Born in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Huff
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Huff
Wife of
John Allen
— married
1810 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Allen
Died
at about age 74
in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2014
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1788. She died in 1862 at the age of 73 - 74.
Parents: Joseph Curran Huff 1750 - 1827 and Elizabeth (Pratt) Huff 1750 - 1839.
Spouse: John "Long John Sheriff" Allen 1787 - 1863. Findagrave # 87020151
John and Margaret Allen testified they were present at the marriage of Lydia and Benjamin B. Coleman and that John Allen served with Benjamin Coleman in the War of 1812.
Margaret was among the heirs of Joseph Huff abt. 1750 - 1827. She may have been a daughter, granddaughter, or other relation. See Joseph's profile: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Huff-1284
Sources
- Margaret is buried at the John Allen Cemetery in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA. Her page lists and has links to her spouse, 6 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87020227/margaret-allen
- Margaret "Peggy" (Huff) Allen: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHD6-KS1 Lists her parents, 9 siblings, spouse, 9 children, 9 sources/notes.
- 1850 Census: Margaret Allen. Age: 62. Married, white, female. Home in 1850: Cocke, Tennessee. Birth date/place: 1788 in Tennessee. Household members: John Allen, 63 (VA). Margaret Allen, 62 (TN). John J. Allen, 21 (TN). Mary Jones, 45 (TN).
- 1860 Census: Margaret Allen. Age: 72. Married. Home in 1860: 8th Distrcit, Cocke, Tennessee. Birth date/place: 1788 in Tennessee. Household members: John Allen, 72 (VA). Margaret Allen, 72 (TN). Mary Jane Allen, 45.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~1.56%
Carla Holt
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kenneth McLain :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RE4178518 [compare], yourDNAportal KEN0cc69569, Ancestry member KkMacTavish
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JH1531839 [compare], yourDNAportal KEN0cc69569, FTDNA kit #B829179
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~0.78%
Roberta (Lee) Coons :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #316604
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~0.39%
Lynn Nolan :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A084706 [compare], Ancestry member LynnNMolanders58
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