Gabriel Loving, Jr

1748 - Aft 1808  (> 60 years)

• Name	Gabriel Loving
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	1748	NC
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	1776  [1]
  	Rev War -- Lieutenant
  Marriage Record	29 Dec 1778	Lovington, Goochland Co, VA   [2]
  	- married Sally Norvell abt 1754 Powhatan, VA
  Guardianship	25 Oct 1784	Wilkes Co, NC   [3]
  	- Gabriel Loving was appointed guardian for Daniel Sisk's four children - See notes
  Census	1800	Morgan, Wilkes Co, NC   [4]
  	age 45&>(52), wife Rachel-age 45&>(46), 7 children
  Death	Aft 25 Jul 1808	Hopkins Co, KY
  Census	1810	Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY   [5]
  	age 45&>(62), widowed, 2 children & son Joseph & his family & mother-in-law
  DAR.org	25 May 2019
  	See Notes -- #A071984 -- LOVING, GABRIEL - Lieutenant
  Person ID	I150	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Gabriel Loving, Sr,   b. Abt 1725, Powhatan Co, VA d. 25 Jun 1790, Wilkes Co, NC (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clary Bond,   b. 1727, Powhatan Co, VA d. 25 Jun 1779, Wilkes Co, NC (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1746	Powhatan Co, VA
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Loving,   b. 1754, Wilkes Co, NC d. 1806, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1781	Wilkes Co, NC   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Jane Loving,   b. 1782, Wilkes Co, NC d. 1876, California, Moniteau Co, MO (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Ransom Loving,   b. Between 1784 and 1785, Wilkes Co, NC d. 1857, California, Moniteau Co, MO (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Joseph Loving,   b. 18 Apr 1786, Wilkes Co, NC d. Between 26 Aug and 01 Oct 1842, Hopkins Co, KY  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mahala Hannah Loving,   b. 29 Jul 1799, Wilkes Co, NC d. 1880, Wayne Co, KY (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Wiseman Fisherman Loving,   b. 18 Dec 1803, Burke Co, NC d. 24 Aug 1864, Wayne Co, KY (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Loving-Gabriel-(Rachel-(Lovin)-(Sisk)-Mar-1
  		Loving-Gabriel-(Rachel-(Lovin)-(Sisk)-Mar-2
  Family ID	F80	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1748 - NC Marriage - 27 Aug 1781 - Wilkes Co, NC Guardianship - - Gabriel Loving was appointed guardian for Daniel Sisk's four children - See notes - 25 Oct 1784 - Wilkes Co, NC Census - age 45&>(52), wife Rachel-age 45&>(46), 7 children - 1800 - Morgan, Wilkes Co, NC Death - Aft 25 Jul 1808 - Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 45&>(62), widowed, 2 children & son Joseph & his family & mother-in-law - 1810 - Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Rev-War-Vet--Loving-Gabriel-Jr-NC-(Lieutenant)

  
  

