Letter to Willie Alice Mills (Maiden name Parker) (Copied by Melanie Beard on 2/23/03)
1352 Brookforest Dr. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30324
Feb 25, 1968
Dear Willie Alice:
I love doing genealogy. It stimulates the most interesting correspondence from the nicest and most interesting people.
It was good hearing from you.
I don’t know if I can help you very much. After my husband died, it lessened my interest and I have not done much research sinc. However, I shall send you what I have gathered which might give you clues on which (way-inserted) to go.
Hope it will help.
Sincerely yours
L. Evelyn E. Googe
P.S.
Let me know what you find and perhaps together we might get more. I have not found any “Lees” among the Lovetts perhaps it is on the Rackley or Marion’s mothers line. I don’t even know what Marion’s mothers name was.
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Oh! Marion and I are about 5th cousins. Cousin Amanda’s father and my great grandfather were brothers that made my grandfather Alex Lovett and your grandfather Crawford first cousins, my mother and marion were second cousins; you and I are 3rd cousins. That is closer than I knew!
Bye
E.G.
Copied by Evelyn Elliot Googe from Lovett record book in Archives, State of Ga. Atlanta.
Athony Bonnell b about 1 of 52 died Screven Co. 1805 married Mary (?) Rev Soldier of Ga. Served as Lt. Received a grant of Bounty Land in Ga for his services.
Children (Perhaps others)
(1)William b 1774 d 1830; Mar. Rebecca McGee 1795.
(2)Daniel
(3)Elizabeth
(4)Rebecca married Thomas Fenns Lovett of Screven Co.
Thomas Lovett (This is Thomas Farnesley Lovett) Born in Va. Living before 1774 in S.C. removed to St. George’s Parish (now burke Co. GA) by 1775. (His name also appears on land records as Thomas Farnesley Lovett) on Burke Co. as first Lt. In Capt. Griners Co. of “Independent Troops” Left property to his heirs in 1776 in effingham Co. Ga. Married (name unknown) Their son Thomas Fens Lovett married Rebecca Bonnell. They are buried in Lovett cemetery in Screven County.
(Ref. Book XXX (p 316, Register of Ga Grants. Colonial Records of Ga. Vol . minutes of Ex Council. Heitman Register of Officers of the Red. Yog 16 (unable to read last sentence very well. MB)
No I
Farnesby
Thomas Farnsley Lovett Lt in Rev. Army. Lived in South Carolina prior to 1776. Wife Mary Ann. (?) date of death and place unknown
Son
Thomas Fenns Lovett
B Aug 22, 1771 or 72 d Sep 9, 1850
Rebecca Bonnell dau Thony Bonnell Lt Rev Army b. 16 Sept 1776 d July 10, 1848 b Lovett Cemetery
Children:
Thomas Fenns Jr. b. Sept 30, 1792 d. Feb. 22, 1852
(yours)**John Forbes b. June 3, 1794-5 d. Jan 7, 1851
(mine)**Augustus L.L. b. 1814
Hamilton L. b. Mar. 1810 or 1801(?) d. Nov 9, 1832 or 34
Jane Elizabeth b approx 1809 d Oct 20, 1840
Alexander James b Feb 17, 1816 d Nov 9, 1832
Clarkey Ann b approx 1816
Martha
Mary Ann
Napoleon B. b approx 1801
Athony B. b approx 1803
Bethenia
II
Children of Thomas Fenns Lovett and Rebecca Bonnell and their marrieages
Thomas Fenns Lovett Jr. m Nancy Williams or Miller
*John Forbes Lovett m Elizabeth (?)
Augustus L.L. Lovett m. Elizabeth Chandler
Hamilton L. Lovett m. Martha E. Miller
Jane Elizabeth m. John R. Kittles 2-25-1828
Alexander James m. Died at 16 years
Clarkey Ann m. James McBride Dec 24 1832
Martha m. Richard W. Rieves
Napoleon B. m. Martha Ferrill Dec 5, 1832
Athony B. m Ann (?)
Bethenia m. James J. Ros
III
**John Forbes Lovett son of Thomas Fenns & Rebecca Lovett and wife Elizabeth (?) in the 1850 census reads:
John F. Lovett 56 1894
Elizabeth 36 1814
Joseph 16 1834
Martha 13 1837
Crawford 8 1842
Amanda 6 1844
**Brother of Augustus L.L. Lovett my great grandfather.
Ask your Uncle Gray about these people. He should remember his mother’s brother’s and sisters. This is the only family in which I find an Amanda, and presuming her to be about the age of my grandmother Lucy Lovett this would be the right family.
There is another John Forbes and Elizabeth bates but no Amanda listed with them.
I do not find them after 1850 census. I presume they had all married and started their own family’s by then. The father died the following January after the census were taken. The mother might have remarried. I don’t know.