Mathew Allen III (1712 - 1771)

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Died 17 Nov 1771 at about age 59 in New Jersey

Biography

Mathew Allen, III was born in 1712 to Matthew and Grace (Jones) Allen, Jr.^[1]

On the 10 day of of the 8th month (October), 1737 Martha and Mathew signified their continued intentions of marriage, with the consent of their parents and with a return of clear inquires as reported in the Haddonfield Women's minutes.^[2]

Mathew Allen and Martha Stokes declared their first intentions of marriage on 8th day, 6th mo (Aug) 1737 at the Haddonfield Meeting (Camden) as recorded in the women's meeting notes.^[3]

Mathew married Martha Stokes in 1737 at Haddonfield Monthly Meeting.^[4]

Mathew and Martha had the following children;

1. Grace Allen b 6 October 1741; m 1) Ner Eayre 2) Wlliam Rogers, Jr.
2. Matthew Allen, IV b ca. 1742
3. Anthony Allen b 6 January 1743/4; m Mary Roberts
4. Joseph Allen b 29th, 40 mo. [June] 1746;^[5] m Hannah Wilcox^[6][7]
5. Enoch Allen b 4 October 1750: m 1) Hannah Collins 3) Ann (Haines) Kirby^[8]

He passed away on 17 November 1771. His death date comes from the following Bible document:

"the age and death of my grandparents

the 27th of the 11 mo departed this life Mathew Allen 1771" ^[6]

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1. ↑ Judith M. Olsen, Lippincott, Five Generations of the Descendants of Richard and Abigail Lippincott (1982, Published by The Gloucester County Historical Society), page 93.
2. ↑ Ancestry. Subscription Ancestry Record 2189 #1101570922
3. ↑ Haddonfield MM. Ancestry. Subscription. Ancestry Record 2189 #1101613120 original page 57
4. ↑ Judith M. Olsen, Lippincott, Five Generations of the Descendants of Richard and Abigail Lippincott (1982, Published by The Gloucester County Historical Society), pages 40, 93.
5. ↑ Allen Family Document, p 1 Top
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Allen Family Document handed down in the Elizabeth Sturm, Allen Family Info. p 2
7. ↑ Family Search. Will of Joseph Wilcox. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Volume 41, page 421.
8. ↑ Judith M. Olsen, Lippincott, Five Generations of the Descendants of Richard and Abigail Lippincott (1982, Published by The Gloucester County Historical Society), 93.