family of samuel love and elizabeth nation

SAMUEL LOVE was born about 1763 probably in Frederick County, Virginia or North Carolina, and died before August 04, 1829 in St. Clair County, Alabama. He married ELIZABETH NATION March 30, 1789 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, daughter of CHRISTOPHER NATION and ELIZABETH SWAIM. She was born about 1762 in Virginia.

Notes for SAMUEL LOVE:

Samuel and Elizabeth Nation Love left Mecklenburg and together with many of Elizabeth's siblings, settled in Greenville Co., SC where they became members of the Clear Springs Baptist Church. Record from the Clear Springs Baptist Church, Greenville, SC (3 miles from Spartanburg Co., line) indicates the following:

23 Apr 1803, Christopher Robins was received

22 Oct 1803, Nancy Nations was given letter of dismissal.

26 Jan 1805, Samuel Love & wife Elizabeth dismissed.

22 Mar 1806, John Nation & wife given letter of dismissal

22 Mar 1806, Brother Robins ATC (?)

22 Apr 1809, Christopher Robins & wife Hannah DWD (?)

Samuel is enumerated on the 1800 Greenville Co., SC census with 3 sons under 10, 2 daughter, 1 under 10 and 1 from 10-16. Samuel apparently leaves his wife and young family in the care of Elizabeth's brothers and ventures down to AL in search for new land.

20 Dec 1811 Madison Co., MS Territory/Greenville Co. SC Court Records: The following Power of Attorney was recorded in SC: "I, Samuel Love of Madison Co., Mississippi Territory, give power of attorney to William Ashmore and John Nation to recover, Tabb, a Negro woman who has absented herself from me."

In 1813 a Samuel Love is listed on the Taxable Property List of Clarke, Co., Mississippi Territory.

In 1815, Rebecca M. Love married George Thomas in Madison Co., Mississippi Territory. During this same period Sarah Elizabeth married William Ragsdale. Samuel's family has thus joined him by 1815.

In 1816, Samuel Love is listed in Baldwin Co., with another male over 21 and 5 slaves. From this and the Power of Attorney, it might appear that Samuel was engaged as a slave trader during this period.

Samuel is enumerated by a nickname "Shem" in the 1815-1817 census of Monroe Co., Mississippi Territory. He had settled on his land and he and his wife are shown with 3 sons and 2 daughters all under the age of 21.

Samuel patents his land on the second day (3 Jul 1821) that the new Land Office opened in St. Clair Co. It was certificate # 22 and granted him two tracts totaling about 70 acres in Section 33, T16S, R1E. The land he received was at the south edge of what is now White's Chapel, AL and has now returned to wilderness.

Samuel died intestate in 1829. His son-in-law-John Lawley was appointed administrator of his estate by the Special Orphans Court of St. Clair Co., of August 4, 1829. The probate records of the sale of his property included all of his known children.

FROM ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ALABAMA - ESTATE LEDGER 1828-1837

APPRAISAL BILL OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL LOVE DECED

6 barrow hogs, 3 sows and 14 shoats, 1 cow and calf, 1 bull, 1 brindle heifer, 2 head of sheep, 1 waggon and harness, 1 slide, 1 cutting knife & stock, 1 shaving horse, 1 sorrel horse, 1 bay mare and colt, 1 grey horse, 1 rone horse, remains of an old waggon, 1 loom, 1 grind stone, 2 bee stands 1 bed, bed stead and furniture, 3 cover lidds and one bed quilt, 1 stand of curtains, 7 chairs, 1 ove and tea kittle & skillet, 1 lot of shelf furniture, 1 coffee mill, 1 clock, 1 table, 1 set of shoe tools, 1 butcher knife, 1 claw hammer, 3 black bottles, 1 pair of steelyards, 1 rifle gun, 1 box cald? and chest, 1 spinning wheel and cards, 1 dresser, 1 lot of old irons, 2 pair of breach bands & hip straps, 2 bells and collars, 1 lot of coopers tools, 2 riddles/kiddles?, 1 lot of black smith tools, 2 iron wedges, 1 hand ax, 1 broad ax, 1 falling ax, 1 tomahawk, 1 lot of turners? tools, 1 lot of augers and chisels, 1 drawing knife, 1 frame and spools, 3 flays, 3 books, 2 steel traps, 4 1/2 pounds wool, 1 brass cock, 1 muskett barrell and lock, 1 pot rack, 3 pecks onions, 2 pieces of leather, 2 1/2 sides leather in tan, 1 bed, 1 old barrell, 1 piggin, do, 1 pair saddle bags, 1 pocket compass, 1 tole dish, 1 pair horse phelgms, 1 black white face heifer, 1 black side white face heifer, 1 black white face cow, 1 tenant saw, drawing knife & frow?, the crop.

State of Alabama, St. Clair County - Personally appeard before me Hugh Coupland a Justice of the Peace for said county John Cox, Ransom Jones & Samuel Jones who after being duly sworn deposith and saith that they did appraise and assess the true value of the Estate of Samuel Love Decd or so much there of as was shown them by the admistrator of said estate ot the best of their jdugements and that this be a true statement of the same sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of Sept 1829.

