Joseph Allen

There is a Joshua Allen line in Nelson County, Va. whose descendants have apparently been named after the Fancy Gap Allens and who claim kinship.

William Allen Sr. and his wife Agnes of Grayson County, VA deeded 200 acres of land in Rockingham County, NC. (D: 255) to Joseph Allen, Jr. on January 9,1796. This was located on Grammers Branch of Pruetts Fork of Hegans Creek. Shadrack Allen who came to Carroll County, Va. circa 1820 is believed to have sold land in the same area ot North Carolina, circa 1818.

In Joseph Allen Sr.'s will, dated 1770, (A-122) he lists a wife Sarah, a daughter, Elizabeth and sons, John. William, Daniel, George and Joshua. He lists "other children", Solomon, Samuel, Elisha and Joseph. Descendants of Joseph Allen still live in the Reidsville area of North Carolina.

It is believed that Joseph Allen. Sr.'s son was William, whose wife was Agnes, and that William left Grayson County, VA and moved to Lawrence County, TN and settled in the Lawrenceburg area where other members of the Joseph Allen family were living at that time and he died there.

It appears that some historians have mistakenly thought that William Allen Jr. whose wife was Ann Stuart of Fancy Gap, might have been the son of William Allen, whose wife was Mary Lewis of Henry County, Va., who was born in 1823 and died in Mecklenburg County, Va. in 1789. (will was dated February 4.)

A descendant of the Henry County Allen family has referred us to Volume Two of a book -Your Family and Mine, Descendants of William Allen, by John R. Martin of Saint Joseph, Mis- souri, published in 1957. This book indicates that particular William Allen, Jr. marned Sally Anderson and had (1) Jones Allen, bom July 2,1785, died 1833, married Dorothy Gee. December 21, 1808; (2) Martha married William Coleman on February 20,1797; (3) Susan S. married Mayor H. Harper; (4) Mary I. married a Walker; (5) Permelia married a Coleman. There are about 4 pages on the descendants of William Allen, Jr. There is nothing in the book which indicates a connection to the Fancy Gap Allens.

The Grayson County will of William Allen, Jr. of Fancy Gap who married Ann Stuart was dated July 12, 1823. Their Children were: (1) John, (b. 1784 in NC-d.1877), married Nancy Daniel on December 24, 1805; (2) Carr (b. 1786-d. after 1864 in Raleigh County, WV or OH), married Temperance Daniel on March 10, 1815 in Patrick County, VA (parents of Jeremiah Allen of Fancy Gap, Va. born 1825); (3) Robert (b. Nov. ti, 1792-d. Aug. 3,1879), marned widow Annie Miller O'Neill; (4) Bailey, born 1802, married Nancy Gwynn; (5) William, (b. ca. 1795-d. 1845-49) married Malinda Ayers; (6) James (b. 1800-d.ca. 1850). married Priscilla Davis on April 23,1835; (7) Polly (Mary), born circa 1790, married Dudley McMillan on May 9. 1821; (8) Henry (February 2, 1808-1849) married Abigail Massey on November 6,1832; (9) Isaac (December 18. 1810-January 8, 1878) married Rachel Massey on January 29, 1835; (10) Nancy, born 1806, married John Clark of Ohio; (11) Anna, born circa 1812, married a Comer and lived in Ohio. According to Ethel Wolfe of Iowa, James. Henry and Robert went to Jackson County, Ohio together from Logan, later Fayette County. WV in 1830. They settled on adjoining farms and lived in good circumstances. Later came Anna. Isaac and their mother. Much of the information on these Allens was collected by Denzil Daniel of Fredricksburg. VA.

The children of Carr Allen and Temperance Daniel were: (1) John (January29, 1817-February 11, 1893) married Sarah E. Johnson; (2) Robert, born 1818, married Elvira Dean on Jan- uary 5,1843; (3) James L., born 1819, married Martha McMillian; (4) and (5) are believed to have been a boy and girl; (6) Jeremiah (1825-1898). married Nancy Combs and second, on December 20.1883, married Sarah A. Jones; (7) Sally I. born circa 1818, died after 1860; (8) Andrew Jackson (1829-after 1860), married Hope A.