John Loving Jr. (1739 - 1804)

Born 4 Oct 1739 in Culpepper County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Naomi (Seay) Loving — married 10 Feb 1761 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 10 May 1804 at age 64 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States

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Revolutionary War Patriot

Biography

John Loving, Jr was born on 04 October 1739 in Culpepper County, Virginia.

John Loving, Jr. married about 1761 to Naomi "Amy" Seay, daughter of Abraham Seay, Jr. and Naomi Loving of Powhatan County, Virginia.

Captain John Loving Jr. served with Amherst County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

John Loving Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 239064
Rank: Soldier

John Loving Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A071985.

During the American Revolutionary War he served as a Captain of the Amherst County, Virginia Militia.^{[2] [3]}

In 1781 he was an Under Sheriff of Amherst County, Virginia, USA. ^[4]

In 1783 he resided in Amherst County, Virginia, USA ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

On 08 March 1828 he had a land transaction in Nelson County. ^[9]

He died on 10 May 1804 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA. ^[10]

Marriage

Marriage 10 Feb 1761 Virginia

Husband: John Loving

Wife: Naomi Amy Seay

Child: George M. Loving

Child: Cynthia Roseanne Loving

Child: Lunsford Lomax Loving

Child: William Loving.

Children ^{[11] [12]}

1. Sarah "Sally" Loving, b: 18 Jul 1762; d: aft.1860; m: William Teas (Cornet Revolutionary soldier in Continental line)
2. George M. Loving, b: 1765; (Revolutionary soldier); d: c1825; m: Mildred Beheathland Stevens
3. Elizabeth "Betsy" Loving, b: c1766; m1: ??? Taliaferro; m: 1789 William Vaughn
4. James Loving, b: c1767; d: 22 Jun 1818 (never married)
5. Mary Loving, b: c1768
6. John Loving, b: 1769; m: 1796 Perry Ryan; res: Macon Co, GA
7. William Loving, b: abt. 14 May 1776; d: 06 Jun 1850 VA
8. Lunsford Lomax Loving, b: 29 Mar 1779; d: 07 Aug 1856 Nelson County (the name Lunsford Lomax Loving has been handed down for generations and indicates that there must have been familial links between the Loving and Lomax families)
9. Nancy (Loving) Peyton b: c1781; d: 1860
10. Cynthia (Loving) Rosearm, b: 1785; d: bef.1810
11. Lucinda Loving, b: 1787.

Will

Will of John Loving, Junior, (who, naturally, has become John Loving, Sr. by this time):“I John Loving senior of the County of Amherst and State of Virginia being of sound mind do give and dispose of all my worldly affairs in manner following..Item, I lend to my beloved wife Amy Loving during her natural life all my estate both real & personal, and at her death to be equally divided between my children, George Loving, John Loving, James Loving, William Loving, Lunsford Loving, Nancy Loving wife of James Loving, Junior, Scynthy Fortune, Lucinda Loving, Sally Teas, Molly Woody, and Elizabeth Vaughan...

The actual division of property is of little interest here, but this will, dated 1804 and probated in September of that year, proves (a) that John Loving, Jr., died in 1804, and (b) that when his will was written all eleven children were alive. Those wishing to copy the will may find it in Will Book #4, Amherst County, page 155. The photo-copy at hand is not complete, so names of witnesses are not available. John was concerned at the writing of his will that each of his sons should have a horse and each of his daughters should have a negro girl. He offered to Lucinda her choice between Milly or Joy. Amy Loving died about two years after her husband and both are said to be buried in a little family cemetery near Lovingston, Virginia. ^[13]

Amherst County in the Revolution

Amherst County, Virginia, in the Revolution, Amherst County Court held March 6, 1775.

