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OVERTON, Capt. James Sr.

OVERTON, Capt. James Sr.

Male 1688 - 1749  (60 years)   Has 9 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name OVERTON, James  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 14 Aug 1688  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Land 20 Feb 1722/23  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    for which he received a grant of 400 acres on the north side of the south fork of Elk Creek, 
    • This tract is now in Louisa County.
    Land Jan 1732/33  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    on the South Fork of the Little River, 400 acres, 
    Land 4 Jun 1734  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    adjacent to 1000 acres on both sides of the North Fork of Elk Creek and on the south side of the North Anna River, that were sold by Thomas and Caroline CARR to their son John 
    • A John RAGLAND also owned land adjacent to the CARR land.
    Land 3 Jul 1735  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    located in St. Martin's Parish on Elk Creek, purchased from James NUMKAES 
    Land 4 Sep 1735  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    located on the North Fork of Elk Creek, which that he sold to David COSBY 
    Appointed 1737  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Sheriff 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 261871406 
    Individual Event 20 Feb 1740/41  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    He, along with William WINSTON* and others, protested the appointment of a tobacco inspector, 
    • * This could be either William "Carpenter" WINSTON, William "Langaloo" WINSTON or William "Essex" WINSTON, all of whom were adults living in Hanover County at this time.

      "To the Reverend Mr. James Blair, President of Virginia

      "Sir, The death of Christopher Smith late Inspector at Pages' Warehouse in this County, has caused a vacancy at that House, which we understand is filled up with Thomas Anderson, one of the Persons Recommended by the Court of the said County. But as the Court was Surprised into that recommendation, without considering the Inconveniencys that would attend it. We therefore beg leave to object to the said Anderson being an Inspector at that Inspection for the following reasons. First, the multiplicity of business at that House, requires a person skilled in writing and expert in accounts, for the Expediting the business thereof, in both which, we now find the said Anderson entirely Deficient. Secondly, that the said Anderson is very much Involved in debt, and that the Transferr Tobacco will be subject to the Discharge thereof, and may be attached or taken in Execution, and notwithstanding he was given Sufficient Security for the due Execution of that office, And those Sureties will be liable to the Persons, to whom the notes are payable, Yet 'twill be a great Delay to the carrying on the Trade and business of this County, for which reasons, and the avoiding the many law suits which will Certainly ensue, without your Honour will interpose, and remove the said Anderson from that office. We therefore humbly Recommend William Taylor now Inspector at Merriwethers Warehouse, as a person in all respects well Qualified to Supply the office of Inspector at the said Pages Ware House, of whose Honesty, Diligence, and ability, for these several years past in that office, we have had ample Demonstration, to the great satisfaction of the whole County, And particularly,

      "Your Honours most obedient and most humble servants, JNO: CHRISWELL, CHAS: BARRETT, WILLIAM WINSTON, JAMES OVERTON." - The Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts, Vol. 1, p 233-234.
    Will 5 Oct 1747  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Death 18 Jun 1749  Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 15] 
    Age 60 years 
    Person ID I3297  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2025 

    Father OVERTON, William Sr.,   b. 3 Dec 1638, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Sep 1697, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother WATERS, Elizabeth,   b. 30 Dec 1654, Holborn, Middlesex, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Sep 1697, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F1293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GARLAND, Elizabeth,   b. 1684, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1739, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1719  [3, 5, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 30 years and 4 months - She : ~ 35 years. 
    Marriage Status 1739 
    Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
    >  1. Female OVERTON, Margaret   d. 9 Mar 1771, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    +  2. Male OVERTON, John,   b. Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1809
    +  3. Male OVERTON, William III,   b. Abt 1706, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1764, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +  4. Female OVERTON, Barbara Ann,   b. 20 Apr 1720, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1794 (Age 74 years)
    >  5. Female OVERTON, Mary Garland,   b. 1724, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1795 (Age 71 years)
    >  6. Female OVERTON, Ann,   b. 1725, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1790 (Age 65 years)
    +  7. Male OVERTON, Capt. James Jr.,   b. 1726, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1816, Louisa County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F1298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Aug 1688 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - for which he received a grant of 400 acres on the north side of the south fork of Elk Creek, - 20 Feb 1722/23 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - on the South Fork of the Little River, 400 acres, - Jan 1732/33 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - adjacent to 1000 acres on both sides of the North Fork of Elk Creek and on the south side of the North Anna River, that were sold by Thomas and Caroline CARR to their son John - 4 Jun 1734 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - located in St. Martin's Parish on Elk Creek, purchased from James NUMKAES - 3 Jul 1735 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - located on the North Fork of Elk Creek, which that he sold to David COSBY - 4 Sep 1735 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - Sheriff - 1737 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event - He, along with William WINSTON* and others, protested the appointment of a tobacco inspector, - 20 Feb 1740/41 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 5 Oct 1747 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Jun 1749 - Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. IV: p 2379-80.
      Barbara Winston.
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - William Overton      		 EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - William Overton
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2380 - William Overton      		 EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2380 - William Overton


    2. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 28 Jan 2014, p 69-72.

    3. [S540] John Bennett Boddie, Book - Historical Southern Families, Vol. V (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Reprinted in 1967.), 29 Jan 2014, p 129.
      Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V      		 Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V


    4. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 19 Feb 2014, C. G. Broadhead, "Genealogy - The Carr Family," Oct 1895, Vol. 3, No. 2, p 208-17; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 19 Feb 2014).
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 3, p 208-17      		 VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 3, p 208-17


    5. [S1608] Magazine - Hobbies, Hazel Eilers Kraft, "Garland Coat-of-Arms," September 1963, p 120.
      Garland History      		 Garland History


    6. [S1631] Lothrop Withington, Book - Virginia Gleanings in England (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.), 14 Dec 2025, p 39.

    7. [S552] Malcolm H. Harris M.D., Book - History of Louisa County, VA, (Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1936.), 30 May 2014, 6.

    8. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 48; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1      		 William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1


    9. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 52; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1      		 William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1


    10. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 60; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1      		 William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1


    11. [S1164] Magazine - William and Mary College Quarterly - Series 1 & 2 (JSTOR), 28 Mar 2020, S. O. Southall, "Records of Hanover County," (Series 1) July 1912, Vol. 21, No. 1, p 62; digital images, JSTOR.com (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922081?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents : accessed 28 March 2020).
      William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1      		 William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. XXI, No. 1


    12. [S1600] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. I, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., n.d.), 3 Sep 2025, p 164.
      (No. 8, May 1973)
      HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 164      		 HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 164


    13. [S1293] William P. Palmer M. D., editor, Book - Calendar of VA State Papers (Google Books), (Richmond, Virginia: The Commonwealth of Virginia, n.d.), 17 Jul 2020, Vol. 1: p 233-234.

    14. [S1600] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. I, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., n.d.), 3 Sep 2025, p 205.
      (No. 8, May 1973)
      HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 205      		 HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 205


    15. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 11 Mar 2021, W. G. Standard, "Library of Dabney Carr, 1773, with a Notice of the Carr Family," Oct 1894, Vol. 2, No. 2, p 221-228; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 11 March 2021).
      VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 2, p 221-228      		 VA Magazine of History & Biography, Vol. 2, p 221-228


    16. [S552] Malcolm H. Harris M.D., Book - History of Louisa County, VA, (Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1936.), 1 Jun 2014, 323.

    17. [S562] W. Winston Cochrane IV, Personal Estimate - Cochrane, W. Winston IV, 7 Jul 2014.

    18. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 6 Oct 2025, accessed 6 October 2025), Elizabeth (Garland) Overton, Garland-227.


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