Joseph H. Allison (1750 - 1826)

Born Oct 1750 in Lancaster, County, Province of Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Donaldson) Allison — married 1775 (to 1807) in Orange County, North Carolina

Husband of Elizabeth (Madden) Allison — married 19 Aug 1809 in Orange County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1826 at age 75 in Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America

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Biography

Lieutenant Joseph Allison served with Orange County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Allison is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-102919
Rank: Lieutenant

Revolutionary War soldier Patriot service NC Lieutenant. Served 1778 under Capt John Whiteside Company in the a orange County Regiments during battle of Guilford Court House. Shortly after 2d marriage, moved to White Co TN. Owned up to 660 acres on Cane Creek. Moved to Smith county approximately 1818 and died there. House was still standing circa February 1971 Both Joe and wife buried near Gordonsville. Their house was still standing circa 1955-1960.^[1]

JOSEPH ALLISON STORY
Smith County History
Sponsored by Smith County Homecoming Heritage Committee
F289, pg. 471

REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER
http://www.ajlambert.com/allison/stry_ja.pdf
Joseph E(A)llison (signed his name with the E, but records of his children use the spelling A) was born in North Carolina in 1750. He was son of John Allison who died in Orange County, North Caroline in 1796. Siblings of Joseph were Charles, John, James, Hamilton, Nancy (Bury), Peggy (Robinson), Jenny (Ray), Betsy (Drummer), Grizzy. Joseph Ellison was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. His brother, John, also fought in the war, serving in the same company as Joseph. Their father, John, lost a wagon and "as much corn as they could carry" to the Tories.

Sometime in the early 1800's Joseph and John migrated to Tennessee, settling on Cane Creek in now Putnam County. John died there, but Joseph moved on to Smith County where he purchased 159 acres of land from Thomas Smith and John Harvey located on the Caney Fork River at the mouth of Hickman Creek. The oldest grave in the cemetery at the Gordonsville Nazarene Church is that of Martha Allison 1810-1854, daughter in law of Joseph, so his land possible extended that far from the river.

Joseph Ellison married first in 1774, Jane Donalson and had the following children: John married Sarah Jane Stewart; William married Margaret Stewart; Thomas and James, both married a Scoby; Joseph married Martha Woods; Hannah married James Gray; Margaret married Robert Lindsey; Catherine married John McCaleb; Janet married Corder Stone; Lavinia married John McDade. After the death of Jane, Joseph married Elizabeth "Besty" Madden and had three children: Robert Donaldson, Daniel Morgan and Martha. These children were born just prior to or shortly after their parents moved to Tennessee and are the only ones to have lived in Smith County for any length of time.

Robert Donaldson Allison was born in North Carolina on September 25, 1810, and died on December 15, 1900, in McKinney, Texas. When the Mexican War broke out, he raised a company of volunteers and participated in several battles with the Mexicans. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he again unsheathed his sword for the Confederacy, recruiting three companies from the Alexandria, DeKalb County area, to form Allison's Squadron. Robert Donaldson married first Martha Ann (Tucker?) who died in 1854, buried at Gordonsville. On June 24, 1858, R. D. Allison and Louisa Dowell (widow of Robert Dowell and daughter of James Goodner) were married in DeKalb County. The children of R. D. and wife, Martha, were Mary, Martha, John H., Robert D., Winfield Scott, Joe B. So far as is known, he and Louisa had no children. At the close of the Civil War, Colonel Allison moved to McKinney, Texas, where he lived the remainder of his days, being the oldest Odd Fellow in Texas at his death.

Daniel Morgan Allison, second child of Joseph and Besty E(A)llison, was born between 1810-1815. He was married ca. 1831 to Ellen Nichols. Their children were: Robert, died before 1858; Elizabeth married Edwin Gwaltney, buried near Brush Creek; Thomas P., living in Missouri in 1858; Joseph Moody. Daniel M. died in White County, Tennessee, in 1841. Ellen married second Levi Phillips and moved to Arkansas.

