Catherine Jedediah (Neal) Allen (1730 - abt. 1814)

Born 29 Jul 1730 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Solomon Allen — married 10 Nov 1757 in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 13 Mar 1814 at about age 83 in Sanford, York, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth: "Katherine" Neal was born 29 July 1730 in Kittery, York County in what would become the state of Maine. She was the daughter of Andrew Neal Jr. and Dorcas Neal. ^{[1] [2]}

Siblings: ^{[1] [3]}

• Johnson Neal, born 4 Apr 1725
• Hannah (Neal) Hubbard, born 28 Nov 1727.
• Abigail Neal, born 4 Sep 1728. Died 9 Oct 1729.
• Ruth Neal, born 12 Aug 1732.
• Pheby Neal, born 24 Jul 1734.
• James Neal, born 8 July 1735. An Iames and James are mentioned Catherine's father's will. It is possible these two sons are one in the same and there is a transcription error in the will? Iames is not included with the list of births for the other children.
• Dorcas Neal, born 1 Jun 1738.
• Andrew Neal, 9 Sep 1742.

Will of Andrew Neal : "Catherine" Neal is mentioned in her father's will dated 16 Mar 1756 written in Kittery in the County of York in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Her brother James is executor of the last Will and Testiment which is probated on 13 Feb 1758. James is directed to pay his four sisters (Catherine, Hannah Hubbard, Phebe Brown and Dorcas Neal) each four pounds lawful money two years after their father's deceased. Her brother Johnson Neal is directed to pay his three sisters (Phebe Brown, Catherine and Doras Neal) each twenty pounds lawful money or other things of their acceptance in two years of their father's deceased. It does not stipulate why Hannah is not directed to receive such a sum from Johnson. Sons Johnson, Andrew, James and or James all receive property and goods. Catherine's mother Dorcas recieves property. He bequeths "my Negro Boy Called Cesar" to James. ^[3]

Marriage Intentions: 15 Oct 1757 "Katherine" Neal to Solomon Allen published in Kittery, Maine where they are both residing. ^[4]

Death: "Catherine Neal" died 13 March 1814 in Sanford, York, Maine. She is buried in the Allen Family Cemetery #3 in Sanford, Maine along with her husband. ^{[5] [2]}

Research Notes

• Death and Marriage records are required. Place of death entered above it taken from Find a Grave. Additional sources are required to confirm correct spelling of her first name. ^[2]
• NEHGS copy of the "Society of Friends at Berwick (North Berwick) Maine record "Catherine" Neals and Solomon Allen's birth, and death dates, as well as the fact they are married. It neither records the date of their marriage, nor the place any of these events took place. ^[5]
• Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820, when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state. However, many sources prior to that date will list Maine. Sanford was first settled in 1731 and incorporated in 1768. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
   Film/folder: 007595724; FHL microfilm: 11322;
   Image 44; Record: 377; Packet: B.
   FamilySearch Record: FWBK-M4D (accessed 24 March 2024)
   "Vital records, 1699-1899;" FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9NW-H6S
   York County, Kittery, Stamped Page 58/Original page 33 left-hand side;
   Andrew Neal & Dorcas in record for children's birth
   including: Katherine Neal born on 29 Jul 1730.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Burial: Find A Grave: Memorial #134600980 (accessed 25 March 2024)
   Catherine "Neal" Allen (29 Jul 1730-13 Mar 1814),
   Allen Family Cemetery #3, Sanford, York County, Maine, USA;
   Maintained by Lawrence H. Grunert (contributor 46831293). No Image.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Sargent, William M. (William Mitchell), 1848-1891;
   Maine Historical Society,Portland [Maine]: Brown, Thurston & company; 1887;
   Andrew Neal: last Will and Testament; Executed 16 Mar 1756;
   Probate Office, 9, 258; Probated 13 Feb 1758.
   (accessed 24 March 2024) Internet Archive, Pages 814 - 816
   (https://archive.org/details/cu31924081314852/page/814/mode/2up?q=Neal)
4. ↑ Katherine Neal and Solomon Allen, Marriage:
   "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907" Film/folder: 007595724;
   Image 187FHL microfilm: 11322; Record: 153; Packet: D.
   FamilySearch Record: F4DM-XQJ (accessed 24 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99NW-H98G; "Vital records, 1699-1899"
   York County, Kittery, Page 179:
   Kathrine Neal marriage to Solomon Allen on 15 Oct 1757.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Shackleford, Samuel B. of NEHGS and Battery, Thomas
   custodian of records for Moses Brown School in Profidence, Rhode Island.
   "Records of the Society of Friends at Berwick (North Berwick) Me [Maine],"
   The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
   (NEHGS, Boston, year 1918) Vol. 72, Part 2, Page 267,
   original page 46 of the records.
   Records the birth and death date and the fact of their marriage
   for Catherine Neal and Solomen Allen.
6. ↑ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,
   Maine, 2 History, 2.1 Statehood: accessed 8 Aug 2021.
   (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine#History)
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Sanford, Maine,"
   Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed March 25, 2024)
   (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sanford,_Maine&oldid=1207003180).