Rev. Valentine Overton

Bef 1565 - Bef 1647  (> 81 years)

• Name	Valentine Overton  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	Bef 25 Oct 1565  [2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	25 Oct 1565	St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 15 Jan 1647 and 30 Aug 1647  [2, 5]
  Person ID	I14850	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DDB, Ancestor of TSW
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Richard Overton,   b. Abt 1533, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England d. Bef 25 Jun 1581 (Age ~ 48 years)
  Mother	Grace Sheppard   d. Aft 12 Dec 1581
  Family ID	F11866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabel Higginson,   b. Bef 15 Nov 1569   d. Bef 15 Feb 1647 (Age < 77 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1592	Solihull, Warwickshire, England   [2, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Overton,   b. Bef 5 Nov 1592   d. Bef 28 Feb 1652 (Age < 59 years) + 2. Isabel Overton,   b. Bef 1 May 1596   d. 8 Mar 1661, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut (Age > 64 years)
  Family ID	F9234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2020

  
  

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• Notes

  From Stott, "The Higginson Family" (citation details below): He was baptized at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, 25 October 1565, the son of "Mr. Overton," as recorded in the parish register. Valentine's father was likely a near relative of Bishop William Overton, who presented Valentine with positions within his diocese. [...] Valentine matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, 17 November 1581, at the age of 16. He received a B.A. 30 March 1587 and M.A. 9 July 1590. He was installed prebendary of Tarvin, Cheshire, by William Overton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, on 31 October 1592. He was installed vicar of Bedworth, Warwickshire, by Bishop Overton on 5 July 1600. Valentine held this position until his death. He was also Archdeacon of Derby from 1603 to 1617. During Britain's Civil War, he was one of thirty Puritan ministers who took refuge in the city of Coventry to escape Royalist persecution. He was described by his son-in-law, Rev. Samuel Clark, as "a constant, and painful Preacher of God's Holy Word." Clark described Isabel as "a gracious Woman, and an excellent Huswife, who took oft the whole burden of Family affairs, both within, and without Doors from her Husband, that he might with the more freedom attend his Holy Calling."

  
  

• Sources

  [S3291] Clifford L. Stott, "The Staffordshire Origins of Daniel1 Clark of Windsor, Connecticut, and His Cousin Daniel Clark of Westchester, New York: A Proposed Pedigree." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 173:208, Summer 2019; 173:319, Fall 2019. [S2067] Clifford L. Stott, "The Higginson Family of Berkeswell, Warwickshire, and Its American Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 171:181, Summer 2017; 171:318, Fall 2017; 172:81, Winter 2018; 172:175, Spring 2018. [S2148] Clifford L. Stott, "In Search of 'Mr.' Overton: The Ancestry of Rev. Valentine Overton and His Connections to New England Immigrants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 172:222, Summer 2018; 172:323, Fall 2018; 173:82, Winter 2019. [S2906] Puritans and Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018. [S2906] Puritans and Pedigrees: The Deep Roots of the Great Migration to New England by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018., year only.