UPDATED: Do you have Allen or similar surnames in your tree?

Question

UPDATE: So sorry that I haven't been on WikiTree in a while, I haven't really had time. I'm amazed at how many people showed interest in the project. I was added as a co-coordinator back in May, but the other coordinator left WikiTree and hasn't been active, which left me with a lot of responsibility that I wasn't ready for. If anyone else would like to take on the responsibility of managing the study, that would be great. Thank you so much, and sorry again. 

Do you have Allen, Allan, Allin, Allyn, or Alans your family tree? Would you like to join the Allen One Name Study? We’d really appreciate it. The goal is the research and improve as many Allen profiles as possible, and when we’re done, add the ONS sticker. 

Use the Answer button to sign up!

~ Leila, co-coordinator 

Comments

My great grandmother's LNAB was Allen. My ancestors are mostly from Maine. I have never joined a project before. I reviewed the Allen One Name Studies page and didn't see many specific requirements. Do I have to commit to a specific amount of time, new profiles, etc? Is it okay to focus on my family connections first?  Thanks in advance for your consideration and focus on this surname.

---

My paternal grandmother was born an Allen. Greta (Gree-ta) Marie Allen born in Idaho.  Lori

---

What year was she born? Do you know any of your Allen ancestors before her? We'd love to have you in the study.

---

Grandma was born 1907 in Grangeville, ID.  Her father was George Washington Charles Allen born 1875 in Genesee, ID.  His father was James Bethel Allen born 1846 in TN.  His father was John Calvin Allen born 1811, I don't have his birth location in my notes but I know it's on my computer.  I can give more details later when I turn on my laptop. Grandma's I'd is Allen-21333.

Answer 1

My 3rd Great Grandfather, Thomas Allen, came from Sligo to Scranton, PA about 1870.  All of his family came to Scranton as well, but at different times,  I have added this direct line to wikitree.   Some of his relations ended up in Bath, NY.

Comments

Cool! Would you like to join?

---

Yes please!

---

Alright. Go ahead and put this sticker in your bio:

{{Member|ONS|name=Allen}}

I’ll add you to the member list when I have time.

We currently have one “team”, Allens of Virginia, but if you would like to create one, let me know. Basically it would be a free-space page with information about a more specific topic: Allens in a certain place, Allens in a certain time period, Allens of a certain religion, etc. It would include info about them as well as resources and research strategies.

---

I added the sticker to my Bio.

I think it would be great if you created an "Allen" project we could use.

In the mean time,  I will add more Allen's to Wikitree.  I have only really added them if they were in my direct line,  but I can and the extended family as well.

Thanks!

Allen Schmidt

---

What do you mean by an Allen project?

---

You are added.

Answer 2

My great grandmother was an Allen and I already added several to WikiTree.  They were all from Georgia and Alabama.   Cherry

Comments

Would you like to join the one name study? We don’t yet have a page for Georgia and Alabama Allens.

---

I would like to join the group.  I may not be specifically working on the Allen family line right now but will hopefully get there.  My plan is to revisit my profiles starting at the grandparent level and working back.  I am improving biographies and sources, add siblings and their spouses, children and their spouses etc.  I have already completed siblings and descendants of my grandmother, Rena Elizabeth Bishop, whose mother was Mary Jane Allen who had married George A Bishop.  I need to do my other maternal grandmother and both grandfathers siblings and descendants.  It will likely take a while because some of the families are large.

That said, I would be happy to help if anyone as a question or information about the Allens who were in Georgia and Alabama in the 1800 - mid 1900 time period.  It would be especially wonderful to find the origin of Freeman Allen (Allen-21090).  He arrived in Georgia, maybe from Virginia) at the time the westward movement from the original colonies and young died in 1803 leaving several orphans.  I even paid for FamilySearch to do a search but they didn't give me anything new.

I have done quite a bit of research in Georgia and Alabama including at the Georgia Archives and cemeteries in both states, especially Chambers and Tallapoosa County Alabama.  I now live in Michigan, but may be able to help find online information if people are looking in those areas.

If that level of involvement is all right I would be happy to be in the group and hear what others are doing and help if I can.

