WINN.
John Winn came from Fluvanna, and settled in Charlottesville
in the early part of the century. As the partner of
Twyman Wayt, he was for a long time one of the principal
merchants of the town, and its Postmaster. He also dealt
considerably in real estate. In 1813 he purchased from John
Carr his seat of Belmont, where he resided until his death
in 1835. His wife was Miss Johnson, a sister of Mrs. Wayt,
and of Michael Johnson, who married Sophia, daughter of
Jesse Lewis, and whose home was about a mile south of
Jesse L. Maury's residence. His children were Benjamin,
John J., William, Thomas, Elizabeth, the wife of George R.
King, of Louisiana, Mary, the wife of John A. Gretter, Martha,
the wife of David Gretter—these gentlemen were brothers
from North Carolina—and Sarah, the wife of John Y. Barrett,
who was a partner of George M. McIntire in the drug
business, and eventually removed to Amherst. Benjamin
married Mary J., daughter of Ira Garrett, and removed to
Amherst, near Pedlar Mills. John J. married Alice, daughter
of Rice W. Wood, and lived the latter part of his life in Hillsboro,
where he died in 1885.
