VIRGINIA CHANCERY CASES - Mecklenburg County Containing Overby Surname Before 1865 Cases are color coded for priority of research. All cases should be research, but sometimes time and expenses dictate we must choose the most promising cases. Cases highlighted in Green are Overby vs Overby, cases that appear to involve a Overby Estate or a few more cases that look promising. Cases highlighted in Blue are cases involving an estate of other surnames that are not already highlighted in Green. Overby vs. Overby Before 1865 Selected Cases |
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Mecklenburg County Note: These cases have not been reviewed. |
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1804-016 |
Mecklenburg |
J Bains Sr John Bains Jr |
Admr of Obediah Overby |
Bains, Baynes, Overby, Tucker, Yancey |
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1829-008 |
Mecklenburg |
Heir(s) of Peter Z Overby Etc |
Admr of Hezekiah Overby Etc |
Blanks, Bolding (Enslaved), Bowen, Buck (Enslaved), Calib (Enslaved), Chandler, Chesley (Enslaved), Culbreath, David (Enslaved), Dennis (Enslaved), Dick (Enslaved), Dinah (Enslaved), Disey (Enslaved), Edmund (Enslaved), Edy (Enslaved), Elvey (Enslaved), Erasmus (Enslaved), Granderson (Enslaved), Hannah (Enslaved), Harriotte (Enslaved), Harris, Hendrick, Indy (Enslaved), Isaac (Enslaved), Jane (Enslaved), Jeff (Enslaved), Jick (Enslaved), Lucy (Enslaved), Martha (Enslaved), Mary (Enslaved), Matt (Enslaved), Moore, Ned (Enslaved), Overbey, Overby, Rachel (Enslaved), Riah (Enslaved), Richard (Enslaved), Sam (Enslaved), Sarah (Enslaved), Shelton, Shilton, Tamer (Enslaved), Vaney (Enslaved), Vaughan, Wilkerson, Worsham |
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15 pps. Estate Dispute. Filed Mar 1826. Eggleston Overby, Edmund P Overby, John Culbreath and his wife Milly, Fanny Overby vs. Legatees of Hezekiah Overby include Petitioners along with Robert Y Overby, Henderson Overby, Eliza Overby, Susanna Overby. He died testate with 949 acres of land on waters of Great Buffaloe Cr. Seeks the sale of the land subject to the dower rights of Ann Overby, widow of Peter Z Overby. p. 15 Plat of Estate of Peter Z Overby showing Fork of Pool Rd. and Boston Rd. Plat is slightly confusing. 777 acres plus 172 acres (mountain survey) = 949 acres. Lot 1: 315 acres; Lot 2: 150 acres; widow’s dower 312 acres (totals 777 acres). Estate of Peter Z Overby defined as 777 acres. p. 13. 3 Jan 1825. Distributions of land, slaves or cash to: Anne Overby, widow; Robert Y Overby, Fanny Overby, Eggleston Overby, Edmund P Overby, [legal] representatives of Hezekiah Overby, John Culbreath, Henderson Overby, Eliza Ann Overby, Louisa Overby. |
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1829-026 |
Mecklenburg |
Elizabeth Overby, Widow of Hezekiah Overby |
Robert Y Overby, Admr of Hezekiah Overby, Et al |
Boling (Enslaved), Gin (Enslaved), Granderson (Enslaved), Harriotte (Enslaved), Overby |
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7 pps. [Several pages are faded and illegible] Three lots of slaves to: Elizabeth Overby, Robert Y Overby, Jane Robert Y Overby, minor.? |
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1832-027 |
Mecklenburg |
Exr of Peter Z Overby Etc |
Admr of Dr Spencer C Vaughan Etc |
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98 pps. Debt. [Case Not Reviewed.] |
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1839-030 |
Mecklenburg |
Heir(s) of Peter Z Overbey |
Anne Overbey Widow Etc |
Culbreath, Moore, Overbey, Overby, Williamson |
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21 pps. Estate Dispute. Heirs of Peter Z Overbey at the time of filing were: Robert Y Overby; Anne Overby, widow [dower]; Eggleston Overby; Fanny Overby (a person of unsound mind); Edmund P Overby, now deceased (his children: Littleberry Overby, John L Overby, Edward Overby, Hezekiah Overby, Elizabeth Overby); John Culbreath, Jr and his wife Netty?; George W. Moore and his wife Louisiana; Henderson; Thomas Williamson and his wife Eliza Ann; Elizabeth Jane Overby, an infant and sole heir of of Hezekiah Overby, deceased. |
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1843-015 |
Mecklenburg |
Robert Y Overbey |
MacKadiah Overbey |
Arrington, Blanks, Green, Joshua (Enslaved), Overbey, Vaughan, Wilkins, Worsham |
1841 LWT Henry Green |
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23 pps. Debt. Skipped. |
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1850-011 |
Mecklenburg |
Petition of Daniel Overbey Gdn |
Exr of William Holloway Etc |
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Skipped. |
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1852-121 |
Mecklenburg |
Duleena Overby Etc Edmund P Overby |
David Vaughan & C by Etc |
Overby, Vaughan |
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7 pps. Estate Dispute. Estate of Spencer C Vaughan. |
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1858-032 |
Mecklenburg |
Robert Y Overby for Etc |
Admr of James Newton & C by Etc |
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Skipped. |
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1860-012 |
Mecklenburg |
Robert Overbey Etc |
Admr of Ann Overbey |
Buck (Enslaved), Culbreath, Dennis (Enslaved), Eliza (Enslaved), Martha (Enslaved), Mary (Enslaved), Moore, Overbey, Overby, Patty (Enslaved), Phebe (Enslaved), Richard (Enslaved), Sandy (Enslaved), Sarah (Enslaved), Tom (Enslaved), Williamson |
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43 pps. Estate Dispute. Note: This case has some very interesting details that should be of great interest to a lineal descendants of Peter Z. Overby. |
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1860-013 |
Mecklenburg |
R Y Overbey W Overbey |
Admr of William Newton Etc |
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Skipped. |
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1860-049 |
Mecklenburg |
Exr of Jachonius Overbey |
Smith Etc |
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Skipped. |
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1860-051 |
Mecklenburg |
John Overbey |
R Y Overbey |
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Skipped. |
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Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com |
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