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William Overton 1523 – 1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt. 1523

Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

Death Date: 9 Apr 1609

Death Location: Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Guthlac Overton

Mother: Olive Browne

Spouse(s): Lady Barlow

Children(s): Lady Overton

In 1523, William Overton entered the world in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, born to Guthlac Cuthbert Cutler Overton and Olive Elisabeth, Lady Browne. William Overton married Lady Margarite Barlow, and had children including Lady Mary Elizabeth (Isabelle) Isabelle Overton. William Overton passed away in 1609 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1523, William Overton entered the world in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, born to Guthlac Cuthbert Cutler Overton and Olive Elisabeth, Lady Browne.
  • William Overton married Lady Margarite Barlow, and had children including Lady Mary Elizabeth (Isabelle) Isabelle Overton.
  • William Overton passed away in 1609 in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England.

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William Overton's Ancestors

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William Overton
1523 – 1609
Birth Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Parents
Guthlac Cuthbert Cutler Overton
1505 – 1537
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Olive (Elisabeth, Lady) Browne
1500 – 1546
Bechworth Castle, Bechworth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Overton
1455 – 1510
Swineheads, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Rose) Pulter
1458 – 1522
Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Robert "The Elder" Browne ** Privey Chamber to Henry VIII; 3rd Baronet Walcott; Knight-Chancellor of the) Exchequer;
1474 – 1506
Walcot, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Sharpe
1478 – 1518
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Overton's Descendants

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William Overton (abt. 1523 – 9 Apr 1609) m. Lady (Margarite) Barlow (1532 – 9 Dec 1597)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth (Isabelle) Isabelle) Overton (1538 – January 1643) m. Sir (John Valentine) Hobson (1530 – 1616)
    1. 1. Henry (Warren) Hobson (1561 – 21 Mar 1635) m. Alice (Anne) Davis (1565 – 1634)
      1. 1. Carynthaphuch ((Carinth)) Jackson (1580 – 8 Jun 1666) m. Amos (Thompson) (Tomson) (5 Apr 1575 – 10 Nov 1616)
        1. 1. Susanna Thompson (6 Sep 1607 – Dec 1654) m. Edward (Edwarde Founding colonist of Portsmouth, Newport and Kingston, signed Compact of 1638, trading partner of Roger Williams,) Wilcox (12 Feb 1604 – 13 May 1680)

William Overton's Timeline

6 Records

1523
abt. 1523
Birth of William Overton in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
1525
1525
Age 2
Birth of William Overton in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
1527
1527
Age 4
Birth of William Overton in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
1588
21 Feb 1588
Age 65
Death of William Overton in St. John, Londen
St. John, Londen
1609
6 Apr 1609
Age 86
Death of William Overton in Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
1609
9 Apr 1609
Age 86
Death of William Overton in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt. 1523
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1588
    Event Place: St. John, Londen

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1609
    Event Place: Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

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