Matthew
Tolbert
Allen
Born in Irwin, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Allen
and Easter (Wells) Allen
Brother of
Elizabeth (Allen) Blackshear, John Tillman Allen [half], William Allen [half], Mary Jane (Allen) Rayburn [half] and Daniel S Allen [half]
Husband of
Frances Mourning (Blackshear) Allen
— married
4 Jan 1853 in Henry, Alabama
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Katherine (Allen) Jones, William Tolbert Allen, Easter Malissa (Allen) Sasser, James David Allen and Martha Ella (Allen) Adams
Died
at age 32
in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2016
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Biography
Son of Henry & Easter Wells
Married Frances Mourning Blackshear 4 Jan 1853 Henry, AL - parents of Sarah, William, Easter Malissa, James David & Martha Ella
Civil War Soldier Pvt, Co A, 6th Regiment, AL Infantry, CSA - Killed at the Battle of Seven Pines, also known as Battle of Fair Oaks in Richmond, VA (this was one of the bloodiest battles of the war and involved 84,000 troops). Matthew was shot in the stomach and died on the battlefield. His body was buried at the Seven Pines Battlefield. His youngest child was born after he died and his wife died two years later.
Sources
- AL Homestead & Cash Entry Patents
- AL Marriage
- US General Land Office Records
- US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
- Findagrave # 143537612
- AL Dept of Archives & History
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-68V3-XBB?i=71&cc=1401638
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Don Allen
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup r-m269, FTDNA kit #69256 - Thomas Schubert :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B837157
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~6.25%
Don Allen :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member donallen5
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Talmia (Slade) Burr :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Talmiavsladeburr185
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~0.78%
Gary Waller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NU7325734 [compare], yourDNAportal GARc5d35a47, Ancestry member GaryWaller55
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~0.78%
Thomas Schubert :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member schubertcdn
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Glenn Matchett :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Matthew Allen (1828-)
Matthew is 19 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 23 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 24 degrees from Maggie Beer, 43 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 29 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 25 degrees from Michael Chow, 21 degrees from Ree Drummond, 24 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 16 degrees from Matty Matheson, 23 degrees from Martha Stewart, 25 degrees from Danny Trejo and 30 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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Categories: Killed in Action, Confederate States of America, United States Civil War | 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, United States Civil War | Henry County, Georgia | Irwin County, Georgia | Battle of Seven Pines