WilliamD Overton, gentleman, was born before 1432 (presumed to be of age in 1453 chancery suit), possibly the son of Thomas Overton, who was appointed a tax collector in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, in 1434.[27] William’s mother was Cicely (_____) (Overton) Temer, who died between 1459 and 1460.[28] William died in Swineshead on 2 June 1487.[29] He married Rose_____, whose parents are unknown, but she was a granddaughter of John Pulter of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire.[30] Many have referred to her as Rose Pulter, but this is only one possibility. Her maiden surname has not been ascertained despite extensive investigations into the Pulter family. Rose died before 1522, when the inquisition post mortem of her late husband, William Overton, referred to her as deceased.
