ELIZABETH ALLEN (8347). ELIZABETH (8347) died 1790 in Cloughboy Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age. Her body was interred 1790 in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

     Children of ROBERT⁹ LOVE (8346) and ELIZABETH ALLEN (8347) all born in Cloughboy Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, were as follows:

               + 89.        i.    DAVID¹⁰ LOVE (8353) DAVID (8353) was born circa 1733. DAVID (8353) died 11 May 1773 at an unknown age. His body was interred after 11 May 1773.

                     90.        ii.    JANE LOVE (8355). JANE (8355) was born circa 1735. She married JOSEPH LOVE (REV.) (8356) , son of JAMES LOVE (8260), at an unknown date. JANE (8355) died 27 June 1783 in Cloughboy Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age. Her body was interred after 27 June 1783 in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

     JOSEPH LOVE (REV.) (8356). JOSEPH (8356) died 26 September 1807 at an unknown age.

                     91.       iii.    MARGARET LOVE (8357). MARGARET (8357) was born circa 1737. She married UNKNOWN LITHGOW (8358) at an unknown date. MARGARET (8357) died at an unknown date at an unknown age.

     UNKNOWN LITHGOW (8358). UNKNOWN (8358) died at an unknown date at an unknown age.

57. DAVID⁹ LOVE (8351) (DAVID⁸, ROBERT⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹). DAVID (8351) was born circa 1712 in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married JANE (--?--) (8744) at an unknown date. DAVID (8351) died 1783 in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age. His body was interred 1783 in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

DAVID LOVE (8351) and his wife JANE are buried in the Grange Cemetery which is between Bready and Strabane. It is no longer used but I have a transcript of all the LOVES buried there and it seems to be the burial location for the LOVES from Cloughboy.

     JANE (--?--) (8744). JANE (8744) died at an unknown date at an unknown age. Her body was interred at an unknown date.

     Children of DAVID⁹ LOVE (8351) and JANE (--?--) (8744) were as follows:

                     92.         i.    NANCY¹⁰ LOVE (119835).

                    + 93.     ii.    JOHN LOVE (8745) JOHN (8745) was born at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married UNKNOWN (--?--) (119836).

  JOHN (8745) died at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age. His body was interred at an unknown date in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

                     94.       iii.    ANNE JANE LOVE (8746). ANNE (8746) was born at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. ANNE (8746) died at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age. Her body was interred at an unknown date in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

                     95.       iv.    DAVID LOVE (8748). DAVID (8748) was born at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. DAVID (8748) died 1845 in Milltown, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone Co., Irewland, at an unknown age. His body was interred 1845 in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

     DAVID LOVE (8748) is shown in the Tithe Applotment Book for 1723-37. This doesn't mean he paid tithes for all these years but only at some time during this period.

       David's will is shown in Phillimore Consistorial Will Index. Copy of this Will is below. It is important as it shows there was a connection between the Ardstraw LOVES and the Donagheady LOVES. He mentions his nephew in Donagheady and also asks to be buried in the Grange Cemetery in Donagheady.

   WILL OF DAVID LOVE OF MILLTOWN, ARDSTRAW PARISH, COUNTY TYRONE

DATED 9 DECEMBER 1845 P.R.O.N.I D/1495/2/27

In the name of God Amen, I David Love of Milltown in the parish of Ardstraw and County of Tyrone being weak in body but perfect in mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following.

First I commend my soul to god trusting he will pardon my sins _____ _____ _____ ____ sake and allow my body to be decently buried in the graveyard of Grange (my note - this is the Cemetery north of Strabane but south of Creaghcor mentioned in the Will I have the transcript from this cemetery. There are several DAVID LOVES but none of them seem to fit the time frame for this DAVID LOVE )

Secondly, I bequeath to NANCY CLARKE daughter of JAMES CLARKE and my sister ISABELLA LOVE, otherwise Clarke, twenty pounds Sterling to be paid to her five years after my death and if she does not survive I allow that sum to be paid to her sister ISABELLA and also thirty pounds to JOHN LINDSAY of Drumshum (?) In the County of Donegal to be paid to him six years after my death and if he does not survive I allow said sum to be paid to MARGARET ARMSTRONG or her husband. Said bequests are made to discharge two bequests which were made by my father but were not paid.

Thirdly I allow my executors to make money on my flax and oats and sell as much as will pay all expenses incurred at my death and funeral, doctor’s bills and other incidental charges during my sickness and to dispose at six months credit all the residue of my crop, stock and farming utensils and all my household furniture of every description saving whatever is hereafter bequeathed in order to pay my debts and if the proceeds do not meet the demands I allow my executors to let my farm in Milltown for 9 or 10 years and that the said income will be applied to liquidate the debt against said farm and that the remainder will be agreeably divided between JOHN MONTEITH of Milltown and ANDREW LAIRD of Urbereagh and I sincerely trust my views on this point will meet the approbation of my creditors and that they will bear with patience and encourage my executors to discharge my debts honourably and honestly which is my hearts desire and at the expiration of 9 or 10 years that my farm will be equally divided between JOHN LOVE of Birnaghs and DAVID LOVE of Creaghcor and when DAVID LOVE son of JOHN LOVE of Birnaghs and VICTOR LOVE son to DAVID LOVE of Creaghcor arrive at the age of twenty-one years that the said JOHN LOVE and DAVID LOVE shall peaceably give up their respective holdings of my farm in Milltown to their respective sons my legatees Namely DAVID LOVE of Birnaghs and VICTOR LOVE of Creaghcor free of all demands and encumbrances whatever on said farm and that they will pay renewal fines, yearly rents and all taxes and other charges as they become due and that the said named legatees will pay unto the following persons the respective sums attached to their respective names two years after they get into the possession of the Milltown farm, share and share alike. vz, £ 10 to DAVID LOVE son to GEORGE LOVE of Gortavey, £ 10 to the eldest son of VICTOR LOVE JR. of Creaghcor and £10 to the eldest daughter of ANDREW LAIRD of Urbereagh and if the said legatees do not live to enjoy said farm the above sum to be paid by their successors in equal shares to the same named individuals or their legatees.

Fourthly I bequeath to DAVID LOVE of Creaghcor my trunk, my books, my gun and all my Regimentals, but my sword and sash I bequeath to DAVID LOVE of Birnaghs. I allow my executors to buy a suit of mourning to my sister NANCY of Milltown, one to Mrs. Maclim of Newtownstuart and one to Mrs. John Hood of Newtownstuart. I also request or allow my executors to buy Jane Madden a suit of mourning and a new mantle for her services to me and one and a new cloak and two pounds to Sally Barnet when she leaves the house and I also allow Sally Barnet her bedstead and bedding which ________ in my house and allow my executors to pay Andrew Maclim of Newtownstuart £ 10 for the trouble he and his wife had with me during my stay at his house under the care of the doctor. And as John Monteith of Milltown and JOHN LOVE of Birnaghs have bailed DAVID LOVE of Creaghcor in the sum of £ 40 to Joseph Lithgo of Carland that the said DAVID LOVE is not to exercise what I have bequeathed to him until he satisfies and sets at liberty the said sureties of the said £ 40.

Fifthly I allow my executors to let the mill farm to the advantage of my brother JOHN’S children who are in America namely JOHN and JAMES LOVE and SARAH LOVE otherwise GLASSON for two years to assist in paying their expenses in applying for and crossing to it and that they will give up quiet possession to them or their legal authority by my executors exercising from them a clear discharge of all demand and now I appoint James Anderson of Tiveny, James Stewart of Birnaghs and John Monteith of Milltown my trustees and executors and having confidence in them that they will act in strict conformity to the terms of my Will.

