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John Overton 1533 – 1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1533

Birth Location: Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: BEF 17 APR 1564

Death Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Overton

Mother: Lady Swift

Spouse(s): Margaret Kent

Children(s): Bishop Overton

Born in 1533 in Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, England, John Overton was the child of Sir Christopher Overton and Lady Alice Swift. In time, John Overton married Margaret Kent, and they raised a family that included Bishop William Christopher Overton. John Overton died in Easington, Yorkshire, England in 1564.

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Parents

Sir Overton
1460 – 1547
Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, , England
SO
Lady Swift
1460 – 1547
Birth Location: Essex, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Kent
1528 – 1619
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Children(s)

Bishop Overton
1560 – 1604
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1528
    Event Place: Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1533
    Event Place: Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jul 1564
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: BEF 17 APR 1564
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 16 Jul
    Event Place: Humbleton, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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