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Bishop William (II) Overton 1525–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1609

Death Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Father: Guthlac Overton

Mother: Lady Browne

Spouse(s): Margaret (Overton)

Children(s): Rev. Warwickshire, Susan Playsted

Bishop William (II) Overton was born in 1525 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, the child of Guthlac Cuthbert Cutler Overton And Lady Olive Browne. Bishop William (II) Overton married Margaret Cowper Overton, and had children including Rev Valentine Barlow Overton Archdeacon Of Derby Vicker Of Bedwork In Warwickshire, Susan Overton Playsted. Bishop William (II) Overton passed away in 1609 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Bishop William (II) Overton was born in 1525 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, the child of Guthlac Cuthbert Cutler Overton And Lady Olive Browne.
  • Bishop William (II) Overton married Margaret Cowper Overton, and had children including Rev Valentine Barlow Overton Archdeacon Of Derby Vicker Of Bedwork In Warwickshire, Susan Overton Playsted.
  • Bishop William (II) Overton passed away in 1609 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bishop Overton's Ancestors

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Bishop Overton
1525–1609
Birth Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Parents
Guthlac Cuthbert Cutler Overton
1505–1537
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Olive) Browne
1500–1546
Bechworth Castle, Bechworth, Surrey
Grandparents
William Overton
1455–1510
Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England
Rose Pulter
1458–1522
Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England
Sir (Anthony Browne Standard Bearer Of England, Governor Of Queenborough Castle And Constable Of) Calais
1443–1506
Bechworth Castle, Bechworth, Surrey, England
Lucy (Neville Plantagenet, Lady of Salisbury, 1st Marquessa of Montague) Lady
1466–1534
Salisbury, Wiltshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Northumberland
1430–1471
Isabel Montagu
1440–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Salisbury
1400–1460
Alice Salisbury
1407–1462
Sir Ingoldisthorpe
1421–
Margaret Pole
1388–1426

Bishop Overton's Descendants

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Bishop (William (II)) Overton (1525–1609) m. Margaret (Cowper) (Overton) (1529–9 Dec 1597)
  1. 1. Rev. (Valentine. Barlow Overton, Archdeacon of Derby, Vicker of Bedwork in) Warwickshire 1565–1646 m. Isabel Higgenson 1569–1646
    1. 1. Isabel (Overton (Hewett) (Huit) 1596–1660
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Overton) (Clark) 1600–1647
    3. 3. Richard Overton 1594–1658
    4. 4. Valentine (Overton,) II 1597–1665
    5. 5. Catherine Overton 1602–1675
    6. 6. William ((Robert)) Overton 1597–1647
    7. 7. Henry Overton 1605–1648
    8. 8. Charles Overton 1607–1658
  2. 2. Susan (Overton) Playsted 1570–

Bishop Overton's Timeline

4 Records

1523
abt. 1523
Birth of Bishop William (II) Overton in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
1525
1525
Birth of Bishop William (II) Overton in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
1609
9 Apr 1609
Age 84
Death of Bishop William (II) Overton in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
1609
1609
Age 84
Death of Bishop William (II) Overton in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt. 1523
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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