Notes:

The family lived at Knockahollet, County Antrim. This is a littlevillage in the ?North of Ireland,? not far from the sea. Their marketplace was Ballymena. John Love, had a blacksmith shop- ?hooped?wheelbarrows and carts and shod horses. There was lots of shoeing todo, for the roads were hard. John's parents were of Englishparentage. He had married Mary Ann Duncan in 1825. She was thedaughter of a Scotch farmer, who had come from Scotland to Ireland onaccount of religious persecution. John was of English parentage. Hewas also a Presbyterian. John Love and his family belonged to the?Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland.? (See Mary LoveGerrity's notes.) He had turned the blacksmith business over to anephew (no name), after which the family set out for America to jointheir oldest daughter Anna and his wife Mary's brother Andrew Duncan. They hauled their goods on carts to Belfast where they bordered theship Wyomia for New York. The night before they left Jimmie Ferrisand Andy Blue came in with their fiddles, and other neighbors came,and they all danced. After arriving in New York City, they made theirway by train to Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
John died after the family was in Philadelphia just two months aftertheir arrival to America from ships fever.

Source: Henry County Book, page 644, contributed per Carol Combs ofCalifornia, May 2006. The article is kept in the Blair Familyrecords.
"JOHN LOVE, deceased, formerly a resident of Bucks Co., Pa., and ablacksmith by occupation, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, ofEnglish parentage and ancestry. He was educated in his nativecountry, and was married there April 30, 1825, to Miss Mary A. Duncan,who was born in the same county, June 18, 1810, the daughter of afarmer of Scotch parentage. He had come from Scotland to Ireland onaccount of religious persecution in his native country, he being ofthe Presbyterian faith.
The early history of Mr. Love is only that which is characteristic ofpoor, hard-working and honest people in the North of Ireland, whichcounty had during his day undergone some radical changes in thehabits, etc., of the people. His father had become a skillful smithin his native country, and after his marriage he lived in his nativecountry until 1849. The family were all born near Belfast, Ireland,near the channel separating that island from Scotland. The tenchildren who were born there were Ann, who was born May 24, 1827 (Herhead stone states 26 May 1826.); Eliza, who married John Blair, anddied in Millville, N.J., leaving two children, J.B. and Anna L.; thelatter is a teacher; the third child in the family above mentioned wasJane W.; the fourth is Mrs. Nancy Watson, now residing in WesternTownship, this county; Mrs. Matilda A. Finlay is now a resident ofOrion, this county; Mrs. Mary Garrity resides in Philadelphia, Pa.;William is also married and resides in Western Township; Maria L. andJames; Alexander is married, and is yet residing at the parental home.
On arrival in America the family located in Bucks Co., Pa., nearTrenton, N.J., July 2, 1849. The father died there September 3,following, aged 46. Mr. Love was a Presbyterian in religiousprinciples. After the death of the head of the family the mother andchildren were obliged to maintain themselves. they secured a farm inBucks Co., near Trenton, consisting of 95 acres, where they made theirhome until 1871; selling out in that year, they came to Illinois, andpurchased the southwest quarter of section 8, Western Township, wherethey have since resided, and where they are now enjoying prosperity.They have a good brick residence, and fine out buildings on the farm.The family were all baptized in what is called the "Associate ReformedPresbyterian Church of Ireland." [Transcribed 08 June 2006, SLJuhl,compiler]

SOURCE: Edna Grant Fiosne's (c.1898-1990 A.D.)HAND WRITTEN PERSONALNOTES ON THE BLAIR, LOVE, GRANT, AND MCWHINNEY FAMILIES. Contributedby, Susanna Baker of Ferndale, California on 12 January 2009. Ednacontributed information, photos, and some certificates of marriage toBessie Blair in abt. 1979. Edna's story of the families odyssey isthe same as told by Mary Gerrity and Bessie Blair, also all of theinformation in her notes is nearly identical.

*John married *Mary Ann Duncan on 30 Apr 1825 in Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; In A Little Village "North Of Ireland" Not Fr From The Sea, Near Ballymena. *Mary (daughter of Duncan and Mother Duncan) was born on 19 Jun 1809 in County Antrim, Ireland; Her Parents Were Both From Scotland Per The 1880 Census Of Alex Love.; died on 9 Jan 1892 in 82 Yrs, 7 Mos, 20 Ds Old; Western, Orion, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in 1892 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois; Buried There Per Monument With A Grouping Of Stones. Their Daughter Ann Is Buried There Also.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ann Anna Love was born on 26 May 1826 in Oldest; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 17 May 1918 in 92 Years Old; Western, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in May 1918 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois; Next To Parents Per Family Monument..
2. Jane W. Love was born on 16 Apr 1831 in 3rd Oldest; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 1 Apr 1918 in Western Township, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in Apr 1918 in Western Township Cemetery, Henry County, Illinois; Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois Next To Parents Per Family Monument..
3. Elizabeth "Eliza" Love was born in 1833 in Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died in Sep 1868 in Bucks County Or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried in Sep 1868 in Bucks County Or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
4. Nancy Love was born on 14 May 1834 in 4th Oldest; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 8 Nov 1913 in Orion, Western Township, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in Nov 1913 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois; Buried With Husband, Large Monument..
5. Matilda A. L. Love was born on 3 Feb 1836 in 5th Child; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 8 Oct 1928 in 92 Years Old; Western, Henry County, Illinois; was buried on 11 Oct 1928 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois; With Her Husband Per Their Monument Stone..
6. Mary Love was born on 16 Apr 1838 in 6th Oldest; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 12 May 1941 in Orion, Henry County, Illinois; was buried on 14 May 1941 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois.
7. *William Love was born on 16 Apr 1842 in 7th Oldest; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 18 Feb 1895 in Western Township, Orion, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in Feb 1895 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion In Henry County, Illinois; Buried With His Wife Per Monument..
8. Maria L. Love was born on 26 Aug 1843 in 8th Oldest; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 2 Jan 1911 in Western Township, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in 1911 in Western Township Cemetery, North Of Orion Henry County, Illinois On Hwy 150; Buried Next To Parents And Sisters Per Family Monument..
9. James Andrew Love was born on 12 Jan 1846 in 9th Oldest; Knockahollet, County Antrim, Ireland; died on 9 Jan 1931 in Orion, Western Township, Henry County, Illinois; was buried in 1931 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois; Buried With His Wife Per Their Monument..
10. Alexander L. Love was born on 18 Aug 1849 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 May 1935 in Ventura, California; was buried in 1935 in Western Township Cemetery, Hwy 150, North Of Orion, Henry County, Illinois; Buried With Wife Per Monument..

