Anne (Goverard) Glover (abt. 1555 - 1612)

Born about 1555 in England

Wife of William Glover — married 6 Nov 1578 in England

Descendants

Died Dec 1612 at about age 57 in London, England

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Biography

Anne Goverard was born in London, England. Her parents were UNKNOWN Goverard (~1520 - ) and Unknown Goverard (~1520 - ).

Anne Gaveiard married William Glover (1545 - 1603) on November 6, 1578 in Rainehill, London ^[1] the actual record reads - 16 November 1578 at St Mary, Prescot, Lancashire Wm Glover and An Garrard - there are also baptisms for children of William Glover in both Childwall (about 7 miles from Prescot) and Huyton by Roby (about 3 miles from Prescot) between 1578-1598.

Dame Anne Glover widow of Sir William Glover made her Will 25th November 1612 ^[2]- requesting she be buried next to her husband in St Stephen Coleman Street - "The Lady Glover" was buried at St Stephen Coleman Street on 15th December 1612;^[3]. Probate of her Will was granted 9th February 1612/3;

Full text available by subscription on ancestry.com: She names her sons Thomas and William Glover, daughters Alice Burradell, Susan Roberts, Anne Roberts, Elizabeth N(M)ewtbys, She alsonames her brother Robert Glover and many other persons. ^[4]

Burial at St Stephen, Coleman St: 15 Dec 1612 The Lady Glover. ^[5]

Research Notes

Identity of Dame Anne Glover nee ???
Boyds Inhabitants of London has the following record:
GLOVER Sir William 1575 (14143)
Sir William Glover of St Stephen, Coleman Street;
born 1545
married 1575 Dec 4 St Lawrence Pountney
wife Anne Wilcox
profession citizen and dyer and Alderman 1601-1603
died 1603 Dec 17; buried at St Stephen Coleman Street
Will 1604 PCC 44 Harte
children

1. Sir Thomas married 1605 Jane Roberts
2. William married Anne Mewtis
3. Anne married 1600 Barnes Roberts (14144)
4. Susan married Edward Roberts
5. Elizabeth 1587 married 1607 Henry Mewtis
6. Mary married 1611 Henry Robinson (14297)
7. Alice
   MI Stow I575, also for Barne Roberts; Vis Herts 1634 p 75 Meautis; Vis Gen V 303
   This would suggest that William Glover married Anne Wilcox who was previously attached as the wife of William Glover.

There is a burial notice dated 14 Dec 1616 in the register at Maidstone, Kent, for "Glover, Ann, wid.".^[6] This is not the same person as the subject of this profile who died in December 1612 and was buried beside her husband (as requested in her Will) at St Stephen Coleman on 15th December 1616.

Sources

1. ↑ "Glover Memorials and Genealogies" by Anna Glover, 1867 http://www.glovernet.org/text/english%20history%20of%20glovers.htm and Glover Memorials https://archive.org/details/glovermemorials00glovgoog
2. ↑ https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D904660; PROB 11/121/134; Will of Dame Anne Glover, Widow of London; Date: 09 February 1613
3. ↑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812; City of London; St Stephen, Coleman Street; 1598-1636; image 155 of 179
4. ↑ Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1. The National Archives, Kew, England.Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11. The National Archives, Kew, England. Images 292-3-4-5 https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/931035:5111?tid=&pid=&queryId=5b4c42f0fd52628eddf46c33097f56d7&_phsrc=PUZ1&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ Original data:Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. Images produced by permission of the City of London Corporation. The City of London gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Image 155 by subscription https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/8010227:1624?_phsrc=OJV5&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=william&gsln=glover&ml_rpos=10&queryId=cc463efe4d1d10005e58c645130b286b
6. ↑ The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874 - Image 130 by subscription at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1901/images/31854_A012269-00025?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.7382129.2107580213.1631223824-1534746418.1631223824&pId=150093031