Samuel Allen's Family

Samuel Allen's Family Edwin S. Dunkerley* T HE FIRST SAMUEL ALLEN, a cordwainer from Chew Magna, Somersetshire, England and his family embarked at Bristol with his brother, Nathaniel, in the ship Bristol Factor, that brought the first of Penn's colonists to Pennsylvania in December 1681. He was careful to bring with him a certificate from the Monthly Meeting of Friends at Butcomb in the County of Somerset, bearing date the 24th day of 12th Month (February) 1681 and subscribed by John Dando, John Baker, John Dory, Richard Amesbury, Henry Moore and several others. It records his wife Mary, and their five children: Martha, Anne, Sarah, Samuel and Priscilla. The certificate was read and received in the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia and there minuted. The following year the family settled on the west bank of the Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County, where Samuel set about to clear and develop part of his 2000 acres purchased while still in England. He was appointed Constable by the Court on 15 June 1685; served on a Jury 8 July 1687; and was named to collect delinquent taxes and oversee the highways in Bucks in 1688. He continued active until his death which took place in Philadelphia 20 9th Month 1710. His wife died 5 2nd Month 1688. His will dated 14 October 1699 and probated in Philadelphia 5 December 1719 (Bk C:226) names his daughter, Priscilla Smith; son-in-law Thomas Smith; grandchildren: Samuel, Mary and Ann Smith; son Samuel; grandsons John, Samuel and Richard Parker; granddaughter Elizabeth Pegg; also friends Martha Dowson, John Swift, Thomas Nort and John Baldwin. It was witnessed by John Goodson, Lydia Pryor, and Thomas Fairman. *At the time of his death, Mr. Dunkerley was engaged in documenting A Record of the Alipa Family, from the First Settlement in Penwylvania, commenced Tenth month 14th, 1856, by Samuel Allen, the son of the eldest son of the same name for five generations (Philadelphia, 1899). It is a thin volume in the library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and catalogued: FiAl 54.2a. This article is based on the above Allen Record and Mr. Dunkerley's notes, with minor additions by the Editor. 219 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 220 Children of Samuel and Mary Allen:1 Martha, b. England; rn. 22 2nd Mu, 1686 Daniel Pegg, of Northern Liberties (now Philadelphia), and d. before 1691 leaving an only daughter Elizabeth, who d.y. Daniel Died 23 12th Mo, 1702/3. Anne, b. England; m. 4 12th Mo. 1688 Edward Lane, of Abington; and had 2. issue: James, William, Samuel, Elizabeth, Christian, Eltinor and Ann. Sarah, b. 17 7th Mo. 1667 Chew Magna, Somerset; m. 19- 10th Mo. 1689 3. John Baldwin, of Bristol, Bucks Co., Pa. She is named in husband's will in 1714 together with their children: John, Richard (d. unm.), Joseph, Sarah (mi. John Hall), and Mary On. John Cassell). 4.+ Samuel, jr. 5, Priscilla, b. England; m. after 9 llth Mo. 1682 at Shackamaxon to Thomas Smith, of Philadelphia. Thomas died 1692. His will dated 1311th Mo., 1690 and proved 20 2nd Mo. 1692 named Priscilla sole executrix and children: Thomas (d. 1699), Mary (m. William Coates), and Ann (m. William Passmore). (Phila., Bk. A:191). On 14 9th Mo. 1693 Priscilla (Allen) Smith married Thomas Sisom. His wilt dated 1 Nov. 1748/9 remembers their children: Samuel, Lydia, William, Thomas, Hannah, John and Rebecca. 1. SECOND GENERATION 4. Samuel Allen Jr. was born in Chew Magna, Somerset and came to America with his parents. He married 27 3rd Month 1691 at Middletown Friends' meeting house, Jane Wain, daughter of Nicholas and Jane (Turner) Wain. He inherited 400 acres from his father's tract on the Neshaminy and followed the same trade, that of cordwainer. Samuel died and was buried on his farm. His will is dated 11 Nov. 1735 and proved 22 June 1737. (Bucks 1:236). Children of Samuel and Jane (Wain) Alen: 5. 