John OVERTON

Birth:
Abt 1585
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Death:
Abt 1654
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Burial:
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Marriage:
Abt 1608
Easington, Yorkshire, England
Notes:
                   NOTES: BIOGRAPHY:
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According to Nan West, John Overton was the owner of Overton Hall, a large estate in Easington. He was a Justice of the Peace and a person of importance in his locality. He was a staunch Royalist in the Civil Wars, and it was said that King Charles II slept in his home. But his eldest son, Colonel Robert Overton, took the side of the Parliament, being one of the few men in Holderness who took this position. A monument, erected by Robert Overton to the memory of his parents still exists in the southeast corner of Easington Church.
LAST WILL and TESTAMENT:
John Overton wrote his will on July 20, 1648, with a Codicil dating to September 20, 1650, naming John and Robert Overton, both sons of his own son Colonel Robert Overton. He also named his brother William Overton; however, he made no mention of William who was one of Robert's children.
From J Reed (Rovenreeds@aol.com)
Occupation: Justice of the Peace

NOTES: A LITTLE DIFFERENT INFO ON DATES READS:
Name John Overton, Birth 12 Mar 1571 in Pattingham, Stafford, England - Death 1649 in England - Reference #FMD8-FB Note:
Information is from "Descendants of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters" published 1938 by Dow pgs 55,56 & 376 (Not on File). The long title of the book is "The Early Descendants of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters of Virginia and Allied Families".
This info lists his father as William born 1560, mother Margaret Cowper born abt 1549 of Pattingham, Stafford, England
marriage 1 Joanne/Joan Palmer born 17 Dec 1581 in Yorks, Alvely, Shropshire, England
married 1608 in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Children:
Robert Overton born 1609 in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Grizell Overton born 1612
Joan PALMER
Birth:
17 Dec 1581
Alveley, Shropshire, England
Children
Marriage
1
Robert OVERTON, GENERAL
Birth:
Abt 1609
of Easington, Yorkshire, England
Death:
1679
Barbados, West Indies
Ann GARDINER 
Marr:
28 Jun 1632
St. Bartholomew, London, Engla 
Notes:
                   NOTES: Of Cromwells Army and Gov. of Hull."Overton, From Our childrens Ancestry, by
Sarah Canety Whittaker Allen.

NOTES: Feb 2003 - General Robert Overton, son of John Overton & Joan, of Easington in Holderness, Yorkshire. Born abt 1609, was admitted to Gary's Inn on 1 November 1631. At the beginning of the civil war, he took up arms for the Parliament, served under the Fairfaxes & distinguished himself in the defence of Hull and at the battle of Marston Moor.
(Ludlow, Memmoirs, ed. 1698, I. 78; Milton, Works, ed. Bohn, i. 293).

NOTES: Robert married in 1632, Anne Gardiner, daughter of Jeremy Gardiner of Stratford, Bow, Middlesex (Chester, London marriage licences p. 1002).

NOTES: John Overton's letters, many of which are in print among the 'Thurloe Papers', show his devotion to his cause, and his willingness to suffer for it.

NOTES: Grizell Williamson, Robert's sister.
John - of Pattrington, gent. - a brother.
***I got this info from the back of a family group sheet in my file***

NOTES: See short history "Overtons in England" in my histories file.
This paper says Robert married a 2nd time to Hannah Elton, sister of John Elton who settled at Southold, Long Island.
2
Grizell OVERTON
Birth:
Abt 1611
England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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John Overton - Joan Palmer

John Overton was born at Easington, Yorkshire, England Abt 1585. His parents were William Henry Overton and Margaret Cowper.

He married Joan Palmer Abt 1608 at Easington, Yorkshire, England . Joan Palmer was born at Alveley, Shropshire, England 17 Dec 1581 daughter of Richard Palmer and Elizabeth Adcock .

They were the parents of 2 children:
Robert Overton, General born Abt 1609.
Grizell Overton born Abt 1611.

John Overton died Abt 1654 at Easington, Yorkshire, England .