Abigail Loving

1774 - 1866  (91 years)

• Name	Abigail Loving
  Birth	19 Nov 1774	Yadkin Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1840	Mulberry, Franklin Co, AR   [2]
  	age 60-69, spouse age 70-79(72), 1 male age 15-19
  Census	1850	Mulberry, Franklin Co, AR   [3]
  	age 70,widowed,living with son Henderson & family
  Census	1860	Mulberry, Franklin Co, AR   [4]
  	age 84,widowed,living with son Henderson & family
  Death	1866	White Oak, Franklin Co, AR   [1]
  Findagrave.com	08 May 2019
  	See Notes
  Burial	White Oak, Franklin Co, AR   [1]
  	Bourland Cemetery
  Person ID	I156	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	Ebenezer Jackson Bourland, Sr,   b. 1768, VA d. 1842, White Oak, Franklin Co, AR (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1790
  Children	See Notes
  Notes	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children of EBENEZER BOURLAND and ABIGAIL LOVING are: son WILLIAM G BOURLAND 10/17/1792 SC - 12/02/1861 Saline Co, IL - on 3/11/1812 in Hopkins Co, KY married RACHEL SLATON 8/07/1794 Providence, KY - 11/07/1884 son GABRIEL LEE BOURLAND 9/20/1794 Pendleton District, SC - 1/01/1885 Hopkins Co, KY - on 6/14/1814 Hopkins Co, KY married PENELOPE GOODMAN 6/14/1814 Hopkins Co, KY 1788 - 11/15/1873 dau CATHERINE BOURLAND 1796 SC - married GEORGE MCKINNEY 1775 GA - 1850 son JAMES SPEARS BOURLAND 10/19/1798 Pendleton District, SC - 11/10/1887 Itawamba Co, MS - on 9/26/1818 in Hopkins Co, KY married MARY HUDSPETH 4/11/1798 Overton Co, TN - 5/22/1862 Itawamba Co, MS dau SARAH BOURLAND 1800 SC - married LINDSEY ALLEN son DUBART LEE BOURLAND 5/30/1803 SC - 9/08/1865 Franklin Co, AL - on 10/30/1821 Franklin Co, AL married MARY THOMAS 9/12/1805 Barren Co, KY 11/28/1881 Franklin Co, AL son JOHN BACON BOURLAND 1805 NC - Bet 1840 - 1842 AR - in 1824 in Franklin Co, AL married NANCY J HARDWICK 1806 Duck River, TN - 1882 Franklin Co, AL son Dr Addison McArthur Bourland 1825 Franklin Co, AL son HENDERSON C BOURLAND 3/09/1808 KY - 3/09/1881 Franklin Co, AL - on 1/09/1840 married ELIZABETH ??? 3/03/1822 MO - 12/25/1870 AR son ALNEY MCLEAN BOURLAND 7/1810 KY - in 1830 married (1) REBECCA COOK 1814 TN - 1854 - on 11/1/1853 married (2) SARAH ANN STREET 1819 son EBENEZER JACKSON BOURLAND, JR 7/14/1812 KY - 1864 - in Franklin Co, AL married MARY POLLY HESTER 1812 SC - 1864 dau ELIZA ELVIRA BOURLAND 12/26/1815 Christian Co, KY - 2/23/1900 Houston Co, MS - in 1830 in Russellville Co, AL married HENRY WESLEY BATES 9/30/1807 Christian Co, KY - 1869 Calvert Co, TX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Bourland-Ebenezer-Jackson-(Abigail-(Loving))-1.jpg
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  Family ID	F78	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Nov 1774 - Yadkin Co, NC Census - age 60-69, spouse age 70-79(72), 1 male age 15-19 - 1840 - Mulberry, Franklin Co, AR Census - age 70,widowed,living with son Henderson & family - 1850 - Mulberry, Franklin Co, AR Census - age 84,widowed,living with son Henderson & family - 1860 - Mulberry, Franklin Co, AR Death - 1866 - White Oak, Franklin Co, AR Burial - - White Oak, Franklin Co, AR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - Abigail Loving and Mary Loving (married to John Bourland, Jr) were sisters - photo found at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/72992219?p=21439796&returnLabel=Abigail%20Loving%20(LJV8-NY4)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLJV8-NY4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wjhonson/FranklinARK/1860Franklin.htm image 74 page 74 sheet 314 Mulberry 507 H Bourland 52 KY [Henderson Bourland] Elizabeth 38 MO Julia 11 AR Cornelia 8 AR [mar 1873 William Thomas Lloyd] Guilford 6 AR Randolph 3 AR Sally A 2/12 AR [Sarah A Bourland mar 1881 James Hargrove] Abagail 84 NC [Abigail Loving, his mother, widow of Ebenezer Bourland] Alfred Harris 20 AL Collin McKinny 17 AR [son of George McKinney and Selina, and half-bro of John above] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 5/8/2019 Abigail Loving Bourland Birth: 19 Nov 1774 Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA Death: 1866 (aged 91–92) Franklin County, Arkansas, USA Burial: Bourland Cemetery, White Oak, Franklin County, Arkansas, USA Memorial #: 32445169 Bio: Abigail Loving's parents were Gabriel Loving (1725-1790) and Clary (Bond) Loving (1727-1779), who died in Wilkes County, North Carolina (graves not found). - Darrell and Joan (Ledbetter) Mansur. Bourlands in America:Ebenezer J. Bourland, arbitrarily listed as fifth child of "Immigrant" John