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John Robert Allison 1720 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1720

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 March 1796

Death Location: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Father: Wiliam Allison

Mother: Grizzell Wray

Spouse(s): Martha Hamilton

Children(s): Jane Allison, Joseph Allison, Mary Allison, James Allison, John Allison, Charles Allison, Martha Allison, Hamilton Allison, Grizzell Allison, Agnes Allison, Nancy Ellison, Elizabeth Allison

John Robert Allison was born in 1720 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Wiliam Allison and Grizzell Grace Wray. John Robert Allison married Martha Mattie Hamilton, and had children including Jane Jennet Allison, Joseph Hamilton Allison, Mary Ann Allison, James Allison, John Robert Allison, Charles Allison, Martha Allison, Hamilton Allison, Grizzell Allison, Agnes Allison, Nancy Ann Ellison, Elizabeth Allison. John Robert Allison passed away in 1796 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Robert Allison was born in 1720 in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Wiliam Allison and Grizzell Grace Wray.
  • John Robert Allison married Martha Mattie Hamilton, and had children including Jane Jennet Allison, Joseph Hamilton Allison, Mary Ann Allison, James Allison, John Robert Allison, Charles Allison, Martha Allison, Hamilton Allison, Grizzell Allison, Agnes Allison, Nancy Ann Ellison, Elizabeth Allison.
  • John Robert Allison passed away in 1796 in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA.

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John Allison's Ancestors

Self
John Allison
1720 – 1796
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Wiliam Allison
1690 – 1739
Ireland or Scotland
Grizzell (Grace) Wray
1694 – 1794
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Wray
1672 – 1765
Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Bessie) Paxton
1670 – 1730
Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edward Wray
1650 –
Marione Weir
1646 –
Hew (Paistoun)
1641 – 1679
Margaret \Staige
1647 – 1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Wray
1621 – 1664
Francisca Foljambe
1626 – 1667
Georg Weir
1624 –
Jeane Bell
1615 –
Williame Paistoun
1629 – 1641
Barbara Landells
1626 – 1641
Sir (Staige)
1625 – 1660
Margaret Bruce
1626 –

John Allison's Descendants

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John (Robert) Allison (25 March 1720 – 25 March 1796) m. Martha (Mattie) Hamilton (1731 – 1838)
  1. 1. Jane (Jennet) Allison (1750 – 3 March 1849)
  2. 2. Joseph (Hamilton) Allison (1 October 1750 – 1 August 1826)
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Allison (1752 – 2 Mar 1850) m. William (Bozarth) Means (1750 – 1825)
    1. 1. William (Bozarth) Means (22 March 1774 – 22 FEB 1854) m. Margaret (“Peggy”) Hamilton (1780 – 11 Oct 1853)
      1. 1. Henry (Harrison) Means (4 May 1812 – 28 Mar 1893) m. Mary (Odineal) Fewell (31 Jan 1820 – 25 Sep 1887)
        1. 1. Millard (Harrison) Means (13 Mar 1858 – 20 Feb 1901) m. Adaline (Marion Means) (Peckenpaugh) (24 Jun 1857 – 28 Dec 1899)
  4. 4. James Allison (15 May 1761 – 23 October 1839)
  5. 5. John (Robert) Allison (15 May 1762 – 28 March 1842)
  6. 6. Charles Allison (9 September 1763 – 2 May 1851)
  7. 7. Martha Allison (1767 – 1808)
  8. 8. Hamilton Allison (1769 – 1820)
  9. 9. Grizzell Allison (1771 – 1830)
  10. 10. Agnes Allison (1773 – 1811)
  11. 11. Nancy (Ann) Ellison (1775 – 16 April 1840)
  12. 12. Elizabeth Allison (1777 – 16 April 1840)

John Allison's Timeline

2 Records

1720
25 March 1720
Birth of John Robert Allison in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
1796
25 March 1796
Age 76
Death of John Robert Allison in Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1720
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1796
    Event Place: Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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