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Zeruah “Ruey” <I>Jones</I> Allen

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Zeruah “Ruey” Jones Allen

Birth
Petersburg, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Death
1886 (aged 82–83)
New Albany, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Laddsburg, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Zeruah (nickname “Ruey”) was born to Rescomb and Susannah (Bailey) Jones in 1803, in Petersburg, Rensselaer County, NY.
Ruey married Barton Allen in 1822 and they had 14 children;
Burton, Jones, Calvin, Warren, Mary, William, Oliver, Gardner, Lydia, Susan, John, James, Joseph, and Benajah.

Due to the Rent-Wars in upstate from 1839-1845, NY Barton and his father, Joseph Allen, moved from Grafton, NY to Auburn, NY, and then to Owego, NY. They came down the North Branch of the Susquehanna on a raft to Terrytown, PA in 1839. There was too much timber there for farming so they went on to New Albany, PA where Joseph put $20 down on 160 acres. He paid the rest in deer and fox hides. Barton returned to Grafton for the rest of the family. They returned in a wagon with all their wordly goods. Ruey and Barton Allen's home still stands in New Albany, PA. Today it is a machine shop.
Five of the seven Allen brothers enlisted in the Civil War from New Albany and proved excellent soldiers. (See "Boys in Blue" by C.F. Heverly, 1898-Page 302)
Zeruah (nickname “Ruey”) was born to Rescomb and Susannah (Bailey) Jones in 1803, in Petersburg, Rensselaer County, NY.
Ruey married Barton Allen in 1822 and they had 14 children;
Burton, Jones, Calvin, Warren, Mary, William, Oliver, Gardner, Lydia, Susan, John, James, Joseph, and Benajah.

Due to the Rent-Wars in upstate from 1839-1845, NY Barton and his father, Joseph Allen, moved from Grafton, NY to Auburn, NY, and then to Owego, NY. They came down the North Branch of the Susquehanna on a raft to Terrytown, PA in 1839. There was too much timber there for farming so they went on to New Albany, PA where Joseph put $20 down on 160 acres. He paid the rest in deer and fox hides. Barton returned to Grafton for the rest of the family. They returned in a wagon with all their wordly goods. Ruey and Barton Allen's home still stands in New Albany, PA. Today it is a machine shop.
Five of the seven Allen brothers enlisted in the Civil War from New Albany and proved excellent soldiers. (See "Boys in Blue" by C.F. Heverly, 1898-Page 302)

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  • Maintained by: JoPA
  • Originally Created by: LDR
  • Added: Dec 19, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45617824/zeruah-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Zeruah “Ruey” Jones Allen (1803–1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45617824, citing Laddsburg Cemetery, Laddsburg, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by JoPA (contributor 50651410).