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William Glover (1545 - 1603)

Sir William Glover
Born in Coventry, Warwickshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 6 Nov 1578 in Englandmap
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Died at about age 58 in London, Middlesex, Englandmap
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Biography

Name

William Glover[1]
Sir William Glover[2]

Birth

Coventry, Warwickshire, England - In his Will, which he makes on 17th October 1603, William makes a bequest to "the poore people of the citye of Coventrie where I was borne one hundred markes to be delivered by my executrix to the Mayor of Coventrie aforesaid for the time being and to his Brethren the Aldermen of the same citye that the same maye be distributed to and amongest the poorest and neediest people of the same citye".

[3][1]

Marriage

06 NOV 1578, Rainhill, Co. Lancaster, England[1]
Marriage Place: Saint Mary, Prescot, Lancashire, England [4]
Wife: Anne Gaveiard
03 May 1606[2]

Will

On 17th October 1603 "Sir William Glover knight, citizen and Alderman of London" made his Will. Bequests were made to

  • wife Dame Ann Glover
  • his six children now living (these are his unmarried children Thomas, William, Susan, Elizabeth, Mary and Alice
  • the poor of Christs Hospital, St Thomas Hospital, St Bartholomews Hospital, Bridewell and also the parish of Little Allhallows in Thames Street "whereof sometimes I was a parishioner"
  • the Masters and Wardens of the company of Dyers
  • brother Robert Glover and his children who are all under 21
  • sister Margerye Derbye, her son Lawrence Darbye - who is William Glover's servant, and her other children when they are 21
  • sister Stone, her husband John Stone, their son Henry plus their other children
  • sister Ann Seller the wife of Lawrence Seller, their son William plus their other children
  • cozen John Hopkins, Timothy Glover, Anne Lowe, Sampson Hopkins and his wife, Hugh Glover and Robert Bradshawe
  • friend Thomas Chapman, scrivener
  • daughter Roberts - daughter Anne Glover who married Barne Roberts
  • brother Thomas Glover plus his children Edward, John, Ann, Susan, William, Thomas Glover and Margaret Nicholson
  • friend Mr John Barnes and his wife
  • friend and brother Mr Francis Roberts and 'my sister his wife' (parents of Barne Roberts)
  • son in law Barne Roberts
  • grandchild Ann Roberts

In the schedule attached to his Will and dated 9th December 1603 there are bequests to

  • William Glover (who is under 21) the son of Timothy Glover kinsman late deceased
  • uncle Thomas Glover - lately returned out of Turkie (sic) - his son Thomas Glover

Probate of his Will was granted on 19th March 1603/4[5]

Death

17th December 1603, Thissleworth (sic) Isleworth, Middlesex, England[1] Age: 57-58

Burial

St. Stephen's Churchyard (Defunct), London, City of London, Greater London, England
Find a Grave states: Sir William Glover, Knight, Lord Mayor. Burial Record Citation: Book 'The Catalogue of Most Memorable Tombs In the Churches of London', Major Payne Fisher, 1669, page 39. [6]
Burial at St Stephen, Coleman St, London: 16 January 1603/4 "Sir William Glover, knight and Alderman of London, buried the 16th day of January 1603 (1603/4) he deceased at Thissleworth December 17th 1603"[7]

Biography from Glover memorials and genealogies by Glover, Anna Publication date 1867

William Glover was married to Amie Gaveiard, in Rainehill, November 6, 1578, ...The arms granted to William Glover of London, " Arg. a Chev. Ermine betwixt three Cross Crosslets," were granted to him by Queen Elizabeth one year before his death. William Glover was buried in London, Colman Street Ward. A fair monument in chancel is erected to his memory. " Here lyeth in peace the body of Sir William Glover, Knight, late Citizen and Alderman of London, who for his many good gifts both in sincere religion, Wisdom and Gravity wherewith he was very plentifully endowed and graced, was elected Sheriff of London, and served the same in 1611. He had lived in good name and fame Fifty Eight years, and very blessedly departed this life the 17 of December, 1603 Leaving two sons, Thomas and William, and five daughters, viz., Anne, married to Barne Roberts of Willesden, in the County of Middlesex, Esq. ; Susan, Elizabeth, Mary and Alice, behind him to mourn the loss of so loving a Father. To whose deceased memory the Lady Anne Glover, the most Sorrowful Widow of the deceased said Sir William, lamenting his death and unrecoverable loss, at her own charge erected this monument in testification of her love and duty." Glover memorials and genealogies by Glover, Anna Publication date 1867 https://archive.org/details/glovermemorials00glovgoog/page/n40/mode/2up

Note

glover-coat-of-arms
England (Birth Country)
Sir William Glover, Knight

Sources

  • https://catalog.hathitrust.org -Some account of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of the city of London, during the first quarter of the seventeenth century, 1601-1625 / compiled by G.E. Cokayne.
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ancestral File
  2. 2.0 2.1 London, England, Extracted Parish Records.
  3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8676368; PROB 11/103/522; Will of Sir William Glover, Alderman of London; Date: 19 March 1604
  4. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL4X-RVH
  5. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8676368
  6. Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218926083/william-glover
  7. 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. Image 149 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8010227:1624?_phsrc=OJV5&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=william&gsln=glover&ml_rpos=10&queryId=cc463efe4d1d10005e58c645130b286b.




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I found and added burial entry into notes. 16 Jan 1603 Sir William Glover, Knight, & Alderman of London.
posted by Beryl Meehan
The parish register records his date of death as 17 December 1603 at 'Thissleworth' (Thistleworth) and his burial on 16th January 1603/4.
posted by Anonymous Baker
Sir William Glover, Alderman of London made his Will 17th October 1603, a schedule dated 9th December 1603 was annexed to the Will and probate was granted 19th March 1604. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8676368; PROB 11/103/522; Will of Sir William Glover, Alderman of London; Date: 19 March 1604.

According to a bequest in his Will, Sir William Glover was born in Coventry Warwickshire (West Midlands) and not Ashford Kent. The bequest reads "I give and bequeathe to the poore people of the citye of Coventrie where I was borne one hundred markes to be delivered by my executrix to the Mayor of Coventrie aforesaid for the time being and to his Brethren the Aldermen of the same citye that the same maye be distributed to and amongest the poorest and neediest people of the same citye".

posted by Anonymous Baker
edited by Anonymous Baker
I found another Wm Glover who married An Willcox / Willcockes in London in 1575. I have updated Ann(e)'s profile with this marriage and source and detached her from this William Glover.
posted by Beryl Meehan
Detached a profile for a child named Henry, lack of evidence, place not unlikely. His baptism gives other parents..

See earlier comment on Henry's profile - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Glover-393

posted by Beryl Meehan
edited by Beryl Meehan
Well, a William Glover of London, wife Anne Goverard, had a daughter named Alice. What ties that Alice to the Alice Glover who married in Kent?

Especially if Alice Glover was born in Kent: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874 Name Alice Glover Baptism Age 0 Event Type Baptism Birth Date 1583 Baptism Date 27 Oct 1583 Baptism Place Kent Relation Daughter Father Wm Glover

And then she married in Lancaster?

Does anyone have sources?

posted by Robin Anderson

Rejected matches › John Glover (abt.1549-)

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