SYME, Capt. John III

1755 - 1793  (38 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

SYME, Col. John Jr.

1729 - 1805  (75 years)

Birth	Dec 1729	Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Studley" Plantation, Syme Family Home Studley, Virginia USA
Died	25 Nov 1805	Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA
	Address: Original on Route 673 Rockville, Virginia USA
Buried	1805	Rocky Mills Cemetery, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA
	Address: VA Route 673 Rockville, Virginia USA
Father	SYME, Capt. John Sr.,   b. Abt 1690, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Mother	WINSTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 1	MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1753	Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Mildred,   b. 1754, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. SYME, Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 2	HOOPS, Sarah
Married	17 Mar 1768
Children	+ 1. SYME, Elizabeth Hoops,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Jane Isabella,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. SYME, Anna Maria,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   4. SYME, Martha Hoops,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

MERIWETHER, Mildred

1739 - 1764  (22 years)

Birth	19 May 1739	Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	Between Nov 1761 and 1764	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Buried	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger",   b. Abt 1714, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	THORNTON, Mildred,   b. 21 Mar 1720/21, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1753	Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Mildred,   b. 1754, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. SYME, Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

OVERTON, Sallie

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	OVERTON, William III
Mother	HARRIS, Jemima
Family	SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	May 1779
Children	+ 1. SYME, John M. IV,   b. 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA + 2. SYME, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 16 Jan 1782, Hanover County, Virginia, USA

SYME, John M. IV

1779 - 1824  (45 years)

Birth	1779	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Died	1824
Father	SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	OVERTON, Sallie
Family	CUNNINGHAM, Nancy
Married	7 Apr 1803
Children	1. SYME, Sarah Ann,   b. 22 Jan 1804, Hanover County, Virginia, USA   2. SYME, Jane Chapman,   b. 1 Oct 1805, Hanover County, Virginia, USA   3. SYME, John Cunningham,   b. Between 13 Sep 1806 and 13 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA   4. SYME, Margaret Fairlie,   b. 3 Jun 1810, Nelson County, Virginia, USA   5. SYME, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 16 Jul 1815   6. SYME, William Cunningham,   b. 6 Feb 1819

SYME, Mildred Meriwether

1782 - 1843  (61 years)

Birth	16 Jan 1782	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Died	16 May 1843	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Buried	Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
	Address: 701 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky USA 502-451-5630 https://www.cavehillcemetery.com/
Father	SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	OVERTON, Sallie
Family	COCHRAN, Dr. William,   b. 8 Dec 1779, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Married	13 Sep 1798	Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Children	1. COCHRAN, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis,   b. 16 Nov 1799, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA   2. COCHRAN, David IV,   b. 25 Nov 1801, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA   3. COCHRAN, Dr. Francis Alexander I,   b. 27 Jun 1803, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA   4. COCHRAN, William Hamilton,   b. 20 Feb 1805, Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA + 5. COCHRAN, John Overton,   b. 18 Dec 1807, Warminster, Amherst, Virginia, USA + 6. COCHRAN, Lucy Ann Catharine,   b. 16 Jan 1810, Spring Hill - Cabell Family Home, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA + 7. COCHRAN, Dr. Patrick Henry,   b. 27 Mar 1812, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA + 8. COCHRAN, Robert Hamilton,   b. 13 Feb 1814, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA + 9. COCHRAN, Helen Kenaway,   b. 3 Jul 1816, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA   10. COCHRAN, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 15 Apr 1818, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA + 11. COCHRANE, Dr. William Winston Sr.,   b. 3 Apr 1820, Marion (Moxley), Gallatin, Kentucky, USA + 12. COCHRAN, Sarah Virginia,   b. 22 Jan 1822, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA   13. COCHRAN, Francis Alexander Jr.,   b. 22 May 1825, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

• Name	SYME, John  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	III
  Birth	1755	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	141398915
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141398915
  Inheritance	"By the law of progeniture, Capt. John Syme at the death of his mother, Mildred Meriwether, became possessed of her immense estate, but which by the cooperation of his father and Patrick Henry and his yielding and accommodating disposition, he was induced to sign away to his father, Col. John Syme, for a very inadequate consideration. It happened that his father, Col. John Syme, had sustained some heavy losses in aid of the Revolutionary War in an official capacity, and not having it in his power to meet the demands against him, he most unrighteously undertook to make sale of his son's, Capt. John Syme's, vast landed estate before his son, Capt. John Syme, became of mature age. Entering into covenant bonds to those to whom he had sold his son's property, with Patrick Henry and one John Hawkins as his securities, that his son, Capt. John Syme, on his arriving at mature age would ratify & make good all the sales he had made. The interposition of numerous friends was exercised to prevent Capt. John Syme from ratiffing or fulfilling his father's, Col. John Syme's, sales of his immense property during his minority, but the persuasive powers of Patrick Henry over him, and he was induced to yield up his vast claims & remained possessed of moderate fortune." - Dr. William COCHRAN, 17 November 1841
  Occupation	Revolutionary War Officer, Virginia Continental Line; Farmer  [1]
  Burial	1793	Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA   [8, 9]
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #141398915.
  Death	10 Feb 1793	Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Amherst, Virginia, USA   [1, 3, 8, 10]
  	Address: "Soldier's Joy", Cabell Family Home Wingina, Virginia USA
  Age	38 years
  Person ID	I199	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 25 Nov 1805, Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Between Nov 1761 and 1764, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	OVERTON, Sallie   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	May 1779  [1, 2, 5, 11, 12, 13]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Children	+   1. SYME, John M. IV,   b. 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA d. 1824 (Age 45 years) +   2. SYME, Mildred Meriwether,   b. 16 Jan 1782, Hanover County, Virginia, USA d. 16 May 1843, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F87	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2022

  
  

• Notes

  "Capt. John Syme spent his life in the occupancy of a farmer, possessed an excellent understanding, an easy benevolent & pleasant disposition, respected & beloved by all who knew him, & died in Feb. 1793." - Dr. William Cochran, 17 November 1841 [1]

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1755 - Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK Burial - 1793 - Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA Death - Address: "Soldier's Joy", Cabell Family Home Wingina, Virginia USA - 10 Feb 1793 - Soldier's Joy - Cabell Family Home, Hardwicksville (Wingina), Amherst, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Signature - John Syme III

  
  

• Sources

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