I revoke all others and certify and confirm this my last Will and Testament and subscribing my name this 9^th day of December, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five in presence of those my witnesses.

                        signed - David Love

Wm. Noble John Meaghy (?) Samuel Crawford

George Kincaid

Diocese of Derry

NOTE - You will notice there is no mention of a wife or children in this Will. Does that mean he was never married and did not have any children ?? He mentions his sister ISABELLA CLARKE and his brother JOHN of Birnaghs. In the Grange Cemetery where he asked to be buried there is a marker showing the family of VICTOR LOVE of Creaghcor who had children DAVID, ISABELLA and JOHN but that DAVID died when he was 9 years old and the time frame seems to be too late. However this Will definitely connects him in Milltown, Ardstraw Parish to the LOVES in Creaghcor in Donaghedy Parish so we now know the two groups are related in some way.

               + 96.        v.    ISABELLA LOVE (8749) ISABELLA (8749) was born at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. She married JAMES CLARK (119833).

  ISABELLA (8749) died at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age. Her body was interred at an unknown date in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

               + 97.       vi.    VICTOR LOVE (8747) VICTOR (8747) was born at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married UNKNOWN (--?--) (57093) at an unknown date. VICTOR (8747) died at an unknown date in Tamnaclare Townland, Donaghedy Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age. His body was interred at an unknown date in Grange Cem., Donaghedy, Tyrone, Ireland.

59. HUGH⁹ LOVE (8413) (WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹). HUGH (8413) was born circa 1725 in Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married MARTHA (--?--) (117209).

HUGH LOVE (8413) was renting 28.2.2 acres of land in Crew Upper in 1771 at an annual rent of £ 11.4.3. This is shown in the rental records of Abercorn Estate Papers. P.R.O.N.I. file D623/D1/16-23. LDS film # 1885920. Copies of the rental map showing the exact location and lists detailing the quality of the land are in my files. Note he was still leasing in 1777.

      He had evidently taken over the lease when his widowed mother died. She had held it since Hugh's father, William, died in 1753.

      HUGH was leasing in Crew Upper from 1794-1809 at £ 12.0.0.. Shown as North Upper Crew. Taken from Abercorn Estate Papers, Manor of Strabane Rent Rolls 1794-1809. P.R.O.N.I. record D/623/C/41. Supplied by Ulster Historical Foundation.

       25 April 1775, letter from James Hamilton (Agent at Strabane) to 8^th Earl of Abercorn - “JOHN LOVE of Crew and 4 others who just join (next to it) this farm were also in treaty for it .” the 4 others were all LOVES. HUGH, ROBERT JR, ROBERT SR. and SAMUEL. The land in question was 18 acres on the Derg River and surrounded on all other sides by the land of the LOVES mentioned above. A Mathew Paton .had been leasing but was having difficulty in paying the rent. The LOVES offered to buy it and continue to support Paton’s mother but the Earl evidently ruled that Paton could continue and he still shows on the 1777 Rental Maps. The letter also stated “the Crew men are quiet, honest, substantial men”. So the LOVES in Crew must have been well respected. If the LOVES had been successful in getting this lease they would have been leasing ALL the land in Upper Crew Townland except 1 piece. The letter from the Estate Agent to the Earl of Abercorn 25 April 1775 is in my files. It is PRONI file # D623/4/42/60.

       MARTHA (--?--) (117209) wrote to her son, WILLIAM, on 27 May 1774. He had emigrated to South Carolina, USA

      SOURCE of INFORMATION

The Family of Francis McGee Davis.

     Children of HUGH⁹ LOVE (8413) and MARTHA (--?--) (117209) all born in Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, were as follows:

                     98.         i.    WILLIAM¹⁰ LOVE (119270) was born circa 1753.

WILLIAM LOVE (119270) had emigrated to South Carolina, USA before 27 May 1774. We are sure of that date as his mother, Martha, wote him on that date referring to the fact William was plannig on getting married.

       WILLIAM wote his brother, Hugh, on 30 August 1798 saying their cousins Robert and Andrew Love were planning to emigrate from Crew, Ardstraw Parish, County Tyrone, Ireland the next year.

      SOURCE of INFORMATION

The Family of Francis McGee Davis.

               + 99.       ii.    SAMUEL LOVE (117390) was born circa 1755.

  He married UNKNOWN (--?--) (117392).

                   100.       iii.    JAMES LOVE (117391) was born circa 1758.

JAMES LOVE (117391) received the flax entitlement. In 1796 the government decided to encourage the growing of flax in Ireland to compete against the English imports. This was called the Flax Seed Entitlement but only approved men received this issue of seed. Samuel Love Sr. was one of the men in Crew Townland who received the seed.

      JAMES LOVE and his brother SAMUEL took over the land which in 1771 and 1777 had been shown as SAMUEL LOVE so presumably he was their father. P.R.O.N.I. file D623/D1/23. LDS film # 1885920. Copies of the rental maps showing the exact location and lists detailing the quality of the land are in my files.

                   101.       iv.    HUGH LOVE (119271) was born circa 1759.

60. WILLIAM⁹ LOVE (8247) (WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹). WILLIAM (8247) was born circa 1728 in Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married UNKNOWN (--?--) (117357).

  WILLIAM (8247) died before 1806 in Listymore Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone Co., Ireland, at an unknown age.

WILLIAM LOVE (8247) is shown in the survey in 1756 holding 118 acres in the East Division of Listymore Townland. It says there were no houses at that time. The location of this land can be found on the 1771 maps as WILLIAM LOVE was still there at that time. However he had increased the area he leased by then. The 1756 survey is shown in PRONI file D623/D1/11 LDS film # 1885919 Item 11.

        This appeared to be a very large lease compared to others at that same time period. However when you see the 1771 lease map you find that 156 acres was mountain land and could not be cultivated. 22 acres were arable and 8 acres were pasture. It appears the Earl of Abercorn was a reasonable landlord and did not charge for land that could not be cultivated.

     Children of WILLIAM⁹ LOVE (8247) and UNKNOWN (--?--) (117357) were:

             + 102.         i.    ROBERT¹⁰ LOVE (117358) was born circa 1761 in Listymore Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone Co., Ireland.

  He married UNKNOWN (--?--) (117439).

  He died before 1835 in Listymore Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone Co., Ireland.

62. JOHN⁹ LOVE (54) (WILLIAM⁸, JOHN⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹). JOHN (54) was born circa 1739 in Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married LILLY (ELIZABETH) ALLEN (69) , daughter of JAMES ALLEN (8099), circa 1768 in Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland; PRESBYTERIAN. JOHN (54) died 25 August 1794 in Twp., Huntingdon, PA, USA, at an unknown age.

JOHN LOVE (54) was the son of WILLIAM LOVE (C1679-1741) but we have been unable to identify his mother's name.

         John was renting only 3.1.0 acres at a location shown as the Mill Tenements on the east side of Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish, County Tyrone. He was paying £ 1.4.7 annual rent as there was only 1 acre of arable land. This is all shown in the rental records of the Abercorn Estate Papers. P.R.O.N.I. file D623/D1/16. LDS film # 1885920. In my files are the rental maps showing the exact location and also lists detailing the quality of the land.

