This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Allen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5d.2ADE/160 Message Board Post: I am seeking information in which to proceed in determining who the ancestors of Gideon Allen were. I have developed the following theory based on census records from Twiggs County 1820-1840. I suspect that John Allen was the father of Gideon Allen with the following relationship to other Allen's who lived within the same district. John Allen =================== Wyatt Allen (Brother) | |___ Gideon Allen (son) | |___ William Allen (son) | |___ Green Allen (son) | |___ John W. Allen (son?) >From other family records, we know: 1. Mary Ann Horne, Gideon Allen's wife, was a member of the Richland Baptist Church. She was baptised by Elder Joseph Hand in 1835. 2. Gideon Allen's family left Twiggs and settled in Bossier Parish, LA in 1845. 3. The names Green, William, and John turn up frequently in Gideon Allen's children. This implies they may be named after the "Twiggs Allens." I am seeking any information that can prove or disprove if John Allen is linked to Gideon Allen. We are at a dead end and any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated.