William Allred Jr. (abt. 1739 - 1825)

Born about 1739 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Diffee) Allred — married 1756 in Randolph, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 3 May 1825 at about age 86 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States

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• Please Note: This William Allred married Elizabeth Diffie. And, Thomas Allred married Elizabeth Twiggs or Sarah "Elizabeth" York. These 2 lines are continuously mixed up.

NSSAR

Per William Allred's NSSAR File:

William Allred was born about 1739 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. William Jr. is the son of William Allred Sr. and Sarah Trogdon. He married Elizabeth Diffee in 1756 in Randolph Co., North Carolina. They had seven children, Sarah Elliott, Polly Allred, John, William, Nancy Duncan, Elizabeth Duncan and Samuel Allred. William died 3 May 1825 in Randolph County, North Carolina, at the age of 93, and was buried in the Gray's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklinville, eastern Randolph County.

This is only part of the file. NSSAR link: https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/102972

Biography

William Allred Jr. served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

William Allred Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-102972
Rank: Private

William Allred Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002014.

Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 February 2023), "Record of William Allred", Ancestor # A002014.

Per the Reverend Brazilla Caswell Allred:

My great-grandfather, William Allred Jr., was born and reared to manhood in Pennsylvania. In early life he came to North Carolina and his first known land grant was filed in 1753 for land on the mouth of Bush Creek of Deep River. William built his home and settled down there, where he lived to a good old age and reared his family. His house was built within about fifty yards of the creek, near a spring which came from under a large rock, which was about 20 feet high and at least 100 feet long, and 50 feet or 60 feet wide. There was an abundance of fine fish in the creek and river, and lots of game in the woods, such as turkey, deer, wolves, and an occasional bear or panther.

He died 3 May 1825 in Randolph, North Carolina. ^[1]

Research Notes

William Allred Jr. and his father, William Allred Sr. appear in records as participants in the Regulator movement. Their names appear in a petition to the royal governor and his council called Regulator Advertisements. In April 1768, William and his father signed Regulators' Advertisement No. 9:

Regulators' Advertisement No. 9:

To the Governor & Councill &c.,

The humble Petition of us the Subscribers sheweth that We the Inhabitants of Orange County pay larger Fees for recording Deeds than any of the adjacent Counties and many other Fees more than the Law allows by all that We can make out from which a jealosie prevails that we are misused and application has been made to our representatives to satisfy us But we were disregarded in the said application upon which the said discontent growing more and more so as to threaten a disturbance of the public peace, we therefore beg that those matters may be taken under your serious consideration and interpose in our Favour so that we may have a fair hearing in this matter and [be] redressed where we have been wronged Our complaints are too numerous and long to be notified in a Petition, but have sent herewith copies of the Applications Petitions &c that has been made on this Occasion with a small sketch of our Misusage and begging your protection and aprobation in so just and equitable an undertaking and an opportunity to be heard We conclude your humble Petitioners."

Wm Alrid senr

Wm Alrid junr

The Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol 7. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/264902/?offset=0#page=776&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=Regulators

Residence

1755

Orange County, NC^[2]

1820

Guilford, North Carolina, United States^[3]

1810

Randolph, North Carolina, United States^[4]

1800

Randolph, Randolph, North Carolina^[5]

1790

Randolph, North Carolina, United States^[6]

Will

In the name of God Amen. I William Allred of the county of Randolph and State of North Carolina being of sound mind and memory do this the 14th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two do make and publish this my last will and testament in the manner following (viz).

First that all my just debts be paid and then I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Allred one third part of the tract of land I now live on including the dwelling house and out houses to be laid off for her use as convenient as possible the same for her to hold and peasibly possess during her natural life time or widowhood.

I also give to my wife Elizabeth her and her heirs for ever all the property she brought with her at her marriage also one horse creature valued at siscty dollars and two womans saddles. Two beds and furniture two cows and calves ten head of sheep and all the kichen and dresser furniture twelve head of hogs two spinning wheel dressers one chest one ovel table half dozin chairs one plow one use one washing tub two smoothy irons together with her person property and one years provisions out of the crops on hand.

I William Allred also will and bequeath unto my two sons John and William Allred the two thirds or ballance the tract of land. I give to my wife to be divided in such in a manner that John is to have thirty acres more than William and each ones part to be equally encumbered with the widows dowre and at her marriage or death the whole to fall to John and William only that John gets thirty acres the most.

• I also give unto my daughter Elizabeth one feather bed and furniture.
• I also give to my daughter Nancey one bed and furniture
• I further will by black man Kintire to my son John Allred
• The ballance of my stock and ballance of all my property that is moveable property to be sold and equally divided among my sons and daughters.

I nomanate and appoint John and William Allred my Executors.

Signed and Sealed in the presence of

• William Allred
• Elisha Coffin his mark
• William Swafford ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #69085395
2. ↑ 1755 Residence place: Orange County, NC NOTEhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nccen&h=17063574&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. ↑ 1820; Census Place: , Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: M33_85; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1820 Residence place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States NOTEhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=325455&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. ↑ 1810; Census Place: , Randolph, North Carolina; Roll: 38; Page: 156; Family History Number: 0337911; Image: 00289. Data: Text: Residence date: 1810 Residence place: Randolph, North Carolina, United States NOTEhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=347085&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
5. ↑ 1800; Census Place: Randolph, Randolph, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1800 Residence place: Randolph, Randolph, North Carolina NOTEhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=346043&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
6. ↑ Source: #S195 Page: Year: 1790; Census Place: , Randolph, North Carolina; Roll: ; Image: Data: Text: Residence date: 1790 Residence place: Randolph, North Carolina, United States NOTEhttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=190087&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
7. ↑ State of North Carolina Randolph County, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, May Term 1825 (Original Will on file in the Research Room of the NC State Archives, Raleigh, NC)

• Griffin, Dawnell H. From England to America - Our Allred Family. Logan, Utah: Watkins Printing, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-692-56886-6.
• Allred Family Website

Link, Family history recollections, written by Rev. Brazilla Caswell Allred in 1922, and published in "The Searcher", Vol. VI, No. 2 (So. Calif. Genealogical Society, 1969) The Reverend was the brother of William Franklin Allred of Randolph County, North Carolina; (2) Research conducted by Mike Marshall and Linda Allred Cooper for the Allred Family Organization.

• 1810 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa; Repository: #R1
• 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced byFamilySearch. Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group
• 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Second Census of the United States, 1800. (NARA microfilm publication M32, 52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.Original data: Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Grave
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - 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
• 1820 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69085395/william-ezekial-allred : accessed 11 May 2022), memorial page for William Ezekial Allred Sr. (1732–3 May 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69085395, citing Billy Trogdon Cemetery, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Mike (contributor 47311208).