Captain Jonathan Allen served with 17th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Revolutionary War officer serving as Captain in Gen. Seth Pomeroy's regiment which marched on April 20, 1775 in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, and in the regiment of Col. John Fellows.
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"Jonathan, for whom my father was named, was a land
holder in Northampton, and his trade was that of a house carpenter or joiner. He was appointed a captain by John Hancock, President of Congress, in Col. Rufus Putnam's regiment in 1777, and in 1779, he was promoted by Congress to be major, and his commission was signed by Samuel Huntington, President of the Congress. He bore the reputation of an excellent officer, and served in the army at White Plains, Saratoga and elsewhere in the state of New York. He was accidentally shot while hunting deer in the forest at Northampton in 1780. His widow married Ebenezer Davis of Charleton, an uncle of the late H. G. Davis of this town."[4][5]
"Sacred to the memory of Major Jonathan Allen who was slain as he was hunting on the 7th day of Janr. 1780 having just entered the 43d year of his age the duties of a son a brother an husband a parent & a faithful & brave officer in the continental service were daily discharged by him. He had for many year made a public profession of Christianity & entertained an hope of a resurrection to a glorious immortality which did not leave him in his nearest approach to the other world."
"a soldier in the Revolution; killed Jan 7, 1780, aged 43, by Seth Lyman accidentally, when out hunting together at Northampton."[6]
Wife: Rebeckah Whitmore
Family links:
Parents:
Joseph Allen (1712 - 1779)
Elizabeth Parsons Allen (1716 - 1800)
Children:
Jonathan Allen (____ - 1777)*
Siblings:
Jonathan Allen (1737 - 1780)
Sarah Allen Pomeroy (1740 - 1823)*
Thomas Allen (1743 - 1810)*
Phineas Lyman Allen (1745 - 1765)*
Moses Allen (1748 - 1779)*
Elisha Allen (1752 - 1796)*
Elijah Allen (1754 - 1830)*
Eunice Allen Breck (1758 - 1826)*
Burial:
Bridge Street Cemetery
Northampton
Hampshire County
Massachusetts, USA
Name: Sarah Bass
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1755
Marriage Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Jonathan Allen
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Birth: Dec. 15, 1737
Northampton
Hampshire County
Massachusetts, USA
Death: Jan. 7, 1780
Northampton
Hampshire County
Massachusetts, USA
Research Note
The History of Northhampton has him married to Sarah Miller with no surviving children. His son Jonathan was born 1773 and died in 1779. His grave list his father Major Jonathan Allen and mother Sarah.
↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-6S8H : 1 March 2021), Jonathan Allen, 20 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711081.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFY-FDQ : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Allen, 15 Dec 1737; citing North Hampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 14,766.
History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654; Page 440 by Trumbull, James Russell, 1825-1899; Pomeroy, Seth, 1706-1777 Publication date 1898
"Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLN-XH2M : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK9-XLRN : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 27 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYR-J7LN : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 23 May 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKR-J9GJ : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 10 Jun 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RC-N3HC : 17 March 2018), Jonathan Allen, 07 Oct 1775; citing Military Service, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,030,397.
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK9-XLRJ : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 7 Oct 1775; citing Military Service, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
"United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR72-V52M : 1 March 2021), Jonathan Allen, 19 May 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Allen-3673 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan 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 Jonathan:
Allen-18055 and Allen-3673 appear to represent the same person because: Major Jonathan Allen is the son Son of Joseph Allen and Elizabeth (Parsons) Allen. He married Rebeckah Whitmore married 6 Jul 1763. The sources are all on Allen-3693 and here is a birth record. Birth Record
There seems to be a mix up of two Jonathon Allen. Thebio on this one says his parents were Joseph Allen (1712 - 1779) Elizabeth Parsons Allen (1716 - 1800)
Allen-18055 and Allen-5244 have the same father but not same mother. But they do have the same wife married on the same date. Perhaps one of them did not actually marry her? (editing for date errors . . .)
I think we should remove these parents and attach https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-3659 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Parsons-763
Then merge Allen-3673 into Allen-18055. I'm happy to help!!!