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Temperance Overton 1679–1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1679

Birth Location: of Hanover, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1710

Death Location: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: None None

Mother: Mary Waters

Spouse(s): William Harris

Children(s): Christopher Harris, Frederick Harris, Robert Harris, THOMAS HARRIS, James Harris, John Sr, William Jr, Overton Harris,, Thomas Harris, Benjamin HARRIS, Jemima Harris, Edward Harris, George Harris, Elizabeth Harris

The story of Temperance Overton began in 1679 in of Hanover, Virginia, USA. Temperance Overton married William Claiborne Harris, and had children including Benjamin I Harris, Christopher Harris, Edward Ned Harris, Elizabeth Mcallister Harris, Frederick Harris, George Harris, James Harris, Jemima Harris, John Overton Harris Sr, Overton Harris, Robert Overton Harris, Thomas Twin Harris, Thomas Harris, William Harris Jr. Temperance Overton passed away in 1710 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Temperance Overton began in 1679 in of Hanover, Virginia, USA.
  • Temperance Overton married William Claiborne Harris, and had children including Benjamin I Harris, Christopher Harris, Edward Ned Harris, Elizabeth Mcallister Harris, Frederick Harris, George Harris, James Harris, Jemima Harris, John Overton Harris Sr, Overton Harris, Robert Overton Harris, Thomas Twin Harris, Thomas Harris, William Harris Jr.
  • Temperance Overton passed away in 1710 in Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

None None
1638–1697
Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, , England
Mary Waters
1654–1697
Birth Location: St sepulchre, London, England
MW

Spouses(s)

William Harris
1670–1730
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
WH

Children(s)

Christopher Harris
1697–1753
Birth Location: Saint Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
CH
Frederick Harris
1698–1704
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
FH
Robert Harris
1696–1765
Birth Location: Cedar Hill, Hanover, Virginia, USA
RH
THOMAS HARRIS
1701–1788
Birth Location: –
TH
James Harris
1704–1764
Birth Location: Pamunkey River, St Peter Parish, New Kent, New Kent County, Virginia, British Colonies (USA)
JH
John Sr
1703–1778
Birth Location: St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JS
William Jr
1697–1779
Birth Location: St Pauls Parish, Hanover, Virginia, United States
WJ
Overton Harris,
1675–1769
Birth Location: Weyanoke, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
OH
Thomas Harris
1704–1784
Birth Location: OF, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
TH
Benjamin HARRIS
1698–1765
Birth Location: St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
BH
Jemima Harris
1704–1764
Birth Location: St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
JH
Edward Harris
1704–1780
Birth Location: New Kent, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
EH
George Harris
1701–1761
Birth Location: St Peters Par, New Kent, Virginia, United States
GH
Elizabeth Harris
1698–1770
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, Colonial America
EH

Temperance Overton's Ancestors

Self
Temperance Overton
1679–1710
Birth Place: of Hanover, Virginia, USA
Parents
1638–1697
Easington, Yorkshire, , England
Mary Waters
1654–1697
St sepulchre, London, England
Grandparents
Major (General Robert) Overton
1609–1679
Easington, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
ANN GARDINER
1616–1665
London, London, , England
Samuel Waters
1617–1665
Eastcott, North, Hamptonshire, England
Ann Peake
1619–1700
St Sepulchre, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Overton
1585–1650
LADY SNAWSELL
1581–1656
William Gardiner
1583–1665
Mary Potticary
1565–1647
John WATERS™
1590–1626
Alice Getlande
1592–1626
Boniface Peake
1565–1620
Joan Clarke
1578–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bishop Overton
1550–1595
Elizabeth Overton
1549–1647
Robert Snawsell
1563–1647
Anne Waters
1563–1654
Thomas Gardiner
1550–1639
Rogger Post
1565–1587
Alice* Gardner
1570–1587
William Peake
1530–1596
Sara Hunte
1535–1598

