This information was contributed to me by Hazel Love Stephens,
Brandon, MS asper Marie Garland's Chickasaw Loves and Allied Families
- Addendum
William Love (a.k.a. "English Bill")
Died circa early 1780's
William Love's brothers were Alexander of York County, SC
and James "The Weaver", on the Broad River in Chester
County, SC. I do not know which county William resided in.
William had a son, James who married a Sadler. William's
daughter also married a William Sadler. Wm's son James and
his bro-in-law, William Sadler, pillaged and burned the home of
Capt. Hughes. In retaliation, Capt. Hughes and Capt. Reed went after
them and James Love was shot [killed] by Capt. Reed as he was crossing
the Broad River. Then William, "English Bill" and his
son-in-law, William Sadler killed Capt. Reed.
William Love and William Sadler hid at the home of a man named
Stallings where they died at the hands of persons unknown by me.
[see added information below]
War separates families and the Loves of the American Revolution
War era were certainly no exception. William served as a Justice
of the Peace, perhaps he was not originally a Tory but got drawn
into the conflict somehow because of other family members, or quite
possibly was mistakenly accused of being a Tory. After William Love
was killed, another son, Thomas Love
said that he took off through a briarpatch and made his lifesaving
escape.
Information regarding the death of William Love
Added 7/26/2002
COMMANDERS AT KINGS MOUNTAIN by J.D. Bailey on page 191 -
"Captain John Mattocks" He was another South Fork boy
who was killed when the enemy made their bayonet charge down the
hill, first firing off their guns. The only account we have of previous
services rendered by Mattocks is that of Major Thomas Young, when
he helped revenge the death of a young CAPT. REID, who was treacherously
murdered by two Tories - LOVE and SADDLER. Says Young:
'We started , rode all night, halted in the day, kept watch in the
woods, but slept not; the next night we arrived at OLD LOVE'S.
The house was attacked, and the door broken down by a powerful man
by the name of Maddox, who was afterwards killed at Kings Mountain.
In staving open the door, he floored OLD LOVE and knocked
out his teeth.' (Young spells the name Maddox instead of Mattocks
but is the same person.) 'Captain Mattocks had a brother, Charles,
who participated in the battle with him and interceded for a Tory
brother named Edward (Ned)who was severely wounded. The family moved
to GA after the war.'
Sketches of Western NC by Cyrus L. Hunter:
Mattocks family was 3 brothers John, Charles, Edward (Ned) and two
sisters, Sallie and Barbara. They all moved to GA after the war.
They were from the South Fork of the Catawba near Armstrong's Ford
now known as Alison's Old Place. Major Chronicle, Capt. Mattocks,
William Rabb and John Boyd were all from the same neighborhood and
they are in a common grave at Kings Mountain and named on the monument
erected in 1815.
Also see "MEMOIR OF MAJOR THOMAS YOUNG (1764-1848)" at:
http://sc_tories.tripod.com/thomas_young.htm
which includes another account of "Tory" Capt. Love.
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