BOOK, MAGNA CHARTA FAMILIES OF ROYAL DESCENT by John S. Wurts, Part VI, p. 1859.
Sir William Lovelace pf Woolwich, baptized in 1583, killed at the Siege of Grolle in 1627. Married Anne Barne.

Name: Sir William V Lovelace
Given Name: Sir William
Surname: Lovelace
Sex: M
Birth: Bef 12 Feb 1583/84 in Canterbury, Woolwich, Kent, England
Death: 12 Aug 1627 in Slain at the siege of the Burse or the Groll, Holland
Baptism: 12 Feb 1583/84 St. Alphege, Canterbury, England

Father: William (Sir) LOVELACE IV
b: 30 SEP 1561 in Alphage, Canterbury, England c: 30 SEP 1561 in St. Alphege, Cantebury, England
Mother: Elizabeth AUCHER
b: 1561- 1565 in Canterbury Kent England

MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA COMPANY
William was knighted by King James I on 20 Sep 1609. He died at the siege of Groll during the war with Spain and Holland. His will was dated 15 Jul 1622.

Father of poet, Richard Lovelace. Baptized on 12 Feb 1584 in St. Alphege, Cantebury, England. Died on 12 Aug 1627 in Groll, Holland. Known as Sir William Lovelace of Woolrich, is styled Sir William Lovelace, the younger, of Bethersden in will signed on 15 Jul 1622. He was 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.

Note: (Research):William LOVELACE was born about 1527. He signed a will on 21 Mar 1577. He died on 23 Mar 1577. He was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, England. Suceeded his father as proprietor of Lovelace Place. admitted Grays Inn 1549, called to the bar in 1551, Elected memeber Parliment for Canterbury in 1558. in 1567 raised to the rank of Serjeant-at-Law, 28 Feb 1571 served as one of the justices of Assize for Oxfordshire. Mentioned both of his wives in his wills and codicills

Left a 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.

Some Notes on Children:
Richard LOVELACE was born on 9 Dec 1617. He died in Apr 1658 in
London, England. As one of justices of Kent, was selected to present to the
House of Commons a petition from Kent royalist in King Charles favor, for
which he was committed to Gatehouse Prison where one of his best known poems
was written "To Althea From Prison"

Thomas LOVELACE was born about 1620. He died in 1689 in Staten
Island, New York.

Francis LOVELACE was born about 1621. He died on 10 May 1686 in
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. In 1652 was in VA. said to have been
entrusted by Gov. Berkley of Virginia to carry news to King Charles II of
the surrender of the colony to the representatives of Parliment. with the
latters consent. Appointed Deputy Governeor of Long Island and in 1668
became Governor of New York 1668-1673, until the city was captured by the
Dutch 30 July 1673. Served asa Colonel for forces loyal to Charles I during
the English Civil War. One biography by Florence Lovelace Robertson claims
that Francis was married twice, first to Mary Iver and (2nd) to Blanche
Talbot in 1659.

There is a letter from Gov. Francis Lovelace of NY to Gov. Berkley of Va
dtd. 6 Dec 1669, which referrs to appointment of Tho. Todd of Mobjack Bay
guardian to the will Whitbey's son by his neice Mrs. Kath Gorsuch.

Marriage 1
Anne BARNESBARNE
b: BET 1587 - 1590 in Woolrich Kent England
Married: 1610 in London London England

Children
Anne Barne LOVELACE
b: 1610 in Lovelace Kent England c: 1657 in Virginia

Richard LOVELACE
b: 9 DEC 1617

Thomas LOVELACE
b: ABT 1620

Francis LOVELACE
b: ABT 1621

Joane LOVELACE
b: ABT 1623

Elizabeth LOVELACE
b: 1624 - 1626

William LOVELACE
b: ABT 1625

Dudley LOVELACE
b: ABT 1627