7. 8. Mary, b. 29 1st Mo. 1692; m. David Palmer, son of John and Christina Palmer, b. 15 4th Mo. 1692, and died 10 9th Mo. 1731. Mary died in the summer of 1735 leaving children: David, William, and Samuel (Bucks 1:162 and 1:222). Ann, b. 12 7th Mo. 1694; m. John Palmer, of Lower Makefield, a brother of David who married Ann's sister, Mary. John's will dated 27 July 1774 and proved 5 January 1782 names his wife Ann and children: Benjamin, and Joseph; and a grandson, John Walker. Falls meeting records children: John (17224 756), Samuel (1723-1736), Mary (1725-1757, m. George Walker), Margaret (1727-1749), Joseph (b. 31 8th Mo. 1728), Jane (1731-1732), and Benjamin (b. 2 8 Mo. 1735). Jane, b. 24 2nd Mo. 1696; m. 13 4th Mo. 1727 Jonathan Knight, of Bybemi, son of Giles and Mary Knight. He died 1 5th Mo. 1745, and Jane died six days later. Had issue: Jonathan, Mary, and Thomas. 'Births, marriages and deaths in the Family of Samuel Allen and his descendants are to be found in the Minutes and Recorder's records of Middletown, Falls, Burlington, Philadelphia and Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends. Samuel Allen's Family 221 9. Priscilla, b. 29 2nd Mo. 1699, unm. 1735 when father made his will. 101+ Samuel III IL Richard, b. 8 1st Mo., 1702/3; defect in sense, unrn. 12.+ Willis, 13.+ Nicholas. 14. Martha, m. 1738 James Welsh, of Bristol. 15.+ John. 16. Sarah, in. Middletown Monthly Meeting 31 3rd Mo. 1744 William Large, of Bristol, son of John. They had three children: John, Ebenezer (m. Dorothy Sparks), and Jane (m. Richard Hartshorne). THIRD GENERATION 10. Samuel Allen III was born 1 3rd Month 1701 and died 3 2nd Month 1785. He married 1752 Elizabeth Clawson, daughter of a Swedish family, who died 2 8th Month 1780, aged 51 years. He is termed "yeoman" of Bensalem Township, Bucks County in his will, dated 15 Nov. 1782, and proved 10 Feb. 1785 (Bucks 4:365). He names his wife and all the children in the will. Their births are recorded by Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends. Children of Samuel and Elizabeth (Clawson) Allen: Ann, b. 18 11th Mo. 1755; in. Joseph Paul, son of James and Mary, of Warminster Township, Bucks Co. They had issue: Jonathan, Elizabeth (m. Asa Knight), John (prob. d. at sea), Mary (unm.), Sarah (m. William Mitchel), and Ann (unm.). 18.+ Samuel IV. 19. Jane, b. 27 1st Mo. 1761; m. Benjamin Shoemaker, of Cheltenham, Montgomery County and had issue: Allen (m. Tact' Kirk), Elizabeth (day.), Amy (m. Collins Lippincott), Agnes (m. Restore Lippincott), and Benjamin (d. 20. Sarah, b. 23 1st Mo. 1767, and d. 20 5th Mo. 1795, unm. 17. 12. William Allen was born Bucks County and first married Mary Welsh, who died in 1747. His second wife, Mary Clothier, of New Jersey, died 5th 3rd Month 1801 aged 79 years and 2 days. William died 13 2nd Month 1791 on his Bensalem farm, aged 76 years. His will dated 26 Jan. 1791 and proved 24 Feb. 1791 leaves to his wife, Mary; sons William and Joseph; son-in-law Samuel Wright; "sons of son Samuel" Richard, Nicholas and Samuel, also Mary and Margaret; sons Samuel and William; and daughters Jane, Mary, Abigail and Margaret (Bucks 5:249). Children of William and Mary (Welsh) Allen: 21.-F Joseph, 22. Jane, b. 12 3rd Mo. 1744; m. 1768 Samuel Wright, and had issue: Samuel, Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Nithan. 23.+ Samuel. 24. Mary, b. 18 9th Mo. 1749, m. Daniel Severna, of Bensalem. 25. Sarah, b. 27 14th Mo. 1751, died age of 8 yrs. 222 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 26. Abigail, b. 18 10th Mo. 1754, m. 5th Mo. 1774 Henry Lippincott, and had issue: Allen (m. Ruth Merrick), and Henry (m. Abigail Brown). Abigail m. 2nd Robert Ennis, and they had issue: Ann, William, Sarah and John. 27. Margaret, b. 10 2nd Mo. 1757 and m. 14 10th Mo. 1779 in Middletown Monthly Meeting, Thomas Stapler, son of Thomas and Achsay (Yardley) Stapler, of Stanton, New Castle County, Delaware. Their children were: Mary, Sarah, Esther, John, Stephen, and William. 