Captain William Loving and his brother Lieutenant John Loving Jr.^[14][15]

Amherst County Court. Pension Application

HARRIS, WILLIAM - Nelson Co., Va., Oct. 22, 1832: b, Goochland Co., Va., July 13, 1748 ; vol. Sept., 1776, 4 mos. under Col. Joseph Cabell, Capt. Nicholas Cabell, Lt. Nathan Crawford ; private April, 1777, under Capt. Christian, Lt. [Col.] James Higginbotham, Col. Lindsey ; stationed at Malbon Hills where he was discharged; 1780, under Col. Richerson, Capt. James Pamplin, Lt. Joseph Staples, Ensign Thomas Smith; 1781, under Capt. John Loving, Lt. Abraham Seay & was at the Siege of York Town. Nathan Crawford testified he marched with William Harris as stated on a tour of duty as volunteer, two companies from Amherst being regularly ordered. Placed on Pension Roll May 31, 1833.^[16][17]

Notables

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Jefferson_Seay

John is the 2rd cousin, three times removed of Col. Judge Abraham Jefferson Seay, born in Amherst County, Virginia, who went on to become the 2nd Governor of the Oklahoma Territory, an Oklahoma State Supreme Court Justice. Civil War veteran, etc. Col. Abraham Jefferson Seay's mansion is a historical site, open for visitors.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Loving

John Loving Jr. is the 7th cousin four times removed of Oliver Loving 1812 -1867. Loving County, Texas, Loving, New Mexico, and Loving Bend on the Pecos River are named in Oliver Loving's honor.

Oliver Loving was considered by all to be the “Dean of the Cattle Drive in Texas.” He was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The 1985 novel "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The character Gus McCrae was said to be patterned after Oliver Loving. In the Hollywood movie Lonesome Dove, Gus McCrae is played by Robert Duvall. Wikipedia

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lee_(Virginia_colonist)

John and Col. Thomas Lightfoot Lee are 2nd cousins, 2 times removed. Thomas was Acting Governor of Colony of Virginia, Virginia House of Burgesses, Governor's Councilor, and U.S. Attorney General.

John is the 1st cousin twice removed of Confederate Civil War Maj. Gen Lunsford Lindsay Lomax (1835 – 1913). Lomax was the fourth president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (which became Virginia Tech) and an officer in the United States Army who resigned his commission to join the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War. Lomax had maintained a close friendship with his West Point classmate Fitzhugh Lee, and served under him as a brigadier in the Overland Campaign. Lomax was then given command of the Valley District, where he supervised intelligence-gathering operations by Mosby's Rangers.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Carter_I
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Carter
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sabine_Hall_(Warsaw,_Virginia)&oldid=870479134

John is the 1st cousin once removed of Elizabeth Wormeley, first wife of Revolutionary War Col. Landon Carter, member of the American Philosophical Society and builder of Sabine Hall, a National Historic Landmark. Col. Landon Carter was the son of Robert "King" Carter, Governor of Virginia 1726–1727, and 5th Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Robert "King" Carter was one of the wealthiest men in the colonies. When Robert "King" Carter died on 4 August 1732, he left his family 300,000 acres; 3,000 slaves; and £10,000 in cash.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Randolph

John is the 4th cousin of Edmund Jennings Randolph (1753 - 1812), 2nd United States Secretary of State, 1st United States Attorney General, 7th Governor of Virginia.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Page_%28Virginia_politician%29

John is the 2nd cousin of John Page (1743 - 1808), 13th Governor of Virginia. Page was elected to the First United States Congress and reelected to the Second, Third, and Fourth Congress.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mann_Randolph_Sr.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mann_Randolph_Jr.

John is the 2nd cousin once removed of Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (1768 - 1828), 21st Governor of Virginia. He married Martha Jefferson, the oldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_James_Churchill

John is the 4th cousin twice removed of Thomas James Churchill (1824 - 1904), 13th Governor of Arkansas.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Floyd

John is the 8th cousin once removed of General William Floyd, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

John is the 4th cousin 8 times removed great of Joyce Culpeper, the mother of Catherine Howard, Queen of England, the fifth wife and Queen consort of King Henry VIII [Tudor-4]. They had no children.

