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John Alexander Allen - son of Richard 1525 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Aft. 1575

Death Location: Ireland, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Deberkeley

Mother: Lady Hedd

Spouse(s): Janet Matthews

Children(s): William Allen, John Allen, Margaret Allen, Gavin John, David Allan, Isabella Allan

The story of John Alexander Allen - son of Richard began in 1525 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. John Alexander Allen - son of Richard married Janet Matthews, and had children including William Allen, John Allen, Margaret Allen, Gavin Archibald Allen 1st - son of John, David Allan, Isabella Allan. John Alexander Allen - son of Richard passed away in 1575 in Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Alexander Allen - son of Richard began in 1525 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John Alexander Allen - son of Richard married Janet Matthews, and had children including William Allen, John Allen, Margaret Allen, Gavin Archibald Allen 1st - son of John, David Allan, Isabella Allan.
  • John Alexander Allen - son of Richard passed away in 1575 in Ireland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Deberkeley
1502 – 1558
Birth Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
RD
Lady Hedd
1506 – 1567
Birth Location: Walton, Cumberland, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Janet Matthews
1525 – 1575
Birth Location: Walton, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Allen
1547 – 1590
Birth Location: –
WA
John Allen
1562 – 1600
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Allen
1571 – 1656
Birth Location: Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
MA
Gavin John
1574 – 1605
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
GJ
David Allan
1575 – 1675
Birth Location: Ireland, United Kingdom
DA
Isabella Allan
Birth Location: –
IA

John Richard's Ancestors

Self
John Richard
1525 – 1575
Birth Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Allan Of Deberkeley
1502 – 1558
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Mary) Hedd
1506 – 1567
Walton, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Richard's Descendants

1.
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John (Alexander Allen - son of) Richard (1525 – Aft. 1575) m. Janet Matthews (1525 – Aft. 1575)
  1. 1. William Allen (1547 – 1590)
  2. 2. John Allen (1562 – 29 Sep 1600) m. Ann Tayleour (ABT 1564 – DECEASED)
    1. 1. Alexander Allen (1586 – 3 May 1621)
    2. 2. Richard ((Ritchert)) Allan(e) (1590 – 1624/Abt. 1650) m. Janet Anderson (1594 – 1624)
      1. 1. Janet Rogers (1612 – 5 Dec 1683) m. Robert Allan (22 January 1618 – 20 September 1683)
        1. 1. Jane (Frances) Allan (1632 – 1700) m. William Cochran (1630 – 1700)
    3. 3. Janet Allen
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Allan
  3. 3. Margaret Allen (1571 – 26 Jun 1656)
  4. 4. Gavin (Archibald Allen 1st - son of) John (1574 – 10 July 1605)
  5. 5. David Allan (1575 – 1675)
  6. 6. Isabella Allan

John Richard's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John Alexander Allen - son of Richard in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
Aft. 1575
Age 50
Death of John Alexander Allen - son of Richard in Ireland, United Kingdom
Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1575
    Event Place: Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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