Rachel (Stout) Allen (1761 - 1840)

Born 28 Feb 1761 in Warrington, York, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of John Allen IV — married 22 Jul 1779 in Cane Creek Mm, Orange Co, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1840 at age 79 in Orange, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Rachel was a Friend (Quaker)

Rachel Stout, daughter of Peter "The Quaker" and Margaret Cypert Stout, married John Allen IV, son of John III and Phebe Scarlett Allen, July 2 1779. ^{[1] [2]} Rachel was a midwife and in her medical practice she had recipes for cures, some of which, may be found here. ^[3]

Their children are named in his father's will of:

1. John V
2. Peter
3. Joseph
4. Samuel
5. Nathan d ~1826. Martha, his widow and children named in the will.
6. Phebe
7. Harmon (Hermon)
8. Rachel
9. Solomon
10. Joel
11. William
12. Hannah who are named in the will of John Allen IV, their father. ^[4]

Builders of the historic Allen House at Alamance Battleground^[5]

Rachel died in 1840, and was buried at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery.^[6]

Sources

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 8.4 cM segment on chromosome 9, consisting of Donald Courtney, GEDmatch kit # A102133, and Janice (Hatridge) Givens, his 6th cousin, GEDmatch kit # EQ7599379, and Beverly (Lamb) Swann, his 6th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # WJ9353801. (Janice and Beverly are 6th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Peter Stout and Margaretha Cypert, the 5x great grandparents of both Donald Courtney and Janice (Hatridge) Givens and 6x great grandparents of Beverly (Lamb) Swann.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 7 cM segment on chromosome 9, consisting of Beverly (Lamb) Swann, GEDmatch kit # WJ9353801, and Charles Givens, her 7th cousin, GEDmatch kit # XG3289324, and Robert Weaver, her 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # M002545. (Charles and Robert are 6th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Peter Stout and Margaretha Cypert, the 6x great grandparents of both Beverly (Lamb) Swann and Charles Givens and 5x great grandparents of Robert Weaver.

1. ↑ From Whence We Came, Cane Creek Meeting of Friends, Sesqubicentennial Committee, 2001, page 3 https://archive.org/stream/fromwhencewecame00cane#page/3/mode/1up/search/peter+stout
2. ↑ "John Allen Family", Allen Woolford, submitter, Obion County, TNGenWeb, http://tngenweb.org/obion/records-data/families/john-allen-family/
3. ↑ John Allen Papers (1815–1816 Papers), North Carolina State Archives Collection 1467 http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16062coll15/id/15/rec/17
4. ↑ Shields, Ruth Herndon. Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1800-1850 and 202 Early Marriages Not Shown in the Orange County Marriage Bonds. 2 Vol in 1. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co. Baltimore:1972, 1979. Originally. Vol 1:1957, Vol 2:1966 Page 123. https://books.google.com/books?id=A1jcyH8uUMQC&pg=RA1-PA123&lpg#v=onepage&q&f=false
5. ↑ Cox, Dale. Allen House - Alamance Battleground, North Carolina An 18th Century Quaker Cabin. Copyright 2011 & 2014 All rights reserved. Last Updated: April 24, 2014. https://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/alamance2.html
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42244985/rachel-allen: accessed 26 November 2023), memorial page for Rachel Stout Allen (28 Feb 1761–14 Dec 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42244985, citing Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by James (Jim) Hawkins (contributor 47098944).

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. Y

• WikiTree profile Allen-4942 created through the import of DIXON.GED on Oct 11, 2011 by Glenn Dixon. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Glenn and others.