Elizabeth (Brenton) Allen (1790 - 1858)

Born 9 Nov 1790 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Allen — married 23 Feb 1811 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1858 at age 67 in Boone, Indiana, United States

Biography

Elizabeth Brenton was the daughter of Robert Brenton and Elizabeth Steele.

She married John Allen (1787–1862) on 23 Feb 1811 in Nicholas County, Kentucky.^[1] Their children were all born in Kentucky.

Elizabeth Brenton came to Indiana in 1830.^{[citation needed]}

By 1850, the couple and their children were living in Boone County, Indiana.^[2]The household included:

John Allen M 63 Pennsylvania Elizabeth Allen F 58 Kentucky Margaret Allen F 35 Kentucky William Allen M 34 Kentucky Elizabeth Allen F 33 Kentucky Simeon Allen M 29 Kentucky Molly Allen F 26 Kentucky Martha Allen F 24 Kentucky Dorothy Allen F 21 Kentucky John Allen M 20 Kentucky

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-VX8G : 17 May 2018), John Allen and Elizabeth Brinton, 23 Feb 1811; citing Marriage, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 252,395.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVN-PNF : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Allen in household of John Allen, Boone county, part of, Boone, Indiana, United States; citing family 295, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• With family and 3 sources: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZPR-3RF

Acknowledgements

Brinton-172 was created by Richard Schultheiss through the import of Richard's Family Registry_2014-11-15_02.ged on Nov 15, 2014.

This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 September 2010.