Robert William Allison Sr. (1744 - 1822)

Born 25 May 1744 in Bladen County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1822 at age 78 in Todd, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Birth

Robert was born on 25 MAY 1744 in Bladen (later Iredell) County, North Carolina.^[1]

Robert has conflicting birth date of circa 1730.

Birth Notes: "One source suggests Robert immigrated from Scotland to North Carolina in 1752 and then moved to Virginia by 1773. Another source states that Robert was born about 1730, lived in Iredell County, North Carolina in 1757 and moved to Washington County in 1781."

Family

Father: James Allison (Cir 1698-1762)

Mother: Rebecca Howard ( -1764)

Spouse: *Elizabeth MNU (Cir 1746 - , LOGAN, KY)

Marr. Date: 1759 Place: , WASHINGTON Co., VA

Children:

1. Mary Allison (1763-1830)
2. William Allison (1764-1819)
3. Robert Allison, Jr. (Cir 1766-1830) married Margaret Hayter in , Washington Co., VA, USA, June 17, 1794. Margaret is the daughter of Abraham Hayter Sr. and Susanna.
4. John Allison (1768- )
5. Sarah Elizabeth Allison (Between 1771/1772- ) married Esau Hayter in , Washington Co., VA, USA, April 23, 1789. Esau was born 1765. Esau was the son of Abraham Hayter Sr. and Susanna. Esau died in 1826 at 61 years of age.
6. Samuel Allison (Cir 1772- )
7. Joseph Allison (1780-1836)
8. James Allison (1780-1860)

Residence

On 25 Mar 1752 Robert lived in , ANSON Co., NC. In 1757, he lived in Rowan County (area that became Iredell County in 1788), North Carolina

Miscellaneous

A Robert Allison and others received a Hemp certificate on 15 Mar 1768, in AUGUSTA Co., VA. ( this may not be "our" Robert Allison. Pph 20060617)

Property

On 25 Mar 1752 Robert purchased 480 acres on Fourth Creek , ROWAN, NC. [at age 8?? pph 20160629].

On 12 May 1775, Robert purchased 340 acres on headwaters of the South Fork of the Holston River , FINCASTLE Co., VA.

1782, Tax Lists in , WASHINGTON Co., VA, show him next door to [James?] Dysart with 1 tithable, ?/ horses. ?/ cattle and 1 slave named Laben.

The Washington County Surveyors Record 1781-1797 © by Rhonda Robertson, Page 305, indicates that Robert Allison lived on the waters of the north fork of Holston River - treasury warrant dated October 11, 1783 #19841 referencing Robert Allison’s corner.

1788, with Robert Preston, James K . . . , Thomas (?) Sturt, and Daniel Carr(?), partition (?) of land by Robt Buchnan (?) to Hugh Jackson , WASHINGTON Co., VA.

William Allison, assignee of William Pemberton - 50 ac - treasury warrant - on the head waters of Barkers Creek, a branch of the middle fork of Holstein River - on Robert Allison's line - at the foot of Walkers Mountain - April 7, 1793. Page 436.

On 19 Jun 1798, Robert sold 48 acres to James Dysart, part of a tract that belonged to Jos Snodgrass, Sr., in , WASHINGTON Co., VA, USA.

He owned property in 1802 in , WASHINGTON Co., VA, USA.

"Then in 1802, while living in Logan County[, KY, USA] they sold several additional parcels they still owned back in Virginia: Two parcels were sold to William Allison and 112 acres on Thompson's Mill Creek were sold to John Porterfield. The latter was the tract on which Robert and Elizabeth had lived. "

Jury service

Commonwealth v Wm Markland, on 19 May 1779. WASHINGTON Co.,VA

John Shelby v John Erwin, on 21 Mar 1781. WASHINGTON Co.,VA

Moved

In 1781 Robert moved to the eastern part of WASHINGTON Co.,VA., 1 ½ miles from Glade Spring.

On 18 Oct 1802, Robert was living in , LOGAN Co.,, KY, USA.

circa 1811 with sons Robert and James to , LOGAN, KY, USA.

