Individual Details

William Lovejoy

(22 Nov 1681 - 8 Mar 1762)

Events

Birth22 Nov 1681Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage1704/05Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Sarah Frye
Marriage28 Nov 1749Sarah Paine
Death8 Mar 1762Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Probate5 Apr 1762Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseSarah Frye (1684 - 1747)
ChildAnne Lovejoy (1711 - 1770)
ChildPhebe Lovejoy (1715 - 1751)
SpouseSarah Paine (1688 - 1772)
FatherWilliam Lovejoy (1657 - 1748)
MotherMary Farnum (1660 - 1739)
SiblingHenry Lovejoy (1683 - 1776)
SiblingMary Lovejoy (1685 - 1724)
SiblingAlice Lovejoy (1687 - 1741)
SiblingCaleb Lovejoy (1691 - 1691)
SiblingSamuel Lovejoy (1693 - 1749)
SiblingAbigail Lovejoy (1695 - 1759)
SiblingLydia Lovejoy (1699 - )
SiblingSarah Lovejoy (1701 - 1775)

Notes

Death

In his will, William Lovejoy mentions his daughter Phebe, wife of Isaac Abbott. His daughters Anne (married to Zebediah Abbott) and Phebe are each left half of his real and personal estate except "for the negro man Pompey" as Pompey was given "freedom from all slavery and servitude."

Probate

In his will, William Lovejoy mentions the contract the he and his second wife had before their marriage, has a bequest to his daughter Anne Abbot, and to his grandchildren the children of his deceased daughter Phebe Abbot who are William, Isaac, Phebe, and Sarah. He gives his slave Pompy his freedom. He names executors as son-in-law Isaac Abbot and grandson Nehemiah Abbot.