Major General Robert Overton, Karen Robertson Hills 7th-great grandfather, 1609-1678
Karen’s great great grandparents were William Nelson Robertson and Frances Amelia Overton. Frances was the daughter of Samuel Overton and Frances Cosby. Frances Amelia Overton Roberton’s grandparents were Samuel Overton and Rebecca Booker. Her great grandparents were James Overton and Mary Elizabeth Garland. James was a grandson of Robert Overtson (below) and Anne Gardiner.
Serving as an officer under Cromwell during the Civil Wars, he was named governor of Hull, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. After he could no longer be supportive of Cromwell and the King, Robert Overton was reduced in rank and was a political prisoner in the Tower of London and twice on the Isle of Jersey. He was released from Mont Orgueil Castle in Jersey in 1671 by order of King Charles II and was returned to England.
Mont Orgueil Castle
The above information on Robert Overton was taken from the web site of Nan Overton West who has written a book on the Overton Family, THE OVERTONS: 700 YEARS.
