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Captain James Carr Overton 1726–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Elk Creek, Louisa Co., USA., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1816

Death Location: Brookeville, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Father: Captain II

Mother: Elizabeth Garland

Spouse(s): Mary Waller

Children(s): Anne Overton

Captain James Carr Overton was born in 1726 in Elk Creek, Louisa Co., USA., Virginia, USA, the child of Captain William James Overton Ii And Elizabeth Mary Trueheart Garland. Captain James Carr Overton married Mary Waller, and had children including Anne Overton. Captain James Carr Overton passed away in 1816 in Brookeville, Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain James Carr Overton was born in 1726 in Elk Creek, Louisa Co., USA., Virginia, USA, the child of Captain William James Overton Ii And Elizabeth Mary Trueheart Garland.
  • Captain James Carr Overton married Mary Waller, and had children including Anne Overton.
  • Captain James Carr Overton passed away in 1816 in Brookeville, Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain II
1688–1749
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Hanover County, Virginia Colony
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Elizabeth Garland
1690–1739
Birth Location: Pamunkey River St Pauls Parish, New Kent County, Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

Mary Waller
1730–1816
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
MW

Children(s)

Anne Overton
1763–1828
Birth Location: Louisa, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
AO

Captain Overton's Ancestors

Self
Captain Overton
1726–1816
Birth Place: Elk Creek, Louisa Co., USA., Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain William James Overton II
1688–1749
St Pauls Parish, Hanover County, Virginia Colony
Elizabeth (Mary Trueheart) Garland
1690–1739
Pamunkey River St Pauls Parish, New Kent County, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
Colonel (William James Overton) I
1638–1697
Easington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth) Waters
1654–1697
Saintt Sepulchre, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Overton's Descendants

1.
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Captain (James Carr) Overton (1726–8 Feb 1816) m. Mary Waller (22 Oct 1730–18 Feb 1816)
  1. 1. Anne Overton 1763–1828 m. James Hill 1758–1831
    1. 1. Samuel Hill 1786–1839 m. Rebecca Bolling 1788–1884
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Hill 1820–1863 m. Richard (Finley) Campbell 1814–1885
        1. 1. William (Hill) Campbell 1858–1941 m. Polly (Ann) Huston 1877–1961

Captain Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Captain James Carr Overton in Elk Creek, Louisa Co., USA., Virginia, USA
Elk Creek, Louisa Co., USA., Virginia, USA
1816
8 Feb 1816
Age 90
Death of Captain James Carr Overton in Brookeville, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Brookeville, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Louisa Co., USA., Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Brookeville, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
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