HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA OVERBY FAMILY Chancery Cases Containing Sizemore Surname Before 1865 |
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The Following Cases Are Likely Important. |
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Obediah Overby |
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1802-005 |
Halifax |
Ahab Overby Etc |
William Yancey, Admr of Obediah Overby |
Anderson (Enslaved), Anne (Enslaved), Billy (Enslaved), Jones, Overby, Rachel (Enslaved), Sarah (Enslaved), Shotwell, Washington (Enslaved), Yancy |
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16 pps. Estate Dispute. Ahab Overby, Absalom Overby, Robert Shotwell and his wife Sally; and Betsy, Rebecka and Obediah Overby, minors by Reubin Jones, gdn. Prayer for division of estate. Filed Mar 1801. Answer 25 Nov 1801. Sales proceeds of slaves allocated 1/3 to Franklin Moore, 1/3 to James H. Wilkins who intermarried with Rebecah Overby, 1/3 to gdn. of Obediah Overby. Account w/o distributions. |
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1803-036 |
Halifax |
Ahab Overby |
Absalom Overby Etc |
Moore, Overby, Shotwell, Wilkins |
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12 pps. Estate Dispute. 488 acres plus 270 acres. Ahab Overby, Absalom Overby, Robert Shotwell and his wife Sally; and Moore and her husband Franklin Moore, Rebecka Overby and her husband James H. Wilkins and Obediah Overby, minor. Prayer for division of estate. Filed Feb 1803. Fabulous Plat dated May 2 to 6, 1803. North Fork of Aaron’s Cr. 611 1/4 acres divided: Lot 1: 73 3/4 acres (Obediah Overby); Lot 2: 65 3/4 acres (Franklin More); Lot 3: 65 3/4 acres (Robert Shotwell); Lot 4: 90 acres (James H. Wilkins); Lot 5: 158 acres (Absalum); Lot 6: 158 acres (Ahab). 256 ½ acres divided: Lot 1: 42 3/4 acres (Robert Shotwell); Lot 2: 42 3/4 acres (James H. Wilkins); Lot 3: 42 3/4 acres (Obediah Overby); Lot 4: 42 3/4 acres (Absolum); Lot 5: 42 3/4 acres (Ahab); Lot 6: 42 3/4 acres (Franklin More). |
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Shadrack Overby |
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1808-041 |
Halifax |
Peggy Overby Widow Etc |
Jacob Overby Etc |
Overby, Owen |
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23 pps. Estate Dispute. Filed Aug 1804. Peggy Overby Widow of Shadrack Overby and Bartlet Overby vs. Joab Overby, Limuel Overby, Lewis Overby, Peter Owen and his wife Polly, Smith Vaughan Overby and his wife Sally, heirs of Shadrack Overby. 110 acres adj. Thomas Howerton, John Wilson.. Petition for dower. 24 Sep 1804 Commissioners appt. Dower plus 6 shares Receipts of Lewis Overby, Joab Overby.... |
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Sylvester Overby |
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1833-065 |
Halifax |
Byrd Overby Etc |
Excr of Sylvester Overby |
Berry (Enslaved), Davy (Enslaved), Judah (Enslaved), Leathy (Enslaved), Overby, Phil (Enslaved), Phillis (Enslaved), Pool, Robin (Enslaved) |
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10 pps. Estate Dispute. Byrd Overby; and Peter, John and Abbot Overby, minors. Plat dated 4 Oct 1819. 386 acres on Aaron’s Cr.. Lot 1: 100 acres to Byrd; Lot 2: 100 acres to Albert; Lot 3: 103 ½ acres to Peter; Lot 4: 82 ½ acres to John. |
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Jechonias Overby and Byrd Overby |
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1837-039 |
Halifax |
Excr of Jechonias Overby |
Harmon Puryear Etc |
Brame, Chappell (Enslaved), Creasy (Enslaved), Davis, Else (Enslaved), Grandison (Enslaved), Isaac (Enslaved), Isreal (Enslaved), Jacob (Enslaved), John (Enslaved), Judah (Enslaved), Lish (Enslaved), Lucy (Enslaved), Mary (Enslaved), Moon, Moses (Enslaved), Munford (Enslaved), Overby, Puryear, Sally (Enslaved), Sam (Enslaved), Sarah (Enslaved), Sorell (Enslaved), Stephen (Enslaved) |
1836 LWT of Jechonias Overby, Sr. of Halifax Co. |
Plat |
23 pps. Estate Dispute. LWT was clear as to heirs. p. 20 mentions Harmon Puryear m. Nancy Overby, Granville, NC; William Puryear m. Jane Overby, Graves Co., KY; Thomas Overby lives in Clarke Co., GA; Jechonias Overby, Jr., Manchester Miss.; Susan T. Overby, dau. of James L. Overby. p. 22 Legal Advertising. Note: This case is important to show where some heirs moved to. Note: Current pps. 16-17 Plat dated 10 Jun 1837 of 161 acres of Byrd Overby, dec’d. of which 53 acres was awarded as dower to Catherine, widow of Byrd Overby. This plat belongs with 1837-071. |
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Byrd Overby |
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1837-071 |
Halifax |
Thomas M Stegall & Wife Elizabeth |
Catherine Overby Widow Etc |
Overby, Stegall |
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9 pps. Estate Dispute. Byrd Overby, dec’d. vs. Catherine Overby Widow; and John B Overby, Eliza Overby, Martha Overby, Naomi Overby, Saln. Jane Overby, minors 170 or 180 acres of land. See Chancery Case 1837-039, pps. 16-17 for Plat of Byrd Overby’s land re-surveyed at 161 acres. |
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Peter Overby |
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1839-030 |
Halifax |
Cinthia Overby |
