Many people copy the research of others w/o giving them credit, and it spreads from there with no one knowing where it came from or if it is even true. I have seen the following quoted by many w/no credit where it was due. Read below. I encourage everyone who has this in their records to give credit to Arthur Dobbs who wrote it back in 1958. Then at the end I have some questions: The following is from an old photocopy on thermal paper of a periodical, April 1958, pg. 7, by Arthur Dobbs: "Robert Love, it is thought came from Ireland about 1737, which is the year given by Albert Cooke Myers in his book on the Scotch-Irish in York County, Pa. for the date or probably the date of arrival of Alexander [not a proven brother] of York, Pa. and later York Co., S.C. or it may be 1744. The Pennsylvania Archives has an item in Vol. I, 5th Series, which gives the arrival, among others from Scotland, at Newcastle, in 1744-1765, of Robert Love a 'smooth faced, bold looking fellow'....It is impossible from the information we have on hand to identify this Robert as the one who married Violet, the daughter of Robert Wilson, at the Forks of the Brandywine in 1738. "This fact has been preserved to us in the family Bible of Hezekiah Love, an applicant for a Revolutionary pension, a page from which Bible is attached to his pension application filed in Washington 24th July 1832, in Roane Co, Tennessee.... "Robert senior died in Lancaster County [S.C.] in 1786....He had a land grant from His Majesty George III, in the vicinity of the Hanging Rock & Flat Rock....for 163 acres on Hanging Rock Creek approximately fifteen miles south of Camden, and was dated 23rd of April 1762. It must have been about this time that Robert & Violet moved from Chester to this part of what was then Craven County [District], a county which was abolished a few years afterwards. "Chester Co. also lay in Craven Co. [District] until the Scotch-Irish from Pennsylvania under the leadership of Alexander Love were successful in h aving legislation passed providing for the erection of the counties of Lancaster, Chester and York, and Fairfield out of the territory in the Piedmont section bordering on North Carolina which had been previously a part of Craven County, and known as 'the New Acquisition.' " ========= Also on the same page of that journal is this LAND GRANT BY KING GEORGE III TO ROBERT LOVE: "George the Third by the grace of God of great Britain France and Ireland, KING defender of the Faith &c TO all to whom these presents shall come GREETING. "KNOW YE That we for and in consideration of the Rents and duties herein Reserved have given & Granted and by these presents for us our heirs and successord di give and grant unto ROBERT LOVE a tract of Land containing one hundred and sixty three acres lying and being in the County of ANSON in our Province of North Carolina [later claimed by Camden Dist., S.C.] on Both sides of Hanging Rock Creek Including his own improvements Beginning at a Red Oake on a ridge that runs Thence So. 15 degrees W. 130 poles to two Black oakes Thence So. 75 degrees 200 poles to a Hickory Thence No. 15 degrees E. 130 poles to a Red Oak Thgence No. 75 degrees W. 200 poles to the Beginning "As to the Plat hereunto annexed doth appear TOGETHER with all Woods Waters mines minerals hereditaments an appurtenances to the Land Belonging or appertaining (one half of gold and silver mines excepted) "TO HOLD to him the said ROBERT LOVE his heirs and assigns forever as of our MANOR OF EAST GREENWICH in our COUNTY OF KENT in free and common soccage by fealty only. "YIELDING & PAYING Unto us our heirs & Successors forever the yearly rental of FOUR SHILLINGS proclamation money for every hundred acres hereby Granted TO be paid unto us our heirs & successors on the second day of February in Each Year at Such Places in our said Province as our Governor for the Time Being with the Advice & Consent Of our Council shall think fit to direct and Appoint. "PROVIDED ALWAYS That in Case the said ROBERT LOVE his heirs and assigns Shall not within three Years from the date hereof clear and cultivate According to the proportion of three acres for every hundred. AND ALSO That if a minute or docket of these our Letters patent Shall not be Entered in the Office of our Auditor General for the Time being in our Province within Six months from the date hereof; That then and in Either of the said Cases, these our Letters Patent Shall be Void and none effect. "IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have caused the seal of our said province to be hereunto affix WITNESS our Trusty and well beloved ARTHUR DOBBS. ESQR. Captain General & Governor in Chief in and over our said Province THIS 23rd day of April in the second Year of the Reign, ANNO DOMINI, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO. By his Excellencys Command Alex'r Duncan D Secry Enrolled in the Auditors Office at Wilmington the 24th day of April 1762 John Ancrum pro Auditor ============ Question 1: For a long time I thought this unnamed journal was from a historical society of SC or TN. But now I think it is from "The Love Family Historical and Genealogical Quarterly" for April 1958. Would someone with access to these verify this and what volume it would be? Question 2: At the end of this page (seven), it says "Continued on page 8." Could someone check to see what is on page 8? Question 3: Does anything on page six relate to this article? Katheryn --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? 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