Miscellaneous

WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT RECORDS 1780-1965

Alexander Tolbert, John Allison: subpeona issued for case of Robert Allison vs. William Huse; March Term of Court, 1794

Note

Robert was living in Rowan County (part that became Iredell County in 1788), N.C. in 1757. In 1781 he removed to the eastern part of Washington Co., VA, one and one half miles from Glade Spring. About 1811 he and two of his sons, Robert and James Allison, removed to Logan Co., KY, leaving his son William and his two daughters (Elizabeth and Mary) in Washington Co., VA. ("The History of the Alison or Allison Family," by L.A. Morrison, Pub. by Damrell & Upham, Boston, MA 1893, [in the Genealogy.com library], page 161, (Chapter VIII: "Allisons of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Louisianna --Allisons of Lifford,, County Donegal, Ireland, and Tennessee, U.S.") states that Robert Allison, Jr. , son of Robert Allison (b. abt. 1730) resided in Logan Co., KY and that Robert, Jr's., sister Mary Allison, married William Beattie, of Washington Co., VA. It also states that Robert Allison, Sr. was in Iredell Co., N.C. in 1757 and that he died in Logan Co., KY. His parentage is not given or proven in this book.

Will

He signed a will on 23 Mar 1816 in , CHRISTIAN, KY, USA. "It was witnessed by M. Wilson, R. Pennington and John McKinney. The document named Robert's daughters Mary Beaty [sic., i.e., Beatie] and Elizabeth Haytor, as well as his sons William, Robert, James and Joseph. James and Joseph were named executors."

Cause of Death

A severe illness of 7 days.

Death

Death:

Date: 01 SEP 1822

Place: Todd County, KY^[2]

Burial

Todd County Meadow Haven, Elkton, TODD Co., KY, USA

From Findagrave.com

Robert Allison

Birth: May 25, 1744; Death: Sep. 1, 1822, Todd County, Kentucky, USA.

Family links: Children: Mary E. Allison Beattie (1763 - 1830).

Burial: Todd County Meadow Haven Cemetery, Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky, USA^[3]

Citations

1. ↑ Source: #S46
2. ↑ Source: #S46
3. ↑ S Fenstermaker, " ," Findagrave.com. Record added: Sep 13, 2009. URL: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=allison&GSiman=1&GScid=2295878&GRid=41923044&. Accessed 24 July 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Allison-693 created through the import of Denia 2012-10-05 12 generations of ancestors.ged on Oct 6, 2012 by Denia Pearson.

• Allison-1650 was created by David Hughey through the import of HenryHowardkids.ged on May 23, 2014.

Sources

• Source: S46 Title: Ancestral File v4.19 Upadated 3/22/1999 NOTESource Medium: Book CONT

• Source: S4155 Media: Personal Abbreviation: white18 Title: white18 Author: Donna White Publication: donnawh@earthlink.net

• Source: S4162 Media: Personal Abbreviation: ardenparish.ged--William Allison Title: Arden Feker's Family; Focus Group--William Allison's Ancestry Author: Ardyn Wyn Feker Publication: ardynparish@hotmail.com Date: 8 Oct 2005

• Source: S4163 Media: Personal Abbreviation: ardenparish.ged--William Allison Title: Arden Feker's Family; Focus Group--William Allison's Ancestry Author: Arden Wyn Feker Publication: ardenparish@hotmail.com Date: 8 Oct 2005

• Source: S6449 Media: Gedcom Abbreviation: 1701508~William de Cantilupe.ged Title: Descendants of Charlemagne; focus group--William de Cantilupe Author: David Blocher Publication: dblocher1@home.com Date: 1 Nov 2001

• Source: S6453 Media: Personal Abbreviation: Hughey~Waggoner~Deboe family Pittsylvania, VA~David V. Hughey.fdb Title: Dave's Bohemian, Canadian, and Southern Kin; focus group--David V. Hughey Author: David V. Hughey Publication: caymanprof@yahoo.com Date: 17 Sep 2006

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• Morrison, Leonard Allen. The History of the Alison or Allison Family in Europe and America, A.D. 1135 to 1893; Giving an Account of the Family in Scotland, England, Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the United States. (Boston, Mass.: Damrell & Upham, the Old Corner Book-store,1893).

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