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Margaret Kent 1528–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1528

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 26 May 1619

Death Location: Bourn, Boxworth, Cambridge, England

Father: Robert Kent

Mother: Margaret Murdie

Spouse(s): John Overton

Children(s): Bishop Overton, Elizabeth Overton

Margaret Kent was born in 1528 in Essex, England, the child of Robert Kent And Margaret Murdie. Margaret Kent married John Overton, and had children including Anne Maria Overton, Bishop William Christopher Overton, Elizabeth Overton, William Overton. Margaret Kent passed away in 1619 in Bourn, Boxworth, Cambridge, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Kent was born in 1528 in Essex, England, the child of Robert Kent And Margaret Murdie.
  • Margaret Kent married John Overton, and had children including Anne Maria Overton, Bishop William Christopher Overton, Elizabeth Overton, William Overton.
  • Margaret Kent passed away in 1619 in Bourn, Boxworth, Cambridge, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Kent's Ancestors

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Margaret Kent
1528–1619
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
Robert Kent
1500–1550
Harold Park, Essex, England
Margaret Murdie
1500–
Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret Dowe
1490–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Kent's Descendants

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Margaret Kent (9 Oct 1528–26 May 1619) m. John Overton (12 Apr 1528–19 Jul 1564)
  1. 1. Bishop (William Christopher) Overton 1550–1595 m. Elizabeth (Grace Wright) Overton 1549–1647
    1. 1. John (P.) Overton 1585–1650 m. LADY (JOANNE PALMER) SNAWSELL 1581–1656
      1. 1. Major (General Robert) Overton 1609–1679 m. ANN GARDINER 1616–1665
        1. 1. 1638–1697 m. Mary Waters 1654–1697
        2. 2. Allatheia Overton 1640–
        3. 3. Samuel Overton 1640–1732
        4. 4. Robert Overton 1636–1723
        5. 5. John Overton 1635–1678
        6. 6. Joanna Overton 1650–1678
        7. 7. Isaac Overton 1640–1688
        8. 8. Ebenezer Overton 1648–1678
        9. 9. Anne Overton 1648–1678
        10. 10. Dorcas Overton 1642–1711
        11. 11. Fairfax Overton 1650–1678
        12. 12. Alicia Overton –1640
        13. 13. Elizabeth Overton 1633–1671
        14. 14. Jeremie Overton 1637–
      2. 2. Grizell Overton 1612–1671
      3. 3. Germaine Overton 1614–1667
      4. 4. John Overton 1617–
      5. 5. Mary Overton 1620–1664
      6. 6. Anne Overton 1617–
      7. 7. Germanine Overton 1608–
      8. 8. Francis Overton 1610–
      9. 9. Thomas Overton –1782
      10. 10. Thomas Overton –1610
    2. 2. Richard Overton 1618–
    3. 3. Thomas Overton 1560–
    4. 4. Ralph Overton 1562–
    5. 5. Jane Overton 1558–
    6. 6. Christopher Overton 1563–1648
    7. 7. Anne Overton 1559–
    8. 8. Margaret Overton 1560–
    9. 9. William Overton 1589–1654
  2. 2. Elizabeth Overton 1562–

Margaret Kent's Timeline

3 Records

1528
9 Oct 1528
Birth of Margaret Kent in Essex, England
Essex, England
1619
8 Nov 1619
Age 91
Death of Margaret Kent in Essex, England
Essex, England
1619
26 May 1619
Age 91
Burial of Margaret Kent in Bourn, Boxworth, Cambridge, England
Bourn, Boxworth, Cambridge, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1528
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1619
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 May 1619
    Event Place: Bourn, Boxworth, Cambridge, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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