Joseph William Allison Sr (1722 - 1789)

Born 12 Dec 1722 in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Algona Forrest (Ray) Allison — married 1763 in Orange, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1789 at age 66 in Orange, North Carolina

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Biography

Joseph was very active in the community. Along with William Murdock, William Deal, John Hall, and John Woods, he was one of the charter members of Little River Church Born in Lacaster Co., he came south to North Carolina with his brother John and their mother Grizzell Wray Allison, a native of East Lothian, Scotland. She died in Orange Co. in May 1794 and is most likely buried in the Old Eno Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Cedar Grove. Served as Postmaster from 1932-1844.

Birth

1722

Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Early Tax List shows Sen. Joseph Allison in Orange County, NC in 1779

Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Sources

• Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members
• Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• Allison Connections by Della P Franklin
• Memoirs of Margaret Arizona Allison Maddux

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Steve Woods for creating WikiTree profile Allison-815 through the import of Woods Beedle Wiki.GED on Mar 1, 2013.

Thank you to Holly Knight. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Holly and others.