Ohio (Franklin Co.) His son John (my 2nd gr-gf) bought several pieces of property in Columbus and Clement was found living in one of the houses around 1855-58. He dropped off the directory in Columbus and showed up in a directory in Burlington, Iowa where John, Andrew and his oldest daughter, Elizabeth Strickler) were living. The year for the directory was 1858.
Another bit of information... In 1826, a William Winders died in Fairfield
Co., Ohio. We believe this may have been Thomas' son William that I found in
the tax records in the early 1820's in Shenandoah Co. When William's estate
was probated, several notes were called in. One of them was for Clement
Winders. He had borrowed $5 from William.

How did I find out about Clement's children? The answer to that covers many, many years of researching records and trying to piece things together. We used census records, marriage records, land records and directories to put the family together. About six-seven years ago I connected with a descendant of Andrew Jackson Winders who was the younger brother of my John Winders (2nd g- gf). They were able to confirm that Clement was the father through personal records. They even had a picture of Clement!

What documentation did I find to place Clement in Ohio? Once I found Clement
in the 1830 census for Ohio and found him living in Fairfield Co., it was
rather easy from there. I pulled the tax records for the county to determine
when he arrived and when he left. The next county west is Franklin Co. I
started going through land records, marriage records, census records, etc. He
moved around a lot but the family seemed to stay put, mostly in the City of
Columbus.

[snip]
Darlene Dary ³

  Research Notes:

1790 census shows 2 males 16 and over (bef 774), 2 males under 16 (bet 1774-1790) and 4 females. It appears his wife died before 1790, leaving him with his four daughters and 3 sons.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Loyalty Oath, 1778, , Washington, Maryland, USA.

2. Residence, 1778, , Washington, Maryland, USA. ⁸

3. census: federal, 1790, , Washington, Maryland, USA. ³ 2 males < 16 (1774-1790) Clement, Thomas Jr
2 males > 16 (bef 1774) James, Thomas Sr
4 females: wife, mary, Jane, Nance This event was shared with Clement WINDERS (Household Member), James WINDER (Household Member), Jane WINDER (Household Member), Mary WINDER (Household Member), Nancy WINDER (Household Member), and Thomas WINDER (Household Member).

4. Migrated, Between 1794 and 1795, , Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. ^{4 6 9}

5. Will, 1795.

6. Tax List, 1800, , Shenandoah, Virginia, USA. ⁸