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Captain Edward Clough Overton 1760–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Aug 1782

Death Location: Blue Lick, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Father: *Captain Overton

Mother: *Ann Clough

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In 1760, Captain Edward Clough Overton entered the world in Hanover, Virginia, United States, born to Captain John 1St Company 14Th Reg Under Col William Davies Living Near Half Sister Elizabeth Irby In Caswell Co Nc Overton And Ann Booker Daughters Sarah And Eliz M Into Lacy Family Connected To The Terry S And Kings Clough. Captain Edward Clough Overton passed away in 1782 in Blue Lick, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Captain Edward Clough Overton entered the world in Hanover, Virginia, United States, born to Captain John 1St Company 14Th Reg Under Col William Davies Living Near Half Sister Elizabeth Irby In Caswell Co Nc Overton And Ann Booker Daughters Sarah And Eliz M Into Lacy Family Connected To The Terry S And Kings Clough.
  • Captain Edward Clough Overton passed away in 1782 in Blue Lick, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA.

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Captain Overton's Ancestors

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Captain Overton
1760–1782
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
*Captain John - (1st Company; 14th reg. under Col. William Davies) (living near half sister Elizabeth Irby in Caswell Co., NC) Overton
1722–1786
Hanover County, Virginia
*Ann (Booker (daughters Sarah and Eliz. m. into Lacy family connected to the Terry's and Kings)) Clough
1740–1810
Hanover, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
James Overton
1675–1749
New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
*Elisabeth ("Jane" 'Jean') Garland
1689–1765
St Paul's Parish, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Richard Clough
1721–1780
Goldmine Plantation, Hanover, Virginia, United States
*Ann ((Clough\Foster)) Booker
1721–1793
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Col
1638–1697
Mary Waters
1654–1697
*Edward Sr.
1664–1719
Jane Henseley
1664–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gen
1609–1685
Catherine Gardiner
1613–1665
Samuel Waters
1617–1665
Ann Peake
1619–1700

Captain Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Captain Edward Clough Overton in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1782
19 Aug 1782
Age 22
Death of Captain Edward Clough Overton in Blue Lick, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Blue Lick, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1782
    Event Place: Blue Lick, Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

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