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James Allen 1741–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Tyron NC, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Allen

Mother: Mary Applebee

Spouse(s): Matilda Merrill, Margret Campbell

Children(s): Mary Gilleland), Agnes Allan, Nancy Allen

James Allen was born in 1741 in Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John F Allen And Mary Applebee. James Allen married Margret Campbell, Matilda Merrill, and had children including Agnes Allan, Mary Allen M Gilleland, Nancy Allen. James Allen passed away in 1811 in Tyron NC, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Allen was born in 1741 in Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John F Allen And Mary Applebee.
  • James Allen married Margret Campbell, Matilda Merrill, and had children including Agnes Allan, Mary Allen M Gilleland, Nancy Allen.
  • James Allen passed away in 1811 in Tyron NC, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Allen
1720–1806
Birth Location: Aldermaston, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
JA
Mary Applebee
1720–1758
Birth Location: Whitchurch, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
MA

Spouses(s)

Matilda Merrill
1746–1816
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
MM
Margret Campbell
1745–1823
Birth Location: Glasgow
MC

Children(s)

Mary Gilleland)
1761–1758
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
MG
Agnes Allan
1773–
Birth Location: Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
AA
Nancy Allen
1762–1809
Birth Location: –
NA

James Allen's Ancestors

Self
James Allen
1741–1811
Birth Place: Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John F Allen
1720–1806
Aldermaston, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Applebee
1720–1758
Whitchurch, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Allen's Descendants

1.
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James Allen (1741–1811) m. Matilda Merrill (1746–1816) m. Margret Campbell (1745–1823)
  1. 1. Mary (Allen (m) Gilleland) 1761–1758 m. Thomas Gilleland 1763–1823
    1. 1. Elizabeth Gilleland 1720–1776 m. Stephen Fisher 1719–1785
      1. 1. Samuel Fisher 1761–1820 m. Martha Ryne 1760–1815
        1. 1. Thomas Fisher 1787–1839 m. Elizabeth Harris 1782–
      2. 2. Stephen Fisher 1743–1858
      3. 3. Jemima Fisher 1750–
      4. 4. Jemima Fisher 1770–
      5. 5. Ann Fisher 1776–1852
      6. 6. John Fisher 1736–1821
      7. 7. Ruth (Elizabeth) Fisher 1745–1840
      8. 8. Richard Fisher 1776–
      9. 9. Ezekiel Fisher 1780–1840 m. Ann Watts 1792–1861
      10. 10. Mary Fisher 1756–1841
      11. 11. William Fisher 1774–1817
      12. 12. Susanna Fisher 1776–1852 m. Jeremiah (John "Jerry") Forrester 1776–1852
        1. 1. Martha (Frances) Forrester 1797–1859
        2. 2. Thomas Forrester 1800–1885
        3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Forrester 1800–1885
        4. 4. Jeremiah (Glynn) Forrester 1808–1888
        5. 5. Mary ("Polly") Forrester 1810–1837
        6. 6. Hannah Forrester 1813–1837
        7. 7. Nancy Forrester 1817–1904
      13. 13. Samuel Fisher 1756–
      14. 14. Stephen (J) Fisher 1743–1830
      15. 15. Susanna Fisher 1747–
    2. 2. Allen Gilleland 1799–1882
    3. 3. George Gilleland 1787–1884
    4. 4. David Gilleland 1793–1880
    5. 5. Nancy Gilleland 1796–1855
    6. 6. Thomas Gilleland 1722–1888
    7. 7. Mary Gilleland 1798–1855
    8. 8. James Gilleland 1787–1825
    9. 9. Joannes Goodwin 1720–
    10. 10. Anna Goodwin 1722–
    11. 11. Margaretta Goodwin 1727–1873
    12. 12. Matthew Goodwin 1729–1822
    13. 13. John Goodwin 1738–
    14. 14. William Goodwin 1786–1839
  2. 2. Agnes Allan 1773–
  3. 3. Nancy Allen 1762–1809

James Allen's Timeline

7 Records

1741
1741
Birth of James Allen in Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1741
2 Feb 1741
James Allen was baptized in St. Mary's, Beaminster, Dorset, England
St. Mary's, Beaminster, Dorset, England
1742
2 Feb 1742
Age 1
James Allen was baptized in Beaminster, Dorset, England
Beaminster, Dorset, England
1780
1780
Age 39
James Allen resided here in Anson County, North Carolina, United States
Anson County, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 59
James Allen resided here in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
1811
1811
Age 70
Death of James Allen in Tyron NC, North Carolina, USA
Tyron NC, North Carolina, USA
1811
1811
Age 70
James Allen - Probate in New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1741
    Event Place: St. Mary's, Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1742
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Anson County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilimington, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Tyron NC, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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