Slaves of Mary (White) Overton, Tennessee
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Location: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: black_heritage slavery
This page's purpose is to record the enslaved people owned by Mary McConnell (White) Overton (1782-abt.1862), and attempt to connect them to their families. Her husband owned a plantation called Travellers Rest in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee in addition to other properties in other locations in Tennessee. He left all of his slaves to her when he died in 1833. No slaves were mentioned in Mary's will or estate inventory.[1][2]
More research is needed to determine if there are other slavery records related to Mary.
Husband's Will & Estate Inventory
John Overton's will left all of the people he enslaved to his wife Mary McConnell (White) Overton during her natural life or widowhood. After her death, everything and everyone John left her was to be divided equally between his three children John, Anne, and Elizabeth.[3] In 1835, an estate inventory of everything John had left to his wife was filed which named the following slaves with approximate ages:[4]
- Men:
- Big Sam, 60
- Stephen, 60
- Robin, 70
- Harry, 60
- Big Lewis, 60
- Elbert, 45
- Austin, 38
- Abraham, 38
- Adam, 35
- Woods [or Woody?], 37
- Bob, 34
- Little Sam, 35
- Zack, 35
- Allen, 33
- Henry, 30
- Little Lewis, 33
- Eli, 24
- Lew[?], 30
- Arch, 20
- Tom, 20
- Washington, 17
- William, 15
- Franklin, 13
- Oliver, 10
- Martin, 8
- Women: (note that at the end of this list, there appear to be family groups of an adult woman with one or more children listed together, although they are not specifically said to be families in the document)
- Brusilla, 60
- Philis, 60
- Joicy, 45
- Big Julia, 40
- Little Betsy, 40
- Old Polly, 50
- Cynthia, 18
- Matilda, 13
- Little Julia, 22
- Anthony, 11
- Matilda, 36
- Bill, 10
- Mary, 8
- Foster, 6
- Richard, 4
- Ned, 2
- Caroline, 2 months
- Eliza, 34
- Emily, 11
- Abraham, 9
- Conelia[?], 7
- Haywood, 5
- Maria, 9 months
- Mary, 33
- Sarah, 5
- Margaret, 3; possibly Margaret (Ewing) Thompson (abt.1825-aft.1870)
- Matthew, 2
- Hannah Grand daughter of Polly, 6
Sources
- ↑ Mary M. Overton will & Codicil: Tennessee, Davidson County, Will Records, volume 19, pages 151-152; image copy, FamilySearch, film #4769077, images 426-427 of 644 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-14XW?i=425 : accessed 30 Nov 2023).
- ↑ Mary M. Overton estate inventory: Tennessee, Davidson County, Will Records, volume 19, pages 552-553; image copy, FamilySearch, film #4769077, image 625 of 644 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-142R?i=624 : accessed 30 Nov 2023).
- ↑ Tennessee, Davidson County, Will Records, volume 10, pages 149-152, John Overton will, signed 24 Mar 1833, codicil signed 31 Mar 1833, recorded 4 Jun 1833; image copy, FamilySearch, film #4769073, images 96-98 of 695 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-133W?i=95 : accessed 30 Nov 2023).
- ↑ Tennessee, Davidson County, Will Records, volume 10, pages 440-443, John Overton estate inventory, recorded 9 Apr 1835; image copy, FamilySearch, film #4769073, image 243 of 695 (https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/004769073?i=242 : accessed 30 Nov 2023).
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