        In 1997 I visited Northern Ireland trying to establish a connection for JOHN LOVE. The records in the 18th century in Northern Ireland are really scarce. Very few churches kept records before 1800 and especially the Presbyterian churches who were not legally recognized. The Church of Ireland (Anglican) was the established state church. There were only a few government attempts at any sort of census for tax purposes in the 18th century. The clue for searching in Northern Ireland came from James Love's Oath of Allegiance when he brought his family to Canada. It stated he had been born in the Kingdom of Ireland and then in the actual search because his father JOHN LOVE was Presbyterian there was a better than 99% chance he had come from Ulster.

      The keeping of land records started in 1709. Wills were a function of the church until 1858 and many of the originals were burned in the fires in Dublin in 1922. Luckily there are will indexes available that were made before the fire. From these I established the main areas where LOVES were living in the 18th century. I visited all of these areas and talked to as many present day LOVES as I could find. None of them could trace their ancestors earlier than the 1820s. However it made it possible to eliminate some of the families on the basis of the absence of many Christian names used by "our" JOHN LOVE for his children. I have a huge file of every LOVE mentioned in every record from Counties Antrim, Londonderry, Tyrone and Donegal between 1600 and 1850.

In tracing ancestral connections in Ireland it was very difficult to connect individual members of families without Wills. In the indexes that are available I found Wills for at least 25 LOVES in the 1700's in Ulster but out of those I was only able to locate 3 of the original Wills or Abstracts. So it is possible to place someone in a specific spot at a specific time but without the clarification of family members mentioned in Wills it is only circumstantial evidence and guesswork to connect them to each other as families.

     However in following what information I could find in various records I eliminated many possibilities. I ended up feeling strongly "our" JOHN LOVE had come from Ardstraw Parish. County Tyrone, Ireland. As I may never get any absolute proof, I am going to record here the circumstantial evidence I have uncovered which led me to the above conclusion. I found all the present LOVES in Ulster and all the earlier LOVES I discovered in the records were Presbyterian right back to early in the 17th century. This means JOHN LOVE's ancestors were Scotch-Irish and had come from Scotland at the time of the "Plantations" of Protestant settlers or sometime subsequently.

     The largest concentration of LOVES in the whole of Ulster in the 18th century was in County Tyrone in the parishes of Donaghedy, Camus, Urney and especially in Ardstraw. These are all in the Strabane area and were in the land granted to the Earl of Abercorn at the time of the "Plantation" by King James 1 in the early 1600s. In fact he became the leading "Planter" and the most successful. He was granted 3000 acres at first but was so successful that he was granted the lands of some others who had not proven satisfactory

      In the Tenant Rental maps of 1771 I found that LOVES leased the major part of Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish. Of the 261 acres in Upper Crew leased by 9 tenants, 7 LOVES leased 213 acres. JOHN 34 acres, HUGH 26 acres, ROBERT SR. 46 acres, ROBERT JR. 44 acres, ANDREW 37 acres, SAMUEL 21 acres and a second JOHN 3 acres. Copies of the Abercorn Lease Maps are attached.

     Then the JAMES LOVE mentioned above as son of ROBERT LOVE was on the border of Ballyfolliard Townland and actually touching the land of ROBERT LOVE JR. in Crew Townland. There were two other LOVES in 1771 who were within 2 miles of the above group. There was WILLIAM LOVE leasing 106 acres (mostly mountain and inerrable) in Listymore Townland and another WILLIAM LOVE leasing 39 acres in Glenlush Townland.

     The JOHN LOVE who is shown as leasing only 3 acres in 1771 becomes really intriguing. Then on the 1777 rental maps it shows all the others still leasing but there is NO NAME on the 3 acres formerly showing JOHN LOVE in 1771. This is extremely shaky evidence but it could possibly mean something when we consider that "our" JOHN LOVE left Ireland to sail for America in 1774. The Estate Agent in one of his letters mentions that some who had only 3 acres were forced to emigrate. Could he have been referring to "our" JOHN LOVE? He is the only one on the 1771 maps I have found with only 3 acres.

In the letters from the Estate Agent to the Earl of Abercorn he keeps referring to the many tenants who were leaving for America. There had been several years of poor crops, heavy rains causing damage with flooded rivers washing away the bridges.. This 3 acres had a dam and flax mill on the property It must have been destroyed by a flood as a few years later there is a request to the Earl for £30 to repair the Crew Mill. One of the main problems at that time was the splitting up of the land. As the older men started dying the small properties being leased were often divided between two or three sons. If you go to the 1806 maps you can easily see how the small farms were chopped up among the heirs. By this time a lease could be left to a widow or to sons if it received the approval of the Earl.

     So that is the case for thinking that "our" JOHN LOVE came from Ardstraw Parish, County Tyrone in Ireland. Weak as the evidence appears it is the best circumstantial evidence I have turned up in all the research.

     My daughter Carole and I visited Northern Ireland in September 1999. I had exhausted the Irish records so this was a trip to talk to people in the areas where LOVES had lived in 1771. We were armed with the Abercorn Lease Maps which we had overlaid on modern road maps. We tried to call on everyone presently living on these lands as well as any LOVES living in the area. As I found in 1997, none of them knew their ancestry earlier than 1820. However they were extremely interested in the maps showing who was leasing these lands back in the 18th century. We found that in general the women were more interested and knew more of their ancestry than the men. We were able to talk to 2 women who had been LOVES before they married. The most enlightening conversation we had was with LOVES presently living in Magheralough Townland, Ardstraw Parish who assured us their ancestors had originally lived in Crew Townland. They are undoubtedly cousins of some sort if you go back far enough for the common ancestor.

     We called on the McGlynn family who are now living on the farm next to the 3 acres discussed above. Their ancestors had been there for 200 years. They helped us plot the 3 acres so they could show us exactly where it was. There are no foundations left of the mill or the dam but the little burn that ran the mill is still flowing.

     There are many LOVES buried in the Scarvagherin Cemetery and five large monuments starting with LOVES buried in the 1800s. The older stones are illegible. The five legible monuments show LOVES who I can identify as descendants of some of the LOVES who were there in 1771. However it does not sort out the families back in the mid 18th century. The ancestors of "our" JOHN LOVE must be among the stones which are now illegible.

     It was very prevalent at that time to name the first son after the grandfather on the father's side. Then the next son would be named after the grandfather on the mother's side. The third son would be named after the father Failing any records showing proof of the connections I will use this theory to choose parents for "our" JOHN LOVE and his wife LILLY. However remember there is NO PROOF so this becomes speculation and educated guessing on circumstantial evidence.

     The obvious father would be WILLIAM LOVE who filed his Will in Crew Townland in 1753. Using the same theory to find a father for LILLY we would look for a JAMES and sure enough there was a JAMES ALLEN leasing land just on the other side of the road. So this gives us her family name of ALLEN. This is especially probable as up in Donaghedy Parish ROBERT LOVE was married to ELIZABETH ALLEN in the mid 18th century. We know the LOVES in Ardstraw Parish were related to the LOVES in Donaghedy Parish so probably the ALLENS were related in the two parishes also. We were told when we were in Ireland that LILLY was a diminutive for ELIZABETH. That could be another reason for calling JOHN's wife LILLY if there were more than one ELIZABETH ALLEN in the family relationships.

     A likely date for the birth of JOHN LOVE would be 1745-1747. There is absolutely no way to verify this as the Presbyterian Churches were not keeping records before 1800 in County Tyrone. The only Presbyterian records were the Minutes of the Synod Meetings and I refer to these in several place where a LOVE attended a meeting as an elder along with the minister.

     The wedding date for JOHN and LILLY was probably 1768 figured from the birth of their first child WILLIAM about 1769. Here again there are no records to establish proof.

