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Gavin Archibald Allan Allen 1602 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1602

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1690

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Gavin Allan

Mother: Margaret Gilmour

Spouse(s): Jonet Witherspoone

Children(s): Henry Allen, Persis Allen, Bethiah Allen

In 1602, Gavin Archibald Allan Allen entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Gavin Archibald Allan and Margaret Jane Gilmour. Gavin Archibald Allan Allen married Jonet Janet Witherspoone, and had children including Henry Allan Allen, Persis Allen, Bethiah Allen. Gavin Archibald Allan Allen passed away in 1690 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1602, Gavin Archibald Allan Allen entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Gavin Archibald Allan and Margaret Jane Gilmour.
  • Gavin Archibald Allan Allen married Jonet Janet Witherspoone, and had children including Henry Allan Allen, Persis Allen, Bethiah Allen.
  • Gavin Archibald Allan Allen passed away in 1690 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gavin Allan
1574 – 1665
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
GA
Margaret Gilmour
1578 – 1605
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
MG

Spouses(s)

Jonet Witherspoone
1605 – 1672
Birth Location: Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Scotland
JW

Children(s)

Henry Allen
1626 –
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HA
Persis Allen
1631 – 1631
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
PA
Bethiah Allen
1639 – 1740
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
BA

Gavin Allen's Ancestors

Self
Gavin Allen
1602 – 1690
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Gavin Archibald Allan
1574 – 1665
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Margaret (Jane) Gilmour
1578 – 1605
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
Allan Allen
1550 – 1640
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Janet Matthews
1525 – 1575
Ireland
James (J Gilmour) Gilmore
1550 – 1640
Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Catharine (Mary) Corser
1550 – 1640
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Allin
1525 – 1610
Alice Risbye
1496 – 1525
Sir Gilmore,
1525 – 1610
Margert Murphy
1530 – 1580
James Corser
1525 – 1610
Isobell Ross
1527 – 1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gilmore,
1512 – 1580
Lady Bryson
1500 – 1570

Gavin Allen's Descendants

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Gavin (Archibald Allan) Allen (1602 – 1690) m. Jonet (Janet) Witherspoone (1605 – 1672)
  1. 1. Henry (Allan) Allen (1626 – ) m. Christian Knox (1628 – )
    1. 1. James (Robert) Allan (19 Dec 1658 – 1701) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hervie (1656 – 1720)
      1. 1. Robert (Mark) Allen (1695 – 1 Aug 1769) m. Deborah Montgomery (1705 – Jan 1743)
        1. 1. Major (John) Allen, (1732 – 2 Jul 1794) m. Ann ("Nancy") Pollock (1743 – 8 Feb 1805) m. Mary Logan (1733 – )
        2. 2. Col (Thomas) Allen (30 Aug 1734 – 15 Jul 1822)
        3. 3. Captain (David) Allen, (10 June 1738 – 1783)
  2. 2. Persis Allen (February 1631 – February 1631)
  3. 3. Bethiah Allen (1639 – 1740)

Gavin Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1602
1602
Birth of Gavin Archibald Allan Allen in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1690
1690
Age 88
Death of Gavin Archibald Allan Allen in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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