In his 1860 letter to son William Dare Love, Samuel Love asked William to "be sure to remember us warmly to him (another son, John Love), and Cousin Sam, Wife and child. Remember us also to James, wife and family, to Margaret, husband and family, to Fannie and husband, and to Uncle and Aunt Dare and Gideon in the kindest manner.
Margaret Chesnut
born: c. 1805 in Ireland
died: February 28, 1864
in Albany, New York
Samuel Dare
born: c. 1798
in Keswick England
died: January 27, 1881
in Stapleton, New York
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Another of Samuel Love's sons, James Hamilton Love, wrote in his 1900 autobiography, "In December, 1842, while visiting an uncle and aunt in the city of Albany, N.Y., attended a protracted meeting in the Division Street M. E. Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. H.L. Stark, and the Rev. Jesse Peck afterwards Bishop, and on the night of December 1842 (sic), after returning to the home, I was born again of the spirit. What joy and peace filled my inmost soul. I have never forgotten the time, and place from then until now. It is indelibly fixed in my memory. I united with the M. E. Church in Albany, N.Y."
Margaret Chesnut Dare may have been a younger sister of Nancy Anne Chestnut, Samuel Love's wife, or was perhaps related in some other way to the Love family. [Note: spelling variations of the surname "Chestnut," including "Chesnut," have been noted in old records within the same family.]
A baptism record was found for Samuel Dare born August 15, 1799 in Cumberland, England; father: Gideon Dare (1768-1849) mother: Ann Culling (1751-1848) Note: although this record has not been verified, strong indicators exist to suggest this record is indeed that of the Samuel Dare who was married to Margaret Chestnut Dare: his cemetery death record indicates his birth in Keswick, England; Keswick is in Cumberland County; his first daughter was named Ann, after his mother; and his only son, Gideon, was named after his father. Samuel became a naturalized U.S. citizen on April 11, 1838 in New York City, NY.
Samuel and Margaret Dare lived in Albany, New York from about 1830 until Margaret's death in 1864. Samuel and son, Gideon Dare, continued living in Albany until Gideon died in 1869. Sometime after Gideon's death, Samuel, the only surviving member of his family, relocated to Staten Island, New York.
The 1875 New York Census for Middletown, Richmond Co., NY lists Samuel Dare, 74 (boarder, born in England) living with Samuel Cassidy, 45 (head of household/in dry goods sales, born in Ireland), Isabella Cassidy, 37 (wife/born in Richmond Co., NY), Fanny Dare Cassidy, 14 (daughter/born in Richmond Co., NY) and William Warrender, 10 (nephew/born in Richmond Co., NY; note: previous listing in the census, different apartment in same building, was for Eliza Warrender, 63, born in Ireland).
The 1880 USC for Middletown, Richmond Co., NY shows Samuel Dare, 82 (uncle/retired merchant) still living with the Cassidy family: Samuel Cassidy, 48 (head of household/clerk in store) Isabella Cassidy, 39 (wife/keeping house born in New York) and Fannie Dare Cassidy, 19 (daughter/at home). Samuel Dare died January 27, 1881.
The Dares were the parents of at least 8 children; Ann, born in 1829 and died in 1847; Frances, born about 1838 died in 1855; Gideon, born about 1840, died in 1869. The rest of the Dare children, Jane, Helena, Margaret, Mary and Sarah, all died before the age of 5. Below are the burial records of Margaret, Samuel, Frances and Gideon Dare from the Albany Rural Cemetery where the entire family is buried.
Gideon Dare served as a Union soldier in the Civil War. A record of his enlistment and discharge is shown to the right.
The Dare family lived at 31 Division Street in Albany, as indicated on Gideon's burial record; this was possibly near the M.E. Church James Hamilton Love wrote about in his autobiography.
Albany City Directories from the 1860's again establish the address of the family's home, and show Gideon and Samuel working as "tallyman" (a clerical position) for the N.Y.C. Railroad. The directories of 1863 through 1869 (the year of his death) show Gideon employed as a clerk in Albany.
Samuel Dare grave marker and family plot at Albany Rural Cemetery, located north of Albany, New York.
Photo from the Guy D. Love family
research archives, dated 1960.
