Richard
Allison
Sr.
Born in Rowan County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Allison
and Magdaline (Neil) Allison
Brother of
Theophilus Allison, Alexander Allison, Magdelene (Allison) Knox, Theophilus Allison [half], Margaret Allison, Thomas Alexander Allison, Mary (Allison) Kerr, Ann Simonton (Allison) Neill and John Allison
Husband of
Lettice (Neill) Allison
— married
24 Jul 1785 in North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Allison, Roxannah Allison, Andrew Neill Allison, Margaret Allison, Magdalene Simonton Allison, Letitia Allison, Margaret (Allison) Torrance, Sarah Adaline Allison, John Allison and Jennie Lucinda Allison
Died
at age 61
in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 May 2016
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Biography
Richard Allison, Sr. was born on Feb 20, 1761 in Rowan County (now Iredell County), North Carolina. He was the son of Thomas Allison and Magdaline Neil. He died January 14, 1823 and was buried in the Allison Family Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina. His grave is distinguished by a standing gravestone.[1]
He married Letitia "Lettice" Neil on July 4, 1785. Lettice was born Feb 9, 176 6, died Oct 13, 1824. They had 12 children.[2]
Military Service
Richard Allison Sr. served with Rowan County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.
Richard Allison, Senior served in the Salisbury District Brigade (probably in the Rowan County Regiment) of the North Carolina Militia.[3]
Sources
- Morrison, Leonard Allison. The History of the Alison or Allison family in Europe and America (Damrell & Upham, Boston, MA, 1893)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #104649960 retrieved Jul 2, 2017, Allison Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina, includes tombstone photo
- Allison Genealogy
- "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-9YT : accessed 2 September 2017), Richard Allison, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 400, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
- "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-GCB : accessed 2 September 2017), Richard Allison, Salisbury Census District, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 668, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 29; FHL microfilm 337,905.
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ1N-MDX : accessed 2 September 2017), Richard Allison, Iredell, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 243, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 80; FHL microfilm.
- See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~0.78%
John Knox
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A186593 [compare], Ancestry member johnknox2
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~0.78%
Betty Howard :
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~0.78%
Alice (Knox) Johnson :
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