Temperance Overton's Descendants

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Temperance Overton (1679–19 Feb 1710) m. William (Claiborne) Harris (05 Dec 1670–2 Aug 1730)
  1. 1. Christopher Harris 1697–1753
  2. 2. Frederick Harris 1698–1704
  3. 3. Robert (Overton) Harris 1696–1765 m. Mourning (Gleason) Glenn 1702–1775
    1. 1. Anna (Harris) (Dabney) 1724–1775
    2. 2. Tyree Harris 1728–1786 m. Mary (Ann "Molly") Simpson 1741–1786 m. Elizabeth (Chapman) Harris 1730–1786
      1. 1. Nancy Harris 1753–
      2. 2. Simpson Harris 1768–1833
      3. 3. Edith ("Ede" Payne) Harris 1775–1816
      4. 4. Christopher Harris 1766–1804
      5. 5. Lydia Harris 1770–1849
      6. 6. Robert Harris 1764–1797
      7. 7. Frances (Harris) Dabney 1758–
      8. 8. Tyree Harris 1748–1801 m. Susannah (Waddy) Swift 1768–1810
        1. 1. William Harris 1790–
        2. 2. Susannah (Waddy) Harris 1800–1840
        3. 3. Alfred (Moore) Harris 1789–1828
        4. 4. Frances (P) Harris 1792–1854
        5. 5. Robert (Swift) Harris 1795–1863
        6. 6. Sarah Harris 1799–
        7. 7. Lydia Harris –1840
      9. 9. Christopher (Harris) ll 1770–1834
      10. 10. Eddie Harris 1768–
      11. 11. Mashack Harris 1785–1846
      12. 12. Nancy (Abercrombie) Harris 1765–
    3. 3. Lucy (Harris) (Shelton) 1734–1819 m. William (Parks Shelton ^) * 1731–1802
    4. 4. Sarah (Harris) (Rodes) 1736–1803 m. John (RODES) ll 1729–1810
      1. 1. John ((Jack) Hopkins) RODES 1766–1841
      2. 2. Mary Rodes 1757–1773
      3. 3. Robert Rodes 1759–1818
      4. 4. Henrietta Rodes 1761–1846
      5. 5. Annie Rodes 1763–1810
      6. 6. Clifton Rodes 1768–1828
      7. 7. Tyree Rodes 1770–1827
      8. 8. Charles Rodes 1774–1796
      9. 9. Sarah (Harris) Rodes 1777–1850
      10. 10. Mourning (Harris) Shelton 1756–1817
    5. 5. Robert Harris 1741–1806 m. Lucretia Brown 1746–1806
      1. 1. Tyree (Rhodes) Harris 1765–1840 m. Sophie Herd 1773–1805 m. Betsy Hawkins 1765–1804 m. Rachel Brown 1780–1855 m. Mary (Polly) Gooch 1774–1850 m. Nancy ((Higgs)) Harris 1779–1846
        1. 1. Annie Harris 1788–1868 m. Samuel McMillian 1790–1853
        2. 2. Frances 1802–1824
        3. 3. Ann Harris 1806–1832
        4. 4. Josephine (C.) Denton 1813–1875 m. James (T.) Denton 1818–1863
        5. 5. Russell (A) Harris 1809–1886 m. Sarah (Ann "Sallie") Hiatt 1823–1901
        6. 6. Martha (Tyree) Harris 1830–1894
        7. 7. Arabia (J) Harris 1815–1860
        8. 8. Green (Berry) Harris 1807–1880
        9. 9. Overton (Dabney) Harris 1822–1832
        10. 10. Susan Harris 1792–1876 m. Absolom Bell 1791–1873
        11. 11. John (Wesley) Harris 1795–1870 m. Slave Mother 1820– m. Susan Greathouse 1796–1880 m. Annie (Dabney) Brown 1799–1880 m. Elizabeth (Dabney) Brown 1808–1881
        12. 12. Frances Harris 1780–1824 m. Hiram (Real) Beasley 1799–1845
        13. 13. Bright (Berry) Harris 1791–1867 m. Sarah ("Sally") Walton 1794–1863
        14. 14. Elijah Harris 1800–1863 m. Eliza (Jane) Smith 1804–1865
        15. 15. John Harris 1801–1855 m. Amelia (Sally) Shepard 1812–1880
        16. 16. Christopher Harris 1796–
        17. 17. Nancy Harris 1797–1880 m. Joseph (Archibald) Harris 1793–1875
        18. 18. Tyree Harris 1798–1854
        19. 19. Ede Harris 1802–
        20. 20. Simpson Harris 1804–
        21. 21. Absolom Bell 1791–1873
        22. 22. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Harris 1780–1824
      2. 2. Bernice Harris 1769–1816
      3. 3. Barnes (Barnabas) Harris 1779–1850 m. Elizabeth Oldham 1780–1836
        1. 1. Mary (Ann Polly) Harris 1811–1906
        2. 2. Selina Harris 1804–
        3. 3. Charles (John) Harris 1804–1893
