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| Jane White m. before 1760 Culpeper Co. VA b. 1747 VA d. Sep 1821 Burke Co. NC |
Elizabeth b. 1767? ?SC d. bef 1804 NC |
Mary b. 1768 Rowan Co. NC d. May 1852 ?Caldwell Co. NC |
Gabriel b. before 1774 ?Rowan Co. NC d. after 1820? Rapides Parish LA? |
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John b. 1773? ?Rowan Co. NC d. by Dec 7, 1818 Monroe Co. IN |
William b. 1775 or after ?Rowan Co. NC d. after 1839 ?Caldwell Co. NC |
?daughter b. after 1775 ?Wilkes Co. NC |
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?daughter b. after 1790 ?Burke Co. NC |
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Culpeper County Virginia was formed in 1748
(see present day map
for location), and was bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west. The
Rappahannock River forms one of its eastern boundaries. |
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William applied for a land grant in Craven County SC. The land was surveyed
on Oct 16, 1767. He received a
Land Grant
on Mar 5, 1770, but he may have sold the grant less than year after the survey was
done because of the incident at Marr's Bluff SC, that occurred when he was a
member of the South Carolina militia. The land was "on the head of the Middle
Branch being the waters of Pee Dee in Craven County bounded on all sides by vacant
land". |
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William Loving, his father-in-law James Taylor White,
and his two sons William and Reuben White, along with their brother-in-law
John Holloway, were members of a SC militia
defeated at Marr's Bluff SC, at the hands of Regulators, on July 25, 1768. Excerpt from the book The South Carolina Regulators by Richard Maxwell Brown gives a background and summary of the incident. |
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August 15, 1770 petition by
brother-in-law William White seeking government
relief for him and his family. A deposition from William Loving was mentioned
when the petition was presented to the SC Commons House of Assembly. |
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In 1770, Reuben White apparently bought
his brother's land in St. David's parish, Craven Co, SC so that William could
pay off his debts. William was in jail for debt in Cheraws SC in 1774. |
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In 1771, William Loving and Thomas White,
believed to be the younger brother of William's father-in-law
James Taylor White
(see Thomas White Jr. of Virginia), both appeared
on the first tax list for Surry Co. NC. They both register their stock marks on
Feb 16 of that year in Rowan County (soon Surry Co.). Thomas White lived there on
Swan Creek until 1776 when he moved to Johns River (located in what would
becomes Burke Co.). William Loving also moved, but to the Yadkin River in what
would become Wilkes Co. |
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Part of Rowan County became Surry County in 1770. Burke and Wilkes Counties were
formed in 1777. Wilkes was formed from Surry County and Burke was formed from
another part of Rowan County. Compare
Map of North Carolina Counties in 1775,
with Map in 1780. |
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On Mar 21, 1778 William and his brother, Gabriel, entered tracts of land that were
on opposite sides of the Yadkin River in Wilkes Co. NC. The surveys done in October
of that year indicated that they had been there for some time, having made
improvements on the land. Each brother served as chain carrier for the other when
the surveys were made. |
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In 1781, daughter Elizabeth married John Wesley Fox, 1764-1840, who had fought and
was wounded at the Battle of Kings Mountain in Oct 1780, at the age of 16. |
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On Aug 27, 1781, a Gabriel Loving married Rachael Sisk (1754?-1806?) in Wilkes Co.
NC. She was the widow of Daniel Sisk (1754-1780) who died at King's Mountain in
Oct 1780. She was also a daughter of William's son Gabriel. If the Gabriel she
married was Gabriel Jr., then they were cousins. They lived on Mulberry Creek
(Burke Co.) for a short time but left for Kentucky by 1810 and died in Hopkinville KY. |
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About 1784 or 1785, William acquired land next to
George Holloway on Little Mulberry Creek in Burke Co. NC. It bordered the
land that was claimed for Geroge in 1783 but had yet to be surveyed. Both tracts
of land had probably belonged to either brother-in-law
William White (1830?-1818) or Michael Wilson,
a large landowner in the area. William's daughter Mary married
George Holloway in Oct 1787. William had
moved to Burke Co. by then and brother Gabriel stayed in Wilkes Co. |
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In the 1790 Burke Co. NC Census for 5th Company, William Loving is listed as a
head of household of 6 members: William, 1 male aged 0-16 (son William Jr. (b. after 1774), 4 females (wife Jane, 3 young daughters), Daughter Mary would have been counted under husband George Holloway with 5 members. In the 1800 Census, both adults in the William Loving household are at least 45 years old. Also counted was a female under age 10. [Genealogy Trails, 1790 Burke Co. NC Census]. |
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On Jul 7, 1791 the land of neighbor and son-in-law
George Holloway was surveyed. William Loving
signed the survey as the surveyor for David Vance Co. |
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William and his family were not only patriots but also religious. When
George Holloway was converted to the local
Methodist movement by Rev. Jesse Lee in 1795, he founded a Methodist
group that produced a manuscript titled Class Papers for Holloway's Society",
1810-1821. Loving family members were some of the original members of the
society and lived near George and the present Mt. Olivet Methodist Church in
Collettsville NC which is said to have been known as Holloway's Chapel. |
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In a 1796 list of land acreage sorted by militia units, William is listed as "Sr."
