Phebe (Beardsley) Allen (1753 - 1840)

Born 30 Jun 1753 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Gideon Allen — married about 1770 in Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1840 at age 86 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Phebe (Beardsley) Allen is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Phebe (Beardsley) Allen was born on 30 Jun 1753 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, daughter of Daniel Beardsley III (1718 - 1778) ^[1] and Phebe (Crofut) Beardsley (1724 - 1778).

Her siblings were:

1. Anne Dillah (Beardsley) Sperry (1743 - 1831)
2. Sarah Beardsley (1745 - )
3. Timothy Beardsley (1746 - 1829)
4. Lucy (Beardsley) Hubbell (1749 - 1836)
5. Bennett Beardsley (1751 - 1782)
6. Abijah Beardsley (1755 - )
7. Avis Beardsley (1758 - )
8. Nehemiah Beardslee Sr. (1761 - 1826)
9. Daniel Beardsley IV (1763 - 1826)
10. Betty Beardsley (1766 - )
11. Eli Beardsley (1768 - 1885)
12. Ezekiel Beardsley (1771 - 1862)

Phebe (~17) married Gideon Allen (~23)(1746 - 1841) in 1770 in Connecticut Colony. Their children were:

1. William Allen (1771 - 1851)
2. Justus Allen (1776 - 1845)
3. Silas Allen (1781 - 1866)
4. Tarzah (Allen) Grover (1783 - 1866)
5. Zimri Allen (~1787 - 1869)
6. Sally Ann (Allen) Miller (1788 - 1849).

Phebe's daughter was Samantha Wolcott (1783 - 1852).

Phebe died on 26 Apr 1840 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States aged 86.

Sources

1. ↑ In 1778, Daniel passed away in Redding, Connecticut. In his will, he named his widow, son and daughters. Daniel's estate passed probate on 10 May 1771.
   Probate: "Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999"
   Probate Records (Manchester District, Vermont); Author: Manchester (Vermont). Register, Vermont. Probate Court (Manchester District); Probate Place: Bennington, Vermont
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9084 #1159232 (accessed 28 December 2022)
   Daniel Beardslee probate on 10 May 1771. Beneficiaries Listed:
   Name . . . . . Relationship
   Phebe Beardslee . . . . . Wife
   Nehemiah J. Beardslee . . . . . Son
   Daniel Beardslee . . . . . Son
   Eli Beardslee . . . . . Son
   Ezehiel Beardslee . . . . . Son
   Timsthy Beardslee . . . . . Son
   Bennet G. Beardslee . . . . . Son
   Abijah Beardslee . . . . . Son
   Anna Beardslee . . . . . Daughter
   Moses Sperry . . . . . Son-in-law
   Sarah Beardslee . . . . .Daughter
   Lucy Beardslee . . . . . Daughter
   Gideson Hubbell . . . . . Son-in-law
   Phebe Beardslee . . . . . Daughter
   Gedeon Allen . . . . . Son-in-law
   Betty Beardslee . . . . . Daughter
   Avise Beardslee . . . . . Daughter
   

• 1753 Connecticut Births gives parents as Daniel and Phebe Beardslee [1]
• Findagrave [2]
• Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America, by Rev. Isaac Haight Beardsley - Published 1902, page 109 [3]
• Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951 [4]