Hugh Allen (abt. 1745 - 1774)

Born about 1745 in Birnam Wood, Albemarle County, Virginia

Husband of Jane (Anderson) Craig — married 6 Nov 1765 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1774 at about age 29 in Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia

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Hugh Allen is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-102496
Rank: Lieutenant

Biography

Hugh Allen was born in about 1745 (based on SAR record) Lieutenant Hugh Allen is listed as killed in the battle of Point Pleasant on Oct. 10, 1774. View name on Memorial from Tu-Endie-Wei State Park ^{[1] [2]} The Battle was located at the confluence of the Kanawha River and the Ohio River in modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, United States. Tu-Endie-Wei State Park commemorates the Battle of Point Pleasant.^[3]

Hugh Allen married Jean Anderson on 6 Nov 1765 in Virginia. ^[2]

Known Children:

1. John T Allen (1766-1847)
2. Hugh Allen (abt.1768-)
3. William Allen

Research Notes

"Jean Anderson, the wife of William Craig, was the widow Allen when she married him, her first husband, Lieutenant Hugh Allen, having been killed in the Indian battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. By her first marriage she had three sons, John, William and Hugh Allen, who removed to Kentucky in 1784 with their people, the Trimbles and others, and their d^cendants are numerous in that State to this day. "Gleanings of Virginia, Page 300 ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Early Western Augusta Pioneers,pp. 338, George Washington Cleek, Genealogical Publishing Company, Jun 1, 2009.Link
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #113863254
3. ↑ Wikipedia info
4. ↑ Boogher, William Fletcher. 1965. Gleanings of Virginia history: an historical and genealogical collection, largely from original sources. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co. (https://archive.org/details/gleaningsofvirgi00boog) (Accessed 27 May 2017) Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive,Book contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 August 2017), "Record of Hugh Allen", Ancestor # A001572.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113863254/hugh-allen
• Roosevelt, Theodore (1889). "The Winning of the West: From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi" Volume 1,[1], 1769-1776. G.P. Putnam's sons, 1889 - Kentucky. Name of those killed in the Battle of Point Pleasant to include Lieutenant Hugh Allen
• dual FAG record Find A Grave: Memorial #113863254
• Source: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Repository: #R1
• Source: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1
• Source: Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.