Is there a tag that you would like added to the profiles?  If so let me know the parameters for using it, ie is it only those with Allen surname (sons) or would it include children of Allen daughters.

Thank you for the work you are doing on the name study.

Cherry (Cushing-1054)

---

Any level of involvement is welcomed, Cherry! It's good just having you.

I see that you have already connected with another Allen-descendant genealogist through the project, which I think is just wonderful. Hopefully you can collaborate a bit and separate your Williams as well as find Freeman's parents. 

We do have a sticker:

{{One Name Study|name=Allen|category=Allen Name Study}}

which can be used on any profile with the LNAB Allen. I think it would probably be okay to use it on a woman with a married name Allen as well, or maybe this one instead:

{{One Name Study|name=Allen}}

which doesn't link to a category. 

Let me know if you'd still like to be a member, and I can add you to the list and give you the sticker for your biography. 

Leila

Maternal great-grandmother LNAB Allen

Descendant of Samuel Allen (immigrated from Castlefin, Donegal, Ireland to New York in 1835) and likely Mary, Queen of Scots

---

Hi Leila,  I would like to be a member of the Allen name study.  I have added the sticker to my Allen profiles.  Thank you for the work you are doing to improve the profiles.  Cherry

Answer 3

Yes, my great grandfather is Robert Allen from Enniskillen in Ireland. On wikitree he is Allen- 28783.

Comments

Would you like to join the project?

---

Aka ‘team’

Answer 4

I am Andrew Allen I have a long line of Allen's I live in Atlanta GA I am from the UK originally, my Allen's plus other off shoots are mainly from the UK if this helps let me know

Andrew Allen

Comments

Would you like to join?

---

Yes I would like to join

---

Welcome to the study, Andrew! Check out the free space page for some ideas of things to work on. 

Go ahead and add this sticker to your bio:

{{Member|ONS|name=Allen}}

---

Where is the Free Space Located I don't see it

Thanks Andy

---

It's the link in the question after the words "WikiTree profile".

Here's the link again: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Allen_Name_Study

---

I don't think this will work for me I have 1560 people in my tree and can see no way to import being as you cannot add a tree to Wiki good luck with your project

Andy Allen

---

That's okay. I hope to "see" you (virtually) around the genealogy world, and I wish you good luck in your research.

Answer 5

My mother is an Allen.  I can't get farther back than William Thomas Allen who was born about 1838 in Floyd GA and either died or deserted the CSA around 1864.  We have 2 male family members with Y-DNA.

I am interested in joining the one-name project.

Comments

Great! Go ahead and add this sticker to your bio:

{{Member|ONS|name=Allen}}

I'm in the car right now, but I'll get you "officially" added when I get home.

---

You are added to the list, Virginia.

Answer 6

My Great Great Grandmother was Eliza Ann Allen Blair.  Tarlton Blair was a Mormon and he was also married to Eliza's sister Lydia Allen Blair at the same time.

Comments

What an interesting story! Have you added them to WikiTree yet? We'll be glad to have you in the study if you'd like to join.

---

Yes, Eliza, Lydia and Tarlton Blair are in wikitree.

Eliza Ann Allen   Allen-24831

Lydia Allen         Allen-29340

Tarlton Blair       Blair-4494

---

Yes, I would like to join the Allen project.

---

You can go ahead and put this sticker on your profile: {{Member|ONS|name=Allen}}

and this one on your Allen ancestors pages of they are genealogy defined with sources, dates, relationships, and a well-written biography: {{One Name Study|name=Allen|category=Allen Name Study}}.

Let me know if you'd like to create s team, or a free-space page with information about a more specific topic: Allens in a certain place, Allens in a certain time period, Allens of a certain religion, etc. It would include info about them as well as resources and research strategies.

There's also some links to get you started with improving other Allen profiles on the free space page.

Welcome to the project, David!

---

It looks like right now Lydia doesn't have any valid sources, so I would start on that. I can help you if you'd like :)

---

Yes,  Any help is welcome.  Thank you.

---

Alright! I'm looking forward to having you in the project. I don't know much about Mormons or researching them yet.

