OVERTON, Samuel

1768 - Abt 1832  (63 years)   Has 41 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.

OVERTON, Capt. James Jr.

1726 - 1816  (90 years)

Birth	1726	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	8 Feb 1816	Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Father	OVERTON, Capt. James Sr.,   b. 14 Aug 1688, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	GARLAND, Elizabeth,   b. 1684, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family	WALLER, Mary,   b. 22 Oct 1730, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	6 Apr 1749
Children	+ 1. OVERTON, Waller,   b. 14 Nov 1750 + 2. OVERTON, Capt. Thomas,   b. 15 Aug 1753, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK   3. OVERTON, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Jun 1755   4. OVERTON, James III,   b. 6 Aug 1757   5. OVERTON, William,   b. 5 Oct 1759   6. OVERTON, Mary,   b. 10 Aug 1761 + 7. OVERTON, Nancy,   b. 1764 + 8. OVERTON, John,   b. 9 Apr 1766, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK + 9. OVERTON, Samuel,   b. 17 Sep 1768   10. OVERTON, William,   b. 9 Nov 1770 + 11. OVERTON, Sally,   b. 5 May 1773

WALLER, Mary

1730 - 1816  (85 years)

Birth	22 Oct 1730	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	8 Feb 1816	Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Father	WALLER, Col. John III,   b. 1701
Mother	CARR, Agnes,   b. 1712
Family	OVERTON, Capt. James Jr.,   b. 1726, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	6 Apr 1749
Children	+ 1. OVERTON, Waller,   b. 14 Nov 1750 + 2. OVERTON, Capt. Thomas,   b. 15 Aug 1753, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK   3. OVERTON, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Jun 1755   4. OVERTON, James III,   b. 6 Aug 1757   5. OVERTON, William,   b. 5 Oct 1759   6. OVERTON, Mary,   b. 10 Aug 1761 + 7. OVERTON, Nancy,   b. 1764 + 8. OVERTON, John,   b. 9 Apr 1766, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK + 9. OVERTON, Samuel,   b. 17 Sep 1768   10. OVERTON, William,   b. 9 Nov 1770 + 11. OVERTON, Sally,   b. 5 May 1773

OVERTON, Elizabeth

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	OVERTON, William III,   b. Abt 1706, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	HARRIS, Jemima,   b. 1705, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family	OVERTON, Samuel,   b. 17 Sep 1768
Children	+ 1. OVERTON, Mary

OVERTON, Mary

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	OVERTON, Samuel,   b. 17 Sep 1768
Mother	OVERTON, Elizabeth
Family 1	BURNLEY, Col. Harden
Children	+ 1. BURNLEY, Mary Overton,   b. Jan 1800
Family 2	PENDLETON, Samuel

• Name	OVERTON, Samuel  [1, 2, 3]
  Military Service	14 Aug 1755 to 18 Sep 1756	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [4, 5, 6]
  	Virginia Rangers as a Captain of a Ranger Company, reporting to Major Andrew LEWIS, from
  	The colony of Virginia raised companies of Rangers to assist in the defense of its vast western territories during the French and Indian War. The planned strength for a Company was 100, but actual strength based on existing accounts ranged from as many as 60 to as few as 10. On 24 April 1756 Major LEWIS and Captain OVERTON's Ranger Company of 60 men proceeded to the Cherokee country to construct what was to become Fort Loudon at the junction of the Tellico and Little Tennessee Rivers. This is the current location of Lenoir City, Tennessee, southwest of Knoxville. On 18 Sep 1756 they returned to Augusta County, Virginia.
  Birth	17 Sep 1768  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1832  [3]
  Age	63 years
  Person ID	I692	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	OVERTON, Capt. James Jr.,   b. 1726, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 8 Feb 1816, Louisa County, Virginia, USA (Age 90 years)
  Mother	WALLER, Mary,   b. 22 Oct 1730, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 8 Feb 1816, Louisa County, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	OVERTON, Elizabeth   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Residence	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	They moved from Hanover County, Virginia circa 1800.
  Children	+   1. OVERTON, Mary   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Military Service - Virginia Rangers as a Captain of a Ranger Company, reporting to Major Andrew LEWIS, from - 14 Aug 1755 to 18 Sep 1756 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Residence - - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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