2. Sally (House of In-cun-no-mar)² Colbert (James Logan¹)⁽¹⁵⁾ (#981) birth date unknown.⁽¹⁶⁾ Sally died in MS ?.

She married Thomas Love in Chickasaw Nation, circa 1782.⁽¹⁷⁾ (Thomas Love is #920.) Thomas was born in VA.⁽¹⁸⁾ Thomas⁽¹⁹⁾ was the son of William 'English Bill' Love. Thomas died 1832 in Holly Springs, Marshall Co., MS.⁽²⁰⁾ He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Census, 1818. Thomas's occupation: Trader in Chickasaw Nation, before 1832.

"Thomas Love was very probably a white man and a refugee Loyalist. The Indian nations were often asylums for refugee Loyalist, or Tories, in the early days. He died in Mississippi."

Don Martini in his book, "Southeastern Indian Notebook", says that he fathered 13 children by two wives. One supposedly a daughter of trader James Logan Colbert and the other a full blood Chickasaw named Emahota.

Other sources indicate that he had only one wife Sally Emahota Colbert, the oldest child of James Logan Colbert.

One source exception is contained in an article about Robert H. Love, one of Thomas' sons. This article was published in 1909, in "A History of the State of Oklahoma", by Luther B. Hill. (Vol. II, p. 155). Hill states that Robert's father had two wives, one a full blood Chickasaw named "Mahota". But, Hill states, this was his second wife and the mother of Robert and his brothers and sisters. Hill also states that Mahota had been married before. However, Hill's other facts do not seem to mesh with other sources. He gives Robert's father's name as "Henry" and not "Thomas". (I suppose he could be "Henry Thomas Love" or "Thomas Henry Love".) Hill further states that Robert H. Love married first, Sallie Love, an adopted daughter of his brother, (he does not give the brother's name). That Robert had three children by this marriage. That Robert then married Phebe Waterman in 1862, (two years after she arrived in Indian Territory in 1860), and had a daughter named Maybelle Love. Hill further states that "Henry" was an Irishman who migrated with his Chickasaw wife from Mississippi to Indian Territory when the tribe removed in "1832". He states in another place that Robert was "13" when his family removed.

Marie King Garland, noted Love Family historian, is also in agreement that Thomas Love had two wives. The first being Sally Colbert and the second being Emahota.

According to a statement made by Robert Howard Love in 1882, Thomas Love, his father died in 1832 in Mississippi.

Sally (House of In-cun-no-mar) Colbert and Thomas Love had the following children:

+ 11 i. Delilah 'Liley' (Delilie)³ Love.

12 ii. Thomas Love Jr.⁽²¹⁾ (#2989). He was listed as a resident in the census report in Chickasaw Nation, 1818.⁽²²⁾

+ 13 iii. Col. Henry W. Love was born circa 1785.

+ 14 iv. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Love was born circa 1790.

+ 15 v. Col. Benjamin Love was born 1795.

+ 16 vi. Isaac Love was born 1797.

+ 17 vii. Slone Love was born 1807.

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