Bourland, was born about 1768 in Virginia. He moved with his parents before the Revolution to Salisbury District, North Carolina, where he married a girl from the Yadkin River area of that state in 1790. His bride, Abigail Loving, sister to Mary Loving who had married John Bourland, Junior, was born about 1776. Settling in Franklin County, Arkansas, first in Lone Elm and later in an unincorporated community called White Oak, officially, and dubbed "Bourland Crossroads" by the local residents. He [Ebenezer] farmed here with his son, Henderson, until about 1842, when he died. He is buried on what used to be Henderson Bourland's farm. His grave is not marked. Abigail lived on until 1866 and her grave is marked with a stone which reads: "GRANDMA". This little burial place is all but forgotten and will disappear if it is not soon reclaimed. It contains about twenty graves in addition to those of Abigail and Ebenezer. ----- Engraving on the back of the gravestone:Early in the 1830s they arrived here in Arkansas Territory. Their journey brought them from the Carolinas to Kentucky, then on to Alabama before settling here in Cravens. Pioneering done, they went on to dwell with God Eternal in the Heavens. J. LloydEven so come quickly Lord Jesus.The Bourland/Loving Society 1993 ----- See son William G. Bourland at Cottage Grove Cemetery, Saline Co, IL, #39726324. Many of William's offspring are buried there. Family Members Parents Gabriel Loving 1725-1790 Clary Bond Loving 1727-1779 Spouse Ebenezer Jackson Bourland 1768-1842 Siblings Elizabeth Loving Fox 1752-1804 Thomas Loving 1753-1829 Mary Loving Bourland 1769-1849 Permelia Lindsey Loving Allen 1774-1866 Children William G. Bourland 1792-1861 Gabriel L. Bourland 1794-1885 James Spears Bourland 1798-1877 Dubert Lee Bourland 1803-1865 John Bacon Bourland 1805-1840 Henderson C. Bourland 1808-1881 Created by: Mary Hunter (46911027) Added: 27 Dec 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32445169/abigail-bourland Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 May 2019), memorial page for Abigail Loving Bourland (19 Nov 1774–1866), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32445169, citing Bourland Cemetery, White Oak, Franklin County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Mary Hunter (contributor 46911027) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com bef 5/8/2019 Abigail Loving Bourland Birth: Nov. 19, 1774 Yadkin County North Carolina, USA Death: 1866 Franklin County Arkansas, USA Bourlands in America: Ebenezer J. Bourland, arbitrarily listed as fifth child of "Immigrant" John Bourland, was born about 1768 in Virginia. He moved with his parents before the Revolution to Salisbury District, North Carolina, where he married a girl from the Yadkin River area of that state in 1790. His bride, Abigail Loving, sister to Mary Loving who had married John Bourland, Junior, was born about 1776. Settling in Franklin County, Arkansas, first in Lone Elm and later in an unincorporated community called White Oak, officially, and dubbed "Bourland Crossroads" by the local residents. He [Ebenezer] farmed here with his son, Henderson, until about 1842, when he died. He is buried on what used to be Henderson Bourland's farm. His grave is not marked. Abigail lived on until 1866 and her grave is marked with a stone which reads: "GRANDMA". This little burial place is all but forgotten and will disappear if it is not soon reclaimed. It contains about twenty graves in addition to those of Abigail and Ebenezer. ----- Engraving on the back of the gravestone: Early in the 1830s they arrived here in Arkansas Territory. Their journey brought them from the Carolinas to Kentucky, then on to Alabama before settling here in Cravens. Pioneering done, they went on to dwell with God Eternal in the Heavens. J. Lloyd Even so come quickly Lord Jesus. The Bourland/Loving Society 1993 ----- See son William G. Bourland at Cottage Grove Cemetery, Saline Co, IL, #39726324. Many of William's offspring are buried there. Family links: Spouse: Ebenezer Jackson Bourland (1768 - 1842) Children: William G. Bourland (1792 - 1861)* James Spears Bourland (1798 - 1877)* Dubert Lee Bourland (1803 - 1865)* John Bacon Bourland (1805 - 1840)* Henderson C. Bourland (1808 - 1881)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Bourland Cemetery White Oak (Franklin County) Franklin County Arkansas, USA Created by: Mary Hunter Record added: Dec 27, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 32445169 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.