Puah Swezey

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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.

Puah married Nehemiah Overton 21 Nov 1782, Mattituck-Aquebogue Parish, Suffolk, New York, United States. Nehemiah (son of David Overton, Senior and Susanna Palmer) was born 20 May 1760, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 20 Feb 1831, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Overton Family Cemetery, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Sylvanus Overton was born 12 May 1786, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 21 Sep 1839, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States.
2. Justus Overton was born 6 Sep 1795, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 7 Jan 1835, Bayport, Suffolk, New York, United States.
3. Samuel Overton was born 1 Sep 1803, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 10 Nov 1866, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Waverly Street Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

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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.