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William Allison 1690–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Ireland or Scotland

Death Date: 27 Aug 1739

Death Location: Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Captain

Mother: Janet Helmer

Spouse(s): Grizzell Wray

Children(s): John Allison

William Allison was born in 1690 in Ireland or Scotland, the child of John Phillip Allison Captain And Janet Ann Helmer. William Allison married Grizzell Grace Wray, and had children including John Allison. William Allison passed away in 1739 in Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • William Allison was born in 1690 in Ireland or Scotland, the child of John Phillip Allison Captain And Janet Ann Helmer.
  • William Allison married Grizzell Grace Wray, and had children including John Allison.
  • William Allison passed away in 1739 in Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Allison's Ancestors

Self
William Allison
1690–1739
Birth Place: Ireland or Scotland
Parents
John Phillip Allison Captain
1675–1747
Londonderry, Derry Co. Ulster Province, Northern Ireland
Janet (Ann) Helmer
1675–1745
Londonderry, Derry, Ulster Province, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Phillip Allison) Sr
1652–1729
Londonderry, Ulster Province, North Ireland
Jeane Haddock
1650–1726
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Johann (Hans Phillip) Helmer
1659–1741
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elizabeth Mockler
1663–1744
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Sir Allison
1621–1670
Jean Wilson
1623–1670
Richard Admiral
1629–1714
Elisabeth Wilkinson
1630–1709
Leonhard Helmers
1617–1691
Appolloniae Rippel
1623–1665
Johann Mockler
1615–1689
Juliana Osiander
1630–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Allison's Descendants

1.
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William Allison (1690–27 Aug 1739) m. Grizzell (Grace) Wray (18 March 1694–20 Jan 1794)
  1. 1. John Allison 1720–1796 m. Martha (Margaret (Mattie)) Hamilton 1733–1838
    1. 1. Joseph (Hamilton Allison) Lt. 1750–1826 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Donaldson 1754–1807
      1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Allison 1784–1867 m. Robert (Lawrence) Lindsey 1784–1872
        1. 1. John (Calvin Williamson) LINDSEY 1822–1886 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Rhea 1824–1859

William Allison's Timeline

14 Records

1649
22 Mar 1649
William Allison was baptized in London, England
London, England
1649
1649
William Allison was christened
None
1674
1674
Birth of William Allison in Ireland or Scotland
Ireland or Scotland
1689
24 Apr 1689
William Allison was baptized in Laceby, Lincolnshire, England
Laceby, Lincolnshire, England
1690
1690
Birth of William Allison in Orkney, Scotland
Orkney, Scotland
1690
1690
Birth of William Allison in Ireland or Scotland
Ireland or Scotland
1715
1715
Age 25
William Allison was married in Ireland
Ireland
1739
1739
Age 49
William Allison was married in Ulster Province, Ireland
Ulster Province, Ireland
1739
1739
Age 49
Death of William Allison in Lancaster, Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
1739
27 Aug 1739
Age 49
Death of William Allison in Lancaster, Chester County, PA, USA
Lancaster, Chester County, PA, USA
1739
27 Aug 1739
Age 49
Death of William Allison in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1739
27 Aug 1739
Age 49
Death of William Allison in Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1739
27 Aug 1739
Age 49
Death of William Allison in Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1739
27 Aug 1739
Age 49
Death of William Allison in Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1674
    Event Place: Ireland or Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Ireland or Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1649
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P78ALF001

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1689
    Event Place: Laceby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1649
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P78ALF001

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Ulster Province, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Page Number: 43

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Chester County, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Chester County, PA, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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