24 Generations of the Lovelace Patrilineal Lineage
Just in time for my 24th birthday in February 2022, I’ve been able to reconstruct the past 24 generations of my paternal roots. From English Knights to American Colonists, all the way down the line from the 13th century to the 21st.
(black and white photos restored and colourized by MyHeritage AI)
UPDATE, March 3 2024: It has become evident that there was an overlooked discrepancy in the personage of Joseph Lovelace (generation 9) which connected to the line of John Baptist Lovelace incorrectly.
I admit, then, that I am in fact not the 11th William of my line, and my true ancestry prior to the 18th century remains a mystery.
UPDATE 2, March 6, 2024: Governor Francis Lovelace married Blanche Talbot around 1659. From this marriage, they had a child, Edward Lovelace, born about 1662, who later became a Naval Lieutenant and was killed in battle in 1714. Edward had a son named John Lovelace, who, along with an uncle of the same name, came to America in 1715 and settled in Dutchess County, New York
Source: The Lovelace-Loveless and allied families by Robertson, Florance Alice Loveless Keeney, 1952
