Section I
Lovejoy Origins
Previous research has established the following English origins of John Lovejoy 1 , who settled Andover, Massachusetts before 1644.
E-1 JOHANNES LOVEJOY , parentage unknown, b. in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire County, England, about 1460; m. Margaret Brinkhurst at Little Marlow on 6 JUL 1487. She was b. in Great Marlow, the daughter of Thomas Brinkhurst.
Children
E-2 Thomas, b. in 1490 at Little Marlow.
E-2 THOMAS , son of Johannes (E-1), b. 1490 at Little Marlow; wife unknown; inherited his father's manor; d. in 1573 at Little Marlow; buried there on 29 MAR 1573.
Children
E-3 Elizabeth, b. Little Marlow; m. Martin Brock.
E-4 William (See Below).
E-5 John
E-6 Thomas
E-4 WILLIAM , son of Thomas (E-2), b. 1530 at Little Marlow; m. Joanna Temple on either 4 JUN 1569 or 21 SEP 1574. Joanna was b. in Stowe, Buckinghamshire County, the daughter of John Temple. William d. at Little Marlow between 1577 and 1582. His widow moved to London in 1585 and m. 2 William Handeson on 13 DEC 1578.
Children (all born at Little Marlow) E-7 John, bap. 18 JAN 1565; d. young. E-8 Richard, bap. 16 SEP 1568. E-9 Thomas, b. abt. 1570; m. Agnes Russen on 11 OCT 1601 at St. Mary's, Reading. + E-10 John (see below) E-11 Anne, b. 1572, or bap. 2 FEB 1570. E-12 William
E-10 JOHN, son of William (E-3), b. 16 MAR 1571 at Little Marlow; bap. 3 JUN 1573; m. Cecelia Bromall on 22 SEP 1591; became a goldsmith in London; d. there on 9 MAY 1604 or later.
Children (probably all born at St. Mary's, Woolnoth, England)
E-13 Margarett, b. or bap. on 7 JUL 1594; m. George Dennison.
+ E-14 Rowland (see below).
E-15 Elizabeth, b. or bap. on 9 DEC 1599; d. young.
E-16 Hester, b. or bap. on 20 APR 1601; d. unmarried on 25 SEP 1607.
E-17 Elizabeth, b. or bap. on 1 MAY 1604; bur. 25 SEP 1607.
E-18 John, possibly buried on 2 AUG 1612.
E-14 ROWLAND ,son of John (E-10), b. or bap. on 7 APR 1597 at St. Mary's,Woolnoth, London; m. Elizabeth Neale on 7 MAY 1620 at London; she was the daughter of a cloth worker, Simon Neale; Rowland admitted to Merchant Tailor's School in 1609.
Children (probably all born at London)
E-19 Robert, b. 12 FEB 1621; m. Sarah Fox; killed by a falling piece of lumber in a church yard.
E-20 John (see # 1 Section II - New England Branch).
E-21 George, b. 1623; m. Elizabeth ? d. 1695.
E-22 Elizabeth, b. 21 MAR 1623; m. Ralph Grafton of St. Pulcheres on 6 JAN 1650 at St. Mary's, Aldermann, London.
E-23 Simon , b. 18 NOV 1626; m. Elizabeth Wharton.
E-24 Henry, b. 4 MAY 1628; m. Isabella Jackson.
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