Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10

Washington and Russell. 1914: Smyth
. from Washington and wythe. 1881.
T'zcweil from Russell and Wythe.
1898.
warwick original shire. Wythc from
Montgomery. Wise from Lee. Scott and
Russell. Warren from Frederick and
Shenandoah
York original shire
ONERTON.
In a recent issue Of The Tines ibis
patch there is Il most interesting ac-
count OF Cromwelfs general. Robert
overton. There was also an equally
Interesting account OF William Over
ton. who cmigrated from England to
virginia i'll 1868 or SO. Tn. name of
this immigrants wife, Mary Ger Eliza
beth Waters. also Is mentioned. Was
her name Mary Elizabeth! She Is
sometimes called Mary and sometimes
Elizabeth. Judging from :he rcver-
ence in which her character has al
ways been held by her descendants.
this Mary COR Elizabeth) Waters must
have been woman OF decided intel
lectual and moral superiority. Long
ago. ] have heard a then aged person
speak of an account given of MARY
Waters" By her descendant who was
born soon after the American Revolu-
ton. Other accounts of Mary COR
Elizabetm Waters, received from very
old and reliable sources, confirm the
belief that she must have been
woman of decided excellence Of charac-
ter which her descendants have gen
orally inherited.
Was Mary Waters known to Will
liam Overton before her arrival in the
colony of Virginia? Or was she one
OF the young women who consented to
come to that colony to marry the
young colonists who wanted wives and
were willing to pay their passage from
Great Britain TO Virginia? All OF
these young women must have made
good wives, and there is no record OF
any of these marriages being matr-
monial failures. The descendants of
the immigrant. William Overflow some
times married into such prominent
families as the Winston, Pettus and
Minor families, all we'll and honorably
known in the United States.
With regard to the cmigrant, VIII
liam Overtons descent from Crom
wells. General Overtor. is not the be-
lief in such descent founded upon
a mere conjecture?
1t is only conjectured tnot recordcd)
that General Overton was eXiled Many
political prisoners were eXilcd from
England and Scotland to the English
colonies in America. during the seven
tcenth and eighteenth centuries. But
was 1t not generally made publicly
known to what colonies these eXiles
were sent? Especially in the case of
so prominent a man as General Over
ton. this would have been known.
II the Robert Overton, who lived
alone in the Barbados in 1879, was
General Overton, would it not have
been generally known a that time?
And in that case. the cmigrant. Will
liam Overton, would not have gone to
Virginia to find (as conjecturedD
man sentenced to exile in the Bar
bados.
Also the descent of the emigran mt.
William Overton. from General over
ton. is mot proven" only conjecturcd.
Now a supposition ought not to be
received as a reliable genealogical fact.
There is an Orerton Genealogy. ar
ranged by the late distinguished
scholar. Professor Thomas r. Price and
others. 1t has not been my privilege
TO examine this genealogical record.
But Professor Prices great ability and
accurate and extensive information.
are sufficient to make any records ar
ranged by him reliable. He was him
self descended from the emigrant. Will
liam Overton. Perhaps his record may
throw light on any doubtful points.
SUBSCRIBER.
Editor of The Times Dispatch: In
asking for help II would give me great
pleasure to contribute. at least mite
but ! cannot
In my family tcollateraD comes
Roane-1 want Revolutionary SER
vice.
Archibald Roane. was 4 son of An
! drew Roane. twho was a brother OF
| Rev. John Hoane, of Lancaster County.
PENN
Archibald Roane was born 1860. His
father, Andrew Rome, married Mar
garet Walker. and died 1865 in Derry
Top. Lancaster County. Penn nov
Dauphin County,. The wife of An
drew tMargaret Walker) did not long
survive him. Rev. jean Roane became
guardian OF his three cl.ildren--Archi-
bald, William and Sally.
We are interested tr Archibald who
married Ann Campbell. youngest child
of John Campbell Zone record says
David. this l do no- think correctly.
David Campbell married Mary Hamil-
ton in 1859. and Ann Campbell. was
the daughter of John and C?)-
John Campbell, who was father Of
David, first came to Lancaster. Pa, in
1925; 1880 moved to Augusta County.
Va; in l165 moved to Tennessee
Archibald Roane also moved there
Was Governor from 1901 to 1904. dis
trict attorney general. afterward Judge
OF the Supreme Court.
DIR. James Roane. his son married
Nancy lrby, daughter OF John Irhy,
of South Carolina, and Mary Tyler. sis
ter OF John Tyler, of Virginia: gov
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