Holston River near Abingdon, VA. (See photo for additional information.
Entry/Object ID
298.48
Description
Holston River near Abingdon, VA. On back of photo: "William Overall, father of Wilson Lee Overall, was born in Virginia, son of John Overall and Maria Christine Forman, grand-daughter of Baron Jost Hite. William Overall went with a party from Shenandoah Valley, via the Hotston River, to join the Wautauga settlement (formed 3 yrs earlier). This assoc. of N. Carolina and Tennessee formed an assoc. in 1772 which adopted the lst Constitution of Independent Americans. In 1779, a party of 12 men, including William, went to Ft. Nash on the bluff (now Nashville) enduring hardships on the journey and in establishing the settlement. In 1793 William was killed by the Indians on his way home Kentucky with badly needed supplies. He was Capt. of a Militia Company, and was granted land for his services in establishing American Independence.
