"He lived in his majesties Artillery." (1)
The Lovegrove surname occurred most commonly in Berkshire, England in the Early Modern Period, though various families had left and were living in other counties by the time of the immigrant's birth. (3)
(1) Richard J. Cox, "Servants at Northampton Forge, Baltimore County, Maryland," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 63 (1975): 110-117.
(2) Charles G. Steffen, "The Pre-Industrial Iron Worker: Northampton Iron Works, 1780-1820," Labor History, Vol. 20, No. 1 (1979): 89-110, citing Furnace Workmen's Book 1772-1774, B-28, Northampton Furnace, Ridgely Account Books (Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore).
(3) International Genealogical Index.
(4) Charles G. Steffen, "The Pre-Industrial Iron Worker: Northampton Iron Works, 1780-1820," Labor History, Vol. 20, No. 1 (1979): 89-110, citing Furnace Workmen's Book 1772-1774, B-28, Northampton Furnace, Ridgely Account Books (Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore).