Abraham Thomas Alloway (1794 - 1871)

Born 30 Sep 1794 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Loving) Alloway — married 12 Dec 1811 in Morgantown, Burke County, North Carolina

Husband of Matilda (Bailey) Alloway — married 7 Jun 1857 in Mahaska County, Iowa

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1871 at age 76 in Poweshieck, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Abraham T. Alloway. Given Name: Abraham T. Surname: Alloway. ^[1]

Born Abt 1792. Wilkes County, North Carolina. ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} Note: #BI67027.

Died Aft Feb 1870. Poweshiek County, Iowa. ^{[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]}

Emigration: Abt 1813. Indiana

Census: 1820 Owen County, Indiana. ^[17] 1830 Montgomery County, Indiana. ^[18] 1840 Louisa County, Iowa. ^[19] 1846 Louisa County, Iowa. 1850 Columbus, Louisa County, Iowa. ^[20] 1852 Columbus, Louisa County, Iowa. 1856 Prairie, Mahaska County, Iowa. 30 Jul 1860. Prairie Twp, Mahaska County, Iowa. ^[21] 1870 Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Note: #NI67027. ^{[22][23][24][25][26][27]}

Marriage Husband Abraham T. Alloway. Wife Mary Loving. Marriage 12 Dec 1811. Morgantown, Burke County, North Carolina. Child: John F. Alloway. Child: Lora Alloway. Child: Martha D. Alloway. Child: Nelson Alloway. Child: William Azor Alloway. Child: @I67149@. Child: Abraham T. Alloway. Child: Angeline T. Alloway.

Husband Abraham T. Alloway. Wife Matilda Unknown. Marriage 7 Jun 1857. Mahaska County, Iowa. ^[28]

Notes

Note BI67027age 67 in 1860.

Note NI67027He was a farmer. Some researchers suggest his middle name might have been Talton, the same as his cousin Abraham Talton Alloway. He seems to have dropped the surname Strange by 1811 when he first married. He and his wife Mary moved from North Carolina to the Indiana frontier about 1813, probably with her parents. Later census records indicate that their first child was born in North Carolina and the others in Indiana. They were almost certainly in Indiana by 1818 when Abraham's father-in-law died in Monroe County. In 1820 Abram Alloway appears on the Census at Owen County, Indiana as Abram Alloway, engaged in agriculture, with 3 males and 3 females under 10, 1 female between 10 and 16, 1 female between 16 and 26, and 1 male and 1 female between 26 and 45 in his household. 1

He was living in Putnam County, Indiana in December 1829, when he sold his share of his father's estate in Wilkes County, North Carolina to his brother Nelson. In this deed Abraham calls his father Abraham A. Strange and his brother Nelson A. Strange, but he signs himself Abraham Alloway. In 1830 the family appears on the Census of Montgomery County, Indiana. The «i»History of Montgomery County«/i» (1881) says that a portion of the Alloway family were among the organizers of the Methodist Church at Scott Township between 1825 and 1830. In this connection it should be noted that one of the early Abraham Alloways was a Methodist circuit rider. The church at Scott Township was a simple log cabin, heated in the winter with a fire built on a bed of sand in the center. In April 1831 Abraham Alloway of Sugar Creek Township in Montgomery County received a patent for land at Crawfordsville, Boone County, Indiana. He and his wife Mary sold this land for 0 in October 1835. In February 1836 Abraham signed a marriage license in Putnam County for Lora Alloway, probably his daughter. 1

The Alloways moved to Iowa Territory about 1838 and lived at Columbus in Louisa County until after 1850. They appear on the 1840, 1846 and 1850 censuses of Louisa County. In a division of his father's estate in November 1842, after the death of his mother, Abraham was named as living in Iowa Territory. At the 1850 census there was a Martha D. Miller, probably their daughter, living with them. There were also two children in their household, America Debbridge (age 10, born Missouri) and Mary Debbridge (age 7, born Missouri). These might be grandchildren, as they had another grandchild named America, America Alloway. 1

Abraham and his family moved to Poweshieck County, Iowa about this time. His wife Mary died in 1850, in either Louisa or Poweshieck County. Abraham remarried in 1857. A pension application filed by Abraham on the basis of his son's Civil War service indicates that Abraham lived on a small farm in Poweshieck County between 1858 and 1861 and that his son Abraham "labored for support of his father for about 3 yrs. before enlisting in the service.". 1

