Nehemiah Overton, >

1759 - 1831  (71 years)

• Name	Nehemiah Overton  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	>
  Birth	14 May 1759	Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Birth	20 May 1760	Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1, 4]
  Burial	Coram (Overton Family Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  Burial	Feb 1831	Overton Family Cemetery, Coram, Suffolk County, New York, United States
  Death	20 Feb 1831	Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Death	20 Feb 1831	Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States   [1, 3]
  	[See Bob Sweezey's notes on Nehemiah's death date. Smith recorded 20 Feb 1832, aged 71 years, 9 months, 6 days]
  Person ID	I3727	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	David Overton, >,   b. Abt 1712, Southold, Suffolk, NY d. Abt 1792, Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Susannah Palmer, >,   b. 15 Jun 1731, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. Abt 1794, Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1749	Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Puah Sweezey, >,   b. 17 Jul 1765, Suffolk Co., NY d. 29 Dec 1844, Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1782	Mattituck, Southhold, Suffolk, NY   [1, 2]
  Children	1. William Clark Overton,   b. 31 May 1784, Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 20 Jul 1860, Port Jefferson, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 76 years)   2. Silvanus Overton, >,   b. 12 May 1786, Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 21 Sep 1839, Middle Island, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 53 years)   3. Ruth Overton,   b. 23 Apr 1789   d. Nov 1843 (Age 54 years)   4. Ency Overton,   b. 1 Apr 1791, Coram, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY d. 11 Aug 1859, Suffolk Co., NY (Age 68 years)   5. Puah Overton,   b. 25 Dec 1793   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Justus Overton,   b. 6 Sep 1795, Coram, Suffolk, New York d. 7 Jan 1835, Bayport, Islip, Suffolk, NY (Age 39 years)   7. Daniel Overton,   b. 14 Dec 1799, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 24 Mar 1883, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 83 years)   8. John Bunyan Overton,   b. 26 Jan 1801, Suffolk Co., NY d. 13 Dec 1874 (Age 73 years)   9. Samuel Overton,   b. 1 Sep 1803, Suffolk Co., NY d. 10 Nov 1866 (Age 63 years)   10. Sally Overton,   b. 26 Oct 1805   d. Mar 1843 (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F1756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Puah Swezey,   b. 17 Jul 1765, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 29 Dec 1844, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Justus Overton,   b. 6 Sep 1795, Coram, Suffolk, New York d. 7 Jan 1835, Bayport, Islip, Suffolk, NY (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F1757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Alvin Smith records: "Family tradition has said that he assisted Col. Benjamin Tallmadge in the burning of the large forage of hay on Nov. 23, 1780, which the British had stored at Coram. George Washington later stated that the loss of the hay ws severely felt by the enemy."

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Alvin R. L. Smith, The Overton genealogy; the Overton family of Long Island, New York, especially the descendants of David Overton of Southold and Coram, 1640-1965 ([Centereach, NY] 1965 [c. 1966]), p. 32. [S21] Robert H. Sweezey, Sweezey.com and Sweezey.net, http://www.sweezey.net/genealogy/software/getperson.php?personID=I1080 0. [S21] Robert H. Sweezey, Sweezey.com and Sweezey.net, http://www.sweezey.net/genealogy/software/getperson.php?personID=I1080 1. [S21] Robert H. Sweezey, Sweezey.com and Sweezey.net. http://www.sweezey.net/genealogy/software/getperson.php?personID=I1080 0. Gives birth date as 20 MAY 1760 with back-up documentation. [S175] Alvin R. L. Smith, The Overton genealogy; the Overton family of Long Island, New York, especially the descendants of David Overton of Southold and Coram, 1640-1965 ([Centereach, NY] 1965 [c. 1966]), p. 24. [S21] Robert H. Sweezey, Sweezey.com and Sweezey.net, http://www.sweezey.net/genealogy/software/getperson.php?personID=I1081 5.