Moses Allen (bef. 1739 - aft. 1796)

Born before 1 Jul 1739 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Chloe (Ward) Allen — married 1764 in Dover, Dutchess County, New York

Descendants

Died after 1796 after age 56 in Richland, Oswego, New York, United States

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Biography

Moses Allen is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 102699
Rank: Private

Private Moses Allen served with 3rd Regiment, Dutchess County Militia, New York Militia during the American Revolution.

Birth and Family

Moses Allen^{[1][2][3] [4][5]}was born before July, 1739,^[6] in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^[7] Records indicate that he was christened on 01 Jul 1739, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, therefore his birth would have been before this christening date.

Moses was the son of Moses Allen and Hannah (Knapp) Allen.

Marriage

Moses married Chloe Ward circa 1764, in Dover, Dutchess County, New York. ^[8]

Chloe Ward was the daughter of Peter Ward and Deborah Buell. She was born on 1 Jan 1743/4, in Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut.^[9][10][11]

Children

Moses and Chloe Allen had a total of eight children during their marriage:

1. Deborah (Allen) Gifford - Deborah ALLEN was born on 25 Jan 1765,^[12] She died on 16 Dec 1841, at the age of 76. She died in Easton, Washington County, New York.

2. Catherine "Caty" (Allen) Turner - Catherine "Caty" ALLEN^[13] was born in 1766.^[14]She died in 1817 at the age of 51 in Sheldon, Genesee County, New York.^[15][16][17].

3. Sarah (Allen) Woodworth -Sarah ALLEN^[18] was born after 1766.^[19] She died on 20 July 1821 at the age of 55 in Mayville, Chautauqua County, New York.

4. Lydia (Allen) Wilson -Lydia ALLEN was born on 15 Nov 1771, in Dover, Dutchess County, New York.^[20][21]

5. Peter Buell Allen - PETER BUELL ALLEN was born on 24 Nov 1775, in Dutchess County, New York.^[22][23][24] He served in the War of 1812, in the 20th Regt, NY State Militia. ^[25] He died on 13 Jun 1833, at the age of 56. He died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.^[26][27][28]

6. Mary (Allen) Durfee - Mary ALLEN^[29] was born on 1 Jun 1778.^[30]She died on 27 Aug 1820, at the age of 42, in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York.^[31]

7. Nathaniel Allen - Nathaniel ALLEN was born in 1780, in Dutchess County, New York.^[32] He served in the military during the War of 1812, as Deputy Pay Master, NY State Militia.^[33] He died on 22 Dec 1832, at the age of 52, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.^[34] Nathaniel was buried in Allens Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Ontario County, New York.

8. Clara Allen^[35][36][37]

Notes on Children

Their son, Peter Buell Allen, fought in the War of 1812; he was a pioneer in western New York and then in Indiana in the new "Western Territories". Grandson Peter Buell Allen, Jr. was an early settler in Arkansas Territory, circa 1840. Peter, son to Moses and Chloe, had a taste for the military. He become a commanded of a regiment at Queestown, where he was captured, and later rose to be a brigadier-general. He was a member of the Legislature from Ontario. He moved in 1816 to Terri Haute, in Indiana. ^[38]

Nathaniel Allen was the primitive blacksmith of Pittstown. He began as a journeyman at Canandaigua, then started a shop near the tile-factory south of Allen's Hill. Afterwards he worked in a shop on the hill known by his name. Mr. Allen was an officer of militia, sheriff, and a member of the legislature. In 1812 he was commissioner and paymaster on the Niagara frontier. He died in 1833 at Louisville, Kentucky. An only daughter was the first wife of Hon. R. L. Rose, who occupied the homestead on the hill from 1829 till 1857. He later resided at Hagerstown, Maryland."

Siblings

1. Hannah (Allen) Hurd.

2. Sarah Allen.

3. Lydia (Allen) Bond.

4. Jonas Allen.

5. <Private> Allen

Military Service

Moses served as a Private with the 3rd Regiment, Dutchess County, New York Militia, during the American Revolution. ^[39].^[40][41] As a result of Moses' service to his country, he was awarded a land bounty grant.

Death and Burial

Moses passed away circa 1796, in Ontario County, New York.^[42][43]

Notes

"The daughters of Moses Allen became the wives of Elihu Gifford, of Easton, Washington County; Samuel Woodworth of Mayville, Mont.co.; Samuel Robinson of Newark, Wayne Co., Fairing Wilson, of Stockbridge Mass; Roswell Turner of Pittstown Ont., and Stephen Durfee of Palmyra, Wayne county."^[44]

Peter, son to Moses and Hannah (Knapp) Allen, became a soldier, commanded a regiment at Queestown, where he was captured, and rose to be a brigadier-general. He was a member of the Legislature from Ontario. He moved in 1816 to Terri Haute, in Indiana.

Nathaniel Allen was the primitive blacksmith of Pittstown. He began as a journeyman at Canandaigua, then started a shop near the tile-factory south of Allen's Hill. Afterwards he worked in a shop on the hill known by his name. Mr. Allen was an officer of militia, sheriff, and a member of the legislature. In 1812 he was commissioner and paymaster on the Niagara frontier. He died in 1833 at Louisville, Kentucky. An only daughter was the first wife of Hon. R. L. Rose, who occupied the homestead on the hill from 1829 till 1857. He later resided at Hagerstown, Maryland."