NOTE: Catherine Howard was the 1st cousin to Anne Boleyn (Queen of England, the second wife of Henry VIII). On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded at the Tower of London.

John and Queen Anne Boleyn are 1st cousins 7 times removed.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.familytreeproject.org/photos/Genealogy%20notes%20for%20the%20Loving%20Family.htm
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of John Loving", Ancestor # A071985.
3. ↑ Revolutionary Officers, Amherst County Militia ...

   1778/May/04 Court - John Loving, Jr. recommended as Captain. John Loving, Jr. qualified as Captain.

   1780/June Court - John Loving Jr. Captain of the Militia and his Subalterns & Companies are appointed of the first Battalion of this County being chiefly of Amherst Parish.

4. ↑ "Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution" by Lenora Higginbotham Sweeny & Heritage Books Inc. of Bowie, Maryland in 2002; including extracts from the "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782; p31, 32 - John Loving, b: 04 Oct 1739 VA; service: VA in the American Revolution; rank: Captain in Amherst County Militia; d: 10 May 1804 Amherst Co, VA; p35; p78 - Amherst Co, Virginia - 1781 February Court - "On the motion of Alex. Reid, Jr. [sic] Sheriff John Loving Jr, [sic] and Joseph Higginbotham Morrison is [sic] admitted and sworn as Under Sheriffs."
5. ↑ Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index 1607-1890 on ancestry.com; res: 1783 Amherst County, VA; for John Loving, Jr. & William Loving
6. ↑ U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783 on ancestry.com citing NARA#M246; Record Group #93 War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; res: VA, USA
7. ↑ "Heads of Family, Virginia" for John Loving in Amherst County, VA; v10 p47 res: 1783; & p84 res: 1785 with "12 white souls" and 14 black souls" in his charge; with one dwelling and five other buildings
8. ↑ 1790 USA Census on ancestry.com citing Heads of families at the first census of the United States taken in the year 1790; res: 1782-1785 Virginia, USA
9. ↑ Nelson County Deeds, book#6, p246
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #110225534 for Capt. John David Loving
11. ↑ "The Loving Family in America 1705-1981 by Carl & Mary Read; Harp & Thistle, Warner Robins, GA 1981; p9
12. ↑ Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded 1701-1981 for Capt. John Loving, Jr.
13. ↑ http://www.familytreeproject.org/photos/Genealogy%20notes%20for%20the%20Loving%20Family.htm
14. ↑ Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham, Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution Including Extracts from the "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 [Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, Maryland, 2002] pg. 31, 36, 37, 54, 73, 87, 89, 102, 107, 131, 133-135, 142, 152, 177, 179. This book, this text, and this image are not copyrighted.
15. ↑ Attached: 2022-04-06 Amherst County - Captain William Loving and Lieutenant John Loving Jr - page 73.jpg.
16. ↑ Sweeny, Lenora Higginbotham, Amherst County, Virginia in the Revolution Including Extracts from the "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 [Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, Maryland, 2002] pg. 135. This book, this text, and this image are not copyrighted.
17. ↑ Attached: 2020-05-14 - Revolution - Lt Abraham Seay pg. 135-152.jpg

• Virginia Military Records

• Virginia's Colonial Soldiers

• Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776 v2

• Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/default.cfm

• Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution v4

• DAR Genealogical Research Databaes citing DAR ancestor #A071985; national#449856 for Lunsford Loving (father: John Loving, b: 04 Oct 1739 Amherst Co, VA; d: 10 May 1804 Amherst County, VA; & m1: 10 Feb 1761 Naomi Seay, b: 1741; d: 1806

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) compiled by Godfrey Memorial Library of Middletown, CT, USA; b: 1740 VA

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records compiled by Edmund West on ancestry.com; b: 04 Oct 1739 Culpeper Co, VA; d: 10 May 1804; m: 1769

• https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61266/images/41904_539863-01214?pId=90238779