Robert James Allen (1695 - 1769)

Born 1695 in Derryloist, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Montgomery) Allen — married 1730 in County Armagh, Ireland

Husband of Sarah (Cathey) Allen — married 1744 in Winchester, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1769 at about age 74 in Frederick County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Robert Allen was a Virginia colonist.

Robert Allen

Birth: 1695, County Armagh, Ireland.

Death: 1769, Frederick County, Virginia

Emigration: from Armagh County, Ireland to Frederick County, Virginia in 1736.

Purchased 685 acres of land on the south side of Opequon Creek where it crosses Middle Road (VA#628).

Buried with wife Sarah in Burying Ground #1 at Opequon Presbyterian Church.

Marriage & Family

Spouse (1): Deborah Montgomery

Marriage:

Children:

1. Martha Allen (1727-1803)
2. John Allen (1732-1794)
3. Thomas Allen (1734-1822)
4. Robert Allen (1736-1791)
5. David Allen (1738-1783)
6. Rebecca Allen (1740-?)
7. Deborah Allen (1740-?)

Spouse (2): Sarah Cathey

Marriage: aft 1741

Children:

1. Benjamin Allen (1745-1826)

Will of Robert Allen

Will: 1765, Frederick County, Virginia

Note: Will of Robert Allan (1695?-1769) dated the 19th of December 1765

In the name of God Amen, the 19th day of December 1765, Robert Allen of the County of Fredrick and Colony of Virginia, being old and weak of body, but of perfect mind and memory and thanks be given to Almighty God for the name, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make ordain and constitute this my last will and testament, that is to principally and first of all - I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body I recommend to the earth from whence it came to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors. Nothing doubting at the general resurrection I shall re-live the same again by the highly powers of God and as touching my worldly estate wherewith it has pleased Almighty God to bless me within the natural life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:

Item 1. I give and bequeath too my beloved wife, Sarah Allen, the room we now live in and the bed and furniture we sleep on in said room and 2 cows and calves of her own choice and Black Horse called her riding horse and the side saddle that is now in the house during her life and at her death to return to my son, Benjamin Allen and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body,

Item 2 I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Allen the plantation that I now live on, to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body.

Item 3. I give and bequeath to my son all the household furniture that is on the plantation whereon I now live.

Item 4. I give to my son Benjamin Allen, 2 good workhorses that shall be on the plantation at the day of my death, likewise the plows and gears and oxes.

Item 5. I give and bequeath to my son Robert Allen, five pounds currency money to be paid out of my effects by my Executors at my death.

Item 6. I give and bequeath to my grandson Robert Gibbens five pounds currency money to be paid out by my Executors at my death. It is my will and desire that all the rest of my stock be sold for ready cash to be equally divided among my four sons, that is to say, John, Robert, Thomas, and David Allen. IT is my will and desire that currency money and 1 horse to the value of five pounds and saddle to value 30 shillings and a suit of clothes to the value of 3 pounds to be paid to said Bogle at his freedom or expiration of 21 years of age. It is my will and desire that my son John Allen and Benjamin Allen may be my whole and sole Executors of this last will and testament and I do utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every ...

Research Notes

Thomas Marshall Green, Historic Families of Kentucky (n.p: Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD 1959, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1982., n.d).

Shelby Co., library at Shelbyville, KY.

Two brothers, Robert and John Allen came to Virginia from Armagh, Ireland in 1736.

Robert (1), born about 1695 in Armagh, Ireland. Married Deborah Montgomery in Armagh Co., in 1730.

He died near Winchester, Frederick Co., 1769.

His will admitted to probate August 1, 1769 (Will Book 3, page 499).

Robert and Deborah had issue-

1. John Allen, born Armaugh Co., 1732, died 1794, Frederick Co. Married Ann Polock (Polk). John buried at Opequon Church, near Winchester.
2. Thomas Allen, born Armaugh Co., 1734. Married Abigail Miller in 1769
3. Robert Allen (II), born Armaugh, 1736
4. David Allen, born 1738 Frederick Co., VA
5. Rebecca Allen, born 1740 Frederick Co., VA. Married John Givens.

Robert Allen I married the second time, Sarah____ and had one son Benjamin Allen.^[1]

BURIAL LIBERTY, KYneeds citation

Sources

1. ↑ The above notes transcribed from e-mail received from Leldon Blue, 508 Kingston Place, Yukon, OK 73099.

• See also:

• Info from Geni, Ancestry, & Wiki Tree, as well as personal family info.

• "A History of Opequon Presbyterian Church". Commercial Press, Stephens City, VA, 2009

• "The Samuel Givens Family and Kin" by Jane Tyler Craig Reichlein, Pearce, Arizona, 1981.

• COURT RECORDS, LIBERTY, KY

• CHURCH RECORDS, IRELAND.

• FAMILY SEARCH.ORG

• famillysearch.org L6NQ-GM8

• Find A Grave: Memorial #13929987