James YanceyAdmr of Peter Overby |
Henry (Enslaved), Lewis (Enslaved), Lucy (Enslaved), Mariah (Enslaved), Martha (Enslaved), Mary (Enslaved), Overby |
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19 pps. petition for dower. Minor heirs: Louisa Overby, Edward Overby, Alexander Overby, Maria Overby, Parthena Overby. Plat dated 18 Mar 1838 for 263 acres on Hyco R. of which 92 acres was awarded as widow’s dower. |
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The Following Cases May Be Important. |
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1803-027 |
Halifax |
Admr of Obadiah Overby |
Ahab Overby Surv Partner Etc |
Brewer, Brewer & Overby], Overby |
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1828-075 |
Halifax |
Obadiah Overby |
Admr of Reubin Jones |
Burge, Griffin, Jones, Overby, Shotwell, Wilkins, Wilson |
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42 pps. Estate Dispute. Obadiah Overby (minor) vs. Reubin Jones (guardian). Did not complete a review of this file. |
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1835-006 |
Halifax |
Eliza D Howerton by Etc |
Excr of Thomas Howerton |
Brewers, Hester, Howerton, Kester, Lebinia (Enslaved), Nelson, Overby, Owen, Shelton, Speed, Staples, Sydnor, Whayne |
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79 pps. Estate. Did not review. |
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1837-047 |
Halifax |
Patrick Moon |
Excr of Jechonias Overby Etc |
Brame, Moon, Overby, Puryear |
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12 pps. Estate Dispute. Land Purchase. Did not review. |
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The Following Cases Do Not Appear to Be Important. |
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1800-023 |
Halifax |
Ahab Overby |
George Harrison Boyd |
Boyd, Overby |
Debt |
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1801-041 |
Halifax |
Obediah Smith |
John Seizmore Etc |
Amey (Enslaved), Amy (Enslaved), Anne (Enslaved), Ben (Enslaved), Dick (Enslaved), George (Enslaved), Glasscock, Gregory, Griffin, Grigory, Hight, Isaac (Enslaved), Jane (Enslaved), Ligon, Nell (Enslaved), Overby, Parish, Pool, Sam (Enslaved), Seizmore, Silvia (Enslaved), Simon (Enslaved), Sizemore, Smith, Talley, Tally, Terry, Williamson, Wilson, Wooding |
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Sometime after 5 Nov 1771, Peartree Smith, now dec’d. purchased an entry of 840 acres on Cedar and Reedy Branches. Peartree d. in 1779. Land surveyed in 1780. Land conveyed in pieces to Solomon Sizemore, Stanley Height, Hezekiah Talley and George Sizemore. Patent issued to Sizemore. Filed Aug 1799; Answers filed Nov 1800. |
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1806-052 |
Halifax |
Samuel Crawford |
William Lands Etc |
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1811-031 |
Halifax |
Jachonias Overby |
James Ligon |
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1811-039 |
Halifax |
Valentine McCutcheon |
Robert Church Etc |
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1813-034 |
Halifax |
Ludwell Overby |
Admr of John Wilson |
Nelson, Overby, Wilson |
Debt |
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1826-031 |
Halifax |
Obadiah Overby |
Stephen P Pool Etc |
Hyde, Overby, Pool, Pool & Overby], Smith, Tally, Wilburn |
Debt |
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1828-097 |
Halifax |
James Faulkner |
Admr of Richard Yancey |
Faulkner, Moore, Overby, Tillotson, Tillottson, Wade, Worsham, Yancey |
Debt |
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1829-022 |
Halifax |
Lucy Overby Widow of Absolum |
Stanly Hite |
Hite, Overby |
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5 pps. Subpoena. Case dismissed. |
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1832-024 |
Halifax |
William Faulkner For Etc |
John Griffin Etc |
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1834-069 |
Halifax |
John Lewis |
Admr of John Griffin |
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1836-032 |
Halifax |
Robert W Howerton & Wife |
John B Wilkins Etc |
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1838-007 |
Halifax |
William Faulkner Shff Etc |
Hampton Griffin Etc |
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1839-001 |
Halifax |
John Allen |
Jones Allen |
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1842-048 |
Halifax |
John A Wilkins |
William H Wilkins & Wife Etc |
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1845-051 |
Halifax |
Harrison Francis Etc |
James Francis Etc |
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1848-009 |
Halifax |
Thomas T Brooks |
Peter Barksdale and Matthew Rowlett |
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1848-036 |
Halifax |
Robert Y Overby |
James Faulkner Etc |
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1850-010 |
Halifax |
John Shotwell Etc |
Robert Y Overby Etc |
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1850-028 |
Halifax |
Nancy Wilkerson Widow Etc |
Robert Y Overby Etc |
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Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com |
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