William Shadrack Allen I (1785 - 1854)

Born 1 Jul 1785 in Patrick Parish, Henry, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine Ann (Gearheart) Allen — married 19 Jun 1808 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1854 at age 68 in Quicksand, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1783. He passed away in 1854. First Coroner of Breathitt County; first Breathitt County Court was held at his house, at the mouth of Big Caney Creek, of Quicksand Creek. He petitioned to create Breathitt, from parts of Perry and Floyd, he lived on the part of Quicksand that was then Perry County. They had arrived there sometime between 1831 and 1833. They had came from the Headwaters of Licking River, just over the ridge from Spring Fork of Quicksand Creek. Before they had came to Licking in the time period of 1814 - 1816, they had been living on main Right Beaver Creek, near Hueysville and Midas. William was killed when struck by a falling tree branch, although some others say he knocked over the head. He had been at his brother Geoege Allen's house, near Midas on Brushy Creek of Right Beaver, for a large gathering that had lasted a few days. He was on his way home, he had traveled most of the distance, and was found near the mouth of Spring Fork, of Quicksand Creek, near Lambric. He had been there a few days and animals had eaten parts of his body. He was buried nearby in the Carpenter Cemetery (Slave Graveyard). His death ceritificate states that he was found dead in the woods suddenly, and that he was in fact the son of Samuel Allen and Sarah Prater.

• Fact: Residence (1810) Franklin, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1820) Floyd, Kentucky, United States
• Fact: Residence (1830) Floyd, Kentucky, United States
• Fact: Residence (1830) Franklin, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1840) Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
• Fact: Residence (1850) Breathitt county, part of, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
• Fact: Burial (1854) Slave Cemetary, Lambric, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

Sources

• "The Allen Family of Eastern Kentucky" by the Magoffin County Historical Society. Page 19.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 March 2019, 17:14), entry for William Shadrack Allen(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBKT-TCR); contributed by various users.

• Kentucky death records (listed on profile) obtained from archives.org

• Family data collection

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-YJLY : 22 July 2021), William and Catty Gearhart, 18 Jun 1808; citing Marriage, Floyd, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 2,116,518.

• "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2R-SWS : Thu Jul 20 17:24:13 UTC 2023), Entry for William Allin, 1810.

• "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLN-T96 : Thu Jul 20 21:45:45 UTC 2023), Entry for William Allen, 1820.

• "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPB-K46 : Thu Jul 20 21:21:03 UTC 2023), Entry for William Allen, 1830.

• "United States Census, 1840", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTG-2R4 : Thu Jul 20 20:36:26 UTC 2023), Entry for William Allen, 1840.

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Y-1GR : Mon Jul 17 20:30:26 UTC 2023), Entry for William Allen and Katharine Allen, 1850.

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87806535/william-shadrack-allen: accessed 12 November 2022), memorial page for William Shadrack “Bill” Allen I (1 Jul 1785–8 Feb 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87806535, citing Slave Graveyard, Lambric, Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Southern Road (contributor 47683048) .