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OVERTON, William

OVERTON, William

Male - Yes, date unknown   Has 11 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name OVERTON, William  [1
    Gender Male 
    Land 17 Aug 1725  Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    for which he received a grant of 400 acres on both sides of Elk Creek, 
    • This tract is now in Louisa County.
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I3322  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2018 

    Father OVERTON, Samuel Sr.,   b. 14 Aug 1685, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1725 (Age 39 years) 
    Mother CARR Miss   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsLand - for which he received a grant of 400 acres on both sides of Elk Creek, - 17 Aug 1725 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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


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


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