        4. 4. Jackson Harris 1805–
        5. 5. Tandy Harris 1807–
        6. 6. Bright Harris 1809–
        7. 7. Cicero (P) Harris 1810–1836
        8. 8. Archibald (S) Harris 1813–
      4. 4. Mourning (Mary) Harris 1764–1810 m. William (Henry Burch) Jr 1764–1848
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Burch) McNutt 1794–1867
        2. 2. James (Phillip Burch) Sr 1799–1862
        3. 3. Benjamin (Bazabel "Bazaleel") Burch 1795–1860
        4. 4. William (Harris) Burch 1789–1867
        5. 5. Baydol Burch 1795–
        6. 6. Jessie Burch 1797–
        7. 7. Robert Burch 1784–1857
      5. 5. Elijah Harris 1762–1840 m. Karry (Mary) Forkner 1773–1820
        1. 1. Susan Harris 1805–1880
        2. 2. Silas Harris 1804–
        3. 3. William (Lewis) Harris 1794–1898
        4. 4. Robert Harris 1800–1849
      6. 6. Martha Harris 1760–1830
      7. 7. Sarah Harris 1765–1806 m. David Blackwell 1755–1841
        1. 1. Richard Blackwell 1784–1832
      8. 8. Robert Harris 1778–1806 m. Mary ("Polly") Bailey 1780–1829
        1. 1. William (Bailey) Harris 1804–1880
      9. 9. Bezaleel (Brown) Harris 1767–1842 m. Frances (C) Lambert 1786–1860
        1. 1. Harden (E.) Harris 1803–1860
        2. 2. Louis (Jackson) Harris 1818–1880
        3. 3. Frances ((Frankie) F) Harris 1828–1882
        4. 4. Hamby Harris 1823–1882
        5. 5. Emaline (B) Harris 1815–1850
        6. 6. Elijah (D.) Harris 1810–
        7. 7. Lucretia Harris 1830–1868
        8. 8. Bazalel ((Bazel)) Harris 1832–
      10. 10. Nancy Harris 1763–1822 m. Ratliff (Boon) Jr 1755–1815 m. Richard Hooper 1761–
        1. 1. Joseph (Harris) Boon 1785–1844
        2. 2. Mary ((Polly)) Boon 1784–1857
        3. 3. Nancy Boon 1792–1829
        4. 4. Tyra (Tyree) Boon 1787–1860
        5. 5. Celia Boon 1804–1830
        6. 6. Ratliff Boone 1795–1882 m. Margaret Reese 1799–1866
        7. 7. Decatur (Franklin) Boon 1790–1841
        8. 8. Daniel Boon 1797–1798
        9. 9. Lucinda Boon 1799–1802
        10. 10. Rose Boon 1813–1814
        11. 11. Betsy Boon 1801–1802
        12. 12. Elizabeth BOON 1801–1880
        13. 13. Hester Boon 1789–1825
        14. 14. Kedar Boon 1790–1841
        15. 15. Rose Boon 1782–
        16. 16. Daniel BOON 1802–
        17. 17. Nathan (William) Boone 1782–1848
      11. 11. Martha (Patsy) Harris 1772–1861 m. John (Ferguson) MD 1778–1831
        1. 1. Joel (Brisbane Ferguson) Sr 1817–1881
        2. 2. James (Hamilton) Ferguson 1825–1890
        3. 3. Elizabeth Ferguson 1805–1851
        4. 4. Marianne Ferguson 1806–1834
        5. 5. Belinda Ferguson 1815–
        6. 6. Elmira Ferguson 1814–
        7. 7. Caroline (Mahala) Ferguson 1820–
        8. 8. Turner (Hamilton) Ferguson 1822–1890
        9. 9. William (P) Ferguson 1827–1880
      12. 12. Sarah Harris 1788–1866
      13. 13. Lucy Harris 1765–1846 m. George Herd 1770–1830
        1. 1. John Heard 1792–1846 m. Susan Reeves 1805–1886
        2. 2. Nancy Bowling 1795–1850 m. William Wilson 1785–1817 m. Elijah (John "Bad Eli" Bolling) Bowling 1785–1833
        3. 3. James Heard 1799–1880
        4. 4. Elijah Heard 1793–1820
        5. 5. Justine (William) Heard 1797–
        6. 6. Margaret Herd 1800–1830
        7. 7. GEORGE (D) HEARD 1801–1830
        8. 8. BAILEY (English) HEARD 1805–1896
      14. 14. Mourning (B) Harris 1773–1862
      15. 15. Lucretia Harris 1768–1855 m. Hiram Bolt 1771–1859 m. Pleasant Fortner 1773–1852
        1. 1. Mary ("Polly" Eliza) Forkner 1805–1838
        2. 2. Columbia (H.) Bolt 1846–1940
        3. 3. James (Madison) Fortner 1814–1850
        4. 4. Samuel Faulkner 1810–
        5. 5. William (Esquire) Faulkner 1808–1850
        6. 6. Carolina Fortner 1822–1850
