Messenger Overton

1756 - Abt 1803  (46 years)

• Name	Messenger Overton  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Mar 1756	Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1803	Suffolk Co., NY   [1, 2]
  	[Alvin R. L. Smith recorded abt Nov 1803. Bob Sweezey recorded 10 Jan 1803. Alvin R. L. Smith also recorded that his will was dated 5 Oct 1803 -- if this date is correct, it's unlikely that the Sweezey date is correct, unless the "will date" is actually
  Burial	1803	Baptist Cemetery, Coram, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Person ID	I3740	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   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charity Gerard,   b. Abt 1756   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F1770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• 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. 24, 31. [S21] Robert H. Sweezey, Sweezey.com and Sweezey.net, http://www.sweezey.net/genealogy/software/getperson.php?personID=I1450 4. [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.