Tristram Allen (abt. 1769 - 1852)

Born about 24 Apr 1769 in Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Died 27 Dec 1852 at about age 83 in Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Tristram was born April 24, 1769 in Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts.^[1][2] He was the son of Jonathan Allen and Deborah Gardiner.^[3]

He married Clarissa Mayhew on 17 December 1795 in Chilmark.^[4][5] They had the following known children:

1. Jonathan Allen; born 7 October 1796, died 23 January 1892, never married.
2. Thomas L Allen; born 8 February 1799, died 27 December 1881, never married.
3. Mary Ann Allen; born 13 January 1802, died 10 May 1847, married Truman Cottle 25 May 1837, no children.
4. Tristram Allen, Jr.; born 5 September 1804, died 23 June 1864, married Tamson Cottle 12 December 1833, no children.
5. Deborah Allen: born 24 January 1807, died 11 December 1847, never married.
6. Frederic(k) Allen; born 25 August 1811, died 17 March 1858, married Charlotte Wales 2 June 1842 in Hallowell, Maine.
7. Clarissa M. Allen; born 25 February 1814, died 18 April 1886, never married.

Research Notes

Birthdate

• The transcribed "Vital Records of Chilmark, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850" published in 1904 by the New England Historic Genealogical Society lists on page 12 the following:^[1]
  • Tristram, s. Jonathan and Deborah, Mar. 17, 1765
  • Tristram 2d [dup. omits 2d], s. Jonathan and Deborah [dup. [h. Clarrissa (Mayhew)]], Apr. 25 [dup. Apr. 24], 1769.
• The handwritten "Vital Records, 1754-1900 [Chilmark, Massachusetts] found on Family Search reports a birth date of 24 Apr 1769.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital records of Chilmark, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 by Chilmark, Mass; New England Historic Genealogical Society,page 12, Image at Internet Archive. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZST-8VD : 5 January 2021), Tristram Allen, 1769. Image at FamilySearch Film # 007729381; Image 409 of 930
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-56X6 : 10 November 2020), Tristram Allen, 24 Apr 1769; citing Birth, Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009804.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7VR-95R : 17 November 2022), Trestram Allen, 1852.
4. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Tristram Allen; Chilmark; Births, Marriages and Death; Accessed 26 July 2023 at Ancestry.com Image
5. ↑ Vital records of Chilmark, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 by Chilmark, Mass; New England Historic Genealogical Society,page 40, Image at Internet Archive; Image at FamilySearch Film # 007729381; Image 424 of 930