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Benjamin Overton 1810–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Franklin County, NC

Death Date: 1846

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA

Father: Osborne Overton

Mother: Keziah Smith

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In 1810, Benjamin Overton entered the world in Franklin County, NC, born to Osborne Overton And Keziah Smith. Benjamin Overton passed away in 1846 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Benjamin Overton entered the world in Franklin County, NC, born to Osborne Overton And Keziah Smith.
  • Benjamin Overton passed away in 1846 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Benjamin Overton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Overton
1810–1846
Birth Place: Franklin County, NC
Parents
Osborne Overton
1772–1847
Bute (now Franklin) County, North Carolina
Keziah Smith
1772–1849
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Aaron (Moses Overton) Sr
1726–1774
Bute County, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Ann) Smith
1754–1787
North Carolina, USA
James Smith
1753–1844
Vance County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Ross
1753–1835
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Overton
1689–1739
Elizabeth McDonald
1690–1741
John Smith
1738–1813
Patience Bryan
1738–1820
George Dr.
1733–1802
Elizabeth Harris
1741–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
CAPTAIN OVERTON
1675–1759
MARGARET GARLAND
1675–1749
Sir I
1664–1719
Jane Jennings
1655–1737
John Bryan
1721–1796
Cevel\Sevil Sheets
1725–1819

Benjamin Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Benjamin Overton in Franklin County, NC
Franklin County, NC
1846
1846
Age 36
Death of Benjamin Overton in Granville, North Carolina, USA
Granville, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Franklin County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA

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