Family of Robert Allen, Jr.

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1.  ROBERT⁹ ALLEN, JR.  (ROBERT⁸, RICHARD⁷, RICHARD⁶, RICHARD⁵ ALLEYNE, RICHARD⁴, JOHN³, RICHARD², GEORGE¹) was born Abt. 1704 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died 1784 in Caswell County, Virginia.  He married (1) ELIZABETH YOUNG Abt. 1725 in Virginia, daughter of LEMUEL? YOUNG.  She was born Abt. 1705, and died Aft. February 1762.  He married (2) HANNAH EDWARDS Abt. 1765 in Granville County, North Carolina, daughter of JOHN EDWARDS.  She was born Abt. 1710.

 

Notes for ROBERT ALLEN, JR.:

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Robert Allen was in St. Paul's Vestry book until 1743. Then appears in the newly formed County of Lunenburg Co., formed in 1745. By 1757 he was in Amelia Co. VA., where he was a grantor. By 1761 Robert and his wife Elizabeth were residents of Granville Co. North Carolina.

Robert was married at least twice. The name of Elizabeth shows up on land deeds. No maiden name is proven, speculation has it as WADE, STOKES or even YOUNG. It appears the name is Young, as the first son born was Young Allen, and this name continues down many generations.

 

John Young and his family lived in St. Peter's Parish in 1704, then Lemuel Young lived near the Allen's in Lundenburg Co. Not only does the name of Young descend down in the Allen family, the great grandson of Robert Allen and grandson of Drury Allen was named Young Lemuel Allen. This gives strong indication Elizabeth was a Young, and Young Lemuel Allen named for Lemuel Young.

 

Elizabeth relinquished her dower rights in two deeds recorded in Granville Co. February 1762. She died shortly after signing these two deeds. One deed states Robert Allen Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Allen to Robert Allen Jr. for love and affection, 225 acres on the West side of Billy's creek.

 

Robert had remarried to Hannah Edwards, daughter of John Edwards by 1765 when Mr. Edward's will was written. Mr. Edwards named two daughters Hannah and Elizabeth as being married to Allen's.

 

Robert moved from Granville/Franklin Co. to Caswell Co. NC., in 1781. He died in 1782 and left his will in Caswell Co. It was proved in Court 10 March, 1784.

 

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Residence: his estate 1743 St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co., Virginia

Residence: his estate 1735 St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co., Virginia

Residence: his estate near Reedy Church 1746 Lunenburg Co., Virginia

Residence: his estate of 50 acres 1755 Lunenburg Co., Virginia

Residence: his estate 1758 Amelia Co., Virginia

Residence: his estate 1762 Granville Co., North Carolina

Residence: his estate 1766 Bute Co., North Carolina

Residence: his farm of 400 acres 1755 Lunenburg Co., Virginia

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Per "Allens of the Southern States", Robert Allen, Jr., was given a deed from his father for 125 acres in 1735. The land processioning records suggest that the aging Robert Allen, Sr., may have divided his Hanover County land among his four sons, Robert, Jr., William, Drury, and Richard. The twin sons, Joseph and Benjamin, were not mentioned in the land processioning records, and it appears they may have accompanied their father when he moved to Goochland County.

 

Robert (Jr.) , William, Drury, and Richard Allen were all named in the processioning records of St. Paul's Parish in 1743. Robert Allen (Jr.) had land in two precincts, numbers 4 and 18.

 

Precinct No. 4. Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of George Norvel, John Bowles, Richard Winn, John Johnson, John Sutton, Stephen Sunter, Widow Wake, Widow Casey, Francis Clark, John Guilcrest, George Davis, Thomas Johnson, Charles Talley, William Nichols, Robert Allen, Robert Wade, Philip Reynolds, John Glen, Anthony Winston's orphans, and that Richard Winn and Benjamin Bowles see the said processioning performed, whomade the following report.

 

Precinct No. 18. Ordered into one precinct for processioning the lands of Robert Allen, Thomas Bowles, William Henderson, John Hogg, William Hogg, Smuel Meredity, John Kersey, George Bell, David Bell, Robert Webb, John Cobbs, Capt. Isaac Winston and Mr. Samuel Meredith see the said processioning performed who made the following report: In obe3dience to the within order we the subscribers have seen the within mentioned lands peacably and quietly processioned.

 

Robert and Drury Allen were not in the records of St. Paul's Vestry Book after 1743. The loss of most of the deed records for Hanover County makes it impossible to determine when and to whom the two brothers sold their lands in that county. Records for Robert and Drury were found in the newly formed Lunenburg County, Virginia, in 1746, along with records of many other families from Hanover County, including the names of Tandy and Sylvanus Walker.