28.-1- William Jr. 13. Nicholas Allen, son of Samuel and Jane (Wain) Allen, was born on his father's Bensalem farm. He was a shopkeeper in Bristol Borough where he died in 1750. He married Margaret Johnson, of Bristol, who is named in his will with his two daughters. (Bucks 2:205). 29. 30. Sarah, who married her cousin, Samuel Allen, son of William and Mary. Mary, b. Bristol, Pa'; m. 3 5th Mo. 1763 Joseph Rodman, son of John and Mary. Joseph was dismissed by Middletown meeting 6 11th Mo, 1763 for his marriage out of unity. 15. John Allen, son of Samuel and Jane (Wain) Allen, was born in Bensalem Township on the ancestral farm. He married 13 2nd Mo. 1736, Elizabeth Walsh, of Bristol, in Falls Monthly meeting; and settled in Bristol. She died after the birth of an only child, Sarah. John remarried 15 10th Month 1741 in Falls meeting to Elizabeth Large. She died leaving a daughter, Achsah. Early in 1747 he married thirdly, Rebecca Gibbs, of New jersey. John died 1763 in Bristol leaving his widow and surviving children named in his will (Bucks 1:93). Children of John Allen by his three wives: 31. Sarah, b. 1738; m. William Dickinson (not in Falls meeting records, but named in father's will). 32. Achsah, b. to second wife and died young (not in father's will). 33. Rebecca, b. 26 9th Mo, 1754 and died 22 7th Mo. 1815; m. f 6th Mo. 1773 Pearson (Pierson) Mitchell, son of John and Margaret, of Bristol. He was born 7 9th Mo, 1751 and died 4 4th Mo. 1834. They had issue: John Allen (d. inf.), Gave, Joseph Id. inf), John Alien (m. Tacy Stackhouse), William Achsah (unm.), and Rebecca (cl.y.). 34.4- William. FOURTH GENERATION 18. Samuel Allen IV, son of Samuel III and Elizabeth (Clawson) .Alen, was born 16 7th Month 1757 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County. He married 4 5th Month 1781 Sarah Brown, daughter of John and Ann (Field) Brown, of Bristol Township, Bucks County. They resided in Bristol where Samuel died 12 12th Month 1833, age 77 years. His wife died 20 5th Month 1795 in her 37th year. Both are buried in Bristol Friends' burying ground. The children are named in order in their grandfather, John Brown's will, dated 30 Dec. 1801. Samuel Allen's Family 223 Children of Samuel and Sarah (Brown) Allen: 35.+ Samuel V. 36. Ann, b. 20 7th Mo. 1784; m. 9 10th Mo. 1811 by Isaac Hicks, Esq. to WURam Stackhouse. They resided New Garden, Chester County, Pa., where William died in 1826, and was buried. Ann died 5 12th Mo. 1833 and was buried besides her father in Bristol, Bucks County. Had issue: Sarah (m. Samuel Comfort), David, Elizabeth Y. (m. William Gillam), Mercy Ann (m. Samuel Comfort), and Allen Om Sarah Allen, daughter of Israel and Elizabeth Allen). 37.+ David. 38. John, b. 4 7th Mo. 1790, not traced farther. 39.+ Benjamn. 21. Joseph ,Alen, son of William and Mary (Welsh) Allen, was born 28 8th month 1741, and died in 1803 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County. He was disowned by Middletown Monthly Meeting on a morals charge. He married 13 Mar, 1764, Sarah Plumley. His will, dated 16 Mar. 1802 was proved 14 Mar. 1803, lists his widow and children (Bucks 2:116). Children of Joseph and Sarah (Plumley) Allen: 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. John. Israel, m. Elizabeth Titus. Joseph, d. unm. Mary, m. Alexander Wilson, of the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia. William, d. unrn. Sarah, m. Jacob Hellings, of Bensalem; d. 20 Oct. 1818, aged 85 yrs. 23. Samuel Allen, son of William and Mary (\i'Velsh) Alen,, was born 4 12th Mo. 1746 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, where he lived and died. He married his first cousin, Sarah Alen, daughter of Nicholas and Margaret (Johnson) Allen, for which he was disowned by the