BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 333 r^ ROVE, JOHN WILLIAM, Esq. of Coldbrook, Long Bay, D'Entre- VJT casteaux Channel, Tasmania, J. P., member of Licensing Bench and Educational Board of Advice, &c., 6. in Tasmania, 4th June, 1851 ; m. 10th December, 1878, Frances Mary, only daughter of the late Thomas Johnson, Esq. of Hobart, Tasmania, merchant, but has no issue. ILincage. Mr. J. W. Grove's ancestor resided at Towcester, co. Northampton, being descended, according to family tradition, from the Groves, of Wiltshire. He had a son, RoBEET Geove, Esq. of Birmingham, co. "Warwick, b. about 1637 ; m. the daughter of Mr. Miller, of London, and d. 10th October, lY2l!, and, with his wife, was buried at St. Martin's Church, Birmingham, having had issue, I. John, who, by Anne, his wife, left issue, William and Samuel, and one daughter, Mary, m. Samuel Sanders, Esq. of Handsworth, near Birming- ham, whose daughter, Mary, m. John Bradbury, Esq. of Handsworth, afore- said. ir. William, of whom presently. I. Mary, m. to Isaac De Lafont, Esq., major of Horse, afterwards of Red Lion-street, Holborn, co. Middlesex, and d. 10th December, 1760, and Ues buried with her iiusband, in St. James's Church, Westminster, leaving no issue. II. Anne, m. John Tompson, Esq. of Birmingham, co. Warwick, and d. about 1754, and is buried, with her husband, in St. Martin's Church, Bir- mingham. She left issue, four sons and four daughters. III. Sarah, m. John Holtham, Esq. of Birmingham, and d. about 1757, leav- ing no issue. The younger son, William Geove, Esq. of Coventry, co. Warwick, attorney-at-iaw, and one of the coroners for the county of Warwick ; m. at Trinity Church, Coventry, 5th September, 1694, Hannah, one of the daughters of Nathaniel Harryman, Esq., alderman of Coventry, and d. 16th February, 1734, and was buried in Trinity Church, Coventry, having had by her (who d. 12th June, 1729, and was buried with her husband), I. William. II. Robert, b. at Coventry, 2nd December, 1712; buried at Trinity Church, Coventry, 12th Januai-y, 1720. I. Hannah, b. at Coventry, November, 1695, m. John Steynor, Esq. of co. Worcester, and d., leaving three sons and one daughter. II. Mary, b. at Coventry ; m. 11th February, 1723, Thomas Newsham, Esq. of Butler's Marston, co. Worces- ter, and d. leaving issue, one daugh- ter. III. Elizabeth, b. at Coventry, 14th October, 1700; m. 19th December, 1728, John Stanton, Esq. of Long- bridge, near Warwick, and d. leaving issue, two sons and three daughters. IV. Frances, b. 8th January, 1705, buried at Trinity Church, Coventry, 15th July, 1706. The elder son, William Geove, Esq., LL.D., was b. at Coventry, 14th December, 1702, M.P. for Coventry from 1741 to 1761 ; /«. 2nd October, 1739, at Easton Neston, co. Northampton, Mary, eldest daughter and co-heir of Thomas Bayley, Esq. of Madeley, co. Stafford, and widow of John Sanders, Esq. of Honily, co. Warwick, who d. 16th March, 1736, and was buried at Honily ; and d. 1st May, 1767, and was buried at Trinity Church, Coventry, having had by his said wife , (who was b. at Madeley, 17th March, 1706, and d. 20th April, 1781, and was buried with her hus- band), I. William. I. Mary, b. 25th February, 1743, buried at Trinity Church, Coventry, 8th February, 1753. II. Jane, b. 8th July, 1745; d. 13th September, 1745, and was buried at Trinity Church, Coventry. III. Hannah, b. 4th July, 1746; m. at Clifton, near Bristol, co. Gloucester, 14th July, 1768, Jeremiah Lowe, Esq! of Coventry (who was b. 20th October, 1731), and" d. 22nd April, 1784, and was buried in St. Michael's Church, Coveiltry, having had issue, 1. Jeremiah, b. 12th August, 1769. 2. William, b. 3rd November, 1770. 3. Richard, b. 25th November, 1771. 4. John, b. 8th January, 1774. 5. Robert, b. 22nd December, 1775. 6. Harry, b. 18th February, 1778. 1. Emm, b. 10th April, 1780; m. 24th July, 1800, at the parish church of St. Marylebone, co. Middlesex, the Rev. Tliomas