Actually, the family seems to have lived at least briefly at New Sharon, Prairie Township in neighboring Mahaksa County. They show up on the 1860 census there, which shows Abraham as a farmer with ,560 in real property and 9 in personal property. Abraham's son Abraham and step-daughter Savannah Myers were living in the household. Savannah was engaged to the younger Abraham at the time of his murder in 1863. The family was probably still living in Mahaska County at the time of that murder. In November 1869 Abraham purchased 10 acres in Poweshieck County, and in December 1870 transferred this land to his wife Matilda. Abraham is believed to have died about this time, probably in Poweschieck County, but he might have lived to move with his wife to Winnebago County where she died two years later.

• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Abraham Thomas Alloway, Sr

Birth: Sep. 30, 1794 Death: Jan. 5, 1871

aged 76ys 3mo 5ds, husband of Matilda Alloway. Birth name: Abraham Thomas Alloway Strange. "Alloway" was the traditional middle or 2nd name of children in the Strange family in the 1700's & early 1800's. Several of the male children moved and adopted Alloway as their last name even though legal documents often listed their last name as Strange. 1st wife, Mary Loving died Sept 2 1850 2nd wife, Matilda Myers, married June 7 1857, died Dec 25 1872, buried Forest Home Cemetery, Searsboro, Poweshiek County, IA.

Family links: Parents: Abraham Aurelleus Alloway Strange (1750 - 1815) Mary Ann Moore Strange (1758 - 1842)

Spouse: Matilda Myers Alloway (1811 - 1872)

Children: John F Alloway (1813 - 1891)* Abraham Thomas Alloway (1829 - 1863)*

Siblings: John Walker Alloway (1782 - 1863)* Elizabeth Alloway Strange Johnson (1787 - 1856)* Hannah Alloway Strange Coffey (1790 - 1871)* Abraham Thomas Alloway (1794 - 1871)

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Inscription: "husband of Matilda Alloway"

Burial: Baldwin Cemetery Mahaska County Iowa, USA

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Maintained by: Bryce Whiteside Originally Created by: Carl Nollen Record added: Oct 03, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 118136354

• Fact: Burial Baldwin Cemetery, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S293 81 Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S286 141 Certainty: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S287 29 Certainty: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S288
5. ↑ Source: #S291
6. ↑ Source: #S292 85 Certainty: 3
7. ↑ Source: #S292 (age 58) Certainty: 3
8. ↑ Source: #S293 (age 67) Certainty: 3
9. ↑ Source: #S293 81 Certainty: 3
10. ↑ Source: #S286 141 Certainty: 3
11. ↑ Source: #S287 29 Certainty: 3
12. ↑ Source: #S288
13. ↑ Source: #S291
14. ↑ Source: #S292 85 Certainty: 3
15. ↑ Source: #S293 81 Certainty: 3
16. ↑ Source: #S311
17. ↑ Source: #S286 141 Certainty: 3
18. ↑ Source: #S287 29 Certainty: 3
19. ↑ Source: #S288
20. ↑ Source: #S292 85 Certainty: 3
21. ↑ Source: #S293 81 Certainty: 3
22. ↑ Source: #S286 141 Certainty: 3
23. ↑ Source: #S287 29 Certainty: 3
24. ↑ Source: #S288
25. ↑ Source: #S291
26. ↑ Source: #S292 85 Certainty: 3
27. ↑ Source: #S293 81 Certainty: 3
28. ↑ Source: #S311

See Also:

• Abraham Thomas Alloway, Sr (1794-1871) on Find A Grave: Memorial #118136354 retrieved 18 November 2017
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 September 2017, 01:19), entry for Abraham Thomas Alloway Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KJC5-X1H); contributed by various users.
• Source: S286 Media: Census/Tax 1820 Census, Owen Co, Indiana
• Source: S287 Media: Census/Tax 1830 Census, Montgomery Co, Indiana
• Source: S288 Media: Census/Tax 1840 Census, Louisa County, Iowa
• Source: S291 1846 Census, Louisa Co, Iowa
• Source: S292 1850 Census, Louisa Co, Iowa
• Source: S293 1860 Census, New Sharon, Mahaska Co, Iowa
• Source: S311 Media: Personal Correspondence Juanita Alloway Publication: 855 Greenway Court, Derby, Kansas 67037 (email: juanita at southwind.net), 1984, 1990