OVERFIELD ANNEX
Anna Depew (Overfield)
Bunnell Pedigree
(Start at generation 3, below.)
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Origin of
the surname “Overfield:”
Generation
6
5 Paul Overfield
1. Biographical notes:
Immigrated to America from Germany at age 7 in 1722
(also seen: b. 1715). Died
9 November 1800. Settled in what
was later known as Monroe County, Pennsylvania, near the Delaware Water Gap in
Middle Smithfield Township.
2. Wife: Rebecca Marshall
Sister of Edward Marshall of Walking Purchase
(spelling in doubt)
3. Children:
a. Abner Overfield.
b. Sarah Overfield.
c. Mary Overfield: Married (?) Daily.
d. Rachel Overfield.
e. Benjamin Overfield: Born 1751. Died 7 November 1813 in Braintrim Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. Enlisted in the Continental Army for 3 months
late in 1776 and almost froze to death (lost 2 toes to the freezing
temperatures) during the raid on Trenton, New Jersey, crossing the Delaware
River in the group commanded by General George Washington on Christmas
night. Several months later rejoined the
effort, acting as scout in the defense of Philadelphia and participating in the
battle of Chadd's Ford on 11 September 1777 and
Germantown on 4 October 1777. In the
summer of 1779 also participated in General Sullivan's expedition against the
frontier Indians, during which he saw identified his future home near Meshoppen, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, moving there in
1794. Married twice and had 7 children
f. Paul Overfield, Jr.: See generation 4,
below.
g. Elizabeth Overfield.
h. Martin Overfield: Married (?) and had the
following son:
(1. William “Billy” Overfield: Was Canal
Commissioner. Married Sarah Coolbaugh and had the following children:
(a. Ferris A. Overfield: Married Eclie Depew
and resided at 204 Sunnyside Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
(b. Mary “Polly” Overfield:
Died 1871. Married
Jacob Place, paragraph 1 of generation 2 of the Place Annex.
i. William Overfield: Married (2nd)
Margaret Hyntohaw (spelling in doubt)
4 Paul Overfield, Jr.
1. Biographical notes:
Born 1765.
Died 1831.
2. Wife: Hannah Depew
Was at the Wyoming Massacre, where she was saved
from death by a friendly Indian.
Relation to the Depew Annex
still unknown. Likewise, relation to
both Depue Annexes still unknown: #1, #2. By one account, Hannah was the daughter of Nicholas Depue (b. 13 Mar 1796, d. 1842). By another, this Hannah was the daughter of Nicholas (d. 3 Aug 1775 at Kingston) and Elizabeth (Shoemaker) Depew,
who also had the following children:
·
Benjamin Depew:
Settled in the Delaware River basin.
·
Elijah Depew:
Settled in the Delaware River basin.
·
Robert Depew:
Settled in the Hudson River basin of New York State and was the grandfather of
Chauncey Depew.
3. Children:
a. Nicholas Overfield: Died 5 February 1859, age
71. About 1794 “The Honorable Nicholas
Overfield” settled, with his father, at what is now Meshoppen,
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. He became
one of the largest landholders and wealthiest men of the County. Was an associate judge from 1851 to 1856 and
represented his county (then Luzerne) in the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
Nicholas Overfield married Harriet Sterling (b. 21
Aug 1795, d. 14 Mar 1874), daughter of Samuel (d. 4 Apr 1834; interred Black
Walnut Cemetery) and Mary (?) Sterling (d. 26 Aug 1826), who had nine other
children. Samuel Sterling was from
Wilton, Connecticut when he participated in the Battle of Trenton during the
Revolutionary War, later moving to the valley of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania,
settling first near Wilkes-Barre and later moving to Black Walnut. Nicholas and Harriet had no children. Following Nicholas’s death, Harriet married
(2nd) (?) Lyman.
b. Moses Overfield.
c. William Overfield:
d. Charles Overfield: No children.
e. Elizabeth Overfield:
Married John Passmore.
f. Rebecca Overfield: Married (?) Keeler.
g. Anna Depew Overfield: See generation 3,
below.
h. Hannah Overfield: Married (?) Foreman.
3 Anna Depew Overfield:
Born 13 March 1796. Died 10 October 1842. Married Isaac Bunnell, 9th child of Benjamin
Bunnell, generation 3 of the Bunnell Annex.
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Other, still unidentified,
Overfield names:
1.
Paul Overfield: Married Lydia Lacey and had the following children: (order
uncertain)
a.
William Overfield: Born 10 October 1813 in Meshoppen
Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
Married (1st) Anna Bunnell (b.
Wyoming Co., PA) in 1838 and moved into the wilderness of Susquehanna County,
Pennsylvania, where they had purchased property. William and Anna had the
following children:
(1. Mary H. Overfield.
(2.
Paul J. Overfield: Died 1883.
