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Descendants of Henry OVERSTREET Jr. First Generation 1. Henry OVERSTREET Jr. was born 1735 in Great Britain. Note. Henry Jr. b 1735 Great Britain, was granted 393 acres along the Great Ogeechee Swamp in St. George's Parish, Burke Co Ga 1764-1766. Closely associated with a scottish trader, Lachlan McGillivray whose son Alexander was a half breed, became the principle chief of the Creek Indians after the Rev War. the names McGillivray, McGilvray, McGilberry, Buie, and Bowie are curtailments of MacIlbowie, derived from the gaelic form Mac'Illebhuidhe. the names McGilberry and Bowie appear among O descendants. Source F. David Overstreet Henry married (1) Jane BRASWELL, sister of Kindred Braswell, Sr. They had the following children: + 2 M i. Daniel OVERSTREET was born about 1760 and died about 1810. 3 F ii. Sarah OVERSTREET. Sarah married (1) Mr. CANMAH. + 4 M iii. Braswell OVERSTREET was born about 1770 and died 1845. 5 F iv. Charity OVERSTREET. Charity married (1) Mr. MULKEY. + 6 M v. John OVERSTREET was born about 1774 and died about 1855. Second Generation 2. Daniel OVERSTREET was born about 1760 in of Washington Co, Georgia. He died about 1810. Note...granted 150 acres in Washington County, Georgia in 1790. Daniel married (1) Eleanor "Nellie" ? ( ? ). Note: She and Daniels minor heirs purchased 40 acres in Montgomery County, Georgia Feb 5 1810. Daniel and Eleanor had the following children: 7 M i. Jacob OVERSTREET was born about 1784 in lived, Burke Co. Ga., 1805/07. 8 M ii. Moses OVERSTREET was born in lived, Burke Co. Ga., 1820/30. 9 M iii. William OVERSTREET was born in lived, Burke Co. Ga., 1820/30. 10 M iv. Daniel OVERSTREET was born in lived, Emanuel Co., Georgia. 4. Braswell OVERSTREET was born about 1770 in Georgia(?). He died 1845 in Wayne County, Mississippi. Braswell married (1) Sarah Buie(?) BOWIE. Sarah was born about 1779 in Georgia. She died in Wayne County, Mississippi. Note: Sep. 24, 1794, Braswell was a witness to a deed conveying his dad's property to his bro John of Screven Co Ga. 1798 he was appointed to jury duty in Montgomer Co Ga. 1803 granted 350 acres in Montgomery Co. in 1819, with other family members, migrated to Wayne Co Ms thru Ala. He was on the Wayne Co census records between 1820 and 1840. He died before 1850 and is buried along the headwaters of Bogue Homa River. Braswell and Sarah had the following children: 11 M i. Braswell OVERSTREET was born 24 Dec 1800 in Montgomery Co., Georgia. He died 17 Oct 1882/1889 in Wayne County, Mississippi and was buried in Overstreet Cem, Wayne County, Mississippi. Note: CENSUS: 1840 Wayne County, Miss CENSUS: 1850 Wayne County, Miss P 266 241 CENSUS: 1870 Clarke County, Miss P 132 D 871 P.O. Shubuta History of Wayne County Mississippi, Church & Cemetery Records Overstreet Cemetery Hwy 84 east before you get to Waynesboro Braswell married (1) Lucy LEE about 1829. Lucy was born 19 Jun 1809 in NC. She died 25 Oct 1877 in Wayne County, Mississippi. Overstreet Cem, Wayne County, Mississippi 12 F ii. Nancy OVERSTREET was born about 1802 in Georgia. Nancy married (1) Nathaniel CLARK. Nathaniel was born about 1795. He died about 1840 in Wayne County, Mississippi. 13 M iii. John OVERSTREET was born about 1804 in Georgia. Didn't marry. School teach in Wayne and Greene Co., Ms. 14 M iv. Jacob OVERSTREET was born about 1806 in Georgia. He died about 1845 in Wayne County, Mississippi. Jacob married (1) Elizabeth "Eliza" DAVIS(?). 15 F v. Sarah OVERSTREET was born about 1808 in Georgia. Sarah married (1) John BLACKLEDGE. 16 vi. Elmira OVERSTREET was born about 1810 in Georgia. ...thought to be the sarah cooper living alone in wayne co ms in 1850. 