Charles Allison (1663 - 1698)

Born 1663 in Marbury, Charles County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Posey) Allison — married 20 Feb 1698 in Charles County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1698 at about age 35 in Marbury, Charles County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Charles was born in 1663. He passed away in 1 April 1698.

Charles Allison was the son of Thomas Allison, Lord of Christian Temple Manor in Charles County, Maryland Provence.

Charles married to Elizabeth Posey on February 20, 1698. Charles and Elizabeth had one son, Thomas Allison. Charles died at the age of 35 within weeks after his marriage.

https://allisonfamilytree.wordpress.com/allison-line/charles-allison-1663-2/

It could be by the time Charles was an adult, the Christian Temple Manor was now a well-to-do tobacco planation, the dominant cash crop in Maryland (and Virginia), with slaves doing most of the hard labor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_Maryland

Charles grew up in Maryland during a political upheaval in England known as the 'Glorious Revolution' (1688 - 1689) when Parlamentarians overthrew King James II and set up William III, Prince of Orange to be a pro-Parlament king of England.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution

The Provence of Maryland also had a 'Protestant Revolution' around this time as well. This was the end of Maryland's early experiments with religious toleration, as Catholicism was outlawed, and Roman Catholics were forbidden from holding public office. Religious toleration would not be restored in Maryland until after the American Revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Revolution_(Maryland)

Charles certainly would have heard about the dreadful Salem Witch Trials which happened in Massachussets Colony in 1692-1693: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials

He also would have heard about the destruction of the port city of Port Royale in Jamaica in June 1692 due to a massive earthquake and a tsunami. Many thought it was the wrath of God against a sinful pirate city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1692_Jamaica_earthquake

And certainly he had experienced a few nasty hurricanes hitting the plantation during his lifetime: such as in 1667, 1683, and 1693. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlantic_hurricanes_in_the_17th_century

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Sources

• Tim Dowling's Family Tree: http://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en;pz=timothy+michael;nz=dowling;ocz=0;p=charles;n=allison;oc=2

• Link to 'Find-a-Grave'. Charles Allison, 1663-1698. Charles County, Maryland: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69931823&ref=acom

* Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I002962&tree=tree1