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Major General Robert Overton 1609–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England

Death Date: July 1st, 1678

Death Location: Rutlandshire, now Rutland, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Snawsell

Mother: LADY SNAWSELL

Spouse(s): Anne Gardiner

Children(s): Col Overton

The story of Major General Robert Overton began in 1609 in Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England. Major General Robert Overton married Anne Gardiner, and had children including Col Wiliam Overton. Major General Robert Overton passed away in 1678 in Rutlandshire, now Rutland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Major General Robert Overton began in 1609 in Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England.
  • Major General Robert Overton married Anne Gardiner, and had children including Col Wiliam Overton.
  • Major General Robert Overton passed away in 1678 in Rutlandshire, now Rutland, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Snawsell
1585–1650
Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England
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LADY SNAWSELL
1581–1656
Birth Location: Alveley, Shropshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Anne Gardiner
1613–1665
Birth Location: London, Middlesex (now Greater London), England
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Children(s)

Col Overton
1638–1697
Birth Location: Yorkshire , England
CO

Major Overton's Ancestors

Self
Major Overton
1609–1678
Birth Place: Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England
Parents
John P Overton m Joan Snawsell
1585–1650
Easington, Yorkshire, England
LADY (JOANNE PALMER) SNAWSELL
1581–1656
Alveley, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Bishop (William Christopher Overton m Elizabeth Grace) Wright
1550–1595
Easington, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Overton's Descendants

1.
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Major (General Robert) Overton (1609–July 1st, 1678) m. Anne Gardiner (June 27, 1613–January 12, 1665)
  1. 1. Col (Wiliam) Overton 1638–1697 m. Elizabeth Waters 1654–1697
    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

Major Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1609
1609
Birth of Major General Robert Overton in Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England
Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England
1678
July 1st, 1678
Age 69
Death of Major General Robert Overton in Rutlandshire, now Rutland, England, United Kingdom
Rutlandshire, now Rutland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Holderness (Easington Manor), Hull, Yorkshire (now East Riding of Yorkshire), England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1st, 1678
    Event Place: Rutlandshire, now Rutland, England, United Kingdom
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