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William Overton 1638–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Dec 1638

Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Sep 1697

Death Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Overton

Mother: Ann Gardiner

Spouse(s): Mary Waters

Children(s): Mary Overton

In 1638, William Overton entered the world in Easington, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Overton And Ann Gardiner. William Overton married Mary Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Overton. William Overton passed away in 1697 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1638, William Overton entered the world in Easington, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Overton And Ann Gardiner.
  • William Overton married Mary Elizabeth Waters, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Overton.
  • William Overton passed away in 1697 in Hanover County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Overton's Ancestors

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William Overton
1638–1697
Birth Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Overton
1638–1679
Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, Eng
Ann Gardiner
1613–1665
London Diocese, London, England
Grandparents
John Overton
1585–1650
Easington, Yorkshire, , England
Joananne Palmer
1581–1656
Alveley, Shropshire, England
Henry Gardener
1583–1616
Bow, Middlesex, England
Anne (Mary) Potticary
1585–1616
Bow, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Overton
1560–1595
Richard Palmer
1556–1656
Elizabeth Adcock
1567–1667
Sir Potticary
1557–1613
Lady Rothwell
1542–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Overton's Descendants

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William Overton (03 Dec 1638–Sep 1697) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Waters (30 Dec 1654–29 Sep 1697)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Overton 1673–1735 m. Robert Anderson 1663–1716
    1. 1. Caroline Anderson 1709–1767 m. Hugh Montgomery 1705–1785
      1. 1. Elizabeth Jane 1736–1780 m. Benjamin (Russell) Ishmael 1736–1822
        1. 1. Margaret Ishmael 1780–1874 m. William Wheeler 1778–1829

William Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1638
03 Dec 1638
Birth of William Overton in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Easington, Yorkshire, England
1697
Sep 1697
Age 59
Death of William Overton in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Dec 1638
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3496.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1669; Page Number: 52

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1673; Page Number: 39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1697
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

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