Grant Allen

1790 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Grant Allen
  Born	1790
  Gender	Male
  _UID	94303FC01C0B432BA48B88E17DEDBE263E0B
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I1405	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	William Allen,   b. Abt 1758, Person County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 9 Aug 1816, Person County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Sarah Howard,   b. Bef 1760, Person County, North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	8 children
  1. Hannah Allen,   b. 1796, Person County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 22 Oct 1868, Caswell County, North Carolina
  2. Thomas H. Allen,   b. 1780,   d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Howard Allen,   b. 1782,   d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Rebecca Allen,   b. 1784,   d. Yes, date unknown
  5. Nancy Ann Allen,   b. 1787,   d. Yes, date unknown
  6. Grant Allen,   b. 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown
  7. William H. Allen,   b. 1792,   d. Yes, date unknown
  8. Joseph Allen,   b. 1794,   d. Bef 1837
  Family ID	F387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Grant Allen is tentatively identifed here as the son of William Allen and Sarah Howard. He was issued a marriage bond in Person Co., North Carolina on 20 Feb. 1819 to marry Mary B. Coleman. Katharine Kerr Kendall, Person County, North Carolina Marriage Records, 1792-1868 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD:1997), p. 1 He can be connected to several members of the Allen family, but the relationship is not explicitly stated in the records. William H. Allen, his presuemd brother, was bondsman on his marriage bond. Grant Allen witnessed the will of Jospeh Allen, his presumed brother, in 1821. Person County Wills, Inventories & Taxables, 1820-1823; digital image, FamilySearch.com. Grant Allen and William Cannon appear in the census for Henderson Co., Tennessee in 1840. It can be confirmed that William Cannon of Henderson Co. Tennessee married Nancy Allen, daughter of William Allen and Sarah Howard. William Cannon and Nancy his wife of Henderson Co., TN gave a power of attorney to Robert Jones to recover Nancy’s part of William Allen’s estate. Nov. 30, 1837. (Kendall, p. 28) Grant Allen (60) is listed in the 1850 census in District 9, Henderson Co., Tennessee. His household includes Susanna Allen (29), Luch A. Allen (29), Almira Allen (9), William Allen (7), Wenney White (5), and Minerve Allen (4). 1850 U.S. Census, Henderson, Tennessee, Roll M432_883, p. 179A. Sources: Kendall, Katharine Kerr. Person County, North Carolina Compilations: Land Grants; 1794, 1805 & 1823 Tax Lists; Record Books Abstracts, 1792-1820; Letters of Attorney, Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.