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Mary White 1775–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1775

Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 December 1862

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James White

Mother: Mary White

Spouse(s): John Overton

Children(s): Elizabeth Lea, Margaret Phillips, James Sr, John Jr, Anne Brinkley

In 1775, Mary White entered the world in Knox, Tennessee, USA, born to James White And Mary Ann Lawson White. Mary White married John Overton, and had children including Andrew Jackson May, Anne Coleman Overton Brinkley, Elizabeth Bell Overton Lea, James Francis May Sr, John Overton Jr, Margaret Jane Overton Phillips. Mary White passed away in 1862 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Mary White entered the world in Knox, Tennessee, USA, born to James White And Mary Ann Lawson White.
  • Mary White married John Overton, and had children including Andrew Jackson May, Anne Coleman Overton Brinkley, Elizabeth Bell Overton Lea, James Francis May Sr, John Overton Jr, Margaret Jane Overton Phillips.
  • Mary White passed away in 1862 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary White's Ancestors

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Mary White
1775–1862
Birth Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James White
1747–1822
Iredell, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Lawson) White
1742–1819
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Hugh (Lawson) Sr.
1705–1772
County Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Margaret) Moore
1704–1780
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1651–1733
Mary McConnell
1652–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Cromwell
1655–1754

Mary White's Descendants

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Mary White (abt 1775–12 December 1862) m. John Overton (9 April 1766–12 April 1833)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Bell Overton) Lea 1826–1890
  2. 2. Margaret (Jane Overton) Phillips 1817–1910
  3. 3. James (Francis May) Sr 1812–1843
  4. 4. John (Overton) Jr 1821–1898
  5. 5. Anne (Coleman Overton) Brinkley 1823–1845

Mary White's Timeline

3 Records

1775
abt 1775
Birth of Mary White
None
1782
11 November 1782
Age 7
Birth of Mary White in Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knox, Tennessee, USA
1862
12 December 1862
Age 87
Death of Mary White in Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1782
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1775

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1862
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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