Barnabus Allen (bef. 1730 - 1815)

Born before 22 Feb 1730 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Fuller) Allen — married 21 Apr 1752 in Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1815 after age 85 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Barnabas Allen was the first child of Joseph Allen and Rebecca (Fuller) Allen. According to town records of Norwich, Connecticut, Barnabus Allen, son of Joseph Allen and his wife Rebeckah, was born there on 24 February 1730.^[1] According to church records, he was baptized in the Newent Congregational Church in Norwich, Connecticut, (in the section of Norwich that in 1786 became the town of Lisbon, Connecticut) on 22 February 1730.^[2] One possible explanation for the small discrepancy in birth and baptism dates is that the town record apparently was created after the fact, reporting the marriage of Joseph and Rebeckah and the births of their first two children together as a single entry. ^[3]

On April 21, 1752 Barnabus Allen married his first cousin, Elizabeth Fuller, at Windham, Connecticut. ^[4]

Barnabas Allen performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Barnabas Allen is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001378.

Barnabas Allen was a member of the committee of supplies during the American Revolution.

In the 1790 United States Census he is listed as a head of family living in Canterbury with five white females and one other free person. The 1800 U.S. Census records for Canterbury list Barney Allen as head of a household consisting only of one male and one female, both over the age of 45.

Barnabas Allen died in Canterbury on 10 October 1815 and is buried in the Old Smith Cemetery there. ^[5][6] The gravestone inscription reads:^[7]

Mr. Barnabas Allen,

died October 10, 1815

in the 86th Year of

his age.

Sources

1. ↑ Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913. Vol. 1, page 157: Barnabus: the Son of Joseph Allen and his wife Rebeckah was born the 24th day of January 1729/30
2. ↑ Records of Newent Congregational Church, page 4. Church Records Index, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ Note: The Find-A-Grave memorial gives a birth date of 24 February 1729. There is no birth date on the gravestone, and the memorial cites no source for the date. The 1729 birth date may be the result of misinterpreting the "double date" of 1729/30 as meaning 1729, or perhaps misinterpreting "86th year of his age" to mean that he had passed his 86th birthday.
4. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Windham, Vol. 1, page 7.
5. ↑ Find-A-Grave
6. ↑ Hale Collection
7. ↑ Find-A-Grave

• Find-A-Grave Joseph Allen and Barnabas Allen
• Hale Collection, Old Smith Cemetery http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cowindham/records/cemetery/canterbury/cantoldsmithcem.htm
• Records of Newent Congregational Church, Lisbon, Connecticut, 1723-1932. Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1944. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9Z8B-JKH