 

Drury Allen and his brother, Robert Allen, lived in the Reedy Church area, a part of Lunenburg County. They also lived near Lydall Bacon, who was the collector of tithes for that district.

 

From the Vestry Book of Cumberland Parish:

 

1746 to 1749, Robert Allen appointed Reader

1749 Robert Allen was appointed clerk of Little Roanoke

1751 Robert Allen was clerk and sexton at Otter River Church

 

From these records it is evident there were two or more Robert Allens in Cumberland Parish and a check of the tithes for Lunenburg County confirmed there two Robert Allens listed. In addition to the Robert Allen who lived in Lydall Bacon's district, there wasw another Robert Allen listed in John Phelps district in the western part of the county, which was later known as Bedford County, Virginia.

 

Robert Allen was listed on the titheable list in Lyddall Bacon's District in 1747, 1749, 1750, 1751, and 1752.

 

Robert and Drury Allen lived in Lydall Bacon's District of Lunenburg County for several years. Robert had a land grant in that county in 1755, but on January 20, 1757, he was called "Robert Allen of Amelia County, Virginia." Robert bought and sold several tracts of land in Amelia County, Virginia; then he moved to Granville County, North Carolina, in 1762.

 

The land records for Lunenburg County, Virginia, are not complete. No land grants could be found for Robert Allen in the Land Office File at the Virginia State Library, but some of his grantor deeds stated the land he was selling was part of a prior grant. Only one grantee deed was found for Robert Allen in Lunenburg County, but there are grantor deeds for seven tracts of land in that county, all sold by "Robert Allen of Notoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia". Robert Allen was in Amelia County by 1757 but only one Grantee deed was found for him and that was in October 1759. He sold the latter tract of land in Amelia County in January of 1761, and one month later, Robert and his wife, Elizabeth Allen, had become residents of Granville County, North Carolina.

 

5 April 1750. Robert Allen from Drury Allen deed for 250 acres, part of a land grant to Drury Allen dated Williamsburg, 5 June 1747, on Cowthers Creek and Gushing Creek, being the easternmost part of the patent aforesaid and includes the plantation where the said Robert Allen now dwells. Witnesses: James Dumfree, Lydall Bacon, Denny Deloney (Deed Bk. 2:31, Lunenburg County, Virginia).

 

4 September 1755. Robert Allen patent on Gushing Creek, onWinfrey's line, mentioned in a grantor deed to Joseph Pulliam on 7 May 1758, acreage not specified. (Deed Book 5:350, Lunenburg County, Virginia.)

 

10 December 1755. Robert Allen, a grant adjoining Peter Fontaine. (Mentioned in a deed of 2 March 1761, Deed Book 6:639, Lunenburg County, Virginia.)

 

20 March 1758. Robert Allen of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia, to Benjamin Jones of Northampton County, Virginia, 200 acres head branches of creek. Witnesses: William Stokes, Isaac Ferguson, Allen Stokes, Hugh Bragg. (Deed Book 5:311, Lunenburg County, Virginia.)

 

7 May 1758. Robert Allen to Joseph Pulliam, 150 acres on head branch of Gushing Creek, on Winfrey's line; part of a tract granted to sd. Allen on September 4, 1755. Witnesses: Henry Williams, William Brown. (Deed Bk. 5:350, Lunenburg County, Virginia.)

 

27 May 1758. Robert Allen of Amelia County, Virginia to Joseph Sullivan of Lunenburg County, VA, land in Lunenburg Co. Witnesses: Hampton Wade, Lydall Bacon, Henry Williams, William Brown. (Deed Bk. 5, Lunenburg County, VA).

 

2 October 1759. Robert Allen of Amelia County, Virginia, from John Hayes and his wife, Elizabeth Hayes of Lunenburg County, VA, 252 acres lying on south side of Little Nottoway River andon Yarbrough's line. Witnesses: Hampton Wade, Henry Ward, Robert Allen Jones, Peter Farrar. (Deed Book 7:152, Amelia County, Virginia.)

 

8 January 1761. Robert Allen of Amelia County, Virginia, to John Norris of Hanover County, VA, 252 acres, said land purchased of John and Elizabeth Hayes. Wienesses: John Winn, William Jennings, John Johnston. (Deed Bk. 7:497, Amelia County, Virginia).

 

2 March 1761. Robert Allen of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, VA, to Lyddall Bacon of Lunenburg County, VA, 200 acres adjoining Peter Fontaine in Lunenburg County, being part of a grant to Robert Allen on December 10, 1755. (Deed Bk. 6:369, Lunenburg County, VA).