under Capt. Moore's Company in Burke Co. NC, along with
George Holloway, a Gabriel Loving
(probably William's brother who also owned land there), son John Loving, and
Thomas White, and William White. William White and William Loving were
militia members together in SC also (see above). |
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On Mar 5, 1800, a Land Survey
was submitted by William White for William
Loving (Jr.) of thirty acres of land on the south side of Little
Mulberry Creek bounded by George D. Tucker's land in Burke Co. NC. |
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In the
1800 Burke Co. NC Census, page 766 line 14, "William Loving" is listed as a
head of household of 3 members: 1 male aged over 45 (William Sr.), 1 female under age 10, 1 female aged over 45 (wife Jane). There are three households headed by Gabriel [page 767 line 30], John [page 767 line 17], and William (Jr.) Loving [page 768 line 3], respectively. Gabriel and John are in an older age class than brother William. |
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In the 1800 US Census for Burke Co. NC son William Loving (Jr.) is listed as a
head of household of 6 members: William (born 1775?), 1 male aged 0-16 (a son, probably the William Loving b. 1797 who married Nancy Crisp), 2 females under 10, 1 female 16-25, and one female 26-44, probably his wife. |
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Detailed Guidemap to the Blue Ridge Parkway [Lenoir region] from 2005 shows
the locations of the towns of Collettsville and Olivette, and of Mulberry Creek and
Johns River. Holloway Mountain is shown further east just south of Route 90. |
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In 1805, William Loving was listed in the
Burke Co. list of taxables,
as owning 180 acres and taxable for 1 poll [a person living on the land over a
certain age]. He was listed in Captain Coleman's Company along with uncle
William White (1668 acres and 8 polls) and
George Holloway (400 acres and 2 polls). |
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Son Gabriel is in the 1800 Burke Co. NC Census with both adults 26-45 and 5 female
children (3 under 10, a 10-15 year old, and a 15-26 year old).
By 1820, the family appeared in Rapides Parish in Louisiana Territory where
John and
James Holloway were raising cattle in Holloway Prairie. They were younger
brothers of George Holloway, William's
son-in-law and former neighbor of Gabriel. William died in 1806 in Burke Co. NC. |
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In 1805, "Gabrel Loving" was listed in the
Wilkes Co. NC list of taxables
[page 30], as owning 540 acres in Captain Thurmond's district, but no taxable
polls [persons living on the land over a certain age]. This Gabriel might be
William's brother who may have died by 1805.
George Holloway,
William White (1668 acres and 8 polls), and
William Loving (180 acres and 1 poll) were listed in the
Burke Co. NC Tax List of
the same year [NCGSJ, in Alexander, Here Will I Dwell..., pp. 30,
231]. A "Gabral L. Holloway" [note spelling as Gabral] was in the 1840 Catahoula Parish LA Census born after 1810, likely a son of John Holloway, younger brother of George Holloway, and named after this Gabriel Loving [1840 Catahoula LA Census, p. 37]. |
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In the 1820 Rapides Parish Census,
page 133, line 15,
there is a Gabriel Loving with 1 female child aged 10-16 and both adults at least
age 45. The family is not in Burke Co 1820 Census. There are no Lovings in the 1810 or 1830 Rapides Parish census or in the 1792 Natchez District Census. |
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Rapides Parish was formed in 1807 by the Territory of Orleans government.
