ELDEST SON OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN JOHN GEORGE OVERMIRE

REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN, PRIVATE, CAPT. JOHN CLARKE'S 1ST CO., 4TH BATTALION, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA

SERVED IN CAPT. OVERMIRE'S COMPANY OF FRONTIER RANGERS WITH HIS BROTHER PETER

EXECUTOR OF HIS FATHER'S WILL (WITH HIS HALF BROTHER JOHN MICHAEL)

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THE GRAVESTONE OF GEORGE OVERMIRE, JR., by Laurence Overmire (5G Grandson), genealogist and family historian, updated Feb. 2022:

George is buried in New Reading Cemetery next to his wife Mary (Rearick) who died at the age of 70. The inscription on his headstone reads "George Overmyer who departed this life Dec. 23, 1812, aged 57 yrs. 6 mos. and 20 days." It is curious that the headstones of George and his wife Mary match: they are made with identical stone in the same style, and spell the surname "Overmyer." George died in 1812. The other markers of that early period are made of inferior stone and not wearing well, yet George and Mary's stones are in excellent condition. This suggests that the stones were probably cut upon the death of Mary in 1835, George's original stone having been replaced. It is also curious that the surname is spelled "Overmyer," a spelling which is known to have been adopted by later generations, and though it may have been used at the time of Mary's death in 1835, it was probably not used by George himself. Indeed, many of George and Mary's children seem to have gone by the spelling "Overmire" or "Overmier."

Furthermore, there are a number of documents that show George Jr.'s name spelled Overmire. See Indenture, Mary Rearick, Widow of John Rearick Sr., dated May 7, 1800, Deed Book, Vol. P, p. 518 (Northumberland Co. Court House, Sunbury, PA). Name is signed "George Overmire"; Letter of Administration (probate of John Rearick Sr.), Probate Record Books, Vol. 2, p. 23, Northumberland Co., PA, 1789. Name is signed "George Overmire Jr."; Article of Agreement, Deed Book, Vol. O, p. 503, dated May 6, 1808 (Northumberland Co. Court House, Sunbury, PA). George's younger brother Jacob was a witness on this document and signed his name "Jacob Overmire." Interestingly, Christopher Seebold, who was said to have married a daughter of Captain John George Overmire, also signed this document.

Source: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com

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Source: ohssar.org:

OVERMYER, JOHN GEORGE, (Perry Co.) [39.81062 -82.35432]
Born on June 3, 1755 Paxton, PA to parents John George (1727-1805) & Eva Maria
Magdalena Rosenbaum (c. 1738-1759) Overmire. Served as a Pvt in Capt John Clark's 1st
Co 4thBatt Northcumberland Co PA Militia in the Revolutionary War.
He married Anna Maria Rearick (1764-1835); children: George, John, Elizabeth, Eve, Barbara, Peter, Maria, Catherine, Sarah, Margaret & Jacob. He died on December 23, 1812 and Buried at New Reading Cemetery, Somerset, Perry Co., OH. GM Tombstone. Fur infor
Nathaniel Hetuck Chap. SAR Ancestor # P- 330392. Has a tombstone.

Submitted by Contributor Bev Thomas Sexton #47306329