William
Sanford
Allen
Born in Mason, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Allen
and Frances (Pepper) Allen
Brother of
Samuel P Allen, Elijah Burton Allen, James C. Allen, Elizabeth (Allen) Pepper, Edmond Allen, Jesse Allen, Joseph Allen, John Allen, Amelia Wilby (Allen) Chanslor and Samuel G. Allen
Husband of
Nancy (Stone) Allen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Elizabeth (Allen) Harrison, John Allen, Eliza Allen, Joseph Allen, Thomas Allen, William P Allen, Delilah Allen, Andrew J Allen, George Washington Allen, Gemima Ellen Allen and Nancy Ann (Allen) Allegree
Died
at age 83
in Orange, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jan 2022
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Biography
William was born in 1793. He was the son of William Allen and Frances Pepper. He passed away in 1876.
In the 1830 census William was in North Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.[1]
In the 1850 census William (age 56) was in Northwest Township, Orange, Indiana, United States.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Allen | M | 56 | Kentucky | |
| Nancy Allen | F | 48 | Tennessee | |
| John Allen | M | 27 | Kentucky | |
| Thomas Allen | M | 20 | Kentucky | |
| William Allen | M | Kentucky | ||
| Andrew Allen | M | 13 | Indiana | |
| George Allen | M | 11 | Indiana | |
| Gemima Allen | F | 9 | Indiana | |
| Nancy A Allen | F | 7 | Indiana | |
| Elziola Stepleton | F | 25 | Kentucky | |
| Jacob Stepleton | M | 2 | Indiana |
In the 1860 census William (age 66) was in North West Township, Orange, Indiana, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Allen | M | 66 | Kentucky | |
| Nancy Allen | F | 60 | Tennessee | |
| Thomas Allen | M | 30 | Kentucky | |
| [illegible] Allen | M | 29 | Indiana | |
| George W Allen | M | 19 | Indiana |
In the 1870 census William (age 77) was the head of household in Northwest Township, Orange, Indiana, United States.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Allen | M | 77 | Kentucky | |
| Nancy Allen | F | 70 | Tennessee |
William was mentioned on a memorial in Allen Family Cemetery, Orange County, Indiana, United States with a death date of 9 June 1876.[5]
Sources
- ↑
1830 Census:
"United States Census, 1830"
citing 323, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 7,812.
FamilySearch Record: XHGG-1GR (accessed 2 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYV-QN3 Image number 00644
William S Allen in North Middletown, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
FamilySearch Record: MHJ1-ZNB (accessed 2 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-63JQ-QB7 Image number 00392
William Allen (56) in Northwest Township, Orange, Indiana, United States. Born in Kentucky. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 190; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 286; FHL microfilm: 803286; Record number: 11717;
FamilySearch Record: M4NM-Y6T (accessed 2 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9B9N-3C37 Image number 00309
William Allen (66) in North West Township, Orange, Indiana, United States. Born in Kentucky. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 13; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 39; FHL microfilm: 000545847; Record number: 5859;
FamilySearch Record: MX6H-419 (accessed 2 December 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6P63-G3L Image number 00151
William Allen (77) head of household in Northwest Township, Orange, Indiana, United States. Born in Kentucky. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #15822269 (accessed 2 December 2022)
Memorial page for William Sanford Allen (12 Jan 1793-9 Jun 1876), citing Allen Family Cemetery, Orange County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Marsha P (contributor 46781493).
- With family and 10 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MD8-6JM
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Larry Terry
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
James Cantrell :
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~0.78%
Scott (Williams) Baldwin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sbaldwin7
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~0.78%
Mark Gravley :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
John Browne :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TA7497084 [compare], Ancestry member jbrownebear
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~0.78%
Robyn (Brown) Forgy :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Keith Brown :
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~0.39%
Faith Neary :
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