Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ...John Connolly, where the city of Louisville now stands. George May was the escheator of the court at Lexington, and the jury found that Connolly of his own free will had joined with the British forces. James and John Overton were both lawyers. While they lived at Danville they practiced in the courts in other parts of the State. James was sworn in as an attorney at Louisville, April 5, 1786. While both were marked men, John was destined to the greater success and distinction. After practicing in Kentucky some years John Over-ton removed to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1789, where he In Wirt's Life of Patrick Henry is an account of a very interesting interview between Patrick Henry and Colonels Samuel and John Overton at the ho1he of the latter. entered upon a career as lawyer, judge, and man of affairs of constant and unbroken success. He served as Commissioner of the Revenue under a commission from General Washington, and afterward as Judge and Reporter of the Court of Appeals of Tennessee. Shortly after his removal to Tennessee Andrew Jackson also removed there, and between the two there sprang up a friendship and close business connection which lasted until Judge Overton's death. In 1794 Overton and Jackson as partners purchased the land at Chickasaw Bluff, then far beyond the confines of white settlements, and there in 1820 Overton founded and laid off the city of Memphis. Judge Overton died April 12, 1833, sending with his last breath a message to his friend, Andrew Jackson, then President of the United States: "Write to the General and tell him I die as a hero should die." James Overton remained in Kentucky, and at his death left the bulk of his estate to Center College. Judge John Overton married Mary White, daughter of General James...
