James Daniel Overbey Sr. (1780 - 1869)

Born 1780 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

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Died 1869 at about age 89 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

James Daniel Overbey Sr. was born in 1780 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, son of Drury Overbey (~1740 - >1801) and Annie Amie (Jones) Overbey (~1740 - ~1801).

His siblings were:

1. Richard Overby ( - )
2. Abner Overby ( - )
3. Nicholas Overby (1776 - 1857)

James married Emily Milly Tyler (1785 - 1865).

Their children were:

1. Lucinda (Overbey) Bradley (~1813 - ~1875)
2. James Daniel Overbey Jr. (1814 - 1865)
3. Edmond Overbey (~1817 - >1880)
4. Wilson Overbey (1822 - 1895).

James died in 1869 in Hickman County, Tennessee aged ~89. He is buried in Overbey Cemetery, Bon Aqua, Tennessee. ^[1]

Research Notes

Original Import Details:

• Research Note: Adaptation of the " Overbey" name to " Overby" began with some siblings in this generation ..as found in the spelling permutations in multiple records with one or both uses within the same familial line. Some siblings of this parentage kept and carried the "Overbey" surname to Tennessee, Kentucky,Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and other westward migrations for multiple generations..while others who remained in Virginia adopted the shortened " Overby" surname. Current DNA technology confirms that these name variations often come from the same genetic lineage. * ( Overybey - Overbay - Overby )

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154120991/james-daniel-overbey: accessed 03 November 2022), memorial page for James Daniel Overbey (1780–1869), Find A Grave: Memorial #154120991, citing Overbey Cemetery, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by bbarnhill (contributor 47395133).

See also:

1. Deed for land in Hickman County, Tennessee, dated Nov 10, 1824.North Carolina and Tennessee, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 image.
2. 1840 Census: Hickman County, TN; .1840 United States Federal Census image, Hickman County, TN.
3. 1850 Census: Hickman County, TN; Daniel (70), Emily (65), Martha Bradley (16), and Mary Bishop (6).1850 United States Federal Census image. Hickman County, TN.
4. 1860 Census: Hickman County, TN; Daniel (80), wife Emily (73), and Mary Bishop (16).1860 United States Federal Census image. Hickman County, TN.
5. Daniel is on the Tennessee IRS Tax List in 1862.U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 image.

Acknowledgment

• Binkley-335 19:21, 24 August 2016 (EDT) Ancestry DNA Match to descendant of James Daniel Overbey and Emily Tyler; match is listed as 4th cousin 2xr, 15.2 centimorgans shared across 1 DNA segment, through the following path: James/Emily > Sarah/Sallie Overbey> Cordell MacDonald "Mack" Brown> Alvin Austin Brown> Orville Gale Brown> [private name - match]