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Confederate Soldier William T. Overton[1, 2]

Male 1840 - 1909  (69 years)


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  • Name William T. Overton 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Born 23 Jun 1840  Louisa/Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Oct 1909  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried William T. Overton Family Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8831  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2016 

    Family Susan Eanes,   b. 23 Dec 1839, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1923, Swansonville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Naomi Maude "Nannie" Overton,   b. 15 Dec 1882, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1954, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. John Thomas Overton,   b. 12 Oct 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1959, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +3. Granville Lee Overton,   b. 28 Apr 1868, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F2908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse
    Henry Van Der Weyde, Civil War Artist.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58098448.
      William T. Overton
      Birth: Jun. 23, 1840, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
      Death: Oct. 10, 1909, Pittsylvania Co., VA
      Co.I, 21st Va.Inf.Regt. CSA
      Spouse: Susan Eanes, d/o Edward Eanes and Jane Taylor
      Children:
      Granville Lee Overton (1868 - 1928)
      Emma C. Overton Craighead (1870 - 1962)
      Ada Overton Coward (1873 - 1942)
      John Thomas Overton (1876 - 1959)
      Naomi Maude Overton Holley (1882 - 1954)

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vapittsy/Overtongen.html.
      Susan T. Overton - nee Eanes
      B. 23 Dec. 1839; D. 28 Sept. 1923
      William T. Overton, B. 23 July 1840; D. 10 Oct. 1909. His record was an honorable one
      Son - John Overton m. Nannie M.(Rigney) Overton, (dau. of John Taylor Rigney), B.1880; D. 8 Dec 1954 - wife of John Overton
      Martha Sue Overton, granddau. of W.T. Overton md. Henry Carter- lives in Martinsville, Va. 1957
      Granvil Overton, son of W.T. Overton lives in Martinsville with Sallie B. Overton.

      IV.- James, son of William and Mary Waters Overton, was born 14 August 1688. He was generally known as Capt. Overton and was a patentee of the lands on Elk Creek in Louisa, 1723/ He married Elizabeth Garland, a Daughter of Edward Garland, Sr. of Hanover County, and a sister of Margaret, who married his brother William. He was a sheriff of Hanover County in 1735. The Garlands patented lands in Louisa about the same time, and adjoining his patents on Overton's branch of Elk Creek. He probably established the seat of Brookville, the old Overton plantation where lived Captain James Overton, until his death in 1814. James, Sr. died June18, 1747 and his wife died 19 November 1739. Children of James Overton and Elizabeth Garland:
      1. Capt. James, b. 1726 married Mary Waller
      2. William married Jemima Harris , (dau. of Wm. Harris)
      3. Mary Garland m. David Cosby
      4. Nancy m. Richmond Terrell
      5. Margaret m. Sir William Bickley
      6. John m. Ann Booker Clough
      IV- Samuel, son of William and Mary Waters Overton, was born 14 August 1685. He lived in Hanover, and it was at his home that Mr. Patrick Henry made his prophetic remarks concerning independence. Samuel, married Miss Carr, who was probably a sister of of Col. John Carr.
      Pg. 397:
      Children:
      1. Samuel
      2. John
      3. James, md. Mildred Clayton of Bedford County
      4. William, patentee of lands in Louisa, 1725
      5. ______ m. John ___ and
      6. Ann m. John Pettus/Pottus
      V- John, son of Capt. James and Elizabeth Garland Overton, was born in Hanover. He md. Ann Booker Clough.. They ______ _______ in Louisa.
      Children:
      1. Clough, killed at Blue ____, 19, August 1782
      2. Richard
      3. John
      4. George m. Mary Whitworth
      5. Dabney
      6. William m. Elizabeth Godsey
      7. Sally md. William Lacy
      8. Elizabeth md. Ratts/Batts Lacy
      V- William, son of Capt. James and Elizabeth Garland Overton, was born in Hanover; married Jemima, daughter of William Harris, his cousin.
      Children:
      1. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Overton of Hanover County
      2. William
      3. Sally m. Col. John Syme, half nephew of P. Henry
      4. Nancy m. Col. John Winston
      5. James, m. 1775, Mildred Calyton. She m. 2nd Thomas North. died 1784
      6. Mary m. Col. Richard Morris
      7. John, b. 20 Jan. 1756, m. 1st Susan Garland; 2nd Ann Bacon
      V- Capt. James, son of Capt. James and Elizabeth Garland Overton, was born on Elk Creek in 1726, He married, 6 April 1749, Mary Waller b. 22October 1730; dies 8 February 1816; Mary was daughter of John and Agnes Carr Waller. He was an officer in the Louisa Militia with Gen. Braddock, with the rank of ensign. He was justice in 1763 and through the Revolution,being sheriff in 1776. He lived at Brookville, which, at his death,went to his daughter. (NOTE: Many of these removed to the West just after1800)
      pg. 398: Children:
      1. Waller, b. 14 November 1750, md. Henrietta Ragland
      2. Thomas, b. August 15, 1753, m. (1) Woods; 2nd Holmes
      3. Elizabeth, b. 24 June 1755
      4. James, b. 6 August 1757 d. 1797 at Brookville
      5. William, b. 5 October 1759, D. 8 July 1857 at Brookville
      6. Mary, b. 10 August 1761
      7. Nancy, b. 1764, md. Hawes Coleman
      8. Samuel, b. 17 September 1768; died 1832
      9. William, b. 9 November 1779; d. 8 July 1867, Brookville
      10. Sally, b/ 5 may 1773; md. Col. John Claybrooke
      11. John, born 9 April 1766; md. Mrs. May in Nashville, Tennessee
      Overton Family History (Outline form)
      Descendants of Moses Overton and Mildred Lipscomb, son of William Overton, d. 1779
      I. William Overton b. c1750, m. c1771, d. 1779, Charlotte Co., Va.
      married Judith Brumfield (she md. 2nd. Reubin Traynum)