According to Lavina Allen's records, her father William was born in October 1768.[1] Earl Davis, in his book, gives William's birth date as 10 FEB 1769.[2]
Marriage
Married Jane Hobson about 1792 in North Carolina, USA.
Residence
In 1800 resided in Hillsborough, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.[3]
In 1810 resided in Chatham County, North Carolina, USA.[4]
In 1830 resided in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA.[5]
Move
In 1839 Lavina Allen wrote: “William Allen & Jane his wife with their children Joseph & Lavina emigrated from North Carolina to Indiana In company with their son in law James Kiviett & his wife & child 4th mo 26 1829. Were six weeks on the way by waiting for company and visiting connections on the way traveled just about five weeks arrived in Morgan County IA 6th mo 6th same year”.
Death
Died 18 JUN 1844 in Morgan County, Indiana, USA.[6]
Source: "Family Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths" by Lavina Allen, 1768-1895 (Hendricks County, Indiana; privately held by Elizabeth J. Ernst, Fredericksburg, VA).
Source: Descendants of George and Elizabeth Hobson by Earl H. Davis (Long Beach, California, Earl Davis, 1957).
Source: 1800 U.S. Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, Population schedule, Hillsborough, page 213, line#15, William Allen; NARA microfilm publication, M32, roll 31. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Digital images. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA.
Source: 1810 U.S. Census, Chatham County, North Carolina, Population schedule, p. 203 (stamped), line #28, William Allen; NARA microfilm publication, M252, roll 39. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Digital images. Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA.
Source: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2008.
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