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Margaret Overton 1529–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Death Date: 9 December 1597

Death Location: Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: William Barlow

Mother: Agatha Wellsborne

Spouse(s): William Overton

Children(s): Elizabeth Hobson, Valentine Overton, Joyce Overton, Richard Overton, Susan Overton, Thomas Overton

The story of Margaret Overton began in 1529 in Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Margaret Overton married William Overton, and had children including Elizabeth Hobson, Joyce Overton, Richard Overton, Susan Overton, Thomas Overton, Valentine Overton. Margaret Overton passed away in 1597 in Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Overton began in 1529 in Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
  • Margaret Overton married William Overton, and had children including Elizabeth Hobson, Joyce Overton, Richard Overton, Susan Overton, Thomas Overton, Valentine Overton.
  • Margaret Overton passed away in 1597 in Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Barlow
1500–1568
Birth Location: Chicester, England, United Kingdom
WB
Agatha Wellsborne
1505–1595
Birth Location: High Wycombe, Wycombe District, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Overton
1525–1609
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
WO

Children(s)

Elizabeth Hobson
1563–1643
Birth Location: Bow, Middlesex, England
EH
Valentine Overton
1565–1646
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
VO
Joyce Overton
1571–
Birth Location: St. Giles Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
JO
Richard Overton
1570–
Birth Location: St. Giles Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
RO
Susan Overton
1567–
Birth Location: Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
SO
Thomas Overton
1563–
Birth Location: St. Giles Cripplegate, London, London, England, United Kingdom
TO

Margaret Overton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Overton
1529–1597
Birth Place: Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Parents
William Finch Barlow
1500–1568
Chicester, England, United Kingdom
Agatha Wellsborne
1505–1595
High Wycombe, Wycombe District, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Wellsborne
1471–1516
Chichester, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Margery Harcourt
1471–1510
Stanton, Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Overton's Descendants

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Margaret Overton (1529–9 December 1597) m. William Overton (1525–6 April 1609)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Hobson 1563–1643 m. John Clarke 1561–1615
    1. 1. William Clarke 1582–1668 m. Elizabeth Clarke 1585–1649
      1. 1. Elinor (Mary) Clarke 1611–1683 m. Bernard Lombard 1602–1663
        1. 1. Susanna Lombard 1618–1653 m. John (Ellis) (Ellice) 1623–1697
        2. 2. Martha (Lumbart) Manter 1639–1698
        3. 3. Mary (Lumbart) Lewis 1637–1710
      2. 2. Joyce (Wallen) Lumbert 1600–1643 m. Bernard Lombard 1602–1663 m. Ralph Wallen 1590–1633
        1. 1. Mary (Ewer) Jenkins 1637–1710 m. George Lewis 1627–1709
        2. 2. Thomas (D Wallen) Sr 1627–1674
        3. 3. Martha Manter 1639–1724 m. John Manter 1636–1708
        4. 4. Mary Waldron 1607–1671
        5. 5. Bernard Lombard 1608–1664
        6. 6. Ann Smalley 1616–1693 m. John Smalley 1615–1692
        7. 7. Jane (Wallen) Woolen 1620–1690
        8. 8. Jean Wallen 1628–1693
        9. 9. Richard Wallen 1630–1719
        10. 10. Richard Wallen 1619–1624
    2. 2. Mary Clarke 1590–1681 m. Edward Gilman 1587–1655
      1. 1. Sarah Gilman 1622–1700 m. John Leavitt 1608–1691
        1. 1. Hannah Loring 1664–1728 m. Joseph (Loring) Baker 1660–1692 m. Joseph Estabrook 1669–1733
      2. 2. Daniell Gilman 1633–1634
      3. 3. Edward Gilman 1617–1653
      4. 4. Elizabeth Gilman 1634–1635
      5. 5. John (Gilman) Sr 1623–1708
      6. 6. Jeremiah Gilman 1628–1635
      7. 7. Joshua ((Twin to Moses)) Gilman 1619–1619
      8. 8. Lydia (Clark) Gilman 1623–1691
      9. 9. Mary Gilman 1615–1692
      10. 10. Moses ((Twin to Joshua)) Gilman 1619–1619
    3. 3. John Clark 1591–1671
    4. 4. Margaret Clark 1589–1664
  2. 2. Valentine Overton 1565–1646
  3. 3. Joyce Overton 1571–
  4. 4. Richard Overton 1570–
  5. 5. Susan Overton 1567–
  6. 6. Thomas Overton 1563–

Margaret Overton's Timeline

7 Records

1528
October 1528
Birth of Margaret Overton in Chichester, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Chichester, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1528
1528
Birth of Margaret Overton
None
1529
1529
Birth of Margaret Overton in Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1554
1554
Age 25
Margaret Overton was married in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1597
9 December 1597
Age 68
Death of Margaret Overton in Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1597
9 December 1597
Age 68
Death of Margaret Overton in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1601
1601
Age 72
Death of Margaret Overton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1528
    Event Place: Chichester, Sussex, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1597
    Event Place: Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1601

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1597
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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