Samuel Overton

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Overton was born on 14 August 1685, in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Col. William Overton, was 46 and his mother, Elizabeth Waters, was 30. He married Anne Carr in 1710, in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died before 1719, in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Overton
1685–1719
Anne Carr
1689–1725
Ann Carr Overton
1712–1784
James Overton
1714–1783
John Overton
1715–1792
William Overton
1716–1765

Sources (12)

  • Land Patents Book 12, 1724-1726, State of Virginia: Virginia. Land Patents 1724–1726
  • Ancestry.com - North America, Family Histories, 1500
  • James and Samuel Overton, overseers for processioning - The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, page 255

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places so called. Most are named from Old English uferra ‘upper’ + tūn ‘settlement’; others have Old English ōfer ‘riverbank’ or ofer ‘slope’ as the first element.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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