Adam Allen (abt. 1810 - abt. 1885)

Born about Feb 1810 in Perry, Kentucky [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima (Whitt) Allen — married 15 Jan 1837 in Breathitt, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died about 1885 at about age 74 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Allen Name Study.

Adam Allen was born about February, 1810 in Perry, Kentucky, son of William Shadrack Allen (1785–1854) and Katherine Ann Gearheart (1792–1860).

Adam (26) married Jemima Whitt (19) (born about 1817 in Virginia, United States; daughter of John Bunyan Whitt Sr and Hanna (Sarles) Whitt) on January 15, 1837 in Breathitt, Kentucky. Their daughter was Sarah Sally Allen (1854–~1940).

Adam died about 1885 in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, aged about 74.

Research Notes

Added DNA Confirmation

Sources with no fact or date

There are additional sources with no facts or date. Often these are sources for the baptism or marriage of children that mention the parents or father. This section can just be removed if you will be adding those children and using these sources there.^[1]

• Adam died about 1885 in Floyd, United States, aged about 74
• In 1840, Adam (30) was living in Breathitt, Kentucky
• In 1850, Adam (40) was living in Floyd county, Floyd, Kentucky
• In 1850, Adam (40) was living in Floyd county, Floyd
• In 1870, Adam (60) was living in Kentucky
• In 1880, Adam (70) was living in Allen, Floyd
• In 1880, Adam (70) was living in Floyd
• In 1900, Adam (90) was living in Magisterial District 7, Halbert Precinct 6, Floyd
• Adam Allen was born about February, 1810 in Perry, Kentucky, son of William Shadrack Allen (1785–1854) and Katherine Ann Gearheart (1792–1860)

Sources

1. ↑ Name: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 September 2023, 15:56), entry for Adam Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2T1P-21L ); contributed by various users. (accessed before 15 December 2023)

• Name: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 September 2023, 15:56), entry for Adam Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2T1P-21L ); contributed by various users. (accessed before 15 December 2023)
• Name: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 September 2023, 15:56), entry for Adam Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2T1P-21L ); contributed by various users. (accessed before 15 December 2023)
• Name: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 September 2023, 15:56), entry for Adam Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2T1P-21L ); contributed by various users. (accessed before 15 December 2023)
• With family and 17 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2T1P-21L
• "Samuel Salyer" by the Magoffin County Historical Society
• "The Salyer Family: a Genealogical Record of their first 250 years in America." 688 pages with index. by Elizabeth Salyer. Privately published,1982. Reprinted by the Magoffin County (KY) Historical Society
• "The Allen Family of Eastern Kentucky" by the Magoffin County Historical Society. Page 20
• "Kentucky Explorer magazine article 2012
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Sue Howard-6191 and Pat Trimble Johnson-29047. Their MRCA is R.W. Allen-30685. Predicted relationship from Gedcom 86602458 and M344233: Cousins
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Sue Howard-6191 and Pat Trimble Johnson-29047. Their MRCA is Janette Coleman-9217. Predicted relationship from Gedcom 86602458 and M344233: Cousins
• https://usgennet.org/family/baicon/data/fam13540.htm