Daniel Lovett

1680 - 1748  (68 years)

• Name	Daniel Lovett  [1, 2]
  Born	6 Sep 1680	Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Nov 1748	Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Notes	From H. M. GiCal, correspondent.      Copying from A W Eaton - History of Kings County Nova Scotia Heart of the Acadian Land - page 735                  The Lovett Family      A brief sketch of the Lovett Family is given in the Calnek-Savary History of Annapolis, but its New England origin is not there stated. The History of Milford, Mass., says the Major Daniel Lovett, from Braintree, Mass was an original proprietor of Mendon, Mass., and that he probably lived and died on what is known as "the Lovett Place" in the Davenport neighborhood." He m. in Boston (Judge Sewall officiating, certificate in 1721,) Abigail Thompson, of Braintree, and had children: Phineas; James; Hannah; Joanna; Abigail; Samuel; Daniel. Of these children, Phineas, the eldest, b. in Mendon July 13 1711, m. (1) Aug 7 1734 Hannah Merriam (2) late in 1742, Beulah, dau. of Edmund and Rachel (Sheffield) Morse b March 4, 1723. His eldest son was Phineas, Jr., bap. June 30, 1745, m. April 6 1768, Abigail Thayer, and both father and son were well known in in Annapolis County, N.S. For a sketch of Phineas Lovett, Sr. M.P.P. and a notice of his son Phineas, Jr., M.P.P. see the History of Annapolis.      Phineas Lovett, Jr., M.P.P., who died in 1828, and his wife Abigail (Thayer) had 11 children, of whom the sixth, James Russell Lovett, M.P.P. b. in 1781 m. in 1806, Sarah, dau. of William Allen and Ann (Osborn) Chipman, b. Aug. 10, 1788, and had 11 children. The 9th of these, Eunice S., was m. Nov 25 1847, to George Thomson, of Halifax, later a resident of Wolfville, and Mayor of the town, and had five children. The 8th child of Phineas Lovett, Jr. M.P.P. was Thomas, who m. Ann, youngest dau. of William Allen and Ann (Osborn) Chipman, b Dec. 16, 1795, and settled in King's County. Children of Thomas and Ann (Chipman): i Margaret Ann, b. Nov. 21, 1815, m. to James Leavitt DeWolf, of Windsor, N.S. ii Sarah Jane, b. Feb 2, 1823, d. unm. iii Mary Chipman, b. Dec. 14, 1825 iv Henry Edwin, b March 28, 1834, m. Jan. 5, 1859, Annie M., dau of Lewis Johnstone, M.D., and his wife Mary Ann (Pryor), b. Sep 11, 1836, and 9 children, 3 sons and 6 daughters. v Agnes T., May 17, 1837, m. to James W. King, M.P.P. of Windsor, N.S. and had children. One of the most prominent men of Kings Co., for the past quarter of a century has been Henry Edwin Lovett, son of Thomas and Ann (Chipman) Lovett. He has for years held public office in Kentville, his present office being Registrar of Probate for the county.
  Person ID	I99697	Sprague Family History on Guild
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Lieut. James Lovett,   b. 8 Jul 1648, Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. 27 Mar 1718, Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Hannah Tyler,   b. 1648, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Jan 1667/68	Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F28769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abigail Sprague,   b. 1 Mar 1689/90, Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1718, Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA  (Age 28 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1710	Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Phineas Lovett, M.P.P.,   b. 13 Aug 1711, Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA ,   d. Between 22 Nov 1799 and 24 Dec 1801  (Age 88 years)   2. Hannah Lovett,   b. 28 Mar 1713,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Johanna Lovett,   b. 12 May 1714,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Abigail Lovett,   b. 19 May 1717,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F10496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail Thompson,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Apr 1721  [1]
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F59006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Sep 1680 - Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, USA Married - 28 Mar 1710 - Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA Died - 18 Nov 1748 - Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Correspondent: Gibson, Helen. [S520] Book: Ancient Artillery Company, Book 2, National Society Women Descendants and the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company, Page 25, TERRY, Accepted March 10, 1943, National Number 330. [S1196] Correspondent: Hyden, Dorothy L. [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), page 45. [S316] Correspondent: Morris, Gordon Alan, janeje1, by John E. Janeway.