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Col Wiliam Overton 1638–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 3rd, 1638

Birth Location: Yorkshire , England

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Jamestown, Virginia, United States

Father: Major Overton

Mother: Anne Gardiner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waters

Children(s): Mary Overton

In 1638, Col Wiliam Overton entered the world in Yorkshire , England, born to Major General Robert Overton And Anne Gardiner. Col Wiliam Overton married Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Mary Anne Elizabeth Overton. Col Wiliam Overton passed away in 1697 in Jamestown, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1638, Col Wiliam Overton entered the world in Yorkshire , England, born to Major General Robert Overton And Anne Gardiner.
  • Col Wiliam Overton married Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Mary Anne Elizabeth Overton.
  • Col Wiliam Overton passed away in 1697 in Jamestown, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Overton
1609–1678
Birth Location: Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England
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Anne Gardiner
1613–1665
Birth Location: London, Middlesex (now Greater London), England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Waters
1654–1697
Birth Location: St Sepulchers Parish, Middlesex , England
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Children(s)

Mary Overton
1673–1734
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia
MO

Col Overton's Ancestors

Self
Col Overton
1638–1697
Birth Place: Yorkshire , England
Parents
Major General Robert Overton
1609–1678
Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England
Anne Gardiner
1613–1665
London, Middlesex (now Greater London), England
Grandparents
John (P Overton m Joan) Snawsell
1585–1650
Easington, Yorkshire, England
LADY (JOANNE PALMER) SNAWSELL
1581–1656
Alveley, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Bishop Wright
1550–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col Overton's Descendants

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Col (Wiliam) Overton (December 3rd, 1638–1697) m. Elizabeth Waters (1654–September 29, 1697)
  1. 1. Mary (Anne Elizabeth) Overton 1673–1734 m. John (Dabney) Pettus 1680–1730
    1. 1. Anne (Overton) Pettus 1702–1736 m. Joseph (Eggleston) Sr 1678–1736
      1. 1. Joseph Eggleston 1721–1792 m. Judith (Cary) Segar 1729–1825
        1. 1. Anne Eggleston 1759–1821 m. Daniel Hardaway 1748–1807

Col Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1638
December 3rd, 1638
Birth of Col Wiliam Overton in Yorkshire , England
Yorkshire , England
1697
1697
Age 59
Death of Col Wiliam Overton in Jamestown, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 3rd, 1638
    Event Place: Yorkshire , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Jamestown, Virginia, United States
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