John Allen

1694 - 1771  (76 years)

• Name	John Allen
  Birth	3 Oct 1694	Ballyhagen, Kildare, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 1771	Chester County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Burial	London Grove Friends Burial Ground, London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I38566	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2022

  
  

  Family	Amy Cox,   b. 1698, Newark, New Castle, Delaware d. 13 Sep 1778, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1719	Newark, New Castle, Delaware   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. John Allen,   b. 8 Apr 1720, Chester County, Pennsylvania d. 1 Oct 1754, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Age 34 years) + 2. Elizabeth Allen,   b. 29 Apr 1728, London Grove, Chester, Pennsylvania d. 13 Oct 1793, Snow Camp, Alamance, North Caroline (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F22645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2022

  
  

• Notes

  From his Find a Grave page (citation details below): The immigrant John Allen came to America from Ireland in 1713. Of Quaker faith, before leaving he received a Certificate of Removal to Friends in Pennsylvania, a certificate he presented to Newark Monthly Meeting (later Kennett MM) on 13 May 1713. It is known that his father's name was also John, but his mother's name, any siblings he may have had, or details about his early life are not known. It is known that he was a bricklayer by trade. About the time that John arrived, land was being opened for purchase and John bought 63 acres in London Grove township. Here he built and operated one of the earliest grist mills. In 1719, he purchased 200 acres next door in New Garden township. On 14 Mar 1719, John requests a certificate to Center Friends Preparatory Meeting, in Delaware, to marry "Ami Cocks." On 4 Apr 1719 at Newark MM, they announce their marriage intentions and on 2 May 1719 they are reportedly married. John and Amy had nine children: John III (so named here to differentiate him from his father, but in Indiana records he is often referred to as "John Jr"), Rebecca, Emey/Amy, Elizabeth, William, Joseph, Mary, Phebe and Benjamin. In 1724, John was one of 42 taxable persons in London Grove, owing 8 shillings. John Allen wrote his last will and testament on 7 December 1769. Church records show that John Allen Jr., (as well as his son John Allen II, and his grandson, Thomas Allen) are all buried at London Grove FBG, but because of the Quaker tradition of unadorned grave markers, headstones have not been found.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6687] Find a Grave page for John Allen Jr.. [S6688] Find a Grave page for Amy Cox Allen., year only.