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Access Genealogy Library: Some Data, Letters, and Memoranda Collected by FRANKLIN D. LOVE, Relating to the LOVE FAMILY, by Dennis N. Partridge, Volume I, first series.
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was given to the town of Waynesville by Robert Love. This site for every public building, including the old and new court house sites, the railroad stations, churches, etc, have all been given by the Love family.
Robert Love founded Waynesville, N.C., and named it for Genl. Anthony Wayne, of Pennsylvania, for whom as a solider, he had unbounded admiration.
Extract from "Wheeler's Reminiscences of N.C."
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"Robert Love was one of the earliest pioneers in the settlement of Western North Carolina, and prominent in the early history of this section. He figured in the rise and fall of the State of Franklin, which Gov. Sevier attempted to establish.
Robert Love is the progenitor of a large and influential family of that name, which pervades this and other sections of the West, who have occupied positions of prominence in every walk of life".
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Robert Love's name appears on the list of members from Buncombe County, N.C. to the General Assembly of that State in 1793-1795 as senator. His brother, Thomas Love, a member of the House of Commons in that State from 1797-1808 (See Wheeler History of N.C. pages 53-54)
Haywood County was formed in 1808 from Buncombe County N.C., and named for Judge John Haywood, State Treasurer, 1787-1827. Thomas Love continued in the House of Commons as a representative from Haywood County until 1813, and again from 1814-1815. For four consecutive years 1817-18-19-20. He was succeeded by his nephew, James Robert Love -1821-1830. Thomas Love elected to the Senate 1823-1829.
I judge from the above record that Robert Love moved from Tennessee to N.C. prior to 1793; that he was living at Waynesville then, a part of Buncombe County, when elected to the State Senate-Maria Love Stringfield
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Joseph Bell's Will. (Copy)
In the name of God. Amen!
I, Joseph Bell, of the County of Augusta, and state of Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make my last Will and Testament in manner following, towit:
I give my soul to Almighty God who gave it, and my body to the Earth, all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid first, etc. Impremises, I give, demise and bequeath to my Brother, William Bell's two oldest children, James Bell and Elizabeth Bell, two hundred acres of land on both sides of the South River adjoining the line that William once owned; the division line to run nearly North and South crossing the South River to the Patent line, so as to include my two dwelling houses; also one hundred acres of pine land adjoining Alexander Long's line; also each of them a good feather bed and furniture, and to be their heirs and assigns forever.
Secondly, I demise to my Nephew, John Gamble's heirs, one hundred acres of land adjoining the above land, the line to run nearly North and South, crossing the South River to the Patent line of Beverly Manor; also, one hundred acres of pine land on the South end of the old tract adjoining Bell line, to them, their heirs and assigns forever.
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