meeting for marriage contrary to discipline, 2 9th Month 1773. Grandfather William Allen remembers Samuel's children in his will (Bucks 5:249). Children of Samuel and Sarah (Allen) Allen: 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Richard, unm. Nicholas, unm. Mary, unm. Margaret, unm. Samuel, m. and left an only child who d.y. 28. William Allen, son of William and Mary (Clothier) Allen, was born 2 8th Month 1759 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County; and died there 8 3rd Month 1837, aged 77 years. He married 13 1st Month 1785, Sarah Richardson, daughter of Joshua and Sarah Richardson. She was born 1762 and died 16 9th Month 1828, aged 66 years. They were members of Middletown Monthly Meeting of Friends. 224 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Children of William and Sarah (Richardson) Allen: 5L 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. Joshua, b. 15 i l th Mo, 1785; d. 4 9th Mo. 1788. Mary, b. 28 9th Mo. 1787; d. 8 9th Mo. 17884 William, b. 2 8th Mo. 1789; cla 1 11th Mo. 1856, aged 67 years, unm. Martha, b. 6 1! th Mo. 1791. Joshua, b. 21 10th Mo. 1795; d. 13 12th Mo. 1795. Jane, b. 30 1st Mo. 1799; d. 10 8th Mo. 1839, unm. Rachel, b. 8 6th Mo. 1802; d. 26 1st Mo. 1843, unm. Amos, b. 3 7th Mo. 1805; d. 17 7th Mo. 1805. 34. William Allen, son of John and Rebecca (Gibbs) Allen, was born 11 4th Month 1757 Bristol, Bucks County; and was a minor when his father died. He married 1786 Sarah Lancaster, a distant cousin and a great, granddaughter of John and Sarah (Allen) Baldwin. She died 12 Oth Month 1792 aged 27 years, 9 months and 3 days. William died intestate in 1818. Children of William and Sarah (Lancaster) Allen: 59. William, no further record. 60. Jacob Lancaster, b. 3 10th Mo. 1787; d. 11 5th Mo. 1788, bur. Bristol. 61.-1- Thomas Lancaster. 62. John, b. 25 11th Mo. 1791; d. 12 11th Mo. 1792. FIFTH GENERATION 35. Samuel Alien V, son of Samuel IV and Sarah (Brown) Allen, was born 13 3rd Month 1782. He died 22 l l th Month 1868, in his 87th year and was buried in Bristol. He married 12 10th Month 1808 Sarah W. Warner, daughter of Joseph and Mary Warner, of Falls, Bucks County. She died 24 8th Month 1757, aged 66 years, 8 months and 10 days. The family resided in Bristol, Bucks County. Children of Samuel and Sarah (Warner) Allen: 63. Mary Warner, b. 4 9th Mo. 1809; m. 9 2nd Mo. 1832 Lewis M. Wharton, of Belleville, NJ. by Joseph Burton, Esq. He was a son of Samuel and Dorcas Wharton, of Philadelphia. Had issue: Euphemia Clark (unm.), Samuel A., Jacob Clark, and Sarah W. (m. Dr. FL K. Brous). 64.+ Joseph W. 65.+ James W. 37. David Alen, son of Samuel and Sarah (Brown) Allen, was born 24 10th Month 1786 in Bristol, Bucks County; and died Philadelphia 2 8th Month 1835, aged 30 years. He married Elizabeth Ackley, daughter of John B. and Mary Ackley, born in Philadelphia in 1789 and died there 2 4th Month 1865 aged 76 years. They resided in Philadelphia where they were members of Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends. Allen and his daughter Sarah were buried at the same time at Cherry Street. Samuel Allen's Family 225 Children of David and Elizabeth (Ackley) Allen: 66.+ John B.A. 67.+ Samuel. 68. Sarah, b. 1815; and d. 3 8th Mo. 1835, age 20 years, unm. 69. Mary Ann, b. 2 10th Mo. 1816; rn. Isaac Field, son of Benjamin and Hannah Field, of New Jersey. 70. Josiah Johnson. 7L Mercy Ann. 72. Thomas Ackley, b. 8 6th Mo. 1823, d. 31 3rd Mo. 1825, aged 22 Mos. 73. Elizabeth. 39. Benjamin Alen, son of Samuel and Sarah (Brown) Allen, was born 11 11th Month 1792 in Bristol, Bucks County. He married Sarah Gaskill, daughter of William and Sarah Gaskill, of Philadelphia. They had issue: 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. William, d. inf. Sarah C., b. 23 2nd Mo. 1830 and recorded at Falls Mtg., m. Nathan Roberts and had issue: Emma Allen, and Rhoda. Emma, d.y. Robert. Elizabeth. 