        7. 7. Matilda Fortner 1810–1854
        8. 8. Elizabeth Fortner 1801–1860
        9. 9. John Fortner 1798–
        10. 10. Franklin (Alexander) Fortner 1819–1850
        11. 11. Samuel Fortner 1815–1868
        12. 12. Lucinda Fortner 1812–1854
        13. 13. Nancy Fortner 1829–
      16. 16. William (Silas) Harris* 1775–1855 m. Edith ("Eady") Franklin 1782–1860
        1. 1. James (Polk Harris "First Company'Surry County) Regiment 1811–1880 m. Charity ((Chesady)) Harris 1830–1915
      17. 17. Thompson Harris 1725–1775
    6. 6. Christopher Harris 1725–1794 m. Nancy ((Agnes)) MCCORD 1740–1815 m. Mary Harris 1726–1757
      1. 1. Overton (Micheal) Harris 1782–1827
      2. 2. Christopher (Harris) Jr 1755–1841
      3. 3. John Harris 1765–1810
      4. 4. Jane (Lucy) Gentry 1763–1821 m. Richard (William Estes) Gentry 1763–1843
        1. 1. Cassandra ("Cassy" Gentry) (Warren) 1790–1826 m. Samuel (John) Warren 1776–1863
        2. 2. Christopher (Gentry) rev 1790–1866
        3. 3. Nancy (Harris) Gentry 1795–1863
        4. 4. Jane (Harris) Gentry 1806–1872
        5. 5. Joseph (Mccord) Gentry 1799–1864
        6. 6. Reuben (Estes) Gentry 1785–1839
        7. 7. Richard (Harrison Gentry , Col.) * 1788–1837
        8. 8. Overton (Harris) Gentry 1802–1879
        9. 9. James Gentry 1792–1849
        10. 10. David Gentry 1787–1836
        11. 11. Rhodes (R.) Gentry 1804–1854
        12. 12. Joseph (McCord) Gentry 1795–1795
        13. 13. Joshua Gentry 1797–1864
      5. 5. Mary (Lucinda) Jones 1757–1812
      6. 6. Robert Harris 1749–1833
      7. 7. Samuel Harris 1777–1841
      8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Estes 1745–1818
      9. 9. Isabell (Harris In father's) will 1775–1867
      10. 10. Margaret (Harris Harrison in fatheris) will 1772–1861
      11. 11. James Harris 1770–1798
      12. 12. William (Harris) (Oldham) 1768–1848
      13. 13. Benjamin (F.) Harris 1766–1842
    7. 7. Mourning (Glenn) Harris 1732–1803
    8. 8. Mary Harris 1729–1819
    9. 9. James Harris 1722–1792
    10. 10. William Harris 1730–1776
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Francis) Harris 1739–1788
    12. 12. Archelaus Harris 1736–1792
    13. 13. Rachel (Sarah) Harris 1744–1823
  4. 4. THOMAS HARRIS 1701–1788
  5. 5. James Harris 1704–1764
  6. 6. John (Overton Harris) Sr 1703–1778
  7. 7. William (HARRIS) Jr 1697–1779
  8. 8. Overton Harris, 1675–1769 m. Ann Nelson 1674–1766
  9. 9. Thomas ("twin") Harris 1704–1784
  10. 10. Benjamin (I) HARRIS 1698–1765
  11. 11. Jemima Harris 1704–1764
  12. 12. Edward (Ned) Harris 1704–1780
  13. 13. George Harris 1701–1761
  14. 14. Elizabeth (McAllister) Harris 1698–1770

Temperance Overton's Timeline

4 Records

1679
2 March 1679
Birth of Temperance Overton in Hanover Co, Virginia, USA
Hanover Co, Virginia, USA
1679
1679
Birth of Temperance Overton in of Hanover, Virginia, USA
of Hanover, Virginia, USA
1710
19 Feb 1710
Age 31
Death of Temperance Overton in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA
1716
19 February 1716
Age 37
Death of Temperance Overton in Cedar Hill, Hanover, VA, Virginia, USA
Cedar Hill, Hanover, VA, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1679
    Event Place: Hanover Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: of Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Early Descendants of Wm. Overton & Elizabeth Waters of Virginia and Allied Families

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 February 1716
    Event Place: Cedar Hill, Hanover, VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1710
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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