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Richard R. Allen 1768 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1768

Birth Location: Pitt, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 25 May 1840

Death Location: Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States

Father: Richard Vet)

Mother: Elisabeth Thurston

Spouse(s): Mary Braxton

Children(s): William Allen

The story of Richard R. Allen began in 1768 in Pitt, North Carolina, United States. Richard R. Allen married Mary Braxton, and had children including William Hodges Allen. Richard R. Allen passed away in 1840 in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard R. Allen began in 1768 in Pitt, North Carolina, United States.
  • Richard R. Allen married Mary Braxton, and had children including William Hodges Allen.
  • Richard R. Allen passed away in 1840 in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Vet)
1710 – 1783
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America
RV
Elisabeth Thurston
1717 – 1783
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Braxton
1768 – 1835
Birth Location: Scotland
MB

Children(s)

William Allen
1789 – 1837
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Richard Allen's Ancestors

Self
Richard Allen
1768 – 1840
Birth Place: Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Richard Allen (Rev Vet)
1710 – 1783
Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America
Elisabeth Thurston
1717 – 1783
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Grandparents
John Allen
1682 – 1736
Henrico Co, Va, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Avery) Sellaway
1684 – 1736
Northampton County, North Carolina, USA
Martha Allen
1686 – 1727
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sellaway
1652 – 1712
Margaret Coggan
1660 – 1724
Mehitable CLARK*
1676 – 1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Salway
1630 – 1712
Katherine Sulkah
1630 –
John Coggan
1649 – 1708
Martha Attwood
1648 – 1740
Ephraim Clark
1646 – 1684
Maria Bullen
1642 – 1726

Richard Allen's Descendants

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Richard (R.) Allen (1 Jan 1768 – 25 May 1840) m. Mary Braxton (01 Jan 1768 – Aug 1835)
  1. 1. William (Hodges) Allen (20 Nov 1789 – 21 Nov 1837) m. Mary (C) Morgan (5 March 1790 – 28 June 1850)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Allen (1812 – after 1860) m. Josiah (Joseph "Joe") Herod (1807 – 1860)
      1. 1. Joseph (H "Doc") Herod (13 Sept 1834 – 7 Dec 1874) m. Amanda ((Manda)) Walling (1836 – 1897)
        1. 1. Virginia ("Jenny") Herod (Jan 1863 – 28 Oct 1929) m. George (Washigton) Peevy (Mar 1853 – 19 Jun 1937)

Richard Allen's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1 Jan 1768
Birth of Richard R. Allen in Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
1840
25 May 1840
Age 72
Death of Richard R. Allen in Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States
Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1768
    Event Place: Pitt, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1840
    Event Place: Canton, Madison, Mississippi, United States
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