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OVERTON, William Sr.

OVERTON, William Sr.

Male 1638 - Aft 1697  (58 years)   Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name OVERTON, William  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Namesake 1638  [3] 
    the famous Bishop William OVERTON of Coventry and Lichfield, England, 
    • The Bishop is thought to be a relative.
    Birth 3 Dec 1638  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration Abt 1669  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    from England 
    Court Case 9 Oct 1673  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    as a juror, 
    • The case was to determine if George BROWNE, a neighbor, owned land when he died.
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 60859736 
    Land 1670-1690  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11] 
    that was granted to him 

    • - Circa 1670 on Ware Creek, which flows into the York River, and is the boundry between New Kent and James City Counties.
      - On 23 Apr 1681 4,600 acres on the south side of the Pamunkey River on Falling Creek, for transporting 92 persons to the Virginia Colony, including Elizabeth WATERS, whom he married upon her arrival in Yorktown. Falling Creek is just north of Ashland, VA.
      - On 29 October 1690 he and John LYDALL received 837 acres of land in St. Peter's Parish on the south side of the South Anna River. William's wife, Barbara OVERTON WINSTON was living here when she died in 1766.
    Death Aft Sep 1697  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Will Probated-Heir 4 Jul 1700  Holborn, Middlesex, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 12, 13] 
    by her son, Thomas, 
    • Role: Heir
      The will was signed on 29 Sep 1667.
    Age 58 years 
    Burial Cedar Hill Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Address:
    Cedar Hill Cemetery
    Dominion Dr.
    Doswell, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I3277  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2025 

    Family WATERS, Elizabeth,   b. 30 Dec 1654, Holborn, Middlesex, England, Great Britain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Sep 1697, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1670  Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 15] 
    • "It is believed and family tradition has always had it, that his [Maj. Gen. Robert Overton] son, William Overton, came to Virginia in search of his father about 1669 and failing to locate him, remained in Hanover County [New Kent County], Virginia, where in 1670 he brought over his fiancee, Elizabeth Waters, daughter of Samuel and Ann Waters of St. Sepulcher, London, England, and they were married on board the ship November 24, 1670, it having cost him fifty pounds of tobacco for her passage from England to America. Their love story is said to be the basis for the famous novel "To Have and To Hold". [His father is believed to have been banished to Barbados circa 1668 instead of Virginia.] - Historical Southern Families, Vol. V, p 127, 1960. [3]
    Age at Marriage He : 31 years and 11 months - She : 15 years and 11 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Female OVERTON, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 28 Jun 1673, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1734, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +  2. Male OVERTON, William Jr.,   b. 14 Aug 1675, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1759 (Age 83 years)
    +  3. Female OVERTON, Temperance,   b. 2 Mar 1678/79, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1715/16, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    +  4. Male OVERTON, Samuel Sr.,   b. 14 Aug 1685, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1725 (Age 39 years)
    +  5. Male OVERTON, Capt. James Sr.,   b. 14 Aug 1688, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1749, Louisa County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +  6. Female OVERTON, Barbara,   b. 5 Feb 1689/90, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1766, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F1293  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Dec 1638 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - from England - Abt 1669 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1670 - Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt Case - as a juror, - 9 Oct 1673 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - that was granted to him - 1670-1690 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft Sep 1697 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated-Heir - by her son, Thomas, - 4 Jul 1700 - Holborn, Middlesex, England, Great Britain Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Cedar Hill Cemetery
    Dominion Dr.
    Doswell, Virginia
    USA - - Cedar Hill Cemetery, Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    William Overton I    		William Overton I

  • Sources 
    1. [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 25 Sep 2013, Vol. IV: p 2379-80.
      Barbara Winston.
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - William Overton      		 EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2379 - William Overton
      EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2380 - William Overton      		 EPVP, Vol. IV, Pg. 2380 - William Overton


    2. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 28 Jan 2014, p 69-72.

    3. [S540] John Bennett Boddie, Book - Historical Southern Families, Vol. V (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Reprinted in 1967.), 29 Jan 2014, p 127-8.
      Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V      		 Overtons - Historical Southern Families, vol V


    4. [S1610] George Norbury Mackenzie and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, Book - Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 - Vol. VII, (1912; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.), 7 Oct 2025, Vol. 7: p 265-266.
      Harris History      		 Harris History


    5. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 7 Oct 2025, accessed 7 October 2025), William Overton, Overton-29.

    6. [S1631] Lothrop Withington, Book - Virginia Gleanings in England (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.), 14 Dec 2025, p 38-40.

    7. [S1631] Lothrop Withington, Book - Virginia Gleanings in England (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.), 14 Dec 2025, p 39.

    8. [S552] Malcolm H. Harris M.D., Book - History of Louisa County, VA, (Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 1936.), 2 Jun 2014, 395-401.

    9. [S558] Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, Book - Tidewater Virginia Families (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.), 28 Jun 2014, Chapter 16: p 458.
      Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470      		 Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470


    10. [S558] Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, Book - Tidewater Virginia Families (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.), 28 Jun 2014, Chapter 16: p 461.
      Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470      		 Book - Tidewater VA Families - p 458-470


    11. [S1631] Lothrop Withington, Book - Virginia Gleanings in England (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.), 14 Dec 2025, p 40.

    12. [S494] Clayton Torrence, Book - Winston of VA, (Richmond, Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson, 1927.), 28 Jan 2014, p 73-84.

    13. [S1631] Lothrop Withington, Book - Virginia Gleanings in England (Ancestry), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980.), 14 Dec 2025, p 38, 39.

    14. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 27 Jun 2014, accessed 27 Jun 2014<, William Overton, Memorial #60859736.

    15. [S1567] Internet - Wikitree, (https://www.wikitree.com/), 7 Oct 2025, accessed 7 October 2025), Elizabeth (Waters) Overton, Waters-229.


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