Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-21

olive Branch Sr.. to his son. Olive
Branch, Jr.. conveying 100 acres.
Deed June 4. 1882. from John Branch
TO Samuel Branch conveying 100 acres
adjoining Shampoakcr Creek and Me-
hc'rin Branch.
Deed Hook. VOL. 5.
Page 800. Deed June !. lI6a. from
BENJAMIN Branch, of Chesterfield. to
George Farley. OF Amelia. conveying
tan colt.
Page 81. July, 1866, from John
Branch, Sr.. to Daniel WeisiGer con-
veying Il tract of land adjoining the
lands of Matthew and Samuel. and also
On Shampokc and Henning Greeks.
We have only the following on the
l.ovctt family:
B-23) John Lovett married Mary
-. He is said to be a. descendant
OF Richard Lovat." who came to Eng
land with William of Normandy IN 1856.
He was born in 1910 in Cheshire. Eng :
land. Married there: admitted inhabi-
tants Of Salem. Mass, July %, 1899.
He died November s. loss. ''Goodwife
Lovet" united with the FirA Church
in Salem. September /, 1850; removed
TO the First Church in beverly. Mass,
in 1861. She died June. 1895. aged
nipcty.
OB-23) John Lovet. born in Eng
land 1886. married Bethiah Rootes
Beverly, Massa. He died september
10. 1927.
B-24.) Samuel Lovett baptized APP
ril %, i675). married Prudence Dodge.
February .. l7O0-l.
,B-.5.) Moan Lovett (born at Bev-
erly. Mass, April Is. l7oD, married
Deborah Hodge, OF Preston. CT. Sep
.,,t, tNt1.
Joseph, born August IL. 1857; Sarah,
horn June 30. 1889; Deborah. born Oc-
tober IA. lT4c: Hannah. born Novem-
Der 2s. l7i2: Jerushu, born July Fl,
iTii: David. born February. l'i6: John,
born November IL. l.iS; Samuel. born
October %. 1851 James, born August
-, 1854
tB-26) james Lovett, born August
!1. 1884 married Ro.amond Gould, NO
vcmber 80. lT19. The children of
lanes and Rosnn,ond tGould) Lovet
were: John Gould, born october 30.
1850: Roxalina, born February 20, 1852:
Louisa, born March i. 1854: Erastus.
born December is. 1856: Hannah, born
February Ii. 1883: Eunice. born Jan
uary "s, 1871; Alonson. born March
Is. 1893; Sally. born April l6. 1895;
Polly. born August 81. 1891: James !y-
man, born December -. 1899: Betsey,
born February -. 1902; Richmond
a letter written about 1894 by Mr.,
Augustus Lovett Chen seventy-iive
ycnrs old, son OF Alonson LovctO
this item is obtained: six Of these
daughters settled in Pennsylvania.
Jcrusha Lovett (Miss), sister of James
Love't. lived in Ellington at one time
and Is buried there. Erastds never
married; he died in Pennsylvania AT
the age OF to4. His mother, Rosamond
tGould) Lovett. died there. The Loveti
family came from Salem. Mass, and
settled in the north part of Ellington"
tThe History of Bond and Montgom-
cry Counties. III edited by William
Henry Perrin, published by c. l.. Bias
kin & Co. Chicago. names this James
Lovett Revolutionary soldier. The
Connecticut History Society Collcc-
tons, Vol VIII, Revolution, Rolls and
Lists" shows "Jnmcs Lovet: In the
Lexington Alarm list)
tB-27) John Gould Lovett. born Oc-
tobcr 80. 1880. in Ellington. married
RoXana Chapman January s. 1909. lie
died In Bond County. ILL.,. July %. 1854.
They had nine children. Between 1880
and 1870 he decided to remove to the
Ear West Gllinois), and in this move
was accompanied by other families. He
was riEidly Puritan In his beliefs and
practices and others In the party were
not II was necessary to travel slow
ly with their COWS. wagons and teams
and in his practice SaDDath hogan ut
6 =. NJ Saturday and ended Sunday, 6
=. NJ. and during this period the Sab
bath was observed with Puritan strict
ness. From the first others werc inn
patient at the slow going aud when
sunday came rcbelled at losing the day.
They decided to push on, leaving him..
lie continued to observe the Sabbath
for rest and worship, pushing on Mon
day mornings refreshed thereby. About
half way to their destination he over
took the other families, finding them
tired out, half sick and discouraged. lie
helped them and thereafter n reunited
party, they proceeded to their destna
ton.
tB-2s) Juliana Lovett, born in Som
ers Conn. March S. 1914. married John
Courts Gray in Adams County. H., July
II. 1917. Later they removed to st.
Louis, Mo-, living on Third and Locust
Streets. at that time select residen-
tial locality. She placed her member
ship in the First Presbyterian Church.
She was strong and religious In char
acter, aud her businesslike, practical
and capa Bile qualities made possible her
husbands graduating in medicine and
surgery.
Notes and Queries.
Hugh Douglas first patented land in
Augusta County, Va. in 1747. again i'm