     The closest Presbyterian Church would have been at Ardstraw Village, about 4 miles from Crew Townland. This was the oldest Presbyterian Church in the neighbourhood. The first Meeting House had been built in 1668 but there had been a congregation meeting since 1656. A photograph of the present church built in 1882 is in my files. The minister of the Ardstraw Presbyterian Church from 1733 to 1781 was Rev. Andrew Welsh, M.A. who had come from Edinburgh.

      The living the farmers could eke out of their small rented farms was very difficult. Most of them would have done weaving in the evenings to bring in some money for purchasing items they had to buy. The women would do many of the farm chores and also did the spinning. They made all their own clothes. If they had an open hearth in the cottage they would burn peat as coal was too expensive. Very few could afford candles. The cottages for most farmers were rough wood at first and then later would be made of stone. The one storied cottage would be thatched with straw. If there were two rooms one would be for their cow, sheep and probably a pig.

     I mentioned the tithe problem under the biographical notes for WILLIAM LOVE. However as it was such an important issue and had such an influence on people emigrating, I will give the details again. The Church of Ireland (Anglican) was still the state church and tithes were collected from everybody to support the clergymen and churches. This of course was particularly annoying to the Presbyterians and Catholics who also had to support their own churches. It was one of the main reasons for so many leaving Ireland. In 1750 the tithes paid in Ardstraw Parish were as follows.

For a cow 9 pence For a sheep 1 pence For a turf stack 6 pence For a garden 1 pence

For Easter Offering 4 pence For a marriage 2 shillings 6 pence

For a christening 1 shilling 6 pence For a burial 1 shilling 6 pence For flax and potatoes 6 pence per acre

     Around the middle of the century emigration was about 12 thousand per year. By 1770 this had risen to 30 thousand per year taking 1/4 of the trading cash of Ulster with them. It was said there was scarcely a family in Ulster who didn't have at least one member of the family in America. The government at one time passed a law restricting emigration. It complained they were losing the hard working Presbyterians who had a little money and were more venturesome. They had to repeal that when they found they couldn't feed the population.

      The population of Ardstraw in 1766 was as follows.

Protestant (Episcopalian) 192 families 3 clergy Presbyterian 911 families 2 clergy

Catholic 622 families 2 priests.

     Speculating on the reasons JOHN LOVE would leave Ulster, I have been reading the letters written by Nathaniel Nesbitt, the Estate Agent to the Earl of Abercorn. They give an excellent picture of the conditions in the area of Ardstraw Parish for the few years before JOHN LOVE departed and most likely contributed to his decisions. Excerpts are as follows.

     9 May 1770 - "A great number of the inhabitants of Ardstraw Parish are in great distress due to scarcity of provisions".

     20 September 1771 - "Day and night it has rained incessantly and brought a vast flood, higher than has been remembered in 25 years. It was as high as the tops of the hayracks and most of the crops have been washed away".

     25 October 1771 - "We have had vast rains for some time. On Monday we had the greatest storm. It has done great damage to the corn and grain, blown houses down and stripped others. The great rains since has prevented repairing the damages".

     3 December 1771 - "The frequent floods have pulled down two arches on the bridge from Lifford to Strabane. The roads are impassable in many places". Note - It must have been about this time the Crew Flax Mill was destroyed. This was on the 3 acres leased by JOHN LOVE in 1771 If he was earning his living by running the mill and it was destroyed, there was no way he could survive with only 3 acres to farm.

     12 January 1772 - "We have had snow and some frost and vast high winds which was followed by great rains that occasioned the greatest floods ever remembered. The bridge at Newtownstewart was torn down and the people who live below the market have greatly suffered. There has not been in ten years so many great floods as in the last 5 months".

     10 July 1772 - "William Galbraith's eldest son wants to dispose of his share of lease and go to America".

    25 July 1772 - "In my lifetime I have never seen so many beggars as now".

    31 July 1772 - "French's family all have smallpox. On Tuesday the mother told me one of the children had died".

    4 August 1772 - "A vast number have gone to America this season. Galbraith is encouraged to go to America by a brother who has made some money there".

    13 October 1772 - "There has been a violent fever in the neighbourhood of which many have died. I am told there are 36 ill at present in Lifford, few places hereabouts have escaped it".

    31 October 1772 - "The great backwardness of the Tenant's rents gives me very great uneasiness, the badness of our harvest these 8 years past, that occasioned the extravagant prices of provisions, the sickness that has raged so long, and the low prices of yarn and linen".

    21 March 1773 - "I never knew so many preparing to go to America, a great many of the subtenants in Ardstraw are selling their leases".

    23 May 1773 - "John McCrievy owes £128 (2 years rent). I don't see how he can pay. Nearly three quarters of the Tenants in the Manor of Derrygoon (Ardstraw Parish) are in arrears. The same is the case in the Manor of Strabane (Donaghedy Parish) where two thirds of the Tenants are in arrears".

     In his book ARDSTRAW - THE STORY OF A PARISH by Cannon John H. Gebbie he sums up the situation as follows. "The extreme difficulty of making a living at this time, combined with the still discriminating laws of the Government, drove many of the more ambitious and industrious inhabitants to try their fortune in America. Presbyterians especially were inclined to leave and although maybe not so poor, were more ambitious, adventurous and irked by legislation. Cottagers were driven abroad by hunger and necessity and weavers forced abroad by the trade depression of the 1770s. Nearly every Irish family had at least one member in the New World."

     JOHN LOVE, his wife LILLY ALLEN and their two small children WILLIAM and JAMES sailed from the port of Derry (Londonderry). It was about 30 miles from their home in Ardstraw Parish. As we later f oundout Lilly was pregnant at the time and expecting a third child within two months. So they probably used a cart so she would not have to walk that long way. About half way to Derry they would pass through Strabane and I learned of an interesting little story about this part of their trip.

     Mr. Jack Gamble of Belfast has told me about a relative of his who was an historian of Strabane area. He states in one of his books that at the northern end of the town of Strabane there was a large Rowan Tree (Mountain Ash). At this point in their journey to Derry the travellers would make their final goodbyes to their relatives who were not departing for America. "Here the emigrants hugged, cried, ate, drank and said farewell to their loved ones, many forever and not be seen again." The tree became known as the "Weeping Tree"

     I have a record of all the ships that left Northern Ireland for America between 1770 and 1775. Unfortunately there were no passenger records kept at that time and they did not become compulsory until 1810. Also at the American end because it was all British Commonwealth, naturalization records were not required as they were for people coming from Germany and Holland. All the ships that left Londonderry in 1775 were too late for possibilities as they arrived after March when we know for sure the LOVES were in Mercersburg, Pa. In 1774 there were 6 ships that left Londonderry and arrived at Philadelphia. The first 3 were ALEXANDER, HANNAH and MARY all sailing on May 1 which would put them in Philadelphia late June or early July. The HILL sailed May 10, the JUPITER May 12 and the MINERVA on June 20. All persons who were leaving County Tyrone would have sailed from Londonderry but I have not discovered any way to definitely determine which ship they were on. However I believe the best choice would be the HANNAH because of the timing. I have in my files a copy of the advertisement from the Belfast Newsletter of 5 April 1774 announcing the sailing and describing the ship and accommodation. Passage at this time was £5 per person and the crossing took from May 1 at Londonderry to July 2 arrival at Philadelphia.

