William Lovelace
- Born: 2 Feb 1583, Brethersden, Woolwich, Kent
- Christened: 12 Feb 1584, St. Alphege, Cantebury, England
- Marriage: Anne Barne 1610, London, Eng
- Died: 12 Aug 1627, Siege Of Grolle, Holland, at age 44
 General Notes:
Known as Sir William Lovelace of Woolwich, is styled Sir William
Lovelace, the younger, of Bethersden in his will and inquistion post mortem.
He was a member of the Virginia Company and an incorporator in the second
Virginia Company in 1609. A soldier he died during the war with Spain and
Holland in the siege of Groll Holland, a few days before the town fell.
His will. "I Sir William Lovelace of Bidersden, county of Kent, Knight, appoint my wife Anne Lovelace and Thomas Twisden of Wie, County Kent, esquire guardians of my children....I give them all my lands whatsoever in Bethersden, Holden (Sholden),
Cart Magna, Shidonhurst, and Canterburie till my eldest son, Richard Lovelace attain the age of twenty-four...." Will was proved by Anne Lovelace Relict, the other executor being dead..
William married Anne Barne, daughter of William Barnes and Anne Sandys, in 1610 in London, Eng. (Anne Barne was born in 1587 in Woolwich, Kent, Eng and died on 22 May 1633 in London, Eng.)
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