John and Mary raised four daughters and eight sons. The girls all married and raised families. Seven sons married and raised families. A William died in early manhood. The first six children were born in New Jersey, the others were born in Harrison Co., Virginia.

Loveberry, John Wade, ‏(Loofbourrow)‏ ‏(Pickaway Co.)‏
Served in Capt. James Young's Company, 8th Bn, Col Abraham Smith, 1778, 5th Class Cumberland Co, Pa. Br Apr 28, 1748, Amboy, N.J. Parents: Wade Loofbourrow, Amboy, N.J. Mar Mary Haff Sept 10, 1767. Children: Abigail, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Mary, David, John, Benjamin, Wade, Ebenezer, Thomas ‏(br July 21, 1792 Nathan (br Dec 22, 1794. D 1714, near Waterloo, Fayette Co, OH. Bur Mesmore Cem, Monroe Twp, Pickaway Co, near line of Fayette Co. Went from New Jersey into Pennsylvania, where he mar and served in Revolutionary War. Then into Virginia. Came to Ohio 1803. Was a Baptist minister. Organized Baptist Church at Waterloo, Fayette Co, OH July 17 1813. Ref: Mrs. Alida E. Loofbourrow, Cook, OH. Fur infor Mt. Sterling Chap.
Source: Ancestry.com online source, The official roster of the soldiers of the American Revolutions buried in the state of Ohio record for an ancestor.

LOVEBERRY, JOHN WADE, (LOOFBOURROW)‏ ‏(Pickaway Co.)‏

Served in Capt James Yourig's Company, 8th Bn, Col Abraham Smith, 1778, 5th
Class Cumberland Co, Pa. Br Apr 28, 1748, Amboy, N. J. Parents: Wade Loof-
bourrow, Amboy, N.J. Mar Mary Haff Sept 10, 1767. Children: Abagail, Jacob,
Sarah, Rebecca, Mary, David, John, Benjamin, Wade, Ebenezer, Thomas ‏(br July
21, 1792)‏ Nathan ‏(br Dec 22, 1794)‏. D 1714, near Waterloo, Fayette Co, O.
Bur Mesmore Cem, Monroe Twp, Pickaway Co, near line of Fayette Co. Went
fr New Jersey into Pennsylvania, where he mar and served in Revolutionary
War. Then into Virginia. Came to Ohio 1803. Was Baptist minister. Organized
Baptist Church at Waterloo, Fayette Co, O. July 17, 1813. Ref : Mrs. Alida E.
Loofbourrow, Cook, O. Fur infor Mt Sterling Chap.

JOHN WADE LOOFBOURROW ‏(1746-1824)‏
John Wade served in Clarksburg as a Baptist Minister for several years. He married many couples. The following is taken from a history of Simpson Creek Baptist Church: At the January meeting in 1787 Rhoda Ward was tried for witchcraft. From a record of the minutes: "According to the appointment of the church we, John Wade Loofbourrow, William Davis and Thomas Bardley, a committee had made inquiry at the mouth of Sister Mary Anderson respecting the contradiction between Sister Stout and Sister Gwin Denham."

The following is taken from a newspaper article by Jack Sandy Anderson. "Several churches were organized in Clarksburg from the time of its settlement in the 18th century until the end of the Civil War in 1865Â….Hopewell Baptist Church was organized in 1787 by a group of 13 persons who withdrew from the Simpson Creek Baptist ChurchÂ….Among the ministers who preached in the church were James Sutton, Joshua Hickman, John Thomas, John Wade Loofbourrow and John Denham.

John Wade married Mary Hoff in 1767 and their daughter Sarah married John Harbert in 1789. Their daughter Martha ‏(1802-1889)‏ married James Scarff Griffin and their daughter Sarah Jane ‏(1832-1893)‏ married Christian Anderson Davis.



Fifth Class Raw Recruits - Cumberland Co. Pennsylvania, Pg. 549.
Series V, Pennsylvania Archives from A History of the Loofbourrow, Loughborough and Lufburrow Families by Milton R. Lufburrow, Tampa, FL, 1952, Pg. 49.