      The two sons of JOHN and LILLY LOVE at the time they sailed were WILLIAM about 5 and JAMES 3 years old. Their third son JOHN was actually born during the voyage at sea as shown on his Oath of Allegiance later when they came to Canada. It must have been a terrifying and difficult trip to be that long in those crowded conditions. Lilly particularly must have been a very brave women to have started a voyage such as that while pregnant.

     Some of the family stories say the family were in what is now Wayne County in Eastern Pennsylvania before they moved west. However I could not find any records of them there. Quite a few Dissenting Presbyterians left Ireland and ended up in that area about that time so it is certainly possible.

     JOHN LOVE shows in the tax records in Peters Township, Franklin County in 1779, 1780 and 1782. However I have not found any deeds for land so it is very likely he was either renting or just squatting on land. This was very common close to the frontier where the land had only recently been purchased from the Indians by the government. Usually the tax collector would finally find them and they would have to pay taxes but would be allowed to stay if nobody else came along with a genuine warrant. The government at that time was very happy to have the Irish settle on the frontier of Indian country as a buffer. They had a reputation of being willing to fight to protect their land. The Amish who had settled in the central part of Pennsylvania would not engage in violence because of their religious theology.

     While they were in that area they had their son, John, christened 5 March 1775 and another son, David, christened 26 June 1781. They were both christened by Rev. John King who was the minister at the Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church in Mercersburg, Franklin County. This church was operating as early as 1738. The present building was built in 1794. There are photographs in my files taken in 1994. Rev. King kept excellent records and I was able to see the original details and have a copy of the christening records for both John and David for my files. There was no record of John Sr. and his wife Lilly being members of the church.

     While JOHN LOVE was still in Peters Township, Franklin County, he served in the militia. In 1780 he was in the Fourth Battalion, Seventh Company, commanded by Colonel Samuel Culberson with James Patton as Captain. John was a private in the 3rd class. The militia was a compulsory conscription. A company was divided into 8 classes and usually only two of these were called out at one time. It was usually for a two month period so as they rotated the classes it meant only being active about two months out of eight. This company was raised around the Mercersburg area in Peters Township. These militia lists are in the Pennsylvania Archives 5th Series Volume 6 Page 271. Copies of the pertinent pages are in my files.

      The following are the tax records for JOHN LOVE while he was still in Peters Township, Franklin County. 1779 "no acres 2 horses 3 cows total value $150. 1780 no acres 1 horse 2 cows total value $440. 1781 no acres 2 horses 2 cows total value $16". The values seem to vary considerably so there could be some errors here. Copies in my files are taken from Cumberland County Tax Records as Peters Township was still part of Cumberland County then.

     It is not clear exactly when JOHN LOVE and his family moved over the Tuscarora Mountain to Township, Bedford County (later to become Huntingdon County). The tax records overlap so most likely John went first to explore and pick out land and then later moved the family. As shown above he paid taxes in Peters Township in 1781. He also paid taxes in Shirley Township, Bedford County in 1781 as follows.

State Paper Money Tax £1 1s 6d State Hard Money Tax £1 5s 0d

County Tax "unseated" £0 2s 4d

     The clue that he had not moved as yet in 1781 is the "unseated". This meant he had not started living on the land as yet. These records are found in the Bedford County Tax files which are held by the Bedford County Historical Society in Bedford, Pa. They are also shown in St. Claire's Records Volume 4 March 1986. This record also mentions "Love's Line at Sandy Ridge". St. Claire was a local historian and his books are also held by the Bedford County Historical Society. Copies of the pertinent pages are in my files.

      I should stress how early this was to move into the Bedford County area which was on the west side of the Tuscarora Mountains. This area had not been purchased from the Indians until 1754. There had been problems earlier when some settlers tried to locate on Indian land against the regulations established by the government. When the Indians complained, the government actually sent in troops and evicted the settlers and burned their cabins. This place is still called Burnt Cabins.

     After the land was legally purchased in 1754 the very adventurous settlers started arriving. In 1760 George Erwin established a trading post at what is now the town of Orbisonia at the foot of the valley where JOHN LOVE settled. At the time he first came in 1781 there were still only 9 cabins in the area. The government had established a line of forts in case of further Indian trouble. One was at Shirleysburg just a mile over Sandy Ridge from JOHN LOVE's land.

     The Scotch-Irish had a reputation for pushing out to the very frontier of Indian land. This was partly due to the fact they could squat on the land and get it free instead of buying it or getting a warrant from the government. On the other hand the government were happy to have a buffer of settlers that were noted for their toughness and willingness to fight if necessary. So "our" JOHN LOVE must have been one of these very adventurous spirits to be in the vanguard of early settlers.

     By 1782 JOHN LOVE does not show any longer in Peters Township, Franklin County. In Shirley Township, Bedford County he is shown as follows.

1782 200 acres State Tax 2-7-8. County Tax 0-4-0.

1784 census no acres 1 dwelling 6 whites

1785 200 acres State Tax 0-8-6. County Tax 0-8-6.

     The above were taken from the original tax books of Bedford County which are held by the Bedford County Historical Society in Bedford, Pa. Copies are in my files.

     In 1788 Huntingdon County was formed from part of Bedford County and Shirley Township fell into Huntingdon County. The tax records for JOHN LOVE were as follows.

1788 150 A, 2 H, 2 C, value 96 State 0-7-0 County 0-3-6.

1789 150 A, 2 H, 2 C, value 91 State 0-5-0 County 0-3-5.

1790 150 A, 2 H, 2 C, value 91 State 0-6-4.

1791 150 A, 2 H, 2 C, value 161 State 0-2-3 County 0-7-9.

1792 150 A, 2 H, 2 C, value 104 State 0-4-8.

1793 200 A, 2 H, 2 C, value 213 State 0-12-9.

1794 150 A, 2 H, 2 C, value 151 State 0-5-8.

All of the above records are on microfilm at the Huntingdon County Historical Society in Huntingdon, Pa. Copies are in my files.

     I was not able to locate any Warrant, Patent or Deed for the above land. Maybe JOHN LOVE was only squatting on the land in Peters Township and that was the reason for moving. And maybe he was only squatting on this new land in Shirley Township. On the other hand it was not legally necessary to register land purchases. The "seller" and "buyer" often just wrote up a document and kept the original themselves. In fact they sometimes tore the document in half so they could always see if the document was genuine by matching the halves. It would have been about 40 miles to the nearest registry office in Huntingdon so they might not have thought it worthwhile to go that far to register. It would have been still in Bedford County then and that was even further, probably 80 miles. At any rate there are no records of the purchase in Bedford or in Huntingdon records.

     The first general United States Census was in 1790. It shows JOHN LOVE in Huntingdon County with 4 white males under 16, 1 white male over 16 and 3 white females. Copy of this census is in my files.

    When JOHN LOVE died in 1794, his son WILLIAM took over the "Home Farm" of 200 acres. However he also died in 1796 so his mother Lilly took over the farm and she and JAMES LOVE (the next oldest son) petitioned the court to divide the property, as evidently JOHN LOVE had died intestate without a will.

     In my files are historic and modern maps showing the location of "Loves Valley". It is interesting to note the local inhabitants still refer to it as "Loves Valley" but nobody can remember a Love family there. Even the History of Shirley Township refers to it the same way. Nobody had traced the history before 1850. The local Township Council were very interested in having a copy of my findings and they decided to put up road signs at both ends of the little gravel road that runs up the valley for about 6 miles, calling it "Love Valley Road". A photograph of this sign is in my files.