---

David, I researched, sourced, and wrote a biography for Lydia. Do you think that perhaps you could do the same for Tarlton and Eliza? It's perfectly fine if you can't, though I am leaving on camping trip tomorrow and will only have access to my phone with spotty service :)

Answer 7

My great grandmother's LNAB was Allen. My ancestors are mostly from Maine. I have never joined a project before. I reviewed the Allen One Name Studies page and didn't see many specific requirements. Do I have to commit to a specific amount of time, new profiles, etc? Is it okay to focus on my family connections first? Want to make sure I can fulfill my obligations before officially signing up. Thanks in advance for your consideration and focus on this surname

Comments

Pamela -

It’s not a super formal “project”, more of a group of people researching Allens informally. Would you still like to join?

---

Yes, as long as you think I can be of help. I have some health issues and times I can devote are sometimes spotty. What's the next step?

---

That's okay. You can put this sticker in your biography:

{{Member|ONS|name=Allen}}

and check out the free-space page linked in the original question for more information and some ideas of things to start on.

---

I'll officially add you once you respond, Pamela.

---

Leila, Thank you for prompt. Yes, I want to participate.

My apologies, I thought we were all set. After your May 22 reply, I checked out the free-space page and added the sticker to my own profile biography. I've worked on a few of the easier Allen suggestions, and have added several Allen Profiles.  

One question, should I add anything to the profiles upon which I work to indicate they are part of the project? Hope I haven't complicated things. I can track my activity since May 22 if you need me to change or add anything.

Once again, sorry I misunderstood where I was in the process. Minor family issue may keep me from having much availability for the next several days. If you respond and I don't get right back to you, please don't give up on me. Not a great start for the first project I have participated in.   : (

---

It’s completely okay, Pamela. You’re not in any kind of trouble and I apologize if I made you feel that way. It’s great that you have started improving profiles! It’s not required, but if you’d like, you can put this sticker {{One Name Study|name=Allen|category=Allen Name Study}} on genealogically defined Allen profiles with sources and a well-written biography. Thanks for being a member of the study!

---

Thank You for being a coordinator of this study!

Answer 8

Yes, I do my 3rd great Granmother was Mary Ann Allen born in 1818, Argyle, Nova Scotia Canada. A few generations before her they came from Maine, then Massachusetts, and England. My Allen family may have been an influx of Loyalists after the American Revolutionary War.                     

Wendy

Comments

Quick, would you like to join the project?

Answer 9

My name is Paula (Allen) Miller. Yes, I am interested in being in the Allen study.

Comments

It would be a pleasure to have you, Paula, but first, can you tell me a little more about your ancestors and your interests? Are you related to any notable Allens? Where were your Allen ancestors from? Do they have WikiTree profiles? Do you have any Allen brick walls that you would like help with?

---

My Allen family comes from Scotland.  I am interested in finding the Allens in Scotland.  James Allen is said to have come to Jamestown in 1608.  He went back to Scotland and then came back to Virginia about 1640 with a  wife, her first name unknown, last name Tucker, and a son, Daniel Allen.  It is said that James was a doctor and Daniel was his only child.  Daniel is my 10th great grandfather and he married Rebecca Richardson.  My brick wall is Daniel’s father, Dr James Allen from Scotland.

Answer 10

My 4th great grandfather, Andrew Allen, was born around 1793 in New York and died 1846 in Jefferson Township, Ross County, Ohio.

Answer 11

Yes. My mother was born Sue Ellyn Allen 5 July 1920 in Greene County Tennessee. Robert Allen 1745-1811 was a Revolutionary War Patriot. He was granted  land along Nolichucky River in Greene County TN. His homestead was known as Allen's Landing. After the American Civil war many of the Greene County TN Allen's moved to Georgia. His son Daniel inherited the farm and remined in Greene County after Robert's death. Daniel's son Isaac 1821-1884 was buried in the Allen Burial Grounds at Allen's Landing along with his second wife Laura Haigood Allen  1836-1887 of Fairfield County South Carolina. Daniel Allen's homestead was flooded after a dam was built on the Nolichucky River around 1917. The Allen Family buried there were removed and reinterned in Oak Grove Cemetery in Greeneville, TN.

