Gershom Osborne Overton

Gershom married Adeliza Laws. Adeliza (daughter of Stephen Randall Laws and Elizabeth Gerard) was born Cal 2 Apr 1833, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 19 Nov 1857, Rocky Point, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Presbyterian Cemetery, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Sylvanus married Pamela Osborn Abt 1820, , Suffolk, New York, United States. Pamela was born Abt 1800, , Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Age 71 years 9 mos. 6 days

Nehemiah married Puah Swezey 21 Nov 1782, Mattituck-Aquebogue Parish, Suffolk, New York, United States. Puah (daughter of Daniel Sweezey and Hannah Clark) was born 17 Jul 1765, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 29 Dec 1844, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Overton Family Cemetery, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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surname also spelled Swezey

PUAH OVERTON, wife of NEHEMIAH OVERTON, d. Dec. 29,1844 age 79 years. Note; There was no stone for her but ALVIN SMITH states in the OVERTON GEN. that she was buried there. She was daughter of DANIEL & HANNAH (CLARK) Sweezey. She is buried next to Nehemiah, her husband, at Overton Cemetery.

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"David Overton was a staunch patriot during the Revolution as were all of his sons. He, with all of his sons except Nehemiah who had just passed his 16th birthday, signed the Association in support of the American cause. They signed in the Fourth Company Limits of Brookhaven Town on June 8, 1775, witnessed by Ebenezer Dayton, Clerk. Through their patriotism it was necessary for most of the sons to take refuge to Connecticut when the British occupied this area after the Battle of Long Island.
David Overton and his family were connected with the Baptist Church of Coram which was the first Baptist Church in the county. The Baptist meeting house was erected in 1743 and stood on the site where the Methodist church now stands, until 1847 when it was sold and moved to Port Jefferson. This church was started by Rev. Noah Hammond who came from New London, Conn. He died of smallpox Nov. 4, 1774, while still the leader of the Baptist flock. He is buried in the adjoining cemetery. The families of David Overton and Rev. Noah Hammond were closely associated and two of David's sons, John and Palmer, married two of Rev. Noah Hammond's daughters, Lois and Lucretia. It was fortunate that members of the family at Coram had passed down the family Bible recording the names and information regarding David's sons, as the records of the old Baptist Church were destroyed when the home of Richard Smith at Coram was burned."
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(Long Island Surnames; U.S.Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; "The Overton Genealogy: The Overton Family of Long Island, New York." 1965, by Alvin R.L Smith, pg 23.)

David married Susanna Palmer Abt 1749. Susanna (daughter of Nehemiah Palmer and Mary Eldridge) was born 1714, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Staes; died 1794, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Baptist Cemetery, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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given name also spelled Susannah?

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Daniel was not a signer of the "Associations" in 1775, and is listed as Daniel "R." (The "R" means that he did not sign the Letter of Association). He was one of the "minute men" in Col. Floyd's regiment the same year. In July 1776, he belonged to Col. Josiah Smith's regiment of New York Militia and was in the 7th Company of Capt. Sela Strong. After the battle of Long Island in August 1776, he with others who were pronounced in their opposition to the British Crown, fled to Connecticut to escape being taken as prisoners of war. He died there soon after.

Daniel married Hannah Clark 9 Jan 1756, , Suffolk, New York, United States. Hannah was born 1 Jul 1741, Mattituck, Suffolk, New York, United States; died , , Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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BIRTH: Also shown as Born , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States.