This came frrom family papers. The history of the Love Farm is the same as that of the Place Farm up to the time they were both owned as one farm by Josiah Gibbs, Sr. There was a house built at both locations during his ownership and he probably built the one at the Love Farm for his home soon after he bought the property, in 1749. The fact that he is buried there, just west of where the Love barn stood, would indicate that he lived there and not at the Place Farm. After his death, in 1780, his two sons divided the property--Josiah, Jr. taking the Love Farm and Samuel taking the Place Farm. Josiah Gibbs, Jr. served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War, and after the war lived on this farm until his death in 1813. He had four or five children and the farm came into the possession of his son David, who was probably the youngest.The first house burned down and a new one was built during David's ownership, or possibly before his father died. It was built with a hall and a bar, and was operated as a tavern. In 1833, after the death of his wife, David Gibbs left this part of the country. Before leaving he deeded the farm to Clifford Dunham, who was evidently the husband of his daughter Mary. Dunham sold the place in December of the same year to Leonard Love and John Knox. Knox was a brother-in-law of Love, and later sold his share to him. In 1838, Love sold the water privilege to Carbuncle Pond, for $450, to Henry Valentine of New York City, who evidently owned the Oneco Company at that time. The Oneco Company and its successor, the Case-Risley Paper Company, have owned the water privilege ever sincee that time. It is used as a storage reservoir and the surplus water is drawn off into the Moosup River when the water is low at Oneco Pond, which is on the river. The Love Farm extends about three-fourths of the way around Carbuncle Pond. Leonard Love did not operate the tavern, but he and his wife boarded the Town's poor there for several years, it being the first place where the Town of Conventry boardered those who had no means of Livelihood. This was before they had a Town Farm. In 1853, when the railroad was built through the south end of the farm, Mr. and Mrs. Love boardered several of the men who were in charge of the work. The Love's brought up a large family and lived there until they died, early in the 1890's. The farm then passed to their son, John Love, and the other heirs. John Love was a carpenter by trade, but he also operated the farm to some extent until his death in 1918. Since then there has not been much farming done on the place. It is now owned by Louis D. Pierce, a great-grandson of Leonard Love, who bought out the other heirs. The house burned down in 1924 from a brush fire that got out of control on the farm across the road. It has never been rebuilt, but soon after it was burned a club-house was built, on a part of the farm that borders on Carbuncle Pond, by the Seven and Ten Club, named after the famous Seven and Ten Line. This club-house was also burned by the big forest fire that swept over the western part of Coventry, on April 30 1942. The barn that stood near the farm-house did not burn at the same time as the house, but it was struck by lightning and burned down on September 1 12943. The portion of the Love Farm that is north of the road was a part of Lot No.42, owned by James Congdon in 1736. It is not located directly across the road from the south portion, but is just west of the Place home on the opposite side of the road. It is called the Cahoon Lot--Richard Cahoon being the previous owner. There is also a small lot adjoining the west side of the Cahoon Lot, at the road where there was a small house that was known ass "The Little House". This house and lot originally belonged with the Cahoon Lot, and both lots werebought of Richard Cahoon by Leonard Love soon after he bought the other part of the farm. He later sold the Little House and after it changed hands two or three times, it was sold by Charles Griffin, in 1849 , to Col. Samuel Gibbs, Jr., who then owned the Place Farm. It was usually occupied by a man who worked on the Place Farm. Seveal different families lived there, one of which was the Scott family, that later lived at Greene, and another the family of Horace Young, father of the late William Young. The Little House burned down sometime in the 1870's on a Fourth of July, when a firecracker set the roof on fire. The lot continued to be owned by the Place family until about 1925, when John H. Place sold it to Elmer Rider. He intended to build an automobile service station there, but never carried out his plans. In April 1944, Rider sold this lot to Cyril H. Place, which made it once more a part of the Place Farm. The lot that we now call the Cahoon Lot has remained a part of the Love Farm wever since it was bought of Richard Cahoon by Leonard Love. It contains about 55 acres and is now all woodland, but the portion near the road was used for pasture land by the Loves when they operated the farm. There are no dates on these papers as to when they were written. I have had them for a least 40 years. There is one about the McGregor Farm, The Perry Farm, the Fairbanks Farm and a lot of material about Greene, Rhode Island. Cyril Place was a cousin of my grandmother so that is probably why I have these papers. Shirley M. Greene Gvw45@aol.com