William Lovejoy

William Lovejoy
BIRTH
1803
DEATH
unknown
Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Burial Details Unknown

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William Preston is believed to be the son of Josiah Lovejoy and Mary “Polly" Redding. According to census records, he was born in 1803 in Monroe County, Virginia. He died about 1870 in West Virginia.

William Lovejoy married Docia Stowers in Virginia prior to 1828. Docia is believed to be the daughter of Travis Stowers and Elizabeth Blankenship. According to census records, she was born in 1805 in Giles County, Virginia.

William and Docia appear on the censuses for Boone County, Virginia in 1850 and 1860. Using these two census records, their children are: • Sarah Lovejoy • Richard Lovejoy • John Lovejoy • Rebecca Lovejoy • Joseph Lovejoy • Judah Lovejoy • Clarissa Ann Lovejoy

No documents for William support the middle name Preston or the middle initial P. This could be confusion with William Preston Lovejoy, widely believed to be his son.