 

6 February 1762. Robert Allen land in Granville County, North Carolina. (North Carolina Land Grants at the State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, acreage not specified.)

 

8 February 1762. Robert Allen, Sr., and his wife Elizabeth Allen, to Robert Allen, Jr., for love and affection, etc., and for 50 pounds, 225 acres on west side of Billy's Creek at Parham's line. Witness: Henry Yarbrough (Deed Book F:101,102, Granville County, North Carolina.)

 

16 February 1762. Robert Allen and his wife, Elizabeth Allen, sold 300 acres to John Hudson, land located on both sides of Billy's Creek. Witness: Henry Yarbrough. (Deed Book E:255,256, Granville County, North Carolina.)

 

15 July 1762. Robert Allen grant for 700 acres in Granville County, North Carolina. (North Carolina Lan Grants, Archives, Raleigh, NC).

 

1 January 1763. Robert Allen to Henry Yarbrough, Jr. for 20 pds., 350 acres in Granville County on North side of Cedar Creek, granted to Robert Allenon February 6, 1762. Witnesses: John Hudson, Robert Allen, Jr. (Deed Book F:108,109, Granville County, NC).

 

2 February 1763. Robert Allen, Sr. from Robert Allen for 16 pds, 200 acres on both sides of Billy's Creek at Frohock's line o Anderson Creek. Witnesses: John Pope, Henry Yarbrough. (Deed Bk. F:118, 119, Granville County, NC).

 

19 September 1766. Robert Allen of Bute County, North Carolina, for divers and good causes and valuable consideration do give and grant unto John Hudson and his wife, Elizabeth Hudson, of Bute County, NC, a negro boy. Witness: Robert Allen, Jr. (Deed Book 1:68, Bute County, NC).

 

9 December 1768. Robert Allen, Sr., to William Hudson, both of Bute County, NC for natural love and affectoin and his better support maintenance and perferment...and for 50 pds VA money, 200 acres on Billy's Creek adjoining Frohock and Hudson and a new line to ye head of Falls. Witnesses: John Hudson, Robert Allen, Jr. (Deed Bk 3:36, Bute County, NC).

 

6 January 1781. Robert Allen, Senr. of Franklin County, NC to Richard Hight of Lunenburg County, VA, for the sum of 30,000 pds. , North Carolina money, 375 acres along Ownby's, Yarbrough's, Hudson's, and Frohock's lines. Witnesses: John Urquart, David Ragsdale, James Allen. (Deed Book p. 153, Franklin County, NC).

 

In Amelia County, VA, Robert Allen purchased land adjoining Henry Yarbrough in 1759. In 1762, both men were in Granville County, NC, and their names appeared together in many land records. About 1770, Robert Allen's son, Drury, was married to Henry Yarbrough's daughter, Elizabeth.

 

Robert Allen also purchased land in Amelia County, VA, in 1759 from John and Elizabeth Hayes, of Lunenburg County. Young Allen, the oldest son of Robert Allen, witnessed a deed for John Hayes and his wife Elizabeth in Lunenburg County, VA, in 1761, and a few weeks later, Young purchased land from Reynold Allen in Johnston (later Wake) County, NC. The land purchased by Young was near the Granville County line and less than 20 miles from the land his father owned in Granville County in 1762.

 

Robert Allen's will was written in Caswell County in June 1782, just a year and a half after he bequeathed a negro girl named Charlotte to "Luck McKissack", but he did not state Lucy's relationship to him. The following year before his will was probated, he gave Lucy a deed of gift for Charlotte and the deed states that Lucy was his granddaughter. The deed to his granddaughter used the same salutation as deeds of gift from Robert Allen to his son, Robert Allen, Jr., in 1762 and to John Hudson and his wife, Elizabeth, in 1766.

 

11 November 1783. To all Christian people to whom this present writin shall come, I Robert Allen of the County of Caswell, State of North Carolina, send greetings. Know ye that I, Robert Allen, for divers and good causes and valuable considerations do give and grant unto my granddaughter Lucy McKissack of the same County, one negro girl named Charlotte. Witness: William McKissack, Jurat. (Caswell County, NC Deed Book B, page 134.)

