Allen

Genealogy of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Bartlett) Allen Family

Ch. of (g) Ebenezer and Rebecca (Bartlett) Allen. 1. Ebenezer: b. 1751; m. twice. 7 ch. by 1st m. and 3 by 2nd. 2. Israel: b. 1753; m., 1778, Martha, dau. of John and Lydia French. She d. 1826; he d. in E. Windsor, 1828. 10 ch. 3. Jonathan: b. 1755; m., 1776, Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Hammond) Adams; d. in Enfield, 1803. He was a Minute Man and took an active part on the occasion of the Lexington Alarm in April, 1775. 4 ch. 4. Rebecca: b. 1757; m., 1774, Eli Parsons. Issue. 5. Abigail: b. 1758; … Read more

Ancestry of Elmer C. Packard of Brockton Massachusetts

Elmer C. Packard

For nearly two hundred and seventy-five years the Packard family has been one prominent and influential in New England, and it has become a most numerous family, too, many of whose members both at home and abroad have given a good account of themselves. Samuel Packard, the immigrant ancestor of this family, became one of the early settlers of the ancient town of Bridgewater, and all of the name who have gone from the Bridgewaters were probably descendants of his; in fact, nearly all of the name in this country can be traced to that place. The genealogical records following … Read more

Genealogy of William Russell Allen Family

Y157 WILLIAM RUSSELL ALLEN: now living in St. Louis; m. Florence York in 1905. They had the following ch.: (1) Francis York, b. 1906. (2) Wm. Russell, III, b. 1909. (3) Florence Mary, b. 1918. (4) Ann Russell, b. 1919.

Obadiah and Elizabeth (Cotton) Allen Family

Ch. of (a) Obadiah and Elizabeth (Cotton) Allen. 1. Obadiah: b. 1728, d. 1757. 2. Ebenezer: b. 1730, d. 1736. 3. Daniel: b. 1732, in Middletown; m., 1765, Huldah, dau. of David and Hannah (Woodruff) Clark. He d. 1793. 11 ch. 4. Ebenezer: b. 1738; m., in 1766, Elizabeth Pawstee. 8 ch.

Biographical Sketch of Charles Allen

Charles Allen and his wife, Elizabeth Powell, settled in Kentucky in 1800, and came to Montgomery Co., Mo., in 1823. Their children were Joseph H., David P., Charles P., Polly E., Elizabeth B., Anna A., Martha C., Tabitha W., Lucy J., and Catharine C. Mr. Allen was a carpenter by trade, and built the jail at Lewiston. His son, Joseph H., who was a physician, died at Troy, in Lincoln County. David P. was married first to Ann Boone, by whom he had two children. After her death he married Nancy. Courtney, of St. Charles, and they had eight children. … Read more

Walter Merryman of Harpswell, Maine, and his descendants

Walter Merryman of Harpswell, Maine, and his descendants - FM

Walter Merryman was kidnapped in an Irish port in 1700 and brought to Boston, Massachusetts, where he was indentured to a shipbuilder in Portland, Maine. He married Elizabeth Potter and settled in Harpswell, Maine. Descendants and relatives lived in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho and elsewhere. Includes Alexander, Curtiss, Hamilton, McManus, Stover, Webber and related families.

Genealogy of Hezekiah and Azumah (Gleason) Allen Family

Ch. of C. Hezekiah and Azumah (Gleason) Allen (1st m.). a. Hezekiah: b. Feb. 27, 1804; m., 1834, Emeline Abbe; b. Apr., 1813, d. Oct., 1879. He d. in Cranston, R. I., Feb. 2, 1871, and had Hezekiah, d. unm. b. Isaac Gleason: b. Jan., 6, 1807; m., 1821, Sabra Thompson; b. 1807, d. 1888. He d. Aug. 23, 1886. They had 2 daus. d. Azubah Gleason.

John Allen

JOHN ALLEN, b. in 1756, was a Revolutionary soldier. Spent a portion of his life in Cornish and d. May 5, 1845. His wife, Sally, was b. in 1758, and d. June 10, 1831. Both are buried at the Flat. The full list of their children has not been obtained. 1. JOHN ALLEN, JR., was b. in 1784, and d. on the Flat April 21, 1848. He was twice m.: first, Dolly ; second, April 25, 1805, Hannah Goldthwaite, who was b. in 1785 and d. Oct. 23, 1823. Had several children.

Nehemiah Allen Family

Ch. of (c) Nehemiah and Mary, his first wife. 1. Samuel: b. 1723; probably d. y. By second wife. 2. Nehemiah: b. 1729; m., 1752, Edrie Wheeler. She d. 1809. He d. 1810. 7 ch. 3. Ebenezer: b. 1731; m., 1756, Dinah Fairchild. He d. 1795. She d. 1813. 10 ch.

