Richard R Allen Jr. (abt. 1768 - abt. 1840)

Born about 1768 in Pitt, North Carolina

Husband of Mary (Braxton) Allen — married [date unknown] in Dickson Co., Tennessee

Descendants

Died about 1840 at about age 72 in Madison, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Richard was born in 1770. Married first to Mary Braxton and secondly to Jane Foster

Richard Allen's Will, Madison Co., MS In the name of God amen. I, Richard Allen of the County of Madison and state of Mississippi, long sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and memory, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby to be better prepared to leave this world whenever it shall please God to call me home. Do therefore publish this, my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that of today. After the expenses of my last sickness and burial and debts are paid, I devise and bequeath as follows, First, To my beloved wife Jane Allen, I devise and bequeath fourty acres of land designated as follows, South half of the East 1/2 South East Quarter Section Twenty Township eleven Range 3 East, lying -?- in the County of Madison State of Mississippi, to have and t o hold the same to her own preference and during her lifetime and no longer . And at her death, the said tract of land shall revert to my son, Wesley G. Allen and to his heirs forever. And I also devise and bequeath to my said wife, Jane the use of a certain negro woman called Sally, during her lifetime and no longer. And at death of my said wife, Jane, the said negro woman shall belong to my son W. G. Allen and to his heirs forever. And I further devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Jane Allen, and to her heirs forever, two cows & calves, two feather beds and cooking utensils, one horse, bridle & saddle worth one hundred dollars in cash, two sows & pigs & eight shoats. Second, I devise and bequeath to my three sons, Jacob Allen, Gabriel Allen and Edmund Allen and to their heirs forever. twenty Two hundred & fifty dollars to be equally divided between them share and share alike. Third I devise and bequeath to my three daughters as follows, to Rebecca Turnage Three hundred & fifty dollars to her and her heirs forever. To Dorothy Martin and Elizar Sanders and to their heirs forever, Five hundred dollars each. Fourth, I devise and bequeath to my son Bennet R. Allen and to his heirs forever Two hundred acres of land, more or less, lying in the County of Madison & State of Mississippi, and known as follows. The West 1/2 of the South West 1/4, East 1/2 North West 1/4 & South 1/2 of the West 1/2 of North West 1/4 Section 29, Township 11, Rang e 3 East. I also devise and bequeath to my son, B. R. Allen, and to his heirs forever a negro man called Peter and his mother Phebe, one road wagon, two yoke of oxen, 5 cows & calves, Twenty head of hogs 5th I devise and bequeath to my con, Wesley G. Allen, and to his heirs forever, Two negro children Susan & Elizar, one Bed and Eighty acres of land lying being in the County of Madison & Stat e of Mississippi and known as follows, West 1/2 South East quarter of section 20, Township 11, Range 3 East. I also devise and bequeath to my son, W. G. Allen & his heirs forever the forty acres of land as before described and the use of a negro woman Sally to my beloved wife, Jane , which at her death & all revert to my son, G. W. Allen. And the balance of my Estate, whether real or personal, not herein mentioned, is to be sold at the direction of the Executors of this, my last will and Testament. And lastly, I do hereby appoint Gabriel Allen & Bennet R. Allen , two of my sons, to be co-Executors of this, my last Will & Testament , revoking and annulling all former Wills by me heretofore made and ratifying and confirming this.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this second day of November, A.D. 1839, Eighteen hundred & Thirty Nine.

Richard R. Allen (seal) his mark Signed, sealed

and delivered by the said Richard Allen above named as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence have subscribed our names as witness thereto. Thos. B. Walter A. V. Montgomery J. I. Tucker The State of Mississippi Probate Court May Term 1840 Madison County Personally appeared in open court Thomas B. Walter one of t he subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last Will and testament of Richard Allen senior. Who, being duly sworn deposed and said that he saw the said testator sign, seal, and deliver said Will and acknowledge the same to be the last Will and testament on the day and year it bore & state that he, this deponent, together with Allen Montgomery and John I. Tucker, the other subscribing witnesses signed the same as witnesses in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other that the said Testator was of sound and dispensing mind and in full possession of all his faculties at the time of making and publishing said last Will and testament. Given under my hand and seal this 25th day of May A.D. 1840. Will S. Bailey Judge of C. Admitted to Probate and ordered to be Established and recorded. May Term 1840 Will S. Bailey First Land record is dated 4/1/1831 in Madison County, Bureau of Land

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Sources

• * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34921577/richard-r_-allen

Acknowledgments

Thank you to William Farrar for creating Allen-11097 on 25 Aug 13.