17 F vii. Charity OVERSTREET was born about 1812 in Georgia. Charity married (1) William(?) MILLS(?). William(?) was born about 1805 in South Carolina. He in lived, Wayne Co., Mississippi. 18 F viii. Phariby OVERSTREET was born about 1815 in Georgia. Phariby married (1) Mr. RICH. Phariby also married (2) Thomas B. TAYLOR. Thomas lived, Green Co., Mississippi. 19 M ix. Thomas "Squaw Tom" OVERSTREET was born about 1818. note...Kids not accounted for but said to have had a family. Possible dau was Phariby OVERSTREET, who m James H. Pace in Wayne Co Ms, March 29, 1881. possible grandson was Gabriel who lived in Hattiesburg, Ms. Thomas married (1) Miss SHEDD. 20 M x. James Henry OVERSTREET was born about 1820 in Wayne County, Mississippi. Note: He served in the War of Northern Aggression. They resided in Wayne Co Ms. James married (1) Prudence "Pruda" SHIRLEY. 6. John OVERSTREET was born about 1774 in Georgia. He died about 1855 in Clarke County, Mississippi. Note: Sept 24, 1794 a deed signed by John and Catherine Overstreet for consideration of 200 pounds, conveys to Stephen Johnson, property of "tract of land containing 200 acres in Screven Co Ga bounded on s. by Great Ogeechee River Swamp, e by land of Stephen Johnson, and w by land of Samuel Scarborough, originally granted to Henry Oversteet Aug 6 1765". Deed witnessed by Daniel, Braswell Overstreet., Sarah Canmah, and Charity Mulkey. recorded in Screven Co Superior Court Book A, Folia (folio) 39. John moved to Wayne co Ms in 1819 with other family members. (Source F. David Overstreet ) John married (1) Catherine CARR. They had the following children: 21 M i. Stephen OVERSTREET was born about 1796 in Georgia. CENSUS; 1850 Clarke County Ms Beat 2 P377 D588 F590 Stephen married (1) Zyphilia GOODWIN (?). 22 M ii. John OVERSTREET. 23 F iii. Martha "Patsy" OVERSTREET was born about 1802 in Georgia. Martha married (1) John WEST Dr.. John was born about 1775. Martha also married (2) Samuel LEE. 24 M iv. James OVERSTREET was born 15 Feb 1807 in Georgia. He died 18 Mar 1883 in Freestone County, Texas. James married (1) Frances BLAKELY on 12 Apr 1829. Frances was born 7 May 1812 in South Carolina. She died 20 Dec 1873 in Texas. ..she was 1/4 Choctaw Indiana 25 M v. Braswell OVERSTREET. 26 M vi. Daniel Madison OVERSTREET was born about 1814 in Georgia. He died in lived, Newton Co., Mississippi. Daniel married (1) Anzeby LEE. Index Name ID Generation ( ? ), Eleanor "Nellie" ? 2S 2 BLACKLEDGE, John 15S 3 BLAKELY, Frances 24S 3 BOWIE, Sarah Buie(?) 4S 2 BRASWELL, Jane 1S 1 CANMAH, Mr. 3S 2 CARR, Catherine 6S 2 CLARK, Nathaniel 12S 3 DAVIS(?), Elizabeth "Eliza" 14S 3 GOODWIN (?), Zyphilia 21S 3 LEE, Anzeby 26S 3 LEE, Lucy 11S 3 LEE, Samuel 23S 3 MILLS(?), William(?) 17S 3 MULKEY, Mr. 5S 2 OVERSTREET, Braswell 11 3 OVERSTREET, Braswell 4 2 OVERSTREET, Braswell 25 3 OVERSTREET, Charity 17 3 OVERSTREET, Charity 5 2 OVERSTREET, Daniel 2 2 OVERSTREET, Daniel 10 3 OVERSTREET, Daniel Madison 26 3 OVERSTREET, Elmira 16 3 OVERSTREET, Henry Jr. 1 1 OVERSTREET, Jacob 14 3 OVERSTREET, Jacob 7 3 OVERSTREET, James 24 3 OVERSTREET, James Henry 20 3 OVERSTREET, John 13 3 OVERSTREET, John 6 2 OVERSTREET, John 22 3 OVERSTREET, Martha "Patsy" 23 3 OVERSTREET, Moses 8 3 OVERSTREET, Nancy 12 3 OVERSTREET, Phariby 18 3 OVERSTREET, Sarah 15 3 OVERSTREET, Sarah 3 2 OVERSTREET, Stephen 21 3 OVERSTREET, Thomas "Squaw Tom" 19 3 OVERSTREET, William 9 3 RICH, Mr. 18S 3 SHEDD, Miss 19S 3 SHIRLEY, Prudence "Pruda" 20S 3 TAYLOR, Thomas B. 18S 3 WEST, John Dr. 23S 3 Provided by F. 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