UPDATED: Do you have Allen or similar surnames in your tree?

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UPDATE: So sorry that I haven't been on WikiTree in a while, I haven't really had time. I'm amazed at how many people showed interest in the project. I was added as a co-coordinator back in May, but the other coordinator left WikiTree and hasn't been active, which left me with a lot of responsibility that I wasn't ready for. If anyone else would like to take on the responsibility of managing the study, that would be great. Thank you so much, and sorry again. 

Do you have Allen, Allan, Allin, Allyn, or Alans your family tree? Would you like to join the Allen One Name Study? We’d really appreciate it. The goal is the research and improve as many Allen profiles as possible, and when we’re done, add the ONS sticker. 

Use the Answer button to sign up!

~ Leila, co-coordinator 

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My great grandmother's LNAB was Allen. My ancestors are mostly from Maine. I have never joined a project before. I reviewed the Allen One Name Studies page and didn't see many specific requirements. Do I have to commit to a specific amount of time, new profiles, etc? Is it okay to focus on my family connections first?  Thanks in advance for your consideration and focus on this surname.

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My paternal grandmother was born an Allen. Greta (Gree-ta) Marie Allen born in Idaho.  Lori

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What year was she born? Do you know any of your Allen ancestors before her? We'd love to have you in the study.

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Grandma was born 1907 in Grangeville, ID.  Her father was George Washington Charles Allen born 1875 in Genesee, ID.  His father was James Bethel Allen born 1846 in TN.  His father was John Calvin Allen born 1811, I don't have his birth location in my notes but I know it's on my computer.  I can give more details later when I turn on my laptop. Grandma's I'd is Allen-21333.

Answer 1

Hi - yes (but I may have mentioned this before), we have a direct line to Bathsheba ALLEN 11079 bap 10 May 1785 Lelant, Cornwall daughter of Charles ALLEN 10941 bap 15 May 1748 also Lelant son of William ALLEN 10942 son of William ALLEN 10943

Answer 2

My Allen's were from Rehoboth, MA. They relocated to Hudson, NY after the Revolution and to NYC after the Civil War.

Answer 3

I have ALLEN in my tree:

Priscilla ALLEN (1715-1776), b Sandwich, Massachusetts; died Tiverton Rhode Island, md Jonathan DEVOL

d/o Gideon ALLEN (1686-1730?), Sandwich, Massachusetts,  md Anna BUCK (1700?-1776)

s/o Daniel ALLEN (1663-1701), Sandwich, Massachusetts, md Bathsheba HOXIE (1665-?)

s/o George ALLEN (1619-1693), b Weymouth, Dorset, England, d Sandwich, Massachusetts,  md Hannah (d 1687)

s/o George ALLEN (1568-1648), also b Weymouth, Dorset, England, d Sandwich, Massachusetts, wife (unknown) d 1624

These are my direct ancestors. I have not done extensive research on all of them, but do have some documentation on parts.

Answer 4

The Allen branch on my tree includes mostly Allen's from western Pennsylvania. I have reached a brick wall with Joseph Z. Allen (1793-1876) who married Nancy Steel (1799-1884). Any suggestions on how to break through that wall would be greatly appreciated. Happy Hunting, Tom

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Yes I would like to join my great grandmother is Allan. These Allan's all in North East of Scotland.

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My third great-grandmother was Caroline Allen.

Answer 7

Yes, great grandmother Blanche Strater Allen married George Allen. NC

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My Mother's Allen line extends to Edward Allen and Sarah Kimball who were married in Ipswich, MA on Nov 24, 1658.  Edward is believed to be from Scotland but I've never been able to trace his family in Scotland.  Thank you for starting this group.

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I also descend from Edward and Sarah but on my Dad's paternal side. Last I checked, no on else has been able to trace Edward back, it's still a mystery.  There's a lot of lacking profiles in the family lines going down too.

Answer 9

Hello,  I have  my lastname is Allen, That's my father's last name. (and his father And and so on)

Greetings from Finland

Answer 10

My fourth great grandfather was [[Allen-52813|William Allen (1796-)]].

Answer 11

Yes my maiden name is Allen so I have Allen's in my history.

Answer 12

My maiden name is Allen. I would like to join the study.

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As an Allen family member, I have added numerous Allen family members to WikiTree. I appreciate your efforts and would like to join your team. I have run into a brick wall with my 4th GGF Joseph Z. Allen, 1793-1876, (Allen-42463). Most of my Allen connections are in the Western PA and Ohio areas. Happy Hunting, Tom

Answer 14

i am an Allen and would love to join. i am currently working on Harris Allen which has led mr too many different paths!

Answer 15

My Mother was born Sue Ellyn Allen, 7/5/1920 in Albany, Greene Co., TN and died 1/6/2009 in Coral Gables, FL. I have my Allen family line in my family tree on wikitree.

Answer 16

My maternal grandmother was Dorris Allen (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-8065).

Answer 17

I am a 3rd great-grandson of John Allan who was born in Derry, Ireland, in 1791, to John Allen. Tradition has it that John Allan changed the spelling of his name to match that of his wife, Agnes Allan, as a romantic gesture. Others who knew her suggested she refused to change the spelling of her surname so he gave way. He emigrated to NZ with his family in 1842, and a little later his brother James Allen followed.

Agnes Allan's father was Joseph Allan. My brickwall is the generation that includes Joseph and John Sir. Both are reputed to have fled Scotland for Ulster at the time of the Stuart persecutions but have no more info than that.

The majority of the Allans in my tree live in NZ or Australia. I also have some McAllans who married into the greater family in 1880.

Geoffrey Lindsay Alexander Allan (Allan-1053)

Answer 18

My paternal grandmother was an Allan, and I have a 3rd great-grandmother, same side, that was an Allen before she married a Garoutte. They are my brick walls!

Answer 19

I have Samuel Allen, born December 4, 1660, Bridgewater, Ma, died June 28, 1736 on my family tree, research done by my Aunt Fay Cranson Wright.

Also, Samuel Allen, 1632, Braintree, Ma.

Answer 20

I'm descended from John Allen (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allan-1427) and Agnes Allan (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allan-1428).

It's reputed that John's birth surname was Allen and that he changed it to Allan when he married Agnes.  John led an adventurous life and Jan Kelly has published a two-part biography about him in The New Zealand Genealogist magazine (https://genealogy.org.nz/NZG-Digital-Magazines/11094/, Dec 1016, Feb 2017).  It's believed that he was born about 1791 in Northern Ireland (either Strabane, County Tyrone or Derry, County Cavan) but was orphaned before he was 10 years old, when he ran away to sea.  I have possible names for his parents but nothing concrete.

Agnes was born in County Derry but emigrated with her parents to Irvine in Ayrshire, Scotland, when she was about 14 years old.  I've found entries for Agnes' father, Joseph Allan (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allan-1429), in the 1820 Irvine census and 1841 Scotland census but her mother, Janet Wood (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wood-46524), died before the 1841 census.  I've not yet found any records in Northern Ireland.