     The only way I was able to locate this land was because JAMES LOVE and his widowed mother LILLY petitioned the court to divide the land after JOHN LOVE's death. I found these documents in the Orphans Court Books at Huntingdon. They had appointed a jury of 12 men to make the decisions and had shown a survey. The valley is very narrow and so the 200 acres ran for about 1 3/4 miles and no more than 200 yards wide. In 1994 I talked to all the people who were living on the land and they were very interested in the history and where the name of "Loves Valley" had come from. A Mr. Jones who lives at the southern end took me into the woods to see some old stone foundations which could very easily be the remnants of the Love house and barn. A Mrs Varner who lives at the northern end showed me her old deeds which went back to 1853. On the back of one of the envelopes written in pencil was a notation "John and Lilly Love to Thomas Cromwell". I know he owned neighbouring property so I believe he may have purchased the property after the court divided the property among JOHN LOVE's heirs. Or the other possibility is that he purchased part of JOHN LOVE's land while JOHN was still living. That would explain John's name as well as Lilly's name on the pencilled note on the envelope of Mrs. Varner's deed. There are photographs taken in 1994 of several locations on what would have been the Love property.

    In 1994 there was a Jim Love living in Germany Valley just north of Loves Valley. I talked to him but he is not a relation to "our" Loves. He died in 1997.

     We know now for sure the rest of the LOVE family, with the exception of William's widow Mary and her children, left for Canada in the fall of 1801. There would be John's widow Lilly, James, his wife Mary and their 2 sons William and John, John Jr. and his wife Nancy, David the younger brother and Lilly the younger sister. All this is proven in the Petitions for Crown Land Grants when they arrived in Canada. Copies of all of these documents are in my files and discussed in greater detail in James Love's biographical notes.

     I naturally tried to locate some church connections for JOHN and LILLY LOVE. I am guessing they were Dissenting Presbyterians but have no proof. There were a great many Dissenting Presbyterians in the Cumberland Valley in the Mercersburg area and that may have been the original reason for the Loves choosing that district. We know from the records of the Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church in Mercersburg that John Jr. and David were christened there as mentioned before. However the records of the communicants does not list John or Lilly Love and so they were probably not actual members of the church. The records kept by Rev. John King are exceptionally good.

     When they moved to Shirley Township, Bedford County circa 1781 it was right on the frontier. The land had only been purchased from the Indians 30 years before and there were still many Indians in the area. There were no established churches of any denomination. A Presbyterian minister from Carlisle Presbytery in Cumberland County traveled what was known as the Juniata Circuit which included Shirleysburg and Orbisonia. The former was a fort and small town just over Sandy Ridge from Loves Valley (about 2 miles) but Orbisonia was at the south end of the valley and no more than a mile from the southern end of the Love property. These circuit ministers held services in people's homes and barns and were traveling the circuit as early as 1785.

The Methodist Circuit Riders were also starting to come through the area about the same time. Also Thomas Cromwell who was a neighbour of the Loves was very active in starting Methodist classes in the 1790's. I did not come across anything specific about JOHN and LILLY LOVE after they left the Mercersburg area to indicate they continued a Presbyterian connection or whether they were influenced by the Methodists. I am convinced that son JAMES LOVE and his wife MARY were converted Methodists before they left Loves Valley. There is more detail in the James Love biographical notes on the Presbyterian and Methodist activities in Shirley Township area.

     JOHN LOVE died 25 August 1794. He died intestate so the only court records are contained in the Orphan's Court when James and his mother petitioned to divide the land.

     I have been unsuccessful in locating where JOHN LOVE is buried or his eldest son William. The closest cemetery would be at the north end of Loves Valley where it starts to be called Germany Valley. There is a small cemetery there at an old Brethren Dunkard Church. Nobody believes it was being used as early as 1794. Certainly there are no legible stones that old. The next closest would be the cemetery in Orbisonia but it didn't start until circa 1830. The most probable place JOHN LOVE was buried was right on the farm. This was very common in the days before formal cemeteries were started. Mr. Jones who lives now on the southern end of the Love property showed me two intriguing flat stones down near the creek (Black Log Run). These are two stones side by side lying flat in the ground without any visible markings. They might be only stepping stones outside an old building but they might just be gravestones. In my files are photographs.

              SOURCE of INFORMATION

     SCOTTISH MIGRATION TO ULSTER IN THE REIGN OF JAMES I. By M. Percival-Maxwell. Published in 1973 by Routledge & Kegan. Copy in my library.

     ARDSTRAW - HISTORICAL SURVEY OF A PARISH. By Cannon John H. Gebbie. Published in 1968 by Strule Press, Omagh, Northern Ireland. Copy in my library.

     ABERCORN LETTERS 1736-1816. By Cannon John H. Gebbie Published in 1972 by Strule Press, Omagh, Northern Ireland. Copy in my library.

     ABERCORN LETTERS RE IRISH ESTATES. These are held by PRONI in Belfast in various files D623. However they have been put on microfilm by LDS and are available from Salt Lake City. The excerpts from letters quoted above are from LDS film # 1736679.

     IRISH WILLS by W. P. W. Phillimore and Gertrude Thrift. This book is in my library and contains the 5 volumes in the original publication. The reprint is by the Genealogical Publishing Co., in Baltimore, USA.

     HISTORY OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY by J. Simpson Africa published in 1883. A copy of this book is held by the Huntingdon County Historical Society in Huntingdon, Pa. Copies of the pertinent pages are in my files.

     PASTOR'S REGISTER OF THE UPPER WEST CONOCOCHEAGUE

      PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in Mercersburg, Pa. These records are held by the above church and were presented to the church by Rev. McCreigh in 1839. Copies of the pertinent pages are in my files.

     FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES 1790. Page 122. These printed census records are held by most historical societies and many libraries. Copy of this page is in my files.

     PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES FIFTH SERIES VOLUME 4. This huge set of records is held by most historical societies and many libraries. Copies of the pages concerning William Love are in my files.

     HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PA. ORPHAN's COURT RECORDS. Held at Huntingdon County Courthouse, Huntingdon, Pa.

     ST. CLAIRE'S HISTORY OF BEDFORD COUNTY. published in 1984. This book is held by the Bedford County Historical Society in Bedford, Pa. Copies of the pages concerning JOHN LOVE are in my files.

     PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES FIFTH SERIES VOLUME 6. These series are held by most historical societies and libraries in Pennsylvania. Copies of pages 271-2 concerning JOHN LOVE are in my files.

     ORBISONIA AREA BI-CENTENNIAL published in 1960. Held by the Huntingdon County Historical Society in Huntingdon, Pa. Copies of pertinent pages are in my files.

     SESQUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY published in 1937. A copy of this book is held by the Huntingdon County Historical Society in Huntingdon, Pa. Copies of pertinent pages are in my files.

     AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. Held by Kittochtinny Historical Society in Chambersburg, Pa. Copies of pages concerning JOHN LOVE are in my files.

     HISTORY OF SHIRLEYSBURG AND SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP by Charles Howard Welch published in 1910. Copy of this book is held by Huntingdon Public Library in Huntingdon, Pa. Copies of many pages are in my files.

     HISTORY OF SHIRLEYSBURG METHODIST CHURCH. A copy of this book is held by the Huntingdon County Historical Society in Huntingdon, Pa. Copies of pertinent pages are in my files.

     LILLY (ELIZABETH) ALLEN (69). LILLY (69) was born circa 1750 in Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. LILLY (69) died at an unknown date at an unknown age.

