General Notes

John Lovering, Jr. was the son of John Lovering, Sr. & Esther _____ of Dover (Quamphegan), New Hampshire. He was born 16 May 1663 in Dover. Two days later, his father purchased 50 acres of land with a sawmill, at the foot of Quamphegan Falls from Andrew Wiggin. John, Sr. died 27 Jul 1668. Capt John Wincoll & Ezekiel Knight were appointed his guardians. Ezekiel Knight married Esther Lovering.
  On 4 Apr 1672, John, Jr., his mother Esther & his stepfather Ezekiel signed an indenture for twelve years. Under the terms of the indenture, John, Jr. would be apprenticed to Abraham Tillton & accompany him to Ipswich, Mass. He would be taught the skills of a carpenter & millwright. The indenture was to start on 16 May 1672, John's ninth birthday & terminate on 16 May 1684, when he reached the age of majority. He signed it John Loverell, NOT Lovewell. John, Jr. married Hannah Kilham, the daughter of Daniel Kilham & Mary Safford. He MAY have married Love Parsons on 19 Mar 1701/2. While the date of Hannah's death is unknown, she did sign the deed for the land transfer of John Lovering, Sr.'s property, which John, Jr. sold to Thomas Abbot on 21 Jun 1700.  John, Jr. had twelve children: John, Samuel, Joseph, Ebenezer, Mary, Esther (d.y.), Hannah (d.y.),Daniel, Esther, Benjamin, Hannah & William. John, Jr. died 4 Jan 1717/8.