William Allen (1711 - 1799)

Born 2 Feb 1711 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Berry) Allen — married 1732 in NJ

Husband of Jane (Warford) Allen — married 1745 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1799 at age 88 in Red Hill Plantation, Loudoun Co., VA

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Biography

Note to be confused with William Allen born 1704 who created the

The entire text of this profile seems to be taken from:

Allen, D. (2010). Reconstructing William Allen, 1711-1799. Morrisville, N.C: Lulu.

It is then repeated on FindAGrave^[1] Without access to this item, one is unable to check sources.

in 1729 when William was 18 when he arrived in Philadelphia from Larne, Northern Ireland, with his brother David. He was the son of Robert Allen II and Janet Hare.

William went to live with a Quaker family in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, probably as an indentured servant.

He married (first) Alice Berry about 1733 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was born 1711 in Staten Island, New York, and died 1738 in New Jersey. They had two children, only one of whom survived infancy. At this time William lived in or near Freehold, New Jersey, where in 1734 he rented a pew in Old Tennant Church, at which Alice received communion in 1735.

1. Sarah
2. Jane

The probable identify of Alice is based on circumstantial evidence and is still to be proven.

After the death of Alice, William returned to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and from there he moved to Amwell Township, New Jersey.

He married (second) Jane Warford 1740 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was born about 1720 in Monmouth County, New Jersey and died January 1765 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of John Warford, Jr. and Elizabeth Stout. They had eight children together.

1. John
2. William
3. Thomas
4. David
5. Joseph
6. Elizabeth
7. Elsa
8. Ann

William and Joseph Allen had contracted, on May 18, 1759 to buy 1150 acres in Loudoun and Faoquier counties (in Virginia) though Joseph's interest had passed to one John Violett by March 1763, when a release was executed by the seller. William did not sell his New Jersey property until sometime after 1774.

Three of William and Jane's older sons, John, William, and Thomas, died of illnesses contracted during their service during Revolutionary War. David and and Joseph both survived their service. Joseph's service was probably in the Virginia militia and he was in the army at the War's end, witnessing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.

William married (third) Sarah (Cox) Beekman 1766. She was born March 11, 1726 in Middesex Co, New Jeresy, and died June 22, 1797. She was the daughter of Esq. William Cox and Catharine Longfield. Son James, born in 1769, was the only one of their children to survive infancy.

1. Samuel b.1767 died in infancy
2. Hester b. 1768 died in infancy
3. James Allen, born 1769, died 9 June 1845

In the winter of 1776 William Allen moved his family to Loudoun County, Virginia. William's older sons had been in the area for several years developing the property.

William died June 9, 1799 in Loudoun County, Virginia at his home "Red Hill Plantation".

The Allen farm in Loudoun County was called "Red Hill Plantation", located a few miles from Arcola, near the site of 20th Century Dulles Airport. William died there in 1799. Records indicate that William and other family members are buried in the family burying ground at Red Hill plantation.

Red Hill Plantation and Gum Springs, Loudoun County, Virginia

William owned "Red Hill Plantation" in Loudoun County, which was about 2300 acres. Although there is a graveyard on the property, local lore states that he and two wives are buried under the parking lot of the Gum Springs Church, Gum Springs, VA. (Not unlike the Presbyterians in Leesburg, VA who have also used a portion of their graveyard for building expansions on one side and a parking lot on the other)

NOTE: On this date (August 1998) it was observed that Gum Springs has changed its name to Arcola, VA. Consequently the Gum Springs Church is now Arcola United Methodist Church, circa 1853. No grave markers exist. However there are six swales with different grass covering on the West boundary behind the church building. On the ground beneath a large oak tree between the church and the parking lot there was a small tombstone lying flat on the ground. There also was a tombstone base that was in the weeds on the other side. It is reported that the church served as a hospital during the battle of Bull Run and that there was another structure before the existing one.

About the plantation: Take highway 15 south of Leesburg, VA. Turn left onto highway 50. Turn left onto road 860. Turn right onto road 617 named Red Hill Road. Turn to the right onto Stone School Road. "Red Hill Plantation" is just a short distance on the right. The house sets back off the road. The farm now is only about 270 acres and is owned by Randolph D. Rouse.

The small Allen Cemetery located close the road has three tombstones:

1. Elizabeth Allen, born 1775 , died 1 March 1820, the daughter of David and Margaret
2. there is a foot stone with initials E. A. possibly James Allen, born 1769, died 9 June 1845, son of William and Sarah
3. There is a foot stone with initials J. A. possibly John F. Allen, born 21 January 1823, died 11 April 1884. John F. Allen, in his Will of 2 June 1883 requested to be buried in the family graveyard. He left the property of some 610 acres to his cousin John Allen Gulick, who sold it in 1910.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[2] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William /Allen/^[3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 02 FEB 1710

Place: Ireland^[4]

Death

Death:

Date: 08 JUN 1779

Place: Arcola, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 January 2021), memorial page for William Allen (2 Feb 1711–9 Jun 1799), Find A Grave: Memorial #45669113, citing Allen Cemetery, Watson, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067)
2. ↑ Allen-16824 was created by Joelene Ammoscato through the import of popular 3.ged on Jan 28, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
3. ↑ Source: #S277
4. ↑ Source: #S277
5. ↑ Source: #S277

See also:

• Family Tree of a William John Allen on familysearch.org with only source being that of FAG. It is unlikely that William had a middle name. There is nothing to support this information.

• Another Red Hill Plantation is the final home and burial place of Patrick Henry. It is located in Brookneal an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia. (Not Gum Spirits, Virginia.)

Disregarded 1/9/21

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/6096/gen/allen.html (link no longer available)

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/p/a/Joseph-B-Sparks/GENE6-0001.html (link no longer available)

• Source: S277 Author: Ancestry.com Title: International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1
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