(see present day map
for location). |
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Son John married Lora Estes, daughter of Reuben Estes. John's will was probated
Dec 7, 1818. It named wife "Lory", sons Taylor, Reuben, William, Lot, and John,
and daughters Delphy, Lettie, Lory, Mary Alloway, Delilah Wakefield, and
Elizabeth Tucker. Lora's older sister, Letitia ("Letty") Estes married
Thomas D. White, son of William White about 1792. |
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By 1818 son John's daughter Mary was married in Burke Co. NC. After moving to
Indiana, they named a son James Taylor (Alloway) born about 1823, named
after John's grandfather James Taylor White. |
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Son William was a member of the Holloway Society from 1817-1822, and was
bondsman for Mahala Holloway's marriage to Joseph Fair (Pharr) in 1821.
By 1821, son William (Jr.) married Elizabeth Fair, and had a daughter Matilda
in Jun 1821. |
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Son William appeared in the
1819 list of
taxables for "the White district of Burke Co. NC, including the upper
John's River, Mulberry and Globe sections" owing $600 for 180 acres and "one white
poll". No other Lovings are listed, nor any Whites. Only landowners under age 50
were taxable. His brother-in-law George Holloway
was the "tax-lister" that year but over age 50 so not taxable. William (Jr.) was
born about 1775 so he was not yet 50. [Scott, W. W., Annals of Caldwell Co.,
p. 115]. |
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In the 1820 Burke Co. NC Census
page 23, line 33,
the household of son William Loving lists 3 males aged 45 or older and 2 females
aged 45 or older, 6 people under age 26, and 3 slaves. |
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In 1839, grandson William (Jr.) sold 250 acres, including the 180 acres
taxed in 1819, to Grief Lindsay. In 1827, William B. Loving Jr. married Nancy Crisp
(1808-1875) of the Crisp family that lived next to
George Holloway in 1820. |
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In the 1850 Caldwell Co. NC Census, daughter "Mary Halloway" was listed as being
82 years old, born in Wilkes Co. NC [Rowan Co. at the time], living with her husband
"George Halloway" an 83 year old farmer
born in SC [1850 U.S. Census, Johns River District, p. 2]. |
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Sources: Alexander, Nancy, Here Will I Dwell, The Story of Caldwell County, 1956, "Burke County, N.C. List of Taxables for 1805" abstracted by Ransom McBride, in NCGSJ, Nov 1982, pp. 30, 231-2. Brown, Richard Maxwell, The South Carolina Regulators, Cambridge, Mass., 1963. "Burke County, N.C. List of Taxables" abstracted by Ransom McBride, in NCGSJ, Nov 1982, p. 231. Company Lists, Burke Co. NC Records, Vol IV, p. 117. Genealogy Trails, 1790 Census, Burke Co. NC, website, transcribed by Linda Natale, 2020. Gibbons, Michael, Letter re: Loving family to Lisabeth M. Holloway, May 20, 1992. Holloway, George, record keeper, "Holloway Society Papers," 1810,&c,; publ. in Wm. Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina, v.2 by M.L.Vineyard & E.M.Wiseman, Franklin NC, 1997, pp.113-128. Outdoor Paths Publ., Detailed Guidemap to the Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 270.0 to 469.1, Black Mountain NC, 2005. Phifer, Edward Jr., BURKE: The History of a North Carolina County 1777-1926, Morganton, NC, 1977, Appendix D, pp. 400-401. Poe, Allan, "The Records, From Virginia to Old Burke Co. N.C.", publ. in Wm Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina, v.2, by M.L.Vineyard & E.M.Wiseman, Franklin NC, 1997, pp. 254-256. Scott, W. W., Annals of Caldwell Co., Lenoir NC, 1930, pp. 114-116. South Carolina land grant to William Loving, 250 acres on the Head of the Middle Branch of the Pee Dee in Craven County, Mar 5, 1770; photocopy, provided by Michael F. Gibbons, May 1989. 1790, 1800, 1850 Census, Burke Co. NC. U.S. 1820 Census, Burke Co. NC, USGenWeb website, S-K Publ., page 23, line 33. U.S. 1850 Census, Caldwell Co. NC, Johns River District, p. 2. Tax List 1771, Surry Co. NC. Tax Lists 1803, 1804, 1807, Burke Co. NC. 1820 Census, Rapides Parish, S-K Publ., 2003, p. 133. USGenWeb Archives Census Project, 1800 Burke Co., NC Federal Census, transcribed by Dorna Chambers, 1999, pp. 767-768. Will of John Loving, Will Book 1, Monroe Co. IN, Aug 31, 1818, prob. Dec 7, 1818. |
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