John Overton (1585 - 1650)

Born 5 Jul 1585 in Easington, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Joane (Snawsell) Overton — married 1606 in York Archdiocese, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Joananne (Palmer) Overton — married 1606 in Easington, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1650 at age 65 in Easington, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Research Notes

John left a will dated 20 July 1648 and a codicil 20 September 1650, proved in 1654 by son Robert acting for his own sons John and Robert, who were named executors but still minors. Published abstract at Internet Archive^[1] and scans of the original with more detail at Ancestry.^[2] He mentions son "Collonell Robert Overton" and daughter Grisell, Grisell's husband Thomas Williamson and daughter Joane Appleyard from her first marriage, other grandchildren Robert, Ebenezer, Anne, and Alicia Overton, his brothers William and Christopher, "my loving uncle Mr Gabriell Catherall", and other relatives and friends. He also mentions daughter Ann Overton, but she is likely to be his daughter-in-law Ann, wife of Robert, from the size and type of bequest. Uncle Gabriel Catherall may be the brother of Ellen Catherall who married Christopher Overton 1574 at Hollym about 7 miles from Easington.^[3] From the information in the will, Christopher and Ellen seemed to be more likely parents for John than the ones attached at the moment. However, detailed notes by William L Deyo in his book The family and ancestry of William Dabney have Christopher as the father but Miss Wright as the mother, and state that Gabriel was her half brother, son of her mother's second husband John Catherall. He does not mention the marriage to Ellen Catherall.^[4] Is Ellen in fact "Miss Wright" who had taken her stepfather's name? "Mrs Ellen Overton" was buried at Easington 21 October 1600^[5] so further research needed to place her.

Sources

1. ↑ Yorkshire Archaeological Society, YAS Record Series Vol. 9: Abstracts of Yorkshire wills in the time of the Commonwealth at Somerset House, London, chiefly illustrative of Sir William Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire in I665-6, by John William Clay (ed), page 68 https://archive.org/details/YASRS009/page/68
2. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 242, Ancestry.com England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24573012?h=3edea9 Second page https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/24573027?h=1619fc
3. ↑ Yorkshire Marriages First name(s) Christopher Last name Overton, Marriage date 05 Nov 1574, Marriage place, Hollym cum Withernsea, Spouse's first name(s) Ellen Spouse's last name Catherall, County Yorkshire (East Riding), Archive, East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service, Archive reference PE18/2 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FMAR%2F500157408%2F1
4. ↑ The family and ancestry of William Dabney (ca 1743-1779) of Virginia, and his two wives, Jane Quarles and Anna Harris : an analysis of the English connections of the families of Dabney, Harris, Overton, Waters, Peake, Herbert, Mallory, Quarles, Millett, and others, William L Deyo, Publisher: Colonial Beach, Va. : DeJoux Publications, 2000.
5. ↑ Yorkshire Burials, Mrs Ellen Overton Burial year 1600 Burial date 21 Oct ? Burial place Easington in Holderness, County Yorkshire (East Riding), Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives Record type Bishop's transcripts https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FBUR%2F3737075

• England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription; First name(s) John; Last name Overton; Marriage year 1606; Spouse's first name(s) Joan; Spouse's last name Snawsell; Place York Archdiocese Marriage Licences; County Yorkshire; Country England; Source Boyd's 1st miscellaneous marriage index, 1415-1808; Record set England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850; Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Subcategory Parish Marriages; Collections from England, United Kingdom; Repository: Society of Genealogists.
• Source: S1553 Author: John Bennett Bodie Title: Historical Southern Families Volume 5 Publication: Name: Clearfield Company, Inc./Genealogical Publishing Co.; Location: Baltimore; Date: 1994;
• Source: S705 Title: FamilySearch™ Ancestral File Individual Record Publication: Name: www.familysearch.org Church of LDS;
• Source: S713 Title: "Overton of Yorkshire, England, and New Kent, Virginia" Publication: Name: http://www.geneajourney.com/overton.html; NOTES: a. It is generally believed and stated, although without absoluteproof, that Gen. Robert Overton was the father of the Virginia immigrant. He was one of Oliver Cromwell's chief officers, and distinguished himself at the battle of Marston Moor. He accompanied Cromwell to Scotland in 1650, and commanded a brigade of Ironsides at the battle of Dunbar. He was a soldier and scholar and an intimate friend of Milton. He ended his years as a political prisoner in the Tower of London. He married, in 1632, Anne, daughter of Jeremy Gardiner of Stratford Bow, Middlesex, England SOURCES: GL: Anderson Family Records and Anderson-Overton, a continuation of Anderson Family Records and the Early Descendants of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters, by W. P. Anderson, 1938 and 1945, Histories and Genealogies, an account of the Miller families Including those who immigrated to Virginia, by W. H. Miller, 1907, Virginia Gleanings in England, by Lothrop Withington, p 38; Southern Genealogies, Historical Southern Families, Overton of Virginia, Tennessee, and Louisiana, Volume V, pp 124-128.
• Source: S814 Author: Malcolm Harris Title: Overton Family History History of Louisa County Virginia
• John Overton in the England, Select Norfolk Parish Registers, 1538-1900; Name: John Overton; Gender: Male; Burial Date: 13 Apr 1658; Burial Place: Saxlingham, Norfolk, England; Father: William; FHL Film Number: 1596387.