Sources

1. ↑ Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Dutchess County, New York An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. [Have copies in my files. This book thoroughly documented and sourced.] (Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 c1993).
2. ↑ Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, GG Granddaughters of Moses Allen: Chloe Esther Lee Little Daly #315374; Marie Little Pinkerton #314375.
3. ↑ James A. Roberts, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State (Press of Brandow Printing Company, Albany NY c1898), p.241.
4. ↑ O. Turner, History of the Pioneer Settlement: Phelps and Gorham's Purchase and Morris' Reserve: Counties of Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Steuben, Most of Wayne and Allegany, and Parts of Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming [New York] (William Alling, Rochester. c1851 LDS Microfilm #0871566; Item 2), p.202, 204.
5. ↑ Everts, Ensign & Everts, compiler, History of Onatrio Co., New York With Illustrations; 1788-1876 (Ovid, New York: W. E. Morrison & Co, 1876), p.226 & 227 "Town of Richmond".
6. ↑ Grace Graham Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen - prepared for DAR Lineage for her daughter and granddaughter. Never submitted., Genealogical Records, NSDAR, #315314 (315375).
7. ↑ Grace Graham Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen - prepared for DAR Lineage for her daughter and granddaughter. Never submitted., Genealogical Records, NSDAR, #315314 (315375).
8. ↑ Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Dutchess County, New York An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent (Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 c1993).
9. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen.
10. ↑ George K. Ward, Compiled under Direction of Assoc. of Descendants of Andrew Ward; Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 (New York: A.T.De La Mare Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 1910), p.85.
11. ↑ Lorraine Cook White, compiler, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol. 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genelogical Publishing Co, 1994-2002). Online at Ancestry.com by subscription., Killingworth.
12. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen. in Dutchess County, New York.
13. ↑ Harry S. Douglass, Historical Wymoning; Vol 12, No. 2; Jan 1959 "Orsamus Turner, Pioneer Historian" pp.33-46, Vol. 12, No. 2; January 1959. Cover, and p.34-46.
14. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen.
15. ↑ Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Dutchess County, New York An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. [Have copies in my files. This book thoroughly documented and sourced.] (Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 c1993).
16. ↑ O. Turner, History of the Pioneer Settlement: Phelps and Gorham's Purchase and Morris' Reserve: Counties of Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Steuben, Most of Wayne and Allegany, and Parts of Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming [New York], p.202.
17. ↑ Orsamus Turner; Introduction by S. George Ellsworth, Western Historical Quarterly; Vol. 6, No. 4; Oct 1975 "The Pioneer Settler upon the Holland Purchase, and His Progress" pp.425-435, Vol. 6, No.4. October 1975; pp.425-435.
18. ↑ Fred Q. Bowman,10,000 Vital Records of Western New York: 1809-1850 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1985), p.257, Item 10073.
19. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen.
20. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen., After 1766.
21. ↑ Lillian Conrad, email correspondence, Feb. 2000. Transcriptions from papers of her grandmother. Descendant of Fairing Wilson.
22. ↑ Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Dutchess County, New York An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. [Have copies in my files. This book thoroughly documented and sourced.] (Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 c1993).
23. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen.
24. ↑ Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 , p.141.
25. ↑ Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 , p.141.
26. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen.
27. ↑ Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 , p.141 Died 13 Jun 1833.
28. ↑ O. Turner, History of the Pioneer Settlement: Phelps and Gorham's Purchase and Morris' Reserve: Counties of Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Steuben, Most of Wayne and Allegany, and Parts of Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming [New York], p.204. O. Turner says that he died in 1837.
29. ↑ Ralph V. Wood, Jr.,Ontario County, New York State; 1810 Federal Population Census Schedule , Palmyra, p.209 of original schedule, p.89 of book.
30. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen.
31. ↑ Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 .
32. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen., Gives no birth year.
33. ↑ Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 .
34. ↑ O. Turner, History of the Pioneer Settlement: Phelps and Gorham's Purchase and Morris' Reserve: Counties of Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Yates, Steuben, Most of Wayne and Allegany, and Parts of Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming [New York], p.204.
35. ↑ born in 1783 in New York.
36. ↑ U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
37. ↑ Hays, papers on family of Moses Allen., Says born sometime after 1766.
38. ↑ History of Onatrio Co., New York With Illustrations; 1788-1876, p.226, 230-231.
39. ↑ "Descendants of Andrew Ward", New York. "Phelps and Graham Purchase", p.204
40. ↑ George K. Ward, Compiled under Direction of Assoc. of Descendants of Andrew Ward; Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 (New York: A.T.De La Mare Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 1910), p.85.
41. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

    Original data:Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

42. ↑ George K. Ward, Compiled under Direction of Assoc. of Descendants of Andrew Ward; Andrew Warde and His Descendants 1597-1910 (New York: A.T.De La Mare Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd., 1910), p.85.
43. ↑ National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution., Mrs. Sarah Gifford Tingue #49208.
44. ↑ History of the Pioneer Settlement of Phelps and Gorham's Purchase, By Orsamus Turner, 1851

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