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Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

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OVERTON, William Jr.

OVERTON, William Jr.

Male 1675 - 1759  (83 years)   Has 9 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name OVERTON, William  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 14 Aug 1675  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Jun 1759  [3] 
    Age 83 years 
    Person ID I3294  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, Margaret,   b. Abt 1685, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1739, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1716  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 40 years and 4 months - She : ~ 31 years. 
    Children 
    >  1. Female OVERTON, Barbara   d. Yes, date unknown
       2. Male OVERTON, James   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  3. Male OVERTON, Samuel   d. Yes, date unknown
    >  4. Female OVERTON, Mary   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Aug 1675 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
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  • 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 128.
      Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V      		 Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V


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


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

    6. [S553] Landon C. Bell, Book - Cumberland Parish, VA, (Richmond, VA, 1930; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1974.), 1 Jun 2014, 214-18.

    7. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 6 Oct 2025, accessed 6 October 2025), Margaret (Garland) Overton, Garland-228.


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