Archibald Allen Sr. (1752 - 1846)

Born 7 Feb 1752 in Warsaw, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (McClehore) Allen — married 4 Feb 1788 in Kentucky

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1846 at age 94 in Magnolia, Putnam, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Archibald Allen Sr. performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Archibald Allen Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001372.

According to the Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Archibald Allen was born in 1751.^[1] Other sources, such as findagrave, claim his birth in 1752.^[2] He was the son of Archibald Allen and Abigail Rhodes of Warsaw, Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Archibald Allen provided military service during the American Revolutionary War.^[3] His pension request, R102V, was rejected due to a problem with the length of his service being under six months.^[4] However, his service as a private in good standing under Captain Charles Shelton and Colonel Elias Edmond in Fauquier County, Virginia has been verified by the Daughters of the American Revolution.^[5]

Archibald Allen was married twice. His first wife is thought to be Martha Hatfield.^[6] Unfortunately, her name remains unproven at this time.

After the Revolutionary War, Archibald Allen moved west to Kentucky. He was married to his second wife, Ann McClehore, in Nelson County, Kentucky, on February 4, 1788.^[7] Some sources call her Ann McClehose or McElhane.^[8] Washington and Hardin Counties in Kentucky appear to have been formed from Nelson County.^[9]

Archibald Allen received a Land Grant for 171 acres in Washington County, Kentucky in 1793.^[10]

Archibald Allen appears on a Tax List at Hardin County, Kentucky in 1800. In 1809, Archibald Allen was named the father of the bride at his daughter Nancy's wedding.^[11] The Archibald Allen family was enumerated in the 1810 Census at Hardin County.^[12]

Archibald Allen can be found in Orange County, Indiana at the 1820 Census.^[13] It appears that he was a member of the Providence Baptist Church in Orange County, Indiana from 1819 to 1827.

Archibald Allen continued his movement west into Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois. He passed away there in 1846.^[14][15]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 1, 2022), "Record of Archibald Allen", Ancestor # A001372.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 December 2021), memorial page for Archibald Allen (7 Feb 1752–22 Feb 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #8232243, citing Caledonia Cemetery, Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Alan R. Wambold (contributor 46571430) .
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1995/MIUSA1775D_134599-00659?pid=901&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1995%26h%3D901%26ssrc%3Dpt%26tid%3D77852109%26pid%3D48372373469%26usePUB%3Dtrue&ssrc=pt&treeid=77852109&personid=48372373469&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.239519307.950262814.1579220754-1452173650.1577044796#?imageId=MIUSA1775D_134599-00659.
4. ↑ Dorman, Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois. E206, D85, p. 60.Virginia Revolutionary Pension Application Number R102V.
5. ↑ Revolutionary War 1781(Washington County, Maryland) Daughters of the American Revolution Patriots book. https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A094028
6. ↑ Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
7. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-DR2H : 22 July 2021), Archibald Allen and Ann Mcclahora, 04 Feb 1788; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,664.
8. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MHL-B3RD : 9 March 2021), Entry for Archibald Allen and Anne Mcelhane, 4 Feb 1788; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,669.
9. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/ken/county_formation.html
10. ↑ The Kentucky Land Grants, Vol 1, Part 1, Chapter III, Old Kentucky Land Grants (1793-1856) The Counties of Kentucky, p 141. Book 7, Page 107
11. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q284-R2P2 : 22 July 2021), Archibald Allan in entry for Thomas Flem and Nancy Allan, 16 Nov 1809; citing Marriage, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 390,253.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:1TXN-T5Y : accessed 3 August 2022), Household of Archilbald Allen, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 304, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG4-8QS : accessed 2 August 2022), Archibald Allen, Southeast Township, Orange, Indiana, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 December 2021), memorial page for Archibald Allen (7 Feb 1752–22 Feb 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #8232243, citing Caledonia Cemetery, Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Alan R. Wambold (contributor 46571430) .
15. ↑ Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.