(3.
John B. Overfield: Married (?) and had the following daughter:
(a. Minerva Overfield: Married Clark Manly Emery of Los
Angeles, California on 30 June 1902.
Clark held a position in the offices of the Los Angeles Railway Company.
(4. Martha L. Overfield.
(5. Ettaline A. Overfield.
(6. C. Nesbitt Overfield.
William
Overfield married (2nd) Minerva H. Keeney (d. 1884) of North Flat,
Pennsylvania and had the following children:
(7. Seth L. Overfield.
(8.
William Overfield.
(9.
Gilbert Overfield.
b.
John L. Overfield: Resided at Brooklyn, New York.
c.
Benjamin Overfield: Resided in Meshoppen
Towhship, Pennsylvania.
d.
Harriet Overfield: Married (?) Stilwell.
e.
Sarah Overfield: Married (?) Brownscomb and resided
at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
f.
Eliza R. Overfield: Married (?) Bunnell and resided
at Skinner's Eddy.
g.
Nancy Overfield: Married (?) Smith.
h.
Margaret Overfield: Married (?) Sturdevant.
c.
Daughter: Youngest daughter. Married A. C. Berkholf.
2. Dimmick
D. Overfield: Born about 1822 in Pennsylvania.
1850
US Census: Dimick Overfield,
age 28 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Middle
Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife, Sarah
Overfield, age 26 (b. PA); son, James P. Overfield, age 4 (b. PA); and son,
Samuel P. Overfield, age 1 (b. PA).
1860
US Census: D. D. Overfield, age 38 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County,
Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued
at $1,000 and his personal property was valued at $600. The household also included his wife, Sarah
Overfield, age 35; son, James Overfield, age 12; son, Samuel Overfield, age 11;
daughter, Eliza Overfield, age 9; daughter, Maryett Overfield, age 8; daughter, Elizabeth Overfield, age 6;
son, Joseph Overfield, age 3; and son, Lewis Overfield, age 2.
1870
US Census: D. D. Overfield, age 48 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County,
Pennsylvania. His real estate was valued
at $3,000 and his personal property was valued at $600. The household also included his wife, Sarah
Overfield, age 47 (b. PA); son, Samuel D. Overfield, age 21 (b. PA); daughter,
Eliza Overfield, age 18 (b. PA); daughter, Elizabeth Overfield, age 15 (b. PA);
son, Peter Overfield, age 14 (b. PA); son, Lewis S. Overfield, age 12 (b. PA);
daughter, Minerva Overfield, age 8 (b. PA); daughter, Ellen Overfield, age 6
(b. PA); and daughter, Emma Overfield, age 2 (b. PA).
1880
US Census: Dimmick Overfield,
age 58 (b. PA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Middle
Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife, Sarah
Overfield, age 54 (b. PA); daughter, Elizabeth Overfield, age 25 (b. PA) and
employed as a dress maker; son, Joseph R. Overfield, age 23 (b. PA) and
employed as a farmer; son, Lewis Overfield, age 21 (b. PA) and employed as a
farmer; daughter, Menerva Overfield,
age 19 (b. PA); daughter , Ella Overfield, age 16 (b. PA); daughter, Emma
Overfield, age 13 9b. PA); and granddaughter, Flora Place,
age 8 (b. PA).
Dimmick Overfield married Sarah (?) and had the
following children:
a.
James P. Overfield: Born June 1847 in Pennsylvania. Married Hannah "Anna" C. Strunk and
had 3 children (see Para 2.b.(11.(a. of gen 2 of the Strunk Annex).
b.
Samuel P./D. Overfield: Born January 1849 in Pennsylvania. Died about 1909; interred Stroudsburg
Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
1900
US Census: Samuel Overfield, age 51 (b. Jan 1849 in PA; parents b. PA) and
employed as a boarding house keeper, was heading a household in Smithfield
Township, Delaware Watershed Gap Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The household also included his wife of 24
years, Anna M. Overfield, age 47 (b. Feb 1853 in PA; parents b. PA), who had
had 2 children, 1 of whom is still alive; and adopted son, Judson Violinda, age 18 (b. Jan 1882 in PA; parents b. PA) and
employed as a farm laborer.
c.
Eliza Overfield: Born about 1851 in Pennsylvania.
d.
Maryett Overfield: Born
about 1852 in Pennsylvania. Perhaps died young.
e.
Elizabeth Overfield: Born about 1855 in Pennsylvania.
f.
Joseph Peter Overfield: Born about 1857 in Pennsylvania.
g.
Lewis S. Overfield: Born about 1859 in Pennsylvania.
h.
Minerva Overfield: Born about 1861 in Pennsylvania.
i. Ellen "Ella" Overfield: Born
about 1864 in Pennsylvania.
j.
Emma Overfield: Born about 1867 in Pennsylvania.
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