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John Braswell Overstreet 1770 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1770

Birth Location: St Georges Parish or Montgomery, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 17 October 1889

Death Location: Clarke County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Henry Overstreet

Mother: Jane *

Spouse(s): Sarah Buie

Children(s): Braswell Overstreet, Elizabeth Overstreet, John Overstreet, William Overstreet, Nancy Clark, John Overstreet, Jacob Overstreet, James Overstreet, Sarah Overstreet, Elmira (Blackledge), Charity (Mills), Phariby Overstreet, Tom Overstreet

In 1770, John Braswell Overstreet entered the world in St Georges Parish or Montgomery, Georgia, USA, born to Henry Clay Overstreet and Jane Braswell *. In 1797, John Braswell Overstreet resided in Montgomery, Georgia, USA. In 1820, John Braswell Overstreet resided in Wayne, Mississippi, USA. John Braswell Overstreet married Sarah Ann Buie, and had children including Braswell Overstreet, Elizabeth Betsy Overstreet, John Overstreet, William Henry Overstreet, Nancy Overstreet Clark, John Overstreet, Jacob Overstreet, James Henry Overstreet, Sarah Alice Overstreet, Elmira Enlow Overstreet (Blackledge), Charity Overstreet (Mills), Phariby Overstreet, Tom “Squaw Tom” Overstreet. John Braswell Overstreet passed away in 1889 in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1770, John Braswell Overstreet entered the world in St Georges Parish or Montgomery, Georgia, USA, born to Henry Clay Overstreet and Jane Braswell *.
  • In 1797, John Braswell Overstreet resided in Montgomery, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1820, John Braswell Overstreet resided in Wayne, Mississippi, USA.
  • John Braswell Overstreet married Sarah Ann Buie, and had children including Braswell Overstreet, Elizabeth Betsy Overstreet, John Overstreet, William Henry Overstreet, Nancy Overstreet Clark, John Overstreet, Jacob Overstreet, James Henry Overstreet, Sarah Alice Overstreet, Elmira Enlow Overstreet (Blackledge), Charity Overstreet (Mills), Phariby Overstreet, Tom “Squaw Tom” Overstreet.
  • John Braswell Overstreet passed away in 1889 in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Overstreet
1735 – 1795
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
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Jane *
1743 – 1798
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Buie
1779 – 1860
Birth Location: Montgomery, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Braswell Overstreet
1796 – 1882
Birth Location: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
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Elizabeth Overstreet
1798 – 1878
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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John Overstreet
1799 – 1860
Birth Location: Eastabuchie, Jones, Mississippi, USA
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William Overstreet
1799 – 1860
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Clark
1802 – 1870
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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John Overstreet
1804 – 1860
Birth Location: GA, Georgia, USA
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Jacob Overstreet
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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James Overstreet
1805 – 1890
Birth Location: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
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Sarah Overstreet
1808 – 1867
Birth Location: GA, Georgia, USA
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Elmira (Blackledge)
1810 – 1870
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Charity (Mills)
1812 – 1862
Birth Location: GA, Georgia, USA
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Phariby Overstreet
1816 – 1895
Birth Location: Montgomery, Georgia, USA
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Tom Overstreet
1819 – 1880
Birth Location: Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
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John Overstreet's Ancestors

Self
John Overstreet
1770 – 1889
Birth Place: St Georges Parish or Montgomery, Georgia, USA
Parents
Henry Clay Overstreet
1735 – 1795
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Jane (Braswell) *
1743 – 1798
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Overstreet's Descendants

