Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
Mezera-Morris - Person Sheet
NameWINN, Rachel
Birth Dateabt 1776
Birth PlaceVirginia
Death DateJun 1850 Age: 74
Death PlaceTodd County, Kentucky
FlagsWallace Line
Spouses
Birth Date1765
Birth PlaceSpotsylvania County, Virginia
Death Dateabt 1833 Age: 68
Death PlaceSpotsylvania County, Virginia
FlagsSlave Owner, Wallace Line
FatherWISDOM, John (~1738-<1769)
MotherWINN, Drucilla (~1740-~1769)
Misc. Notes
Tavner was orphaned before the 6th of February of 1769.

In 1731 Tavner and Rachael emigrated from Bowling Greeen, Virginia, to Todd County, Kentucky, where he took up land. He was a very rich planter on the lower James River in Virginia and after moving to Kentucky became one of the largest tobacco and cotton dealers in the South.

The 1820 Census of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, shows Taver and Rachel owning seven male and nine female slaves.
Marr Dateca 1791
ChildrenSally
 John Buford (1798-1873)
Last Modified 14 Oct 2016Created 17 Jul 2025 by Robert Avent