Answer 12

One of my 4th great-grandfathers is William Allen, who was born sometime about the year 1800 and died before 1850 in Fayette County, Georgia. He has frequently been conflated with another man, William Freeman Allen, who has similar life dates. It doesn't help that my William Allen was married to Hannah Whaley, and William Freeman Allen's mother was Jane Whaley.

Comments

That's really interesting. Would you like to join the study?

---

Hi, my line is the William Freeman Allen line.  I know your pain about so many Allen's and lines that are not really related.  I actually had Hannah Whaley (b 1751) in my research notes as a sister of William James Whaley (b 1745-1750) both possibly born in Maryland.  William James Whatley was probably the father of Jane Whaley, wife of Freeman Allen, and mother of William Freeman Allen.  Does any of this look familiar to your notes?  I haven't looked at my sources for a long time.  Maybe the lines were distant relatives.  I have been unable to find where my Freeman Allen came from but he had descendants who were named William and Beverly (Male).  Cherry

---

William Whaley (1750-1795) is my ancestor; he did not have a middle name and was not called "William James". He has been conflated with a James Whaley who is a completely different man. He is also not the same as William Whaley who died in 1783 in Wrightsboro (who is thought to maybe be the father of your Jane Whaley who married Freeman Allen). There is a lot of confusion around these families, unfortunately!

---

Sure, I can add the tag to my Allen profiles (I have more to add, I haven't worked on that line in a while).

Answer 13

My Name is David Anthony Allen and I have been delving into family History for many decades. My Allen family orinates from East Kent in England and goes back to 1673. My Mother Sutton family back to 1470, Any questions or common ground discussed to any depth, regards David.

Comments

Wow! You have clearly researched a lot. Would you like to join the project?

Answer 14

I am an ALLEN decendAMT

Comments

I am a desendent of James Henry Allen b1832 Dawn Jones.

Answer 15

The first Allen in my family tree is Ralph Allen, born in 1615, in Thurcaston, Charnwoon Borough, Leicestershire, England and died in 1691, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was married to Esther Susanna Swift (born 1623 -  died in 1691) and they had one son, who was named Increase Allen born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts in 1660 and died in 1723.

Ralph Allen live to 76 years old when he passed in Massachusetts.

Not sure when Ralph and Esther left England, clearly before 1660. I know I had relatives that came to the Colonies on The Fortune, which arrived right after the Mayflower.

Anyway, Lydia Allen Mosher married James Mosher and they are part of The American Planters who received land grants to Newport, Nova Scotia. Lydia Allen’s sister Ruth Allen Anthony married John Anthony of the Stuart Anthony and Susan B. Anthony lines. The Allen family left Massachusetts and went to Tiverton, Rhode Island and then off to Nova Scotia. We go way back on the Allen, Anthony, Mosher, Densmore, Hennigar, Laffin, McCulloch, Miller and Greeno families. It was my Great Grandmother, Lydia Olive Laffin McCulloch who left Nova Scotia in 1883 when she arrived in Boston, Massachusetts.

Answer 16

Yes, I would love to join the Allen surname project.

Thank you,

Christine Moore Blaauw

Answer 17

Yes my 3rd grandfather was Adam Allen not sure of his parents

Answer 18

I am a descendant of Harris Allen 1760-1814 of Northampton NC. He was married to Sarah Hayes whom was killed in tornado in AL. Were he married Millie.

Answer 19

My Dad's Moms' mom was born an Allan.  Margaret 'Maggie' Allan. 1859-1923 Born in Scotland.  Her parents were John 1827-1882 and Sarah Allan Nee O'Neil) 1824-1870.

Thank You In Advance

Douglas

Answer 20

Yes I do. I'm an Allan in Australia and my grandmother was an Allen. The Allan name goes back to Scotland and possibly in 2 lines. I have traced back to a John Allan who married Margaret Paterson in 1708. My Allen info is limited, I know they came from Ireland and a James Allen (born 1811) married Margaret Watson (born 1813)