 1777 - 1842 (64 years)
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| Name |
Elisha WINN |
| Born |
25 Jun 1777 |
, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1812 |
Dacula, Jackson, Georgia, USA |
| Dacula Rd - now in Gwinnett County, |
| Occupation |
1815 to 1817 |
, Jackson, Georgia, USA |
| Justice of the Inferior Court |
| Residence |
15 Dec 1818 |
Dacula, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA |
| Gwinnett County was formed |
| Occupation |
21 Jul 1820 to 1825 |
Dacula, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA |
| Justice of the Inferior Court |
| Residence |
1824 |
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA |
| Occupation |
1826 to 1830 |
, , Georgia, USA |
| State Senator |
| Occupation |
1830 to 1837 |
, , Georgia, USA |
| State Representative |
| Died |
4 Mar 1842 |
| Person ID |
I17111 |
An Armstrong & A Heffernan |
| Last Modified |
25 Jan 2009 |
| Family |
Judith COCHRAN, b. 15 Dec 1788, , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA , d. 29 Sep 1846, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA (Age 57 years) |
| Married |
1802 |
, Jackson, Georgia, USA [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth WINN, b. Abt 1806, d. Bef 1844, , , Kentucky, USA (Age ~ 37 years) |
| | 2. Mary WINN, b. Abt 1804, , Jackson, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 3. Philadelphia WINN, b. Abt 1808, , Jackson, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 4. Jane WINN, b. Abt 1811, , Jackson, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 5. James Cochran WINN, b. Abt 1813, , Jackson, Georgia, USA , d. 1836 (Age ~ 23 years) |
| | 6. Judith WINN, b. Abt 1815, , Jackson, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 7. Richard Dickinson WINN, b. Abt 1818, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 8. Thomas WINN, b. Abt 1820, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 9. William WINN, b. Abt 1822, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 10. George WINN, b. Abt 1825, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 11. Augustus WINN, b. Abt 1827, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 12. Martha Ann WINN, b. Abt 1829, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
| | 13. Elisha WINN, b. Abt 1832, , Gwinnett, Georgia, USA , d. Deceased |
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| Last Modified |
25 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F6390 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Elisha Winn House
County: Gwinnett
City: Dacula
Type: Home
The story of Elisha Winn and the home he built near Hog Mountain is really the story of early Gwinnett County, for it was Winn who was not only one of the first settlers in this area, he was a founding father of the county. His home, on Dacula Road, served as the county's first courthouse and it was Winn who supplied the land to create the county seat, Lawrenceville (History of Lawrenceville, Georgia).
When Winn settled near Hog Mountain in 1805 it was on the western edge of the Georgia frontier. Settlers were protected from the Cherokee by Fort Daniel at the top of the mountain. Built along the Dacula Highway (at this time Hurricane Shoals was the name of the road that ran past the house) in 1812 the Winn house is a beautiful sight, particularly at sunset, when the front of the house is lit by the setting sun.
Gwinnett County was formed (December 15, 1818) from portions of Hall and Jackson County and Elisha Winn was appointed judge in the Inferior Court. The courthouse was his barn and the jail was in his backyard. The first Gwinnett County election was held in the house. Winn's homestead continued to serve the county for 2 years when the first temporary Gwinnett County courthouse was completed in 1820. Elisha Winn died in 1842.
Among those related to Winn by blood or marriage are: William Maltbie, an early Gwinnett County businessman; C. H. Brand, a lawyer who served as president of Brand Banking and went on to national fame as a key member of the U. S. House of Representatives; and Thomas Elisha Winn, a lawyer who served a term as U. S. Representative.
For more than 100 years the Winn house was occupied and cared for. After the Second World War it fell into disrepair. Thanks to the Gwinnett Historical Society the home has been completely renovated to the way it looked in 1870.
Location: Dacula Road, north of downtown Dacula
Directions: Take Highway 316 east to Old Winder Road. Turn left. In downtown Dacula, turn left on Dacula Road. The house is just outside of town on the right.
Additional information:
Elisha Winn House
908 Dacula Road.,
Dacula, GA, 30019
Elisha Winn House "He and his wife are buried in the old cemetery on E. Pike Street, off Highway 29 in Lawrenceville."
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