Revolutionary War General. He served as lieutenant of the 1st Virginia Regiment, adjutant of the 4th Dragoons, and later promoted captain. Overton quickly worked his way up in the ranks. After serving in the Revolutionary War, General Thomas Overton served as Inspector of Revenue in North Carolina. In 1804 he moved to his estate "Soldier's Rest" in Old Hickory where he lived the rest of his life.
∼Note: This headstone was erected in 1977 by the Gen. Daniel Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Buried in the same graveyard is his second wife, Penelope Holmes.
** Where his first wife, Sarah Woodson, is buried remains unknown.∼Thomas Overton was an American military and political leader best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806. Thomas Overton was born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1753. His parents were James Overton and Mary Waller; his father was a great-grandson of Robert Overton, the Parliamentarian military commander during the English Civil War. He is best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806.
He spent a number of years in mid-life in North Carolina (where he represented Moore County in the State Legislature, which made him a Brigadier General), and in about 1804 moved to Tennessee where he died in 1824.
∼Note: This headstone was erected in 1977 by the Gen. Daniel Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Buried in the same graveyard is his second wife, Penelope Holmes.
** Where his first wife, Sarah Woodson, is buried remains unknown.∼Thomas Overton was an American military and political leader best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806. Thomas Overton was born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1753. His parents were James Overton and Mary Waller; his father was a great-grandson of Robert Overton, the Parliamentarian military commander during the English Civil War. He is best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806.
He spent a number of years in mid-life in North Carolina (where he represented Moore County in the State Legislature, which made him a Brigadier General), and in about 1804 moved to Tennessee where he died in 1824.
Revolutionary War General. He served as lieutenant of the 1st Virginia Regiment, adjutant of the 4th Dragoons, and later promoted captain. Overton quickly worked his way up in the ranks. After serving in the Revolutionary War, General Thomas Overton served as Inspector of Revenue in North Carolina. In 1804 he moved to his estate "Soldier's Rest" in Old Hickory where he lived the rest of his life.
∼Note: This headstone was erected in 1977 by the Gen. Daniel Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Buried in the same graveyard is his second wife, Penelope Holmes.
** Where his first wife, Sarah Woodson, is buried remains unknown.∼Thomas Overton was an American military and political leader best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806. Thomas Overton was born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1753. His parents were James Overton and Mary Waller; his father was a great-grandson of Robert Overton, the Parliamentarian military commander during the English Civil War. He is best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806.
He spent a number of years in mid-life in North Carolina (where he represented Moore County in the State Legislature, which made him a Brigadier General), and in about 1804 moved to Tennessee where he died in 1824.
∼Note: This headstone was erected in 1977 by the Gen. Daniel Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Buried in the same graveyard is his second wife, Penelope Holmes.
** Where his first wife, Sarah Woodson, is buried remains unknown.∼Thomas Overton was an American military and political leader best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806. Thomas Overton was born in Louisa County, Virginia in 1753. His parents were James Overton and Mary Waller; his father was a great-grandson of Robert Overton, the Parliamentarian military commander during the English Civil War. He is best known for having been the second to Andrew Jackson in his duel with Charles Dickinson in 1806.
He spent a number of years in mid-life in North Carolina (where he represented Moore County in the State Legislature, which made him a Brigadier General), and in about 1804 moved to Tennessee where he died in 1824.
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4 Continental Dragoons
Rev War
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This is not the original stone. The original stone may be the one adjacent to it, but it is broken and badly worn.
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