John Allen was born in New York on July 14, 1759 the first of five children born to John Allen and Sovenah Miring. He married Magdalen "Delany" Andrew about 1790 in probably New York. At the time of his death John was a farmer on 200 acres in the township of Sutton, Brome, Canada. Sutton is about two miles north of the Canadian border with Vermont. He died either April 9 or August 9, 1847 and is buried in Old Abercorn Cemetery located just off Highway 139 right near the Vermont/Quebec border.
John and Magdalen had twelve children:
William Allen....Feb. 2, 1791
Elizabeth "Betsy" Allen......Oct. 10, 1792
Sabina Allen.....May 9, 1795
John Allen........Sep. 13, 1797 - Feb 7, 1880
James Allen......Oct. 12, 1799
Hugh Allen........May 26, 1802
Stephen Allen....Aug. 1, 1804
Eleanor Allen.....Dec. 6, 1807
Amy Allen..........Apr. 6, 1809
Sarah Allen.......Sep. 14, 1811
Esther Allen......Dec. 14, 1813
Hannah Allen.....Jan. 20, 1817
According to "The History of Brome County" p 81-82, "John Allen, another early settler, came from the State of New York. He had been pressed into the Rebel Service in 1776. In his first engagement, he was taken prisoner and carried to Quebec. There he joined the English Army as a private and at the close of the War came out with a Captain's Commission and was granted 200 acres of land in the Township of Sutton. (Listed in Letters Patent, 29 Mar. 1802). This lot was above Thibault's Place eastward, and here he lived and died. Male children were William, Hugh, Stephen, John and James. Of these, Hugh, Stephen and John settled on the Belmont Road near London, Ontario."
John Allen was one of four brothers of New York Mayor Stephen Allen, FAG 9628, and was the only brother to survive to old age. Two brothers died in infancy, and one, William, was lost at sea around 1888, about age 25.
John and Magdalen had twelve children:
William Allen....Feb. 2, 1791
Elizabeth "Betsy" Allen......Oct. 10, 1792
Sabina Allen.....May 9, 1795
John Allen........Sep. 13, 1797 - Feb 7, 1880
James Allen......Oct. 12, 1799
Hugh Allen........May 26, 1802
Stephen Allen....Aug. 1, 1804
Eleanor Allen.....Dec. 6, 1807
Amy Allen..........Apr. 6, 1809
Sarah Allen.......Sep. 14, 1811
Esther Allen......Dec. 14, 1813
Hannah Allen.....Jan. 20, 1817
According to "The History of Brome County" p 81-82, "John Allen, another early settler, came from the State of New York. He had been pressed into the Rebel Service in 1776. In his first engagement, he was taken prisoner and carried to Quebec. There he joined the English Army as a private and at the close of the War came out with a Captain's Commission and was granted 200 acres of land in the Township of Sutton. (Listed in Letters Patent, 29 Mar. 1802). This lot was above Thibault's Place eastward, and here he lived and died. Male children were William, Hugh, Stephen, John and James. Of these, Hugh, Stephen and John settled on the Belmont Road near London, Ontario."
John Allen was one of four brothers of New York Mayor Stephen Allen, FAG 9628, and was the only brother to survive to old age. Two brothers died in infancy, and one, William, was lost at sea around 1888, about age 25.
John Allen was born in New York on July 14, 1759 the first of five children born to John Allen and Sovenah Miring. He married Magdalen "Delany" Andrew about 1790 in probably New York. At the time of his death John was a farmer on 200 acres in the township of Sutton, Brome, Canada. Sutton is about two miles north of the Canadian border with Vermont. He died either April 9 or August 9, 1847 and is buried in Old Abercorn Cemetery located just off Highway 139 right near the Vermont/Quebec border.
John and Magdalen had twelve children:
William Allen....Feb. 2, 1791
Elizabeth "Betsy" Allen......Oct. 10, 1792
Sabina Allen.....May 9, 1795
John Allen........Sep. 13, 1797 - Feb 7, 1880
James Allen......Oct. 12, 1799
Hugh Allen........May 26, 1802
Stephen Allen....Aug. 1, 1804
Eleanor Allen.....Dec. 6, 1807
Amy Allen..........Apr. 6, 1809
Sarah Allen.......Sep. 14, 1811
Esther Allen......Dec. 14, 1813
Hannah Allen.....Jan. 20, 1817
According to "The History of Brome County" p 81-82, "John Allen, another early settler, came from the State of New York. He had been pressed into the Rebel Service in 1776. In his first engagement, he was taken prisoner and carried to Quebec. There he joined the English Army as a private and at the close of the War came out with a Captain's Commission and was granted 200 acres of land in the Township of Sutton. (Listed in Letters Patent, 29 Mar. 1802). This lot was above Thibault's Place eastward, and here he lived and died. Male children were William, Hugh, Stephen, John and James. Of these, Hugh, Stephen and John settled on the Belmont Road near London, Ontario."
John Allen was one of four brothers of New York Mayor Stephen Allen, FAG 9628, and was the only brother to survive to old age. Two brothers died in infancy, and one, William, was lost at sea around 1888, about age 25.
John and Magdalen had twelve children:
William Allen....Feb. 2, 1791
Elizabeth "Betsy" Allen......Oct. 10, 1792
Sabina Allen.....May 9, 1795
John Allen........Sep. 13, 1797 - Feb 7, 1880
James Allen......Oct. 12, 1799
Hugh Allen........May 26, 1802
Stephen Allen....Aug. 1, 1804
Eleanor Allen.....Dec. 6, 1807
Amy Allen..........Apr. 6, 1809
Sarah Allen.......Sep. 14, 1811
Esther Allen......Dec. 14, 1813
Hannah Allen.....Jan. 20, 1817
According to "The History of Brome County" p 81-82, "John Allen, another early settler, came from the State of New York. He had been pressed into the Rebel Service in 1776. In his first engagement, he was taken prisoner and carried to Quebec. There he joined the English Army as a private and at the close of the War came out with a Captain's Commission and was granted 200 acres of land in the Township of Sutton. (Listed in Letters Patent, 29 Mar. 1802). This lot was above Thibault's Place eastward, and here he lived and died. Male children were William, Hugh, Stephen, John and James. Of these, Hugh, Stephen and John settled on the Belmont Road near London, Ontario."
John Allen was one of four brothers of New York Mayor Stephen Allen, FAG 9628, and was the only brother to survive to old age. Two brothers died in infancy, and one, William, was lost at sea around 1888, about age 25.
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