Hi--Thank you for the exhaustive research you have done. I live on the plantation that was occupied by Martha Gouldman and William Winston--Mehockney or Mahockney. Do you know if that plantation was part of the Button Range that was acquired by Edward Gouldman during marriage to Martha? I am trying to trace Mahockney and I am back to 1716. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Is "Mehockney" name of family or the plantation? It is new to me. Also the Button Range is new to me. I'll try to find something on this.

Thank you. Mahockney (sometimes referred to a Mehockney or Mehockner) is the name of a plantation that is referenced in a 1722 deed from Francis Gouldman to William Winston, his mother's second husband. It was apparently where Martha Gouldman, Francis's mother had lived. The earlier 1711 administration of Edward Gouldman's estate by his widow, Martha, mentioned that he acquired by deed in 1705 a tract that was known as Button's Range and all, or part, of it were being sold to Edmund Thacker. Button's Range had been patented by Button in 1666 and then conveyed to a Williams in 1694. So, I am basically trying to trace the genealogy of these plantations to see if Mahockney was carved out of Button's Range.
Mahockney is derived from the name of the Indian tribe that resided in the region--the Mahocks.

I found the plantation with a search. I have a couple marriages of Latane s to Winstons. Martha GOULDMAN Nee' TOMLIN.

I think the people who lived here had a lot in common with the numerous rabbits...(: Lots of intermarriage.

The Latanes owned this plantation throughout the 19th century. I think they acquired it from Spencer Roane in 1796.
I have lots of Latane information about this plantation. In fact, the footprint of one of the Latane babies from 1820 is in the plaster of the basement.