Notes:

"LOVE FAMILY
The "Loves" were a sept., i.e. associated with, the Clan MacKinnon(MacFhionghuin in Gaelic) which held lands on the islands of Mull andSkye off the west coast of Scotland.
The MacKinnon?s claim descent from the same royal line of King Alpineas do the MacGregor?s.
The MacKinnon?s were ("out" in 1715 and again in 1745 in support ofthe Stuart pretenders to the throne of England. On April 16, 1746 theclans were defeated disastrously on the field of Culloden, in thenortheast part of Scotland, by the English, and the clan system cameto an end. Their chief, although old and infirm, was imprisoned inLondon, but was permitted in 1747 to go home. His son, Charles, hadto part with the family estates after they had been in the clanpossession for over four centuries. This may have been the cause ofemigration to Ireland.
The motto of the MacKinnon?s is "Audentes Fortuna Juvat"--FortuneAssists the Daring--their war cry is "Cuimhnich bas Ailpein"--Rememberthe Death of Alpine. MacFhionghuin is Gaelic for "Son of the FairBorn". This was made for Edna Pearce Simpson by Emerson MacGregorDuerr, 262 Myrtle Ave., Elmhurst, Ill." Per the notes of Edna MildredGrant Fiosne. [Transcribed 13 January 2008, SLJuhl RNBSC, Compiler &Family Genealogist; sljuhl1234@yahoo.com]

SOURCE: Family Tree Maker, CD276 Scotch-Irish Settlers in America,1500s-1800s, Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America, VI, HomeTowns of Ulster Families, 1691-1718, MyFamily.com, February 21, 2008. "...the records of Presbytery and synod were kept with great care,and the latter have been printed to the year 1820. They give the nameof the ruling elder in each congregation for the year of the generalsynod, and often the names of commissioners sent to the synod torepresent local interests. Names of witnesses in cases which camebefore the synod also help to establish the home towns of Presbyterianfamilies. ... The meeting houses stood in the towns here given, butsome parishioners lived in adjoining towns." Page Appendix VI.; Page358:
PRESBYTERIAN CENSUS:
"LOVE, JOHN, W (Witness) 1704 Coleraine ?, , County of Derry, Ulster,Ireland-Presbyterian
JOHN, C (Commissioner) 1715 Ballymoney, County of Antrim, Ulster,Ireland-Presbyterian
ROBERT, C (Commissioner) 1692 Ballymoney, County of Antrim, Ulster,Ireland-Presbyterian."
[Transcribed 22 February 2008, SLJuhl, compiler]

SOURCE: BOOK--SCOTS-IRISH LINKS 1575-1725 PART ONE AND PART TWO, byDavid Dobson; Originally published St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 1994;Re-printed, two books in one, for Clearfield Company, Inc. byGenealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland. Excerpts:
"The Plantation of Ulster, particularly by the Scots, during theseventeenth century was the period of maximum settlement there....identifying the original immigrants and their places of origin inScotland, ... The descendants of these early Scottish settlersbecame, in due course, the single most important ethnic group tosettle in America during the eighteenth century - the Scotch-Irish.This fully referenced booklet has been compiled overwhelmingly fromprimary source material located in Scotland ..."
PART ONE-Page 16:
LOVE, JOHN, merchant in Strasbane, 1693. {SRO.RD3.80.151)(STRASBANEis in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.

NOTE: THE GENTLEMEN MENTIONED ABOVE ARE PROBABLY THIS FAMILY SINCETHEY DO MEET THE PROFILE OF MERCHANTS, PRESBYTERIAN, AND LIVINGCONTINUALLY IN COUNTY ANTRIM, ULSTER, IRELAND. OF COURSE, MORERESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DISCERN EXACTLY HOW THE FAMILY TRANSLATES INLINEAGE WHILE LIVING IN IRELAND.

*Ancestor married Wife about 1800 in County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland. was born about 1780 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]