Winston History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Winston or a variant listed above:

Winston Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Nicholas Winston, who landed in America in 1654-1679 2
• John Winston, who settled in Virginia in 1663
• William Winston, who landed in Virginia in 1687 2

Winston Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Stephen Winston, who settled in Boston in 1716
• Thomas Winston, who settled in Maryland in 1725

Winston Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Samuel Winston, aged 45, who arrived in New York in 1838 2
• D. B. Winston, aged 40, who landed in America, in 1895

Winston Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Charles Winston, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States from Edinburgh, in 1904
• Ada Fountain Winston, who settled in America, in 1905
• Elizabeth Winston, aged 25, who landed in America from England, in 1907
• Austin Winston, aged 21, who immigrated to America from Bullenlough, Ireland, in 1907
• Anna Winston, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Nantyglo, Wales, in 1909
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Winston Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Abraham Winston, aged 32, who settled in Calgary, Canada, in 1923

Winston Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

• Nicholas Winston, who settled in Barbados in 1654

• George Otis Winston III (1949-2023), American Grammy Award winning pianist, guitarist, harmonicist, and record producer, best known for his solo piano recordings which had an accumulated sales of over 15 million, best known for his album "December"
• Roy Charles Winston (1940-2022), American football player who played 15 seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings (1962-1976)
• Stanley "Stan" Winston (1946-2008), American four-time Academy Award winning television and film special make-up effects creator, best known for his work in The Thing, the Terminator series, the first three Jurassic Park films, Aliens, the first two Predator films, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, and Avatar
• Hattie Mae Winston (b. 1945), American television, film and Broadway actress
• Peter Jonathan Winston (b. 1958), American chess player
• Robert A. Winston, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Navy, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories
• Samuel Winston (1978-2023), English footballer who played as a forward (1995-2009)
• Charles Winston (1814-1864), English writer on glass-painting, born on 10 March 1814 at Lymington, Hampshire, the eldest son of Benjamin Winston, rector of Farningham, Kent 4
• Brian Winston (1941-2022), British Emmy Award winning journalist who was the first holder of the Lincoln Professorship at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, Pro Vice Chancellor for 2005–2006 and the former dean of Media and Humanities
• Robert Maurice Lipson Winston (b. 1940), Baron Winston of Hammersmith, British scientist, politician, and television presenter

• The Winstons of Hanover County, Virginia and Related Families, 1666-1992 by Alfred Sumner Winston III.