 

Will of Robert Allen, June 9, 1782, proved March 10, 1784, Caswell County, NC. After all just debts are paid, all movable esteate tomy wife Hanah during her life or widowhood; likewise land to my wife with maintenance during her life and the girl named Charlotte to Luce McKissack, wife of Thomas McKissack at my wife's death. I give to Josiah Allen, the son of Drury Allen, my grandson, the land and plantation whereon I now live, with two negro children named James and Abbegal. My grandson Josiah, above mentioned to have 242 acres with the aforesaid plantation and the remainder to my son, Drury Allen, wit the part ne now lives on, with a negro man named Charles. I likewise give to my grandson Josiah two cows and calves, my riding horse, and a bridle and saddle. I likewise give to my daughter, Elizabeth Hudson, one of the beds and furniture what belongs with it. One bed and furniture that belongs with it....(illegible). As to remaining parts of my cattle sheep, hogs, and horses to Drury Allen. ....(illegible)....of the concern and family ....(illegible)I leave to my daughter Agnes Williams. I desire that the negro boy named Pete be left in care of Drury Allen till the present troubles of America be settled and then to be given to Sarah Moody. Said Drury Allen is to run no rest of the boy's life nor the sons of the boy any way. Said Moody to pay at the time of delivery of the boy all the back taxes. I desire that Thomas McKissack pay the taxes of the within negro girl from the time of my decease till he takes her away and I desire the wench named Dadens to be given to my daughter Agnes at the decease or marriage of my wife Hannah Allen. I give to my sonDrury Allen the smith tools and all belonging thereunto. Likewise, I give my daughter Elizabeth Hudson my large Bible. To Drury Allen all my lumber movables to be left to my grandson Josiah at the decease of my wife. I do constitute and appoint Drury Allen and Josiah Allen my executors of my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the ninth day of June in the year of our lord 1782. Witnessed by: Thomas Calmet, Jr., Josiah Allen, D. Allen, Drury Allen. Proved in open court, State of NC, County of Casewell, 10 March 1784. (Book B, Folio 22.)

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More About ROBERT ALLEN and ELIZABETH YOUNG:

Marriage: Abt. 1725, Virginia

 

More About ROBERT ALLEN and HANNAH EDWARDS:

Marriage: Abt. 1765, Granville County, North Carolina

     

Children of ROBERT ALLEN and ELIZABETH YOUNG are:

              i.   AGNES ALLEN, b. Abt. 1725, Virginia; m. MR. UNKNOWN WILLIAMS.

              ii.   SARAH ALLEN, m. JOEL MOODY, 1747.

 

More About JOEL MOODY and SARAH ALLEN:

Marriage: 1747

 

             iii.   ELIZABETH ALLEN, b. Abt. 1730; m. JOHN HUDSON.

             iv.   YOUNG ALLEN, b. 1730, Hanover County, Virginia; d. 1774, Wake County, North Carolina; m. MARTHA COLEMAN, Abt. 1751, Lunenburg County, Virginia; b. Aft. 1730.

 

More About YOUNG ALLEN and MARTHA COLEMAN:

Marriage: Abt. 1751, Lunenburg County, Virginia

 

             v.   SUSANNAH ALLEN, b. Abt. 1732, Hanover County, Virginia; m. WILLIAM HUDSON, 1747.

 

More About WILLIAM HUDSON and SUSANNAH ALLEN:

Marriage: 1747

 

             vi.   JOSIAH ALLEN, SR., b. Bet. June 1733 - May 1734, Hanover County, Virginia; d. June 1781, 96th Dist., South Carolina; m. ELIZABETH DELOACH; d. Abt. 1818, Greene County, Georgia.

 

Notes for JOSIAH ALLEN, SR.:

Died  in the Revolutionary War during retreat of Gen. Nathaniel Greene. Lieutenant Josiah Allen was captured by the Tories along with two of his militia comrades in June, 1781. The three men were taken into the swamps and put to death on the orders of "Bloody Bill" Cunningham.

 

 

            vii.   ROBERT ALLEN III, b. Bet. June 1734 - May 1735, Hanover County, Virginia; d. August 03, 1801, Richmond County, Georgia^3,4; m. ELIZABETH WEST⁵, 1761; b. Abt. 1740; d. November 07, 1805, Richmond County, Georgia⁶.

 

 

           viii.   DRURY ALLEN, b. December 01, 1749, Lunenburg County, North Carolina; d. January 20, 1826, Pike County, Georgia; m. ELIZABETH YARBROUGH, 1770; b. May 02, 1752, Amelia County, Virginia; d. February 20, 1828, Pike County, Georgia.

 

Notes for DRURY ALLEN:

Family tradition says that when he was in the Revolutionary War he often fought within 40 miles of his home, but it wasn't until after the 7 year war that he saw his family again. --re: Bridget Plunkett

 

 

More About DRURY ALLEN and ELIZABETH YARBROUGH:

Marriage: 1770