     Children of JOHN⁹ LOVE (54) and LILLY (ELIZABETH) ALLEN (69) were as follows:

             + 103.         i.    WILLIAM¹⁰ LOVE (56) WILLIAM (56) was born circa 1769 in Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married MARY HUNTER (2525) 21 August 1791 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA, USA. WILLIAM (56) died 16 November 1796 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA, USA, at an unknown age.

             + 104.       ii.    JAMES LOVE (37) JAMES (37) was born 1771 in Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married MARY UTLEY (38) , daughter of MATTHEW UTLEY (67) and SUSANNAH (SUSAN) MITCHELL (68), circa 1798 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA, USA. JAMES (37) died 30 June 1851 in King Township, York Co., ON, Canada, at an unknown age. His body was interred after 30 June 1851 in Temperanceville Ch. Cem., York, ON, Canada.

             + 105.      iii.    JOHN LOVE (57) JOHN (57) was born before 5 March 1775 in the ship at sea on way from Ireland. He married NANCY (--?--) (2526) before 1801 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA, USA. JOHN (57) died circa 1803 in King Township, York Co., ON, Canada, at an unknown age.

             + 106.       iv.    DAVID LOVE (58) DAVID (58) was born 23 March 1777 in Peters Twp., Franklin, PA, USA. He married ELIZA ANN (?) (--?--) (39799) circa 1801 in Ontario Province, Canada. DAVID (58) died 12 October 1846 in Marshall County, IL, USA, at age 69. He was buried after 12 October 1846 in Old Salem Cem, Lacon, Marshall Co., IL, USA.

                   107.         v.    LILLY LOVE (59). LILLY (59) was born circa 1790 in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon, PA, USA. LILLY (59) died at an unknown date at an unknown age.

LILLY LOVE (59) was the only daughter of JOHN LOVE and LILLY ALLEN and arrived in King Township, York County, Ontario, in November 1801, with her widowed mother, her brother JAMES LOVE with his wife MARY UTLEY and their two children WILLIAM and JOHN, along with another brother JOHN and his wife NANCY and also another brother DAVID, unmarried.

      They first lived in a log cabin in Vaughan Township and then her brother JAMES purchased Lot 67 Concession 1 in King Township where he built a log cabin. We don't know the exact birth date of LILLY but probably it was close to 1790 and she had been born in Love's Valley, Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

      I have not been able to find anything about LILLY after they arrived in Canada. There is a slighy possibility she went to Indiana when her brother DAVID and his family left in 1816/7. We also have been unable to find what happened to her mother LILLY ALLEN and again it is still possible she also went to Indiana.

66. LECKIE⁹ LOVE (120077) (JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹) was born in 1723 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

  She married Rev. MILES STAPYLTON (120078) , son of Sir JOHN STAPYLTON (120080) and MARY SANDYS (120081), on 29 April 1743 in Ivtchurch Whitechapel, London, Kent, England. She died on 18 April 1797 in Myton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England.

     Rev. MILES STAPYLTON (120078) was born in 1723 in Myton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England.

  He died on 25 January 1801 in Myton upon Swale, Yorkshire, England.

     Children of LECKIE⁹ LOVE (120077) and Rev. MILES STAPYLTON (120078) were:

             + 108.         i.    ANNE¹⁰ STAPYLTON (120082) married Rev. JOHN BREE (120083) in 1770.

  She died in 1816.

68. JAMES⁹ LOVE (8414) (ROBERT⁸, JOHN⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹). JAMES (8414) was born circa 1743 in Ballyfolliard Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married UNKNOWN (--?--) (117290).

  JAMES (8414) died 1789 in Ballyfolliard Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, at an unknown age.

JAMES LOVE (8414) was renting 34.3.23 acres of land in 1771 in Ballyfolliard Townland from James Hamilton, 8^th Earl of Abercorn. He was paying £ 13.17.7 annually. He was the eldest son of ROBERT LOVE as mentioned in the Will. If he was 15 when his father died in 1758 he would be 28 by now.

     Shown in the 1777 rental records of Abercorn Estate Papers. P.R.O.N.I. file D623/D1/16-17. LDS film # 1885920. Copies of Abercorn maps are in my files showing exact location of land along with lists showing quality of the land.

     Consistorial Will Index, Derry, 1612-1858. JAMES died in 1789. This Index shows him in Fyffin Townland, but the land he was renting was actually in Ballyfolliard Townland right on the border of Fyffin Townland. I have been unable to locate a copy of this Will or even an abstract so it must be one of the many wills destroyed in the 1992 fire in Dublin during the fighting for independence.

     Children of JAMES⁹ LOVE (8414) and UNKNOWN (--?--) (117290) both born in Ballyfolliard Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland, were as follows:

                   109.         i.    ROBERT¹⁰ LOVE (117291) married MARY (--?--) (117364).

  He died before 1860 in Ballyfolliard Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland.

     ROBERT LOVE (117291) was renting 34 acres in Ballyfolliard townland with his brother Samuel for £ 13.15.0 this lease replacing lease held by their father, James. Taken from Abercorn Estate Papers, Manor of Strabane Rent Rolls 1794-1809. P.R.O.N.I. record D/623/C/41. Supplied by Ulster Historical Foundation.

      ROBERT was renting 34 acres in 1806 in Ballyfolliard Townland with his brother Samuel. As this is the same land as James Love was leasing in 1771 and 1777 presumably Robert and Samuel are the sons of JAMES LOVE. They are paying rent of £ 13.15.0 annually. Same file references as JAMES LOVE and maps in my files.

      Robert is shown in the Tithe Applotment book between 1823 and 1837. This does not mean he paid tithes for all those years.

       Griffith’s Valuation shows ROBERT LOVE leasing 34 acres 0 rods

 and 30 perches from the Marquis of Abercorn. Assessment was £26 for the land and £2 for the house.

MARY (--?--) (117364) is shown as leasing 30 acres in Ballyfolliard Townland. PRONI file D623/D2/. LDS film # 1885949. Copy is in my files.

    MARY LOVE, widow of ROBERT, was leasing 77 acres. P.R.O.N.I. file D623/D2 ITEM 12. Found in LDS film # 1885949. Photocopy of the lease map is in my file.

             + 110.       ii.    SAMUEL LOVE (117292) married UNKNOWN (--?--) (117362).

73. CHRISTOPHER⁹ LOVE (8254) (ANDREW⁸, JOHN⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹). CHRISTOPHER (8254) was born circa 1708 in Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. CHRISTOPHER (8254) died at an unknown date at an unknown age.

CHRISTOPHER LOVE (8254) appealed to the Earl for help on tithe problem. 12 October 1744 letter from Nathaniel Nisbitt (agent at Lifford )

 to the 8^th Earl of Abercorn. “ list of 20 tenants in Ardstraw Parish who say they set out their tythe according to your Lordship’s directions by now they are threatened to be put into Bishop’s Court for substraction.” Taken from Abercorn Estate Papers. Shown in LDS film # 1736518. PRONI file D623/A/27/25. Copy of the complete letter is in my files.

     Children of CHRISTOPHER⁹ LOVE (8254) both born Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland include:

             + 111.         i.    ROBERT¹⁰ LOVE SR. (8453) ROBERT (8453) was born 1731. He married ELEANOR LOVE (8454) circa 1762 in Crew Townland, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. ROBERT (8453) died 6 October 1796 at an unknown age. He was buried after 6 October 1796.

             + 112.       ii.    ANDREW LOVE (8304) ANDREW (8304) was born circa 1742. He married SARAH DONAHUE (113118) circa 1769 in Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. ANDREW (8304) died circa 1795 at an unknown age.

