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Subject: [ILJEFFER-L] Re: Hart/Allen
Date: 14 Aug 2001 12:43:00 -0600

Ancestors of Hester Allen- I've placed stars to follow her very specific line down to Hester. I've included the Census information where available:

Descendants of Robert ALLIN/ALLEN/ALLAN
Generation No. 1

* 1. Robert1 ALLIN/ALLEN/ALLAN was born 1674 in Glen Antrim, Ireland, and died 1772 in Unknown. (Married about 1699; Charles Co., MD)

Notes for Robert ALLIN/ALLEN/ALLAN: He came to Port Tobacco, MD on the ship "Charles". He was an indentured cabinetmaker.

Child of Robert ALLIN/ALLEN/ALLAN is:
*+ 2 i. Thomas2 ALLEN, born 1702; died Bet. 1755 - 1775 in Stafford Co. Virginia.

Generation No. 2

2. Thomas2 ALLEN (Robert1 ALLIN/ALLEN/ALLAN) was born 1702, and died Bet. 1755 - 1775 in Stafford Co. Virginia. (Married about 1732; Charles Co., MD.)

Notes for Thomas ALLEN: (Woodworker; Cabinetmaker; Builder.)

Children of Thomas ALLEN are:
*+ 3 i. Rhody3 ALLEN, born Abt. 1742 in Charles or Dorchester Co., Maryland; died August 24,
1820 in Jefferson Co., IL.
+ 4 ii. George Allen, born 1744 in Charles Co., Maryland; Unknown.
5 iii. Reubin ALLEN.
Notes for Reubin ALLEN: May have lived in the Shenandoah Valley, VA.

Generation No. 3

*i. (John) Rhody3 ALLEN I (Thomas2, Robert1 ALLIN/ALLEN/ALLAN) was born Abt. 1742 in Charles or Dorchester Co., Maryland (the Colony of) , and died August 24, 1820 in Jefferson Co., IL. Buried at Old Union Church, Jefferson Co., IL. He married (1) Mary Emily RANSOM 1765/1770 in Illinois (MD/ Stafford Co., VA). She was born 1744 in (Stafford Co., VA) Maryland, and died 1807 in Sumner Co., TN (Maybe). He married (2) Lucinda OVERBY 1810. She was born about 1770 in Jefferson Co., IL.

Children of Rhody ALLEN and Mary Emily RANSOM are:
+ 6 i. Theophilus4 ALLEN, born Abt. 1770 in Charles or Dorchester Co., Maryland; died 1832 in (Caney Creek), Ohio Co., KY.
+ 7 ii. Nathaniel Nelson Graves ALLEN, born February 07, 1775.
8 iii. Sarah "Sally" ALLEN, born April 14, 1777 in Edgecombe Co., NC; died November 01, 1832. She married Walter Maxey.
* 9 iv. Elizabeth ALLEN, born 1780 in Edgecombe Co., NC; died in Unknown. She married (1) William Thomas. She married (2) John WILKERSON 1807 in Lebanon, TN.
+ 10 v. Henry Davis Allen, Capt., born March 26, 1782 in Edgecombe Co., NC; died May 25, 1873 in Lauderdale Co., AL. He married (1) Mary Polly Barnes, and (2) Marcy Mayfield Robinson.
11 vi. John Rhodam ALLEN Jr., Rev., born April 10, 1785 in Edgecombe Co., NC; died 1 Nov. 1851 in Jefferson Co., IL.

Children of Rhody ALLEN and Lucinda OVERBY are:
12 i. William S.4 ALLEN. He married Mary I. ?
13 ii. Margaret N. ALLEN, born 1811. She married Edward OWENS.
+ 14 iii. John Wesley ALLEN, born 1813. He married Sarah Owens.

Notes: William S., John Wesley, and Margaret Allen sold their undivided inheritance of land from Rhody's
estate on 2 Jun 1837.

Generation 4
*9. Elizabeth ALLEN (Rhoda "Rhody"3, Thomas2, Robert1 ALLIN) was born 1782 in Edgecombe Co., NC, and died Sep 27, 1850 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., IL. She married (1) William W. THOMAS 1798 in Wilson Co., TN. He was born 1778/73 in TN/MD, and died (< 25 Feb 1802)/ 9 Nov 1805 in Wilson Co., TN. She married (2) John Thomas WILKERSON, 7 or 16 Feb 1807 in (Lebanon, Wilson, TN) /Jefferson Co., IL, son of Richard WILKERSON. He was born May 13, 1767 in Sussex Co., VA, and died Apr 07, 1832 in Jefferson Co., IL. Elizabeth is living with William Lynch and daughter Martha, and family in the 1850 Census. She died 5 days after the Census was taken.

