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William Samuel Overton 1638 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1638

Birth Location: Eastington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 September 1690

Death Location: Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Overton

Mother: Jane Gardiner

Spouse(s): Mary Waters

Children(s): Mary Overton

William Samuel Overton was born in 1638 in Eastington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Overton and Jane Anne Gardiner. William Samuel Overton married Mary Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Overton. William Samuel Overton passed away in 1690 in Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Samuel Overton was born in 1638 in Eastington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Overton and Jane Anne Gardiner.
  • William Samuel Overton married Mary Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Overton.
  • William Samuel Overton passed away in 1690 in Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Overton's Ancestors

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William Overton
1638 – 1690
Birth Place: Eastington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Overton
1609 – 1678
Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Anne) Gardiner
1613 – 1665
London Diocese, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Overton
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Overton's Descendants

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William (Samuel) Overton (3 December 1638 – 22 September 1690) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Waters (30 December 1654 – 29 September 1697)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Overton (28 June 1673 – 5 April 1735) m. Robert Anderson (24 May 1663 – 3 April 1716)
    1. 1. Dianna (Charity) Anderson (1707 – 1769) m. Ralph Hunt (18 September 1693 – 8 January 1780)
      1. 1. John Hunt (Abt. 1730 – Abt. 1778) m. Martha (Mourning) Taylor (14 Jan 1726 – 22 October 1823)
        1. 1. GEORGE Hunt (abt 1750 – abt 1807) m. Ellender Harrison

William Overton's Timeline

4 Records

1638
3 December 1638
Birth of William Samuel Overton in Eastington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Eastington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1665
10 Feb 1665
Age 27
William Samuel Overton was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1670
24 November 1670
Age 32
William Samuel Overton was married in London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England, United Kingdom
1690
22 September 1690
Age 52
Death of William Samuel Overton in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 December 1638
    Event Place: Eastington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [7] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1665
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 November 1670
    Event Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts, 1576-1933

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1690
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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