Caroline Woods Todd Sykes of Berkshire VT

SYKES, Caroline Woods Todd7, (Samuel6, Eliel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born March 2, 1814, in Enosburg, Vt., died Sept. 25, 1888, in Berkshire, Vt., of dysentery, married Nov. 24, 1844, Ashbel, son of Asa Sykes, of East Berkshire, Vt. Children: I. Fannie Alathea, b. Sept. 28, 1845, in East Berkshire, Vt., d. April 1889, in Enosburg, Vt. of pneumonia, m. Oct. 10, 1886, Charles, son of Harden Allen, of Enosburg, Vt. II. Alfred Samuel, b. Aug. 16, 1847, in East Berkshire, Vt., m. Abbey Sampson, of East Berkshire, Vt. III. Ellen Parmelia, b. July 4, 1850, in East Berkshire, Vt., … Read more

Slave Narrative of Rev. W. B. Allen

Interviewer: J. R. Jones Person Interviewed: Rev. W. B. Allen Interviewed: June 29, 1937 Location: Columbus, Georgia Residence: 425-Second Ave, Columbus, Georgia [JUL 28 1937] [TR: Original index refers to “Allen, Rev. W.B. (Uncle Wash)”; however, this informant is different from the previous informant, Washington Allen, interviewed on Dec. 18, 1936. The previous interview for Rev. Allen that is mentioned below is not found in this volume.] In a second interview, the submission of which was voluntarily sought by himself, this very interesting specimen of a rapidly vanishing type expressed a desire to amend his previous interview (of May 10, … Read more

Ancestry of Hon. Willard Nye of New Bedford, Massachusetts

william nye

Nye (New Bedford family). The family of this name in New Bedford, the head of which was the Hon. Willard Nye (deceased), one of the successful business men and substantial citizens of the city, prominent in public affairs, at one time mayor, is a branch of the ancient Nye family of Sandwich, Mass., where members in the line of the deceased just alluded to were long prominent. A sketch of Mr. Nye, with his Nye lineage, traced back to the immigrant settler, follows.

Representative Men of Maine – Biographical Sketches and Portraits

Representative Men of Maine Title Page

A collection of portraits with biographical sketches of residents of the state of Maine who have achieved success and are prominent in commercial, industrial, professional, and political life, to which is added the portraits and sketches of all the governors since the formation of the state of Maine in 1820.

Joseph and Elizabeth (Parsons) Allen Family

Ch. of (e) Joseph and Elizabeth (Parsons) Allen. 1. Joseph: b. 1735 at Northampton, Mass.; m., 1757, Sarah Lyman. He removed to Pittsfield; was in the campaign under Montgomery against Quebec in 1775 and had a commission of Assistant Lieut. at the battle of Bennington. Sometime after the Revolution he moved to Charlotte, Vt. 9 ch. 2. Jonathan: b. Dec. 15, 1737; had one son, Jonathan. See Chapter (H) for his military career. 3. Thomas: b. 1743; m., 1768, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Jonathan Lee, of Salisbury, Conn., a descendant of Gov. Bradford, of Plymouth Colony; had 12 ch. For … Read more

Genealogy of Heber and Sarah (Owen) Allen Family

Ch. of 4. Heber and Sarah (Owen) Allen: Heber, Sarah, Joseph, Lucy and Herman; b. 1779, m. 1823. He m., second, Eliza Davis Fay, dau. of Hon. Samuel Prescott Philips Fay, of Cambridge, Mass. She d. 1885. He d. 1852, and is buried at Burlington.

Genealogy of Diah and Lydia (Bush) Allen Family

Ch. of B. Diah and Lydia (Bush) Allen. a. Lucius Columbus: b. Jan. 30, 1811; m., 1832, Fanny Young Sprague; b. 1813, d. 1890. He d. Dec. 6, 1886. They had five daus. b. William Bainbridge: b. Mar. 15, 1813; d. Aug. 11, 1836. c. Delius: b. Nov. 14, 1824; m., 1849, in Middletown, Conn., Martha Webb, dau. of Earl and Rhoda (Graves) Cooley; b. 1829. He d. in Middletown May 24, 1890. They had William Tillman, b. Mar. 24, 1855, d. Jan. 3, 1875; Arthur Lee, b. Oct. 27, 1859. d. Joseph Warren: b. 1827, d. 1828.

Biography of Hon. James M. Allen

Hon. James M. Allen, one of the prominent citizens of the county, was born September 25, 1822, at Allen’s Ferry on Caney Fork, seven miles from Smithville, the county seat of Dekalb County, Tenn. He is the youngest of eleven children born to Jesse and Nancy (Walker) Allen, both of whom were natives of Virginia. The father settled in what is now Dekalb County in 1801, being one of the oldest settlers. He died in 1857, and the mother in 1840. Both were members of the Baptist Church. Our subject was reared on the farm and became interested in agriculture. … Read more