Lt.
Amos
Allen
Born in Deerfield, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Allen
and Mercy (Childs) Allen
Husband of
Rebecca (Nims) Allen
— married
6 Jun 1743 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Husband of
Jemima (Root) Allen
— married
after 1750 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Rebecca (Allen) Denio, Sylvanus Allen, Mercy (Allen) Severance, Amos Allen, Quintus Allen, Irena (Allen) Bardwell and Hannah (Allen) Ames
Died
at age 74
in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2011
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Biography
Lieut Amos Allen BIRTH: 18 Nov 1722, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts DEATH: 27 Mar 1797 (aged 74) Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts BURIAL: Lower Meadow Cemetery, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts MEMORIAL ID: 60427044
He married, first, on Jun 6,1743, Rebecca Nims. She was born at Deerfield,MA on Jan 6,1726/7, a daughter of John Nims and Elizabeth (Hull) Nims. She died on Apr 18,1750.
He married, second, Jemima Root.
Children from findagrave information:
- Sylvanus Allen, 1746–1837
- Mercy Allen Severance, 1761–1801
- Amos Allen, 1763–1842
- Quintus Allen, 1765–1821
- Irena Allen Bardwell, 1767–1849
- Hannah Allen Ames, 1769–1860
Sources
- Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1920) Page 9. Birth record.
- Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1915) Page 241: Deaths: Allen: "Amos, Lt., Mar. 27, 1797, in 75th y. G.R.6" (graveston record, Lower Meadows Cemetery, Colrain road)
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT2-28Q : 4 November 2017), Amos Allin and Rebekca Nims, 06 Jun 1743; citing Marriage, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009216.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2020), memorial page for Lieut Amos Allen (18 Nov 1722–27 Mar 1797), Find A Grave: Memorial #60427044, citing Lower Meadow Cemetery, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Denise Crawford (contributor 47058042) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amos by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amos:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amos by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amos:
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~0.39%
John Conway
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23andMe, GEDmatch GF8024480 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EX9426303 [compare], Ancestry member higgshunter
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch GZ537047C1 [compare]
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Julie Carroll :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member juliecirving
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