Robert Allison (abt. 1754 - aft. 1827)

Born about 1754 in Harford, Maryland

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Died after 29 Jun 1827 after about age 73 in York County, South Carolina, United States

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Robert Allison is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 102940
Rank: Private

Robert Allison, Esquire, was an American patriot in the American Revolution. He was born in Harford County, Maryland, in 1754, a son of Hugh Allison and Margaret Hope Allison, of Scottish heritage. His family migrated down the Great Wagon Road and in 1769 settled in present-day York County, South Carolina, along the upper waters of Bullock’s Creek.

In his early twenties, he did service as a private horseman and wagon master in General Thomas Sumter’s South Carolina militia and hauled food and ammunition to a besieged Charleston. On October 7, 1780, he participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain, fought not far from his family’s farm home. He was one of hundreds of local volunteers, under no organized military unit, hotheaded Presbyterians smoldering with revenge for the persecution and murders inflicted upon them and their families by Banastre Tarleton, his British dragoons and local Tories.

On July 15, 1779, Robert was married to Sarah S. Turner, who was born in 1756 ^[1] and died March 4, 1841. Children:

1. Martha Turner Allison (2/23/1781-1/29/1860) married Hugh M. M. Cain
2. Hugh Allison III (11/13/1783-7/22/1849) married Violet Barry
3. Thomas Allison (3/7/1786-5/13/1826)
4. Margaret Allison (1/27/1788-10/17/1866) married James Henry
5. Sarah Catherine Allison (4/28/1792-9/21/1867) married Malcom Henry
6. Sarah Allison (born 6/7/1794) ?
7. Robert Turner Allison (8/17/1798-10/21/1882), a physician, married Martha Burnett Clinton.

In 1790, Robert lived in York County, South Carolina. His household consisted of two boys under 16, one male 16 or over, and three girls/women.^[2]

Robert Allison, Esq. was a successful farmer. He was also interested in Masonry, joining Philanthropic Masonic Lodge No 32 in Yorkville, South Carolina, on August 30, 1806, in the 5,805th year of Masonry.

He died 29 Jun 1827. He is buried in Beersheba Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clover, York County, South Carolina.^[3] His will dated June 16, 1827, indicates he was a man of property, owning considerable farmland, timberland, a plantation house, Negro slaves, a still, sawmill and money.

Sources

1. ↑ Allison, J. B. (1982). The Allison family, 1714-1941. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1790, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-4TD : accessed 21 June 2021), Robt Alisen, York, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 193, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11149330/robert-allison: accessed 01 January 2023), memorial page for Robert Allison (1754–29 Jun 1827), Find A Grave: Memorial #11149330, citing Beersheba Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clover, York County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).

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