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Major General Robert Overton 1609–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Easington Manor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 July 1678

Death Location: Seaton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England

Father: Sir Overton

Mother: Joanne Snawsell

Spouse(s): Ann Gardiner

Children(s): William Colonel

Major General Robert Overton was born in 1609 in Easington Manor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir John P Overton And Joanne Snawsell. Major General Robert Overton married Ann Gardiner, and had children including William Overton Colonel. Major General Robert Overton passed away in 1678 in Seaton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

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Biography

  • Major General Robert Overton was born in 1609 in Easington Manor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir John P Overton And Joanne Snawsell.
  • Major General Robert Overton married Ann Gardiner, and had children including William Overton Colonel.
  • Major General Robert Overton passed away in 1678 in Seaton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Overton's Ancestors

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Major Overton
1609–1678
Birth Place: Easington Manor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir John P Overton
1585–1650
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Joanne Snawsell
1581–1656
Alveley, Shropshire, , England
Grandparents
Bishop (Christopher 'William') Overton
1560–1595
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Alice (Bancroft) Wright
1549–1647
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Robert Snawsell
1563–1647
Bilton, Yorkshire, England
Anne Waters
1563–1653
Uffington, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Overton
1528–1564
Margaret Kent
1528–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Overton
1460–1547
Edward Kent
1500–1550

Major Overton's Descendants

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Major (General Robert) Overton (1609–1 July 1678) m. Ann Gardiner (29 Jun 1613–12 Jan 1665)
  1. 1. William (Overton) Colonel 1638–1690 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Waters 1654–1697
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Overton 1673–1734 m. Robert Anderson 1670–1716 m. John Pettus 1672–1770 m. George Poindexter 1650–1715
      1. 1. John Anderson 1694–1760 m. Elizabeth Nicholson 1697–1757
        1. 1. Abigail Anderson 1736–1780 m. Samuel CHARLES 1733–1780
    2. 2. Barbara Overton 1690–1766 m. James Winston 1690–1757
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Winston 1714–1800 m. Isaac (Carol Davis) Sr 1710–1805
        1. 1. Margaret DAVIS 1736–1823 m. Charles Blakely 1736–1816
        2. 2. Isaac (Davis) II 1754–1835
        3. 3. John Davis 1734–

Major Overton's Timeline

3 Records

1609
1609
Birth of Major General Robert Overton in Easington Manor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Easington Manor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
1631
1 Nov 1631
Age 22
Major General Robert Overton - Education in Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
1678
1 July 1678
Age 69
Death of Major General Robert Overton in Seaton, Rutland, England
Seaton, Rutland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Easington Manor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24057.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1631
    Event Place: Gray's Inn

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Dec 1654 - Mar 1659
    Event Place: Tower of London and Elizabeth Castle, Isle of Jersey

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 May 1663 - Dec 1671
    Event Place: Elizabeth castle, Isle of Jersey

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: The Lady Chapel, The, South, Aisle, of, the, All, Saints, Church, in, Easington, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1678
    Event Place: Seaton, Rutland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seaton, Rutland Unitary Authority, Rutland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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