Jonathan Allen (1737 - 1779)

Born 15 Dec 1737 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Rebeckah Whitmore — married 6 Jul 1763 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1779 at age 41 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain Jonathan Allen served with 17th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Revolutionary War officer serving as Captain in Gen. Seth Pomeroy's regiment which marched on April 20, 1775 in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, and in the regiment of Col. John Fellows. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

"Jonathan, for whom my father was named, was a land holder in Northampton, and his trade was that of a house carpenter or joiner. He was appointed a captain by John Hancock, President of Congress, in Col. Rufus Putnam's regiment in 1777, and in 1779, he was promoted by Congress to be major, and his commission was signed by Samuel Huntington, President of the Congress. He bore the reputation of an excellent officer, and served in the army at White Plains, Saratoga and elsewhere in the state of New York. He was accidentally shot while hunting deer in the forest at Northampton in 1780. His widow married Ebenezer Davis of Charleton, an uncle of the late H. G. Davis of this town."^[4][5]

"Sacred to the memory of Major Jonathan Allen who was slain as he was hunting on the 7th day of Janr. 1780 having just entered the 43d year of his age the duties of a son a brother an husband a parent & a faithful & brave officer in the continental service were daily discharged by him. He had for many year made a public profession of Christianity & entertained an hope of a resurrection to a glorious immortality which did not leave him in his nearest approach to the other world."

"a soldier in the Revolution; killed Jan 7, 1780, aged 43, by Seth Lyman accidentally, when out hunting together at Northampton."^[6]

Wife: Rebeckah Whitmore

Family links: Parents:

Joseph Allen (1712 - 1779)

Elizabeth Parsons Allen (1716 - 1800)

Children:

Jonathan Allen (____ - 1777)*

Siblings:

Jonathan Allen (1737 - 1780)

Sarah Allen Pomeroy (1740 - 1823)*

Thomas Allen (1743 - 1810)*

Phineas Lyman Allen (1745 - 1765)*

Moses Allen (1748 - 1779)*

Elisha Allen (1752 - 1796)*

Elijah Allen (1754 - 1830)*

Eunice Allen Breck (1758 - 1826)*

Burial:

Bridge Street Cemetery

Northampton

Hampshire County

Massachusetts, USA

Name: Sarah Bass Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1755 Marriage Place: Bridgewater, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Jonathan Allen Save Cancel Birth: Dec. 15, 1737 Northampton Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA Death: Jan. 7, 1780 Northampton Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA

Research Note

The History of Northhampton has him married to Sarah Miller with no surviving children. His son Jonathan was born 1773 and died in 1779. His grave list his father Major Jonathan Allen and mother Sarah.

More than likely Re

(McNamee-238 17:38, 6 November 2017 (EST))

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
2. ↑ Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
4. ↑ Collections of the Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society (1894), pg. 57
5. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-6S8H : 1 March 2021), Jonathan Allen, 20 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711081.
6. ↑ The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, Volume 2 By Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, No. 24364, pg 1303

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFY-FDQ : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Allen, 15 Dec 1737; citing North Hampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 14,766.

• History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654; Page 440 by Trumbull, James Russell, 1825-1899; Pomeroy, Seth, 1706-1777 Publication date 1898

• Find A Grave: Memorial #13900330

• Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution (W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Washington, DC, 1893); p. 68

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLN-XH2M : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-CXCV : 27 January 2017), Jonathan Allen, 27 Apr 1775; citing Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,030,397.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK9-XLRN : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 27 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYR-J7LN : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 23 May 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKR-J9GJ : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 10 Jun 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RC-N3HC : 17 March 2018), Jonathan Allen, 07 Oct 1775; citing Military Service, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,030,397.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK9-XLRJ : 19 February 2021), Jonathan Allen, 7 Oct 1775; citing Military Service, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 1, p. 167

• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/a/l/l/Michael-Kerby-Allen/GENE4-0013.html#CHILD195

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR72-V52M : 1 March 2021), Jonathan Allen, 19 May 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Allen-3673 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.