David Overton, Senior

1712 - 1774  (62 years)

• Name	David Overton
  Suffix	Senior
  Born	1712	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Nov 1774	Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Buried	Baptist Cemetery, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I2457	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Isaac Overton,   b. May 1673, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 4 Nov 1723, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Abigail Moore,   b. 1676,   d. 4 Nov 1723  (Age 47 years)
  Married	Abt 1705
  Family ID	F1879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Hulse,   b. Abt 1715, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 12 Jan 1747, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Married	Abt 1737
  Children	1. David Overton, Junior,   b. 29 Aug 1738, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 24 Mar 1826, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 87 years)   2. Major Isaac Overton,   b. 15 Feb 1740, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 10 Jan 1799, Bayport, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 58 years)   3. Anna Overton,   b. 30 Jan 1743   4. Abigail Overton,   b. 15 Apr 1745   5. John Overton,   b. 12 Jan 1747, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. Feb 1807, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 60 years)   6. James Overton,   b. 12 Jan 1747, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F6269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susanna Palmer,   b. 1714, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Staes ,   d. 1794, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1749
  Children	1. Palmer Overton,   b. 6 Jan 1750, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 14 Dec 1805, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 55 years)   2. Susannah Overton,   b. 20 Oct 1751, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States   3. Nathaniel Overton,   b. 29 May 1753, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 10 Jan 1803, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 49 years)   4. Messenger Overton,   d. 3 Jan 1852   5. Justus Overton,   b. 20 Aug 1757,   d. 4 May 1842  (Age 84 years)   6. Nehemiah Overton,   b. 20 May 1760, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States ,   d. 20 Feb 1831, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F1319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "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." Private Continental Line Revolutionary War (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.)