75. ROBERT⁹ LOVE (8252) (ANDREW⁸, JOHN⁷, ROBERT⁶, WILLIAM⁵, JHONE⁴ LUIFE, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹). ROBERT (8252) was born circa 1715 in Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone, Ireland. He married JANE (--?--) (117151).

  ROBERT (8252) died after 1771 in Magheralough, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone Co., Ireland, at an unknown age.

ROBERT LOVE (8252) is recorded in the 1756 survey taken for the Earl of Abercorn as holding 31 acres in Magheralough Townland in partnership with JOHN McMAHONE (?). It is in the Northeast Division and a description of the land quality is in my files. It shows there were 3 houses. Taken from PRONI file D623/D1/11 and LDS film # 1885919 item 11.

      Mentioned as one of the Ardstraw family names for mid 18^th century in the book Historical Survey of a Parish 1600-1900 by Cannon John H. Gebbie who was Rector of Ardstraw Parish Church in 1968. It does not pretend to be a total list of residents of Ardstraw but just gives a sample of various family names.

     19 August 1750, letter from Jo Colhoun (agent at Strabane) to 8^th

 Earl of Abercorn - “ I have viewed the best gardens in Derrygoon Manor and can scarce distinguish between the gardens of Robert Kerr of Cavandorragh, ROBERT LOVE of Machryloch, James and William Macasky of Creevy and James Hamilton, gauger, of Machrycrigan. If there’s any difference Hamilton and LOVE have it.”. Taken from the Abercorn Estate Papers and shown in LDS film # 1736218. PRONI file D623/A/30/28. Copy of the complete letter is in my files.

      ROBERT LOVE is shown on the 1771 lease map for Magheralough renting 31 acres just south-east of Magheracreggan.

         JANE LOVE was replaced by John Eakins. she was the widow of ROBERT LOVE. Taken from the Manor of Derrywoon Rent Rolls 1794-1809. P.R.O.N.I. file D/623/C/45. Supplied by Ulster Historical Foundation

      MR. THOMAS LOVE, Corsica, Pa. USA advised that Robert Love's wife was Jane and they had 3 children. Jane, John and David. He said Jane married Samuel Wilson and they emigrated to America between 1790 and 1798 with the 2 brothers.

     JANE (--?--) (117151) was replaced by John Eakins. She must have been the widow of ROBERT LOVE. From information supplied by THOMAS LOVE of Corsica, Pennsylvania, it appears her children were JANE, JOHN and DAVID. JANE married SAMUEL WILSON and they all went to America in 1790 or 1798. Taken from the Manor of Derrywoon Rent Rolls 1794-1809. P.R.O.N.I. file D/623/C/45. Supplied by Ulster Historical Foundation.

     Children of ROBERT⁹ LOVE (8252) and JANE (--?--) (117151) all born in Magheralough, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone Co., Ireland, were as follows:

             + 113.         i.    JANE (JEAN)¹⁰ LOVE (117152) was born in 1767.

  She married SAMUEL WILSON (117153) , son of UNKNOWN WILSON (119791), circa 1783 in Magheralough, Ardstraw Parish, Tyrone Co., Ireland. She died after 1802.

             + 114.       ii.    DAVID LOVE (117155) was born circa 1771.

  He married NANCY WAGGONER (119935) , daughter of JOHN WAGGONER (119936), on 14 September 1802 in Sinking Creek Presbyterian Ch, Centre Co., PA, USA.

  He married MARY VAN H ORNE (119968) , daughter of JOSEPH VAN H ORNE (119969), on 13 April 1818 in Sinking Creek Presbyterian Ch, Centre Co., PA, USA.

  He died on 23 November 1849. He was buried after 23 November 1849.

             + 115.      iii.    JOHN LOVE (117154) was born circa 1775.

  He married MARY McCONNELL (119805) circa 1779.

  He died before 24 August 1850. He was buried after 24 August 1850.

78. JOHN⁹ LOVE (122180) (WILLIAM⁸, JAMES⁷, ROBERT⁶ LUIFE, JAMES⁵, ROBERT⁴, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹) was born before 1 March 1674 in Beith Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.

     He was baptized on 1 March 1674 in Beith Parish Church, Ayrshire, Scotland. He married MARGARET GILKISSON (122187) on 30 December 1697 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

     Children of JOHN⁹ LOVE (122180) and MARGARET GILKISSON (122187) all born in Kintyre, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland, were as follows:

                   116.         i.    MARION¹⁰ LOVE (122188) was born before 4 December 1698.

  She was baptized on 4 December 1698 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

                    + 117.   ii.    JAMES LOVE (122189) was born before 16 May 1700.

  He married MARGARET GIFFEN (122196) on 1 March 1729 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

                   118.       iii.    JOHN LOVE (122190) was born before 18 February 1702.

  He was baptized on 18 February 1702 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland. He died before 7 September 1707 in Kintyre, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

                   119.       iv.    JANE LOVE (122191) was born before 6 June 1703.

  She was baptized on 6 June 1703 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

                   120.         v.    MARGARET LOVE (122192) was born before 22 April 1705.

  She was baptized on 22 April 1705 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland. She died before 6 March 1709 in Kintyre, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

                   121.       vi.    JOHN LOVE (122193) was born before 7 September 1707.

  He was baptized on 7 September 1707 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

                   122.      vii.    MARGARET LOVE (122194) was born before 6 March 1709.

  She was baptized on 6 March 1709 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

                   123.     viii.    WILLIAM LOVE (122195) was born before 1 October 1710.

  He was baptized on 1 October 1710 in Parish Church, Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland.

86. JAMES⁹ LOVE (119441) (ROBERT⁸, JAMES⁷, ROBERT⁶ LUIFE, JAMES⁵, ROBERT⁴, JOHANNUS³, JOHANNUS² LUF, NIGELLUS¹) was born in March 1694 in Threipwood, Beith Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.

  He married JANET COCHRANE (119442) in Ayrshire, Scotland.

  He married JEAN ROBINSON (119448) on 27 April 1732 in Ayrshire, Scotland.

  He died in 1743.

     JANET COCHRANE (119442) was born in 1695. She died in 1730 in Ayrshire, Scotland.

     Children of JAMES⁹ LOVE (119441) and JANET COCHRANE (119442) were:

             + 124.         i.    SAMUEL¹⁰ LOVE (119443) was born on 18 May 1728 in Ayrshire, Scotland.

  He married ROSANNA (ROZANNA) GRAHAM (119453) in 1758 in Cecil County, MD, USA.

  He died on 23 April 1779 in Cecil County, MD, USA, at age 50.

     JEAN ROBINSON (119448) was born in 1695. She died in 1765.

     Children of JAMES⁹ LOVE (119441) and JEAN ROBINSON (119448) were as follows:

             + 125.         i.    ROBERT¹⁰ LOVE (119449) was born on 14 March 1735 in Threipwood, Beith Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.

  He married JEAN CONNELL (120210) , daughter of JOHN CONNELL (120218) and MARGARET TOD (120219).

  He married JANET COCHRANE (120220) circa 1760 in Scotland.

  He died on 14 March 1813 in Scotland at age 78.

                   126.        ii.    JEAN LOVE (119450) was born on 3 January 1738. She died before 1742.

                   127.       iii.    JEAN LOVE (119451) was born on 19 January 1742.

                    + 128.  iv.    JAMES LOVE (119452) was born on 12 December 1743 in Threipwood, Beith Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.

  He married MARGARET STEVENSON (120214) on 30 December 1775 in Dunlop Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.

  He died circa 1810 in Scotland.

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