Officers of the Continental Army. Abraham Allen (N. J.). Ensign of Dye’s Regiment New Jersey Militia; taken prisoner at Bargin Point, 16th January, 1779. Adoniram (S. C.). Captain South Carolina Partisan Rangers, 1780 to 1782. Archer (Va.). Captain Virginia Militia, 1779-1781. Benjamin (Mass.). Sergeant of Gridley’s Regiment Massachusetts Artillery, June to December, 1775; 1st Lieutenant […]
Ch. of C. George and Betsy (Rich) Allen. a. George: b. 1795; m., 1821, Fanney Smith; b. in Hadley, Mass., 1798, d. there 1842. He m., second, 1843, Theodocia Smith; b. 1809 and d. 1889. He d. in Hadley, 1878. He had by the first m. William Smith, b. 1823 (who m., 1845, Roxalina Abbe,
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V154 HENRY ALLEN: was b. about 1800 in Dublin, Ireland, and m. Mary Jane Haney, who was b. about 1814 in Germany (the exact place is not known). They came to America, settled in Pine Grove, Pa., and had the following ch.: (1) John Henry: b. 1836 and d. 1902. (2) George W. (3) William
Steve Malone’s work, “Elder James Martin of the Districts of Orangeburg, Lower Ninety-Six, Edgefield and Barnwell, South Carolina; Warren County, Kentucky; and Knox, Gibson, Posey and Vanderburgh Counties, Indiana Territory/Indiana, and his brother, Simon Martin of the Same Districts in South Carolina,” offers a meticulous exploration into the life of an individual whose existence paints a vivid picture of the American frontier during its formative years. Free to read or download.
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W155 WILLIAM HENRY: b. 1816 at Seven Oakes, County Kent, Parish Seal, England. He was the youngest of four brothers and one sister. The sister m. and her descendants still reside at Kent. William joined “The King’s Own 4th Regiment” when 19 and served in Tasmania. Married Mary Mahoney, b. in Ireland. He became a
Ch. of 4. David and Mary (Bancroft) Allen, and by his first m. A. Nathaniel: b. 1754; m., 1774, Anna Jones; b. Somers, Conn., 1757, d. 1805. He d. in 1804. 9 ch. Second marriage: B. David: b. 1755; m. Miss Foster; m., second, 1784, Sally Fields; b. in Northfield, Mass., 1747. He d. in
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Josiah Sawyer, about 1757, came from Cape Elizabeth and settled near the river in what is now Milbridge Maine. His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse Brown. There were born to them four sons and four daughters, Josiah, Jr., William, George B., John, Lydia, Sally, Jane and Hannah.
The Allen family, to which Mrs. Louise Prescott Allen Chandler belongs, is one of the oldest in East Bridgewater or, indeed, in Massachusetts. We give her line from the emigrant ancestor, Samuel Allen, from whom she is descended in the ninth generation.
Major, Judge Advocate Genl., 31st and 3rd Divs., Div. Staff. Son of Judge Oliver H. and Sarah C. Allen, of Wayne County. Entered service May 15, 1917, at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. (R. O. T. C.) Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., August, 1917. Transferred to Camp Wheeler, December, 1917. Sent over sea to Brest,
EDWARD I, KING OF ENGLAND, father of PRINCESS ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET: m. Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hertfold, k. in 1322, and had: LADY MARGARET DE BOHUN: m. Hugh Courteney, 2nd Earl of Devon. LADY MARGARET COURTENEY: m. John, 3rd Lord Cobham. LADY JOANE COBHAM: m. Sir John de la Pole, Knt. LADY JOAN DE LA
Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania – comprising a historical sketch of the county, by Samuel T. Wiley, together with more than five hundred biographical sketches of the prominent men and leading citizens of the county.
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For more than three decades a resident of Amherst, Hampshire County, and one of this town’s most active and substantial business men, Mr. Allen’s operations as a builder have contributed very materially not only to the development of his own community, but to that of numerous other New England towns. On his father’s side he
Ch. of D. Isaac and Huldah (Abbe) Allen. a. John: b. Aug. 15, 1792. b. Isaac: b. Apr. 26, 1794; m., 1817, Mary Terry. Had Chauncy, Joseph, d. y.; Isaac, Joseph O., Henry P., Chas. L. and Arthur, b. Feb. 28, 1842, and 4 daus. c. Chauncy: b. Mar. 24, 1796; m., 1822, Mary Pease;
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Extensively interested in farming and also identified with the oil industry of the southwest, Joseph Newton Allen has made for himself an enviable place as a business man in Muskogee. Born on the 7th of February, 1868, in Greencastle, Indiana, he comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry, through a line of Virginia and Kentucky pioneers, being the
WILLIAM P. WHITMAN, president and treasurer of the well-known shoe manufacturing concern of the Whitman & Keith Company, of Brockton, and one of that city’s successful and progressive business men, as was his father before him, is a descendant of distinguished and historic New England ancestry. Mr. Whitman is a direct descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, of the “Mayflower,” 1620; of Rev. James Keith, the first ordained minister of Bridgewater; and of John Whitman, who settled in Weymouth, Mass., as early as 1638, from whom descended many persons eminent in professional life and otherwise, among them Dr. Marcus Whitman, who saved the vast territory of Oregon to the United States; Hon. Ezekiel Whitman, for many years chief justice of the Superior and Supreme courts of the State of Maine; and Hon. William E. Russell, twice governor of Massachusetts.
The Lowell Historical Society of Lowell Massachusetts published 6 volumes of “contributions” to the recording of the history of Lowell Massachusetts at the turn of the century. These contributions were continued by the contributions by the Lowell Historical Society. Volume I A Fragment, written in 1843, by Theodore Edson Boott, Kirk, by Theodore Edson Carpet-Weaving
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Ch. of (2) Nehemiah and Sarah (Woodford) Allen. (A) Samuel: b. 1665-66; m. Mercy Wright, b. 1669. 11 ch. (B) Nehemiah: b. 1667; d. y. (C) Nehemiah: b. 1669; m., 1710, Ruth, dau. of David Rust. (D) Sarah: b. 1672; m., 1694, Justice Joseph Strong. Issue. (E) Thomas: b. Jan. 17, 1675; d. July 6,
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Ch. of (G) Samuel and Mary (Andrews) Allen. (a) Thomas: b. 1718. (b) Samuel: b. 1721, d. 1775.
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Richard Allen had been professor of history in the Montgomery County High School since the organization of that excellent institution more than fifteen years ago. He is one of the most widely known educators in Southern Kansas. His Allen ancestors came originally from England, one branch settling in Massachusetts and the other in Virginia during
Ch. of (A) Samuel and Mercy (Wright) Allen. (a) Nehemiah: b. 1693; d. y. (b) Nehemiah: b. 1697; m. Mary ——-; she d. 1723 in Litchfield, Conn. He m., second, Hannah, dau. of James Wakeley. One child by first m., four by the second m. (c) Mary: b. 1699; m. about 1727 Benjamin Smalley, of