• Notes

  - Research rumor is that Hannah Loving Allen (sister to Gilbert Loving Jr) had a son out of wedlock named Joseph who is the ancestor of the famous Oliver Loving of the Goodnight Trail and the Lonesome Dove series. - on 12/28/1792 in Goochland Co, VA married Sally Norvell - evidently died bef 1781 (mar to Rachel (Loving) Sisk) - ** See note below ** --- date is off - on 12/29/1778 in Lovington, Goochland Co, VA married Sally Norvell abt 1754 Powhatan, VA - ** dont know where the above marriage date (12/29/1778) came from ???? son John Loving 9/7/1779 Wilkes Co, NC - 1/30/1844 Hop Co, KY - on 12/27/1800 in Wilkes Co, NC mar. Frances Parks 4/10/1783 - 7/25/1841 son Gabriel Gilbert Lovan 12/17/1801 NC - 12/17/1867 - bef 1829 mar. Frances Wilson 1806 VA - 10/12/1878 - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son John E T Lovan 1829 KY - on 2/22/1854 Hop Co, KY mar. Sally Ann Coleman 1834 TN - D/O Levi Coleman 1805 VA & Mary ??? 1808 TN son James D W Lovan 1838 KY - on 11/4/1883 Hop Co, KY mar. Deller Gamblin son William S Lovan 8/6/1841 KY - on 12/25/1861 Hop Co KY mar. Virginia Ellen Fox 5/8/1840 - 9/1/1911 both Hop Co KY - D/O Allen Fox & Temperance Julin - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** son Reuben Parks Lovan 4/30/1806 KY - 6/27/1858 ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 11/15/1827 Hop Co, KY mar. Tabitha Foley 1810 KY - D/O James Foley & Susanna Campbell son John Wesley Lovan 11/22/1828 KY - 1/5/1900 - bef 1848 mar. Nancy Ann Fugate 8/23/1828 KY - 7/7/1897 - D/O Zachariah b. abt 1794 KY - 5/31/1871 & Elizabeth Wilson 1806 VA - S/O George Fugate & Martha Howell son George Yell Lovan 1848 KY - 9/3/1911 Hop Co, KY son Male Baby Lovan 1850 KY dau Susan Lovan 1831 KY - mar. Jefferson Davis son James Marion Lovan 11/2/1832 KY - 12/21/1915 - on 3/20/1854 Hop Co KY mar. Louisa Virginia Bone 6/30/1837 - 4/4/1924 - D/O Sallie Coleman & John M Bone - ** See their findagrave.com pages ** dau America F Lovan 1838 KY - on 1/8/1851 Hop Co, KY mar. Thomas Waller Pritchett 1832 KY - S/O Horace Pritchett 1/20/1804 VA - 10/7/1894 & Lucy W Goodloe 11/11/1805 KY - 6/11/1887 Hop Co, KY dau Salina Lovan 1840 KY son Sylvanus Lovan 1840 KY - mar. 3/6/1866 Hop Co, KY Elmina J Coleman dau Florella Lovan 7/15/1847 Hopkins Co, KY - 7/3/1925 - on 2/1/1861 Hop Co, KY mar. William A Gatlin 12/29/1837 KY - 9/22/1906 ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - S/O Dawson Gatlin 4/2/1801 TN - 9/13/1888 & Mary Williams 1803 KY - 12/6/1893 - S/O Jesse Gatlin II & Polly Prescott son Russell Gray Lovan 2/8/1808 KY - 6/27/1858 ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 11/20/1832 Hop Co, KY mar. Mary E Ezell 1809 KY son David Marion Lovan 1834 KY - on 6/26/1853 Hop Co, KY mar. Mary Jo Ann Graddy - D/O M. Henry Graddy & Elizabeth Moore dau Helen Gertrude Lovan 1855 - 1923 - on 4/3/1878 Hop Co, KY mar. John A Medlock 1850 KY - 1931 ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - S/O William Medlock 1829 TN & Nancy Ellen O'Bryan 8/6/1823 KY - 1/9/1890 - D/O Allen O'Bryan 1781 NC & Margaret Monsey 1800 NC - 8/5/1854 Hop Co, KY son William B Lovan 1836 Hop Co, KY - on 3/19/1856 Hop Co, KY mar. Phebe Jane Williams 1837 Robertson Co, KY - D/O J H Williams & Mary L Todd son James Porterfield Lovan 1841 KY - on 9/6/1861 Hop Co KY mar. Angleine Hankins 1840 - D/O Houston J Hankins & Mary ??? - 1850 state census for Russell Gray Lovan lists Angleine's last name as Hankins & her father's as Hawkins ??? son John Gilpin Lovan 12/3/1814 KY - 12/14/1866 ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 7/14/1834 mar. Mary Kennedy 1813 TN son William Willshire Lovan 7/14/1835 KY - 7/8/1913 Hop Co, KY ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 10/7/1860 Hop Co, KY mar. Martha M Stanley 1844 KY - D/O Alfred Stanley 1808 KY & Elizabeth Page 1809 KY - they mar. 9/20/1828 Hop Co, KY son Ambrose P Lovan 10/17/1836 KY dau Alice Medora Lovan 3/14/1838 KY - on 10/11/1859 Hop Co, KY mar. William Lewis Fugate 1839 Hop Co, KY - S/O Zachariah Fugate 1794 KY - 1871 & Elizabeth Wilson 1806 VA - S/O George Fugate & Martha Howell son Bailund K Lovan 7/6/1842 KY - 2/11/1931 ** See his findagrave.com page ** - on 1/17/1870 Hop Co, KY mar. Sohia Agnes Wicks 1848 KY - D/O William Wicks, Jr. 11/5/1812 Christian Co, KY & Mahala Walker 1823 KY - they mar. on 10/9/1842 in Christian Co, KY - S/O William Wicks & Sara Lacy - on 8/2/1832 in Todd Co, KY mar. 1st wife Armazinda Wilkins son James Wicks 1835 KY dau Mary Wicks 1836 KY dau Angeline Wicks 1837 KY son James C Lovan 1/6/1844 KY dau Eliza Jenny Lovan 12/26/1845 MO - 2/22/1918 - on 8/14/1865 Hop Co, KY mar. Joseph William Whitfield 12/25/1831 