61. Thomas Lancaster Allen, son of William and Sarah (Lancaster) Allen, was born 26 6th Month 1789; and died 3 10th Month 1856, aged 67 years and 3 months. He married first, 19 11th Month 1817, Susannah M. Watson, daughter of Marmaduke and Mary Watson, of Bristol, at the Bristol Friends meeting house. He was a physician and resided in Attleboro. Susannah Allen died 12 8th Month 1823, and he then married Sarah Taylor, daughter of Anthony and Mary Taylor. Children of Thomas L. and Susannah (Watson) Allen: 79. 80. Sarah Lancaster, b. 28 12th Mo. 1818, m. William Hillis. Marmaduke Watson, b. 15 3rd Mo. 1821; m. Sarah Paxson, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Paxson, of Farley in Bensalem Township, Bucks County. He died 28 1st Mo. 1890 and was buried in Langhorne Friends' burial ground. 64. Joseph W. Allen, son of Samuel and Sarah (Warner) Alen, was born 22 7th Month 1811, and was drowned oirCape Hatteras, N.C. 15 January 1862 when a boat capsized in the surf. In 1861 he went to Washington, D.C. as Colonel of the 9th Regiment of New Jersey, where he joined Burnside's expedition to Cape Hatteras. He was buried Bordentown, NJ., 12 2nd Month 1862. His marriage took place in Bordentown, N.J. 27 ilth Month 1833 to Sarah B. Norcross, daughter of James S. and Isabella Norcross, of Bordentown. Children of Joseph W. and Sarah (Norcross) Allen: 81. 82. 83. Bethia B., b. 15 9th Mo. 1834. William Norcross, b. 21 7th Mo. 1836; died aged 5 months. Joseph W., jr., b. 1 l 8th Mo. 1843, m. Emily Beaston, of Camden, NJ., dau. of Richard and Mary S. Beaston. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 226 84. 85. William F., b. 9 10th Mo. 1846, m. 20 April 1870, Caroline P. Yorke, dau, of Thomas Jones and Margaret J. Yorke, of Salem, NJ. Edwin S., b. 5 1st Mo. 1860. 65. James V. Allen, son of Samuel and Sarah (Warner) Allen, was born 1 June 1825 in Bristol, Bucks County. He married 21 9th Month 1852, Anna Jones, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Jones, of Blockley, now Philadelphia, Pa. Children of James W. and Anne Uones) Allen: 86_ 87. 88. 89. Isabella Norcross, b. 23 3rd Mo. 1854; ii. 18 2nd Mo. 1856. Kate Jones, b. 14 5th Mo. 1857; d. 19 12th Mo. 1859. Samuel J., b. 13 8th Mo. 1860. Lewis J., b+ 10th Mo. 1862. 66. John B. A. Allen, son of David and Elizabeth (Ackley) Allen, was born in Philadelphia, where he married 6 5th Month 1836, Elizabeth Pomeroy, daughter of Ralph and Mary Pomeroy. Children of John and Elizabeth (Pomeroy) Allen: 90. 91. 92. 93, 94. 95. 96. Caroline, b, 18 4th Mo. 18374. 7th Mo. 1863. Ralph W. P., b. 28 8th Mo. 1838. John B. A., Jr., b. 10 2nd Mo. 1840, m. Emma Golf, 12 10th Mo. 1865; and d. 1869, at same time as his only child. George Pomeroy, b. 9 1st Mo. 1845; m, May 1874 Bessie Howe. Mary P., b. 1 7th Mo. 1848, m. Linn Bartholomew, 8 12th Mo. 1870. Helen A., b. 8 12th Mo. 1850. Henry W., b. 31 12th Mo. 1863. 67. Samuel Allen, son of David and Elizabeth (Ackley) Allen, was born in Philadelphia. He married Elizabeth J. Thomas. They were members of Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends where their children are recorded. Children of Samuel and Elizabeth (Thomas) Allen: 97. George Woolley, b. 17 10th Mo. 1838; m. Hetty Stockton, dau. of the Rev. Thomas Stockton. 98, Samuel L., b. 11 2nd Mo_ 1840; d. 15 3rd Mo. 1860, aged 21 years. 99. Harrison, b. 17 4th Mo, 1841; m. Julia Colton. 100. Anna, b. 13 10th Mo. 1843; m. Wilmer Atkinson. 70. Josiah Johnson Allen, son of David and Elizabeth (Ackley) Allen was born in Philadelphia 19 10th Month 1818; and died there in 1873. He married Elizabeth Ellis Furman in Race Street Friends meeting. Children of Josiah and Elizabeth (Furman) Allen: 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. Emma, b. 18 10th Mo. 1843. William N., b. 18 10th Mo. 1848. N. Penrose, b. 14 3rd Mo. 1851. Mercy Ann, ma William Burr. Elizabeth, married.