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M145 WILLIAM ALLEN: b. in Dungannon, Ireland, and d. in Philadelphia in 1725. He was an eminent merchant in the latter city. Allen m. Mary, dau. of Thomas and Susanne Budd. They had (1) John, James, William, b. Aug. 5, 1704, was Chief Justice of Philadelphia and d. in London, England, in 1780, and Thomas, who d. in Churchtown, N. Y., in 1794. He m. Elizabeth Shadwick. Their ch. include: (A) Thomas: b. 1742 and d. 1755. (B) John B.: d. July 26, 1777. (C) William: b. 1756 and d. Oct. 11, 1833. All of the above lived and died at Taghkanic, N. Y. William m. Jane Shauerman and had John, 1778-1831; Thomas, 1780-1859; William, 1787-1855; Nicholas, 1792-1839; James, 1789-1869; Samuel, 1798-1871; Henry, 1800-1890; Jeremiah, 1805-1896; Elizabeth, 1784-1860, and Peter, b. 1782 and d. 1865. He m. Hannah Covel and had twelve ch., including (a) Henry Lewis: b. Oct. 8, 1819; m. Elizabeth Macy. Their ch. include: 1. John Howard: b. in New Jersey, July 28, 1857. 2. Charles Edward: b. 1863; m. Elizabeth Hallenbeck. One son, Donald, b. 1904. 3. Clifford Henry: b. 1868; m. Helen Rossman, Albany, N. Y. Deceased m., second, Anna Lynn, Toronto, Can. 4. Lewis Warren: b. Nov. 21, 1865; m. Edna Wallace Ewer. One dau., Miriam Elizabeth, b. at Hartford, Conn., 1898, and d. 1905.