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James Overton 1705–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Elk Creek, Louisa, Virginia

Death Date: 4 Oct 1765

Death Location: Brookeville, Louisa, Virginia

Father: CAPTAIN OVERTON

Mother: MARGARET GARLAND

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The story of James Overton began in 1705 in Elk Creek, Louisa, Virginia. James Overton passed away in 1765 in Brookeville, Louisa, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Overton began in 1705 in Elk Creek, Louisa, Virginia.
  • James Overton passed away in 1765 in Brookeville, Louisa, Virginia.

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Children(s)

James Overton's Ancestors

Self
James Overton
1705–1765
Birth Place: Elk Creek, Louisa, Virginia
Parents
CAPTAIN WILLIAM OVERTON
1675–1759
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
MARGARET (PEGGY) GARLAND
1675–1749
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col (William David) Overton
1638–1687
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth Waters Addington) Overton
1654–1697
St. Sepulcure Parish, London, Middlesex, England
Sir (Edward Garland) I
1664–1719
St Pauls, Hanover, Virginia, United States
Mary (Jane) Jennings
1655–1737
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
♥ Overton
1609–1679
Mary Overton
1613–1665
Sir 1
1617–1665
Lady Peake
1619–1700
Peter Emigrant"
1630–1694
Anne Philp
1634–1694
Capt. Jennings
1630–1719
Mary (Jennings)
1635–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gardiner
1583–1665
Anne Potticary
1585–1647
Edmund Tapp
1556–1635
Margaret Barnes
1550–1639
Joane Peake
1575–1618
John Mr.
1614–1695
Sara Handford
1616–1694
Anne Baldwin
1579–1627

James Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of James Overton in Elk Creek, Louisa, Virginia
Elk Creek, Louisa, Virginia
1765
4 Oct 1765
Age 60
Death of James Overton in Brookeville, Louisa, Virginia
Brookeville, Louisa, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Louisa, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1765
    Event Place: Brookeville, Louisa, Virginia

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