Martha Allison James was born June 4, 1815 in Tennessee. Martha was a minor when her father, Joseph, died, and her guardian, Jesse Smith, reported to the court in March 1832 that his ward had married John R. James. The children of John R. and Martha Allison James were: Mary J.; Martha H.; Lucy G.; Joseph H. G. (all of these children died young and are buried in the family cemetery); Martha G. married W. A. Baird; Sarah E.; John F.; Bartlett Allison married Elizabeth Ann Dowell; Robert A. married Ellen Patterson; William N.; Eliza L. married Dawson Gwaltney; Callie C.; Joseph Henry Clay. Martha died May 3, 1871 and John R. on February 18, 1892. Both are buried in the James family cemetery just east of Gordonsville between the two lanes of Interstate 40.

Joseph Ellison made his last will and testament in August 1826, leaving the tract of land, the household furniture, two horses, five cows, all the sheep and "as many hogs as she may think necessary" to his wife, Elizabeth. She was also to receive two slaves, Jack and Dice. At the death of Elizabeth, the land was to be divided equally between Robert Donaldson and Daniel Morgan Ellison. Robert D. purchased Daniel's onehalf interest, and, in 1850, with his mother's consent, sold both shares to Thomas Gwaltney. The will of Joseph Ellison was probated in Smith County in November 1826. Elizabeth "Besty" Madden Ellison did not die until 1858.

(The research of Clara H. Miller and Lucile Prior, descendants of Joseph Ellison is gratefully acknowledged by the author of this story). Story by Sue W. Maggart

• Date of Marriage (1775) Second Wife - Elizabeth Jane Donaldson
• Military Service American Revolution

Sources

1. ↑ #Lewis

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 November 2017, 23:11), entry for Joseph Hamilton Allison(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LFLN-XWJ); contributed by various users.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 9, 2017), "Record of Joseph Allison", Ancestor # A001974.
• Family of William Allison at www.ajlambert.com/allison/stry_wa.pdf;
• www.ajlambert.com/revolt/dar_gord.pdf
• Allison Story Link
• Margaret Arizona Allison Maddux Memoirs
• J.D. Lewis, [http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_orange_county_regiment.html Link
• Revolutionary narrative researched by AJLambert.com with
• additional contribution from Clara H Miller and Lucille Prior.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-VWK : accessed 8 November 2021), Joseph Allison, Laurens, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 446, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-BRYH : 9 March 2021), Joseph Ellison and Elizabeth Maddin, 19 Aug 1809; citing Orange, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

• Book: Abstracts of Laurens County, South Carolina Deeds --- Books A-D 1785-1793(1769-1793), Page 125, 14 Sep 1790 Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org

Compiled By: Larry Vehorn. "Page 346-347 14 Sept 1790: Joseph Allions (Laurens Co.) & Elizabeth his wife to Henry Higgins (same), for L45 sell 107 acres more or less, on a branch of Beaverdam, waters of Enoree River. Bounded: Martin Williams (N), Benjamin Griffeth (E). William Higgins (E), other sides Bacant. Part of a big Survey which takes part of the Tract which sd. Joseph Allison is not to make good. Granted to sd. Joseph Allison on 1 Dec 1788, by Hon. Thomas Pinckney. Gov. recorded in Secretaries office in book YYYY, page 178. Witness Taughley (x) Stone [rolley in one ref.], Nathan Bramlett. Signed Joseph(a) Allison, Elizabeth (x) Allison. Witnessed oath by Nathan Bramlett 8 Mar 1791 to Daniel Wright J. P. Rec. 15 Mar 1791."First move from Laurens County, South Carolina to Smith County, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLT-Z9Q : accessed 8 November 2021), Joseph Allison, Smith, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 41, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 125; FHL microfilm 193,687.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK15-P6KN : 8 August 2020), Old Joe, ; Burial, Gordonsville, Smith, Tennessee, United States of America, Gordonsville Nazarene Church Cemetery; citing record ID 147106949, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Holly Knight for creating Allison-1176 on 9 Aug 2013.