NC - 12/5/1892 ** See their findagrave.com pages ** - S/O Bryant W Whitfield 1793 - 1863 & Aseanath Serena Graddy 1802 - 1884 - D/O Lewis Graddy & Tracey Bailey son Andrew Berryman Lovan 8/25/1847 KY - on 4/17/1877 Hop Co, KY mar. Martha Ann Todd 7/4/1845 KY - 2/10/1921 - D/O William Todd 3/4/1808 KY - 9/16/1881 & Evalina Fox 1816 Hop Co, KY - 4/5/1903 - S/O Joshua Todd - d. 1826 Madison Co, KY & Elizabeth Palmer 1773 Sussex Co, NJ - 1840 - D/O Noah Fox 1776 Shenandoah, VA - bef 1860 Hop Co, KY & Cynthia Laffoon 1781 Surry Co, NC - 12/24/1860 Dobson, Surry, NC dau Elizabeth Loving 1780 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZ6-8RD Name: Gabriel Loving **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Salley Norvell **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 28 Dec 1792 ********* must be diff Gabriel Loving - he was still mar. to Rachel Lovin Sisk - or date is off Event Place: Goochland County, Virginia **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86875-2 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 31650 Reference ID: Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZ6-8RD : 11 February 2018), Gabriel Loving and Salley Norvell, 28 Dec 1792; citing Goochland County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 31,650. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at DAR.org on 5/25/2019 LOVING, GABRIEL Ancestor #: A071984 Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?) Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT Birth: CIRCA 1750 NORTH CAROLINA Death: POST 7-25-1808 HOPKINS CO KENTUCKY Service Source: CLARK, STATE RECS OF NC, VOL 17, P 967; HAUN, NC REV ARMY ACCTS, BK A, PART XII, P 1655, #6326 Service Description: 1) NC TROOPS; 2) WAS PAID FOR A HORSE Comments (Overview) 1) EL - MOTHER OF PATRIOT'S SON JOHN WAS HIS 1ST WIFE, NOT 2ND WIFE RACHEL SISK. 2) SEE DATACF. 07/2010 Residence 1) County: WILKES CO - District: SALISBURY DIST - State: NORTH CAROLINA Spouse Number Name 1) X X 2) RACHEL SISK Hint: Click on the member number to see more. Associated Applications and Supplementals Nat’l Num Add Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse Vol. 481224 JOSEPH [1] SUSANNAH MARY BOURLAND Purchase 420505 438 JOSEPH [1] SUSANNAH MARY BOURLAND Purchase 556330 ABIGAIL [1] EBENZER BOURLAND Purchase 559995 S ABIGAIL [1] EBENZER BOURLAND Purchase 571210 EL JOHN [1] X X Purchase 579194 JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 579201 JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 583958 S JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 590864 S JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 597224 S JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 599744 S JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 605583 JOSEPH [1] SUSANNAH MARY BOURLAND Purchase 520240 500 WILLIAM [1] CHRISTINA RIFE Purchase 612322 S JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 615172 S ABIGAIL [1] EBENEZER BOURLAND Purchase 516446 519 ABIGAIL [1] EBENEZER BOURLAND Purchase 506807 523 ABIGAIL [1] EBENEZER BOURLAND Purchase 644394 JOSEPH [1] SUSANNAH MARY BOURLAND Purchase 650384 S ABIGAIL [1] EBENZER BOURLAND Purchase 697851 JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 701393 EL JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 732036 S EL JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 732037 S EL JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 607480 718 JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 759754 JOHN [1] FRANCES FANNIE PARKS Purchase 758178 745 ABIGAIL [1] EBENEZER BOURLAND Purchase 769522 EL JOHN [1] FRANCES FANNIE PARKS Purchase 772531 JOSEPH [1] SUSAN MARY BOURLAND Purchase 780861 JOSEPH [1] SUSANNAH MARY BOURLAND Purchase 808130 JOSEPH [1] SUSANNAH MARY BOURLAND Purchase 837096 EL JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 837103 EL JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 823816 947 WILLIAM [1] CHRISTINA RIFE Purchase 885606 JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 909393 JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 897519 1054 JOHN [1] FRANCES PARKS Purchase 950977 JOSEPH [1] SUSAN MARY BOURLAND Purchase 950978 JOSEPH [1] SUSAN MARY BOURLAND Purchase 970948 WILLIAM [1] CHRISTINA RIFE Purchase = Supporting documentation available = Descendants list available for this member and this ancestor = Descendants list available for this member but not this ancestor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] DAR.org. [S48] See Notes. [S43] Military documents. [S2] 1800 United States Federal Census. [S3] 1810 United States Federal Census. [S42] Marriage Record Journal. [S41] Marriage License.