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Col William James Overton 1638–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1638

Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Maj. Cromwell)

Mother: Lady Gardiner

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Col William James Overton was born in 1638 in Easington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Maj Gen Robert Overton Gov Of Hull Under Cromwell And Lady Mary Anne Gardiner. Col William James Overton passed away in 1697 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Col William James Overton was born in 1638 in Easington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Maj Gen Robert Overton Gov Of Hull Under Cromwell And Lady Mary Anne Gardiner.
  • Col William James Overton passed away in 1697 in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Col Overton's Ancestors

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Col Overton
1638–1697
Birth Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Maj. Gen. Robert Overton (Gov. of Hull under Cromwell)
1609–1679
Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary Anne) Gardiner
1616–1665
London, London, England
Grandparents
Sir (John P) OVERTON
1585–1650
Essington Manor, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Joanne Palmer) Snawsell
1581–1656
Bilton, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Sir Overton
1550–1595
Lady Wright
1560–1647
Robert Snawsell
1563–1647
Anne Waters
1563–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Overton
1528–1564
Margaret Kent
1528–1619
Brian Hull
1530–1565
Elizabeth Wentworth
1535–1591

Col Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1638
3 December 1638
Birth of Col William James Overton in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Easington, Yorkshire, England
1697
1697
Age 59
Death of Col William James Overton in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America

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