Allen, Bartlett

Summary

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Birth: 1757, Nash County, North Carolina
Birth Source: RW Pension Statement, File S8012

Death: aft Sep 1837, Wake County, North Carolina
Death Source: U.S. Pensioners, North Carolina

Spouse1: Reeves, Mary, 9 Sep 1785, Wake County, North Carolina

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Narrative

Presumed children of Mary Reeves and Bartlett Allen

1. Frances Allen
2. Elizabeth Allen
3. James A. Allen
4. Susan Allen
5. Martha Allen "Patsey"
6. Anderson Allen, b. c1800
7. Thomas Allen

Bartlett Allen was a corporal in the American Revolutionary War and served in a militia unit under Capt. Woodson Daniel of Wake County, North Carolina where he was recruited. See his RW pension statement (#S8012) at http://www.southerncampaign.org/pen/s8012.pdf

According to his RW pension statement of 1832, he was born in Nash County, North Carolina in 1757 but was living in Wake County when called into service.

Various Wake County records relating to Bartlett Allen:

Wake County NC, Will Book C, p. 264
Estate sale of Martha Geer. R. 9 Apr 1791 Buyers: Bartlett Allen, William Reeves Jr., Peter Reeves, Thomas May. 21 Jan 1791. D(eputy) Sheriff: Jno. Humphries.

Wake County NC Court Minutes 1792
A Deed from Benjamin Allen to Bartlet Allen was duly proved in open Court by the Oath of Mordicai Sutherland a Witness thereto and ordered to be Registered.

Wake County NC, Will Book C, p. 498
11 Jan 1794 Allen, Reuben - Power of atty. Reuben Allen of Elbert Co. GA, gave friend Bartlett Allen of Wake Co. his power of attorney to recover debt owed him by Micajah Ferrell. Witnesses: Hicks Ellis, Starling Talley (Jurat)

Wake County NC, Deed Book Q, p. 157
Bartlet Allen of Wake Co. to John Alston of same, June 24, 1798, for 75 dollars a tract of 61 acres on the waters of the Rocky Branch adjoining Hedgpeth. Wit: Westwood A. Jones, Kinchen Bynum, John Alston, Junr.

Wake County NC, Will Book 6, p. 129
May 1803 Ferrell, Christian - Estate Sale, Buyers: Bartlett Allen, John Reynold Sr, Isaac McCallum, Archer Ferrell, James Ferrell.Exor: John Reynolds

Wake County NC, Will Book 6, p. 264
20 Mar 1804 Bartlet Allen buyer at the Estate Sale of John Burns, dec'd.

Wake Land Entries and Grants:
Wake #180 1st Jan 1803. David Daniel Entered 200 acres of vacant land in Wake County on the waters of the Neuse River on the West side on a branch called Rocky Branch, joining the lines of Tingnall Jones Senr., Bartlett Allen and Peter Hudson and Samuel Peck (sic Peak), decd. E Holding, E.T.

Wake #266 19 Nov 1805. Edwin Holding entered 200 acres of vacant land in Wake County on the Waters of Neuse River on the west side on a branch called Rocky Branch joining the lines of Tingnal Jones, Senior, Esquire, Bartlett Allen & Peter Hutson & Samuel Peek deceased. E. Holding. E.T. Entered before William Armstrong Esquire.

Research Notes

His parents are unknown; however, on the 1784 Wake County tax lists for Capt. Daniel's district, he is listed with no acreage beside Benjamin Allen who would appear to be his father. From deeds and other records, he appears to be related in some way to Benjamin Allen as well as Reuben Allen who was a resident of Wake County until the mid 1780's when he relocated to Elbert County, Georgia. In 1794, Reuben Allen of Elbert County, GA gives Bartlett his power of attorney to recover a debt owed him.

The children listed for Bartett Allen and Mary Reeves are based upon extensive research of the Allen families of Wake County in marriage, deed and other extant records.

Sources

North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004
1790 Census - Wake County, North Carolina
1800 Census - Wake County, North Carolina
Madison County KY Court Order Book E Pg 172
RW Pension Statement, File S8012