Test - Hugh Coupland a Justice of the Peace - (signed) John Cox, Samuel Jones, Ransom Jones

SALE BILL OF THE ESTATE OF SAMUEL LOVE DECED

Elizabeth Love - 1 mare and colt, John Lolly - 1 gray horse, Feildon Love - 1 sorrel horse, Allen Love - 1 roan horse, Hugh Coupland - 1 black cow

James A. Givens - 1 bull, John Cox - 1 black sided yearling, Benjamin Howard - 1 cow & calf, George Tarwater - 1 heifer, Allen Love - 1 black calf

George Tarwater - 1 brindle yearling, Elizabeth Love - 3 barrows, George Thomas - 1 sow & 3 shoats, 6 shoats, 1 sow, 1 black sow, Fielden Love - 1 boar

Hugh Coupland - 1 bell, William Ragsdale - 1 waggon, Parmenus Castleberry - Remains of Waggon , Rhese Skelton - 2 sheep, John Lolly - 1 bee gum

Benj. Howard - 1 bee gum , John Lolly - 1 grind stone, William Ragsdale - 1 loom, John Lolly - 1 cutting knife and box, Allen Love - 2 raw hides

Willis Robertson - 1 steel trap, Rhese Skelton - 1 steel trap, James Herron - 1 lot of irons, John Lolly - 1 fat? tub, Parmenus Castleberry - 1 sley, 1 do, 1 do, 1 do

Elizabeth Love - 1 oven & lid, 1 pot, Daniel Fuller - 1 spider, Elizabeth Love - 1 lot crockery, Benj. Fuller - 1 sett pewter, Feildin Love - 2 wine glasses, 2 do

George Tarwater - 2 wine glasses, James A. Givens - 2 riddles?, John Howard - 1 hand saw , John D. Adams - 1 drawing knife, John Lolly - 1 forrow?

John Tarwater - 1 draw knife, Averett Moore - 1 auger & chisel, 1 do, 1 do 3/4, 1 hand ax, 2 iron wedges, Parmenus Castleberrry - 1 set coopers tools

Samuel M Cook - 1 lost turning tools, Benj. Fuller - 1 set blacksmith tools, Parmenus Castleberry - 1 jack plain, Allen Love - 1 pr streachers, 1 pr saddle bags

John Howard - 1 ax, Daniel Strange - 1 set of breching, Tyree Love - 1 rifle gun , Elizabeth Love - 1 bed & sted & furniture, 1 stand curtains

John Lolly - 1 cover lid, John Cox - 1 cover lid, George Thomas - 1 do, George Thomas - 1 coverlid, William Ragsdale - 1 bed quilt, John Cox - 1 clock

Elizabeth Love - 1 big wheel and cards, 2 chairs, Feilden Love - 4 chairs, Parmenus Castleberry - 1 frame & spools, Wm Ragsdale - 1 bed

Elizabeth Love - 1 coffee mill, Wm Martin - 1 pr steelyards , John Lolly - 1 tomahawk, John D. Adams - hammer, 1 small do, 1 set shoe tools

John Middleton - 1 broad ax, John Lolly - 1 slide, 1 shaving horse, Elizabeth Love - 4 1/2 lb wool, John Cox - to onions, Wm Ragsdale - to onions

Absolum Littlefield - to onions, Ransom J/T Jones - 1 tagle, Elizabeth Love - for crop, Fielden Love - for tole dish , Elizabeth Love - 1 box

Ransom T/J Jones - 1 reep hook, Davis Malone - 1 keg, John Cox - 2 reep hooks , Hugh Coupland - 2 prs leather, Wm Ragsdale - 1 side leather, 1 1/2 sides do

Joseph Castleberry - 1 pr horse phlegms, Ransom J/T Jones - 1 pocket compass, David Malone - 1 brass cock, George Thomas - 1 testament, 1 hymn book

Elizabeth Love - 1 bottle, John Middleton - 1 do, Wm Ragsdale - 1 wine bottle, Feilden Love - 1 barrell, John Lolly - 1 muskett barrel & lock , Wm Ragsdale - 1 hatter chain

I Hugh Coupland Clerk of said sale do certify that this is a true account of the sale of the goods & chattels of the said Decd given under my hand this 14th day of September 1829.

Signed Hugh Coupland, Clerk of said sale

A bill of notes and accounts received by John Lawly Admistrator of the Estate of Samuel Love Decd

One note on Thos Henry Cox due the 1st Sept 1829 ; One note on Andrew C. Bane due Jue the 1st 1829; One note on Thomas King due February the 28th 1829; One note on Samuel Murphy due February 28th 1828; One note on John Dulany due May 29th 1823; Account on Tyre Love for 32.12

Notes for ELIZABETH NATION:

Elizabeth Nation Love's father, John Nation died in 1810 and his estate records list his children and among them was Elizabeth Love.