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John (Braswell) Overstreet (24 October 1770 – 17 October 1889) m. Sarah (Ann) Buie (1779 – 1860)
  1. 1. Braswell Overstreet (24 December 1796 – 17 October 1882)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Overstreet (1798 – 1878)
  3. 3. John Overstreet (1799 – September 1860)
  4. 4. William (Henry) Overstreet (1799 – 1860)
  5. 5. Nancy (Overstreet) Clark (1802 – 1870)
  6. 6. John Overstreet (1804 – September 1860)
  7. 7. Jacob Overstreet (1805 – January 1880) m. Keziah (Goodwin) (Overstreet) (1810 – 1834) m. Elizabeth (Eliza) Davis (1812 – 1850) m. Almedia (Jenkins Loper) Overstreet (abt 1821 – 27 July 1900)
    1. 1. John (E) Overstreet (1829 – 1835)
    2. 2. Scamenthia (Nancy) Overstreet (1829 – 1911)
    3. 3. Jackson Overstreet (1829 – 1835)
    4. 4. Samantha (Ann) Overstreet (22 Mar 1829 – April 06, 1910) m. Daniel West (26 February 1824 – 6 April 1910)
      1. 1. John (V) West (abt 1847 – )
      2. 2. Jacob (Brown) West (28 October 1850 – 15 March 1929)
      3. 3. Indiana McKinzie (11 May 1853 – 1921)
      4. 4. Andanna West (abt 1855 – )
      5. 5. Thomas (Hopson) West (20 May 1858 – 11 August 1937)
      6. 6. Cetea (A) West (abt 1861 – )
      7. 7. Sarah (Emerillas) Jordan (7 January 1861 – 8 March 1909)
      8. 8. Maretta West (abt 1867 – )
    5. 5. Rebecca Overstreet (Abt. 1831 – 1850)
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Overstreet (1834 – 1857)
    7. 7. Nancy (Elizabeth Overstreet) (West) (15 Jun 1834 – 1857)
    8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth "Molly" Overstreet) Parker (4 March 1836 – 17 March 1920)
    9. 9. John (Elias) Overstreet (22 Jun 1837 – Oct 1877) m. Susan (Fanny) Williams (1845 – 1877)
      1. 1. William (Henry (Uncle Buddy)) Overstreet (7 December 1864 – 23 December 1942) m. Ida (Corrine Landrum) (Overstreet) (13 January 1869 – 11 April 1931)
        1. 1. Viola (Overstreet) Melvin (7 Dec 1886 – 15 Oct 1962) m. John (Jasper) Melvin (23 September 1884 – 15 November 1959)
        2. 2. Catherine (Rebecca "Kate" Overstreet) Brewer (26 Dec 1888 – 4 Feb 1966) m. Aithan (I) Brewer (20 Jan 1893 – 15 Aug 1972)
        3. 3. Horace (C) Overstreet (1 Apr 1891 – Apr 1977) m. Margaret (L) Overstreet
        4. 4. Elias ("Bill") Overstreet (26 Aug 1893 – 13 Nov 1971) m. Emma (Eleanor Cochran) (Overstreet) (5 October 1902 – 15 November 1978)
        5. 5. John (H) Overstreet (Jan 1894 – )
        6. 6. Mabel (Elizabeth Overstreet) Brewer (21 Oct 1895 – 2 Oct 1936)
        7. 7. Ruth Overstreet (May 1896 – )
        8. 8. James (O) Overstreet (Apr 1898 – )
        9. 9. Earnest (Lewis) Overstreet (12 Nov 1898 – 21 May 1963) m. Gladys (Drewsella Davis) Overstreet (4 Feb 1909 – 31 Dec 1982)
        10. 10. Hettye (M Overstreet) Finley (1903 – 24 Jan 1998) m. J (O) Finley (abt 1902 – )
        11. 11. Alice (Mabel) Overstreet (6 Apr 1907 – 14 Dec 1983)
        12. 12. Mary (Helen McFadyen) McNeill (26 August 1910 – 7 March 1985) m. William (Lacy) McNeill (5 Jun 1901 – 26 August 1974) m. McNeil
      2. 2. Anna (D) Overstreet (Abt. 1865 – )
      3. 3. Martha (M Noble) Overstreet (1868 – 1932)
      4. 4. Dicey (Jane) Overstreet (10 April 1870 – 16 Aug 1898) m. Sebastion (“Bass” N) Walters (22 March 1864 – 17 September 1942)
        1. 1. Cora Long (1887 – 6 September 1961)
        2. 2. Infant (Son) Walters (20 July 1888 – 20 July 1888)
        3. 3. Dona (Idell) Nall (12 March 1889 – 25 January 1976)
      5. 5. John (William) Overstreet (10 Dec 1870 – 26 Dec 1955)
      6. 6. James (E) Overstreet (1873 – )
    10. 10. Jackson Overstreet (1839 – 1877)
    11. 11. Martha (Jane Overstreet) Nowell (1867 – 13 March 1943)
    12. 12. Margaret (Mary) Overstreet (1840 – 1872)
    13. 13. Brazil Overstreet (1842 – 1930)
    14. 14. George (A) Overstreet (abt 1856 – )
    15. 15. Francis (M) Overstreet (abt 1858 – )
    16. 16. M. (B.) Overstreet (1872 – )
    17. 17. Tom Overstreet (1875 – )
  8. 8. James (Henry) Overstreet (1805 – 1 March 1890)
  9. 9. Sarah (Alice) Overstreet (1808 – 1867)
  10. 10. Elmira (Enlow Overstreet) (Blackledge) (1810 – 1870)
  11. 11. Charity (Overstreet) (Mills) (1812 – 1862)
  12. 12. Phariby Overstreet (16 February 1816 – 1 May 1895)
  13. 13. Tom (“Squaw Tom”) Overstreet (2 March 1819 – 1880)

John Overstreet's Timeline

8 Records

1770
24 October 1770
Birth of John Braswell Overstreet in St Georges Parish or Montgomery, Georgia, USA
St Georges Parish or Montgomery, Georgia, USA
1797
1797
Age 27
John Braswell Overstreet resided here in Montgomery, Georgia, USA
Montgomery, Georgia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 50
John Braswell Overstreet resided here in Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1830
1830
Age 60
John Braswell Overstreet resided here in Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1841
1841
Age 71
John Braswell Overstreet resided here in Wayne, Mississippi
Wayne, Mississippi
1850
1850
Age 80
John Braswell Overstreet resided here in Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1853
1853
Age 83
John Braswell Overstreet resided here in Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Wayne, Mississippi, USA
1889
17 October 1889
Age 119
Death of John Braswell Overstreet in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
Clarke County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1770
    Event Place: St Georges Parish or Montgomery, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Montgomery, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892, Georgia Archives; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tax Digests 1890
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Wayne, Mississippi; Page: 116; NARA Roll: M33_57; Image: 118

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Wayne, Mississippi; Series: M19; Roll: 71; Page: 250; Family History Library Film: 0014839

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Wayne, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Wayne, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866, Heritage Quest; Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866; Series: Microfilm V229; Roll: 3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1889
    Event Place: Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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