Children of Elizabeth Allen and William Thomas are:
* 86 i. Margaret5 Thomas.
87 ii. James Thomas.
88 iii. Wilson Thomas.
+ 89 iv. Mary Nelson "Polly" THOMAS, born October 11, 1799; died September 29, 1886.
+ 90 v. William W. Thomas, born Abt. 1813.

Children of Elizabeth Allen and John Wilkerson are:
91 i. Betsy5 Wilkerson.
92 ii. Jane Wilkerson.
93 iii. Emily Wilkerson.
94 iv. Patsy Wilkerson.
95 v. Sarah Wilkerson, born 1812; died 1853.
96 vi. Mastin Wilkerson, born 1815.
97 vii. John Wilkerson, born 1815.
98 viii. Ransom Wilkerson, born 1820.

Generation 5
* i. Margaret Thomas, b. a. 1800; d. < 1850; m. Edward Wilkerson on 30 Oct 1821; Jefferson Co., IL; d. < 1850.

Children:
i.Margaret E. Wilkerson, b. 1822-25; m. Malion Wood, m. 4 Apr 1869; Jefferson Co., IL.
*ii.Melinda/Malinda/Milinda T. Wilkerson, b. 1825; IL.
+ (1) Garner Bently/Bentley, m. 15 Apr 1841; d. 12 Aug 1852; 36-1-27; Old Union Cemetery.
Children:
i.John C. Bently, b. 1849; IL.
ii.William Garner Bently/Bentley, b. 1850; IL.
+ Nancy Erwin, m. 16 Mar 1870; Jefferson Co., IL.

1870 Census-
447/447 BENTLY, Garner 21 IL Wm. G Bentley m. Nancy Erwin
Nancy A 16 Ind. Mar. 16, 1870

+(2) James Allen, m. 11 Jun 1854; Jefferson Co., IL.
Child of Melinda and James:

*i.Hester Ann Allen, b. 1856/55; IL.
+ William Thomas Hart, son of Samuel Hart and Melinda Hedgepeth, m. 11 Sep 1870; Jefferson Co., IL; b. 1852; Rutherford Co., TN.
Children:
I.John R. Hart, b. 1871; IL.
II.Charles Hart, b. 1874; IL.
III.William E. Hart, b. 1878; IL. May have had a son, William E. Hart- 1895-1952, buried Jordan Chapel Cemetery. Married a Mary J. Unknown, 1897-1991.

1880 Census- Mt. Vernon Twp.-
274/275 HART, Thomas W 28 TN TN TN
Hester A 25 wife IL IL TN
John R 9 son IL TN IL
Charles 6 son IL TN IL
Wm. E 2 son IL TN IL

+ (3) John D. Stockard, m. 16 Apr 1865; All in Jefferson Co., IL (second wife); b. 1820; TN.
Child of Melinda and John Stockard:
i.Melinda Stockard, b. 1867; IL.

Mt. Vernon Dodd's Twp. June 6, 1870
#2-2
John STOCKARD 50 TN -/$1000 Farmer
Melinda 45 IL Housekeeper
Sarah 15 AR At Home
James 18 AR Farm Hand
Hester A. ALLEN 14 IL
Martha STOCKARD 13 AR
Melinda 3 IL

1830 Census- Jefferson Co., IL-
Wilkerson, Edward 0000100010000 2200100000000

1840 Census- Jefferson Co., IL-
Wilkerson, Edward 0100010000000 0131010000000

1870 Census- Jefferson Co., IL-
2/2 STOCKARD, John 50 TN John D Stockard m. Malinda Allen Apr. 16, 1865
Melinda 45 IL maiden name was MELINDA T. WILKERSON
1st husband GARNER BENTLY m. in the year 1841
Sarah 15 Ark. Melinda Bentley James Allen m June 11, 1854
James 18 Ark. Melinda's father was Edward Wilkerson and her mother was Margaret Thomas.
ALLEN, Hester A. 14 IL
STOCKARD, Martha 13 Ark. submitted by:William Hargrove
Melinda 3 IL

1900 Dodds Twp.-
3/3 STOCKARD, James Feb 1851 49 27 AR TN IL
Amanda P. d/s Oct 1851 48 wife IL TN KY
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Anything more you can share on the Hart family?
Peg Spencer

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