Amy (Shepherd) Allen (abt. 1764 - abt. 1817)

Born about 1764 in Menallen, York, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of John Allen — married 3 Nov 1782 in Menallen MM, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died about Oct 1817 at about age 53 in Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Amy Rebecca Shepherd was the oldest in the family of Margaret Blackburn and Solomon Shepherd. Rebecca was her grandmothers name. Solomon's father and Margaret's father had both been born in northern Ireland. John Allen was the eldest in his family of eight children. see his profile for background on his father's very successful frontier occupation.

several entries from Menallen MM 11/10/1783 A certificate was granted “Solomon Shepherd his Wife ()Margaret) and 9 children, as they have settled west side of the Alleghenny (Mtns)”

Amy Rebecca Allen was complained of for marrying with the aid of a priest, to one not a member this occurred at the same Menallen MM at which the certificate had been given to Solomon Shepherd. “(Amy) Rebecca Allen, formerly Shepherd was visited but she would not acknowledge her error and was disowned. 11/10/83”

John and Amy Rebecca married about 1782 in PA, immediately residing on Allen land along the Monongahela River in Washington County (this would later become Allen Township including Allenport and Roscoe PA.). John continued to hold his military rank as a Captain in PA Militia.

At the time their oldest children were becoming young adults, the family migrated to the White Water River area finally settling Brookville Twp, Indiana (Southeast corner of Indiana) about 1805. One family report stated that he built a flouring mill in the vacinty.

Rebecca and her husband John Allen are named in the DAR Patriot Index. Her father Solomon Shepherd is recognized by the DAR for his patriotic service during the American Revolution. His estate suffered depreciation in 1781. ^[1]

Children

13 children:^[2]

• Eldest is Joseph Shepherd Allen, b. 10 Oct 1783 PA, d. 20 Jan 1834, , Tippecanoe, IN
• 2. Solomon Allen, b. 7 Dec 1784, , d. 23 Jun 1852, Highland Twp., Franklin, IN
• 3. John Allen, b. 21 Mar 1786, , , PA d. 30 Oct 1841, Blooming Grove Twp., Franklin, IN
• 4. Margaret Allen, b. 9 Jul 1787, PA, d. Blooming Grove Twp., Franklin, IN
• 5. Josiah Allen, b. 10 Jun 1789, Washington, PA
• 6. William Allen, b. 13 Dec 1791, d. 1833, Williamsport, Warren, IN
• 7. Elizabeth Allen, b. 17 Jul 1793, d. 18 Dec 1837
• 8. Eliphalet Allen, b. 13 Jun 1795, d. 1846, , Parke, IN
• 9. Deborah Allen, b. 7 Feb 1797, d. 1827, , , IN
• 10. Rebecca Allen, b. 10 May 1799 didn't survive
• 11. Naomi Allen, b. 31 Dec 1800, d. 24 Jul 1817 Franklin, IN
• 12. Samuel Allen, b. 10 Jul 1804 KY, d. 13 Nov 1868, Red Vermillion Twp., Nemaha, KS
• 13. Sarah Allen, b. 20 Jan 1810, , Franklin, IN d. Abt 1840, , Parke, IN

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 6, 2020), "Record of SHEPARD, SOLOMON", Ancestor # A208059.
2. ↑ Amy Rebecca Shepherd, Blackburn Family Association DB Jul 2018 John and Amy Rebecca Allen, children's births 1783-1800 were in newly created Washington County PA, hills overlooking Monongahela River.

• Gibson, Evelyn. Blackburn and Allied Descendants (1978), published by the Blackburn Family Association http://blackburn-tree.org/PDFs/GibsonBook.pdf; see (113) Rebecca Shepherd, daughter of (30) Margaret Blackburn pages 40-41