Timothy Green Allen was the son of William Allen and Rebecca Green (Rebecca was the 1st Mrs. Wm Allen, then 2nd Mrs. Moses Barnett). He served in the War of 1812 and died in the service of his country. His parents and grandparents lived in Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania (formerly Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania).

He was named for his locally famous grandfather, Col. Timothy Green who made a lot of history in Hanover Twp., then Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.

Timothy and his family are recorded in "Allen of Hanover" in Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German by Dr. William Henry Egle, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1896, page 8 of 7-14 (see photo on right). It says "In the war of 1812, he and his cousin Joseph Barnett, enlisted in the Chambersburg Union Volunteers, Capt. McClintock. He was taken ill on the march to Buffalo, New York, and died at an inn, seven miles from that town, on the 12th of December, 1812. In 1867, Isaac Moorhead, of Erie, had his remains removed to Pennsylvania and placed beside those of his mother." Also after the death of his father William Allen, he was sent to school at Lititz and Philadelphia. His mother a long time widow, married Moses Barnett and died 30 Jul 1837.

Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Film JBH-307, Vols 1D, 1812 - 1826, LDS Film #005534187, indexed incorrectly under Allen, G Timothy, p 9 per index. I believe it says: TIMOTHY G. ALLEN'S Will. Drfer As it is necefsary that I should make some arrangement as respects the little property I am pofsefsed of I Earnestly request you (should I not be spared to return) to have my property distributed and legally convey'd to the following perfons viz. The one fifth to my mother Mrs Rebecca Barnett(,) one fifth to Eliza Allen(,) one fifth to William A. Rogers(,) one fifth to Mofes Barnett Jr. and the remaining one fifth to my sifter Rebecca Barnett and that I earnestly entreat you to take the sole care of thoses minor children that you retain the money of Mofes and Rebecca Barnett in your hands untill they become of age and at the decease of my mother that her fifth may also be added to the above mentioned Mofes and Rebecca Barnett(.) Further that William A Rogers shall be justly entitled to the Encyclopedia exclusive of his part to be taken from Eliza Allen's fifth part. Any personal property I leave at your disposal. Property that has been left in Mr. Charles Lang's hands will perhas amount to Seven hundred dollars - your ratifying the above request will oblige yours &ca. Timothy G. Allen

W Robert Rogers}

Eliza Allen}

Camp at Erie 5th November 1812

Proven acccording to Law 11th January 1813 - Henry Beader Register

Wm A Rogers was his nephew, son of his late sister Effey Allen Rogers.

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