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No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > List Administrator is Larry Noah, [email protected] > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Allens in Orange County > Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 06:05:58 EST > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > In a message dated 2/8/01 7:37:20 PM, [email protected] writes: > > << In the Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Orange-Wills, is listed an ALLEN, > ZACHARIAH, wife; George, Elizabeth, > William, James, John, Mary, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Joseph, Zachariah in 1790. > Can anyone > help me with this family? > > How about ALLEN, JOSEPH, 1770, John, William, Daniel > > or > > ALLEN, ISAAC, Mary (wife) > > Thanks for your help. > > Jan Riess > >> > > Hi Jan, > > I am not sure if this is pertinent to your family of Allens or not, but there > is an old Allen house located at the Alamance Battleground Park, a fine old > example of a log cabin built in the early years of Orange County, as I > remember. Perhaps your Allens were in the part of Orange which became > Alamance County in 1849. > > As I recall there is some information on the Allen family of Alamance in the > Alamance County Legacy Book, a publication put out by the Alamance County > Historical Society. > > Best of luck, > > John Fox > Winston Salem, NC > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NCORANGE] Old Pa. wagon road www.GoRowan.com/RowanRoots > Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:47:17 -0500 > From: "Dan Patterson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Articles page containing historical subjects. > > I like to post this web address periodically for new comers to our lists. > > Many good articles from different authors. > > Please copy and paste address from subject line. > > "Article" link on that page. > > > Dan Patterson > Rowan County Information Website > DanTana Online Travel Services > P.O. Box 241 > Spencer, NC 28159 > www.GoRowan.com > www.High-Rock.com > All attachments are scanned with Norton Anti-Virus 2001 > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Allens/vincents in Orange County > Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 13:05:44 -0600 > From: Judith <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Dear Jan, I think the Zachariah Allen you're talking about was a > preacher, although, I understand there are several Zachariah Allens. > Our ancestor, William Vincent b. 1779, kept a journal that included > records of church services in Granville Co. NC 1799 until 1805. > Zachariah preached a service or two about then there. (Granville and > Orange were adjacent and once the same place.) I have forgotten the > subject and date without looking it up, but will do so. Am attempting > at present to transcribe the journal (it's very old and diffficult)in > the hope that it may have some names that might help someone locate the > presence of some of their ancestors in this place.(southern portion of > Granville co. NC on the Tar River above the Trading Path, Beaver Dam > Creek, Fishing Creek, Cedar Creek,and Tar Swamp) Apparently these church > services were called the "Monthly Society" and held in each others > homes. William listed the date, whose home, and subject of the sermon, > in addition to recording other religious items such as a "Letter from > King George" the king purported to be "a letter from Jesus," religious > superstitions of the day, and several hymns. Apparently some of these > preachers were neighbors, lay persons, and traveling preachers. Will be > forwarding portions of the journal as I transcribe it on the > [email protected] pages very soon if you would like to sign up > temporarily. (Seems many of these families that settled there came > originally from Bertie, Northampton counties, NC, and before that, > Surry co VA, Brunswick co, VA, and Greensville co VA.) (I also found > Zachariah Allen (jr. Sr.?) in Davidson co TN early 1800's census if > memory serves) if that might give you some clues. (this is adjacent to > the TN counties our vincents removed to in early 1800's) One of our > Vincents married an Allen in Granville co NC, but I don't know which > Allen. She was the daughter of Jacob Vincent. > > Regards, Judith Vinson > > Jan Riess wrote: > > > > In the Abstract of North Carolina Wills, Orange-Wills, is listed an ALLEN, > > ZACHARIAH, wife; George, Elizabeth, > > William, James, John, Mary, Sarah, Robert, Ruth, Joseph, Zachariah in 1790. > > Can anyone > > help me with this family? > > > > How about ALLEN, JOSEPH, 1770, John, William, Daniel > > > > or > > > > ALLEN, ISAAC, Mary (wife) > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Jan Riess > > > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > > List Administrator - Larry Noah [email protected] > > List Web Site - http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lrnoah/NCOrange/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Allens in Orange County > Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 13:13:34 -0800 > From: "DC and Alice Allen" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > My husband is a descendant of the Quaker Allen family of Orange Co. NC, this > old house John mentioned is from his family. I have seen a Zachariah Allen > in this area, but never have been able to find a connection between the two > families. At one time I had a family group sheet on another Allen family, > I'll see if I can find it & whether or not it contains a Zachariah. > > There is a couple of Zachariah's mentioned in the Cane Creek MM (Quaker) > records, but they are a little later than 1790, so not sure if this is the > same family. Holler if you want the information--it covers a time period > from 1814-1828 or so. I'll be glad to type it up. Looks like this family > moved to IN (Morgan Co.) from 1822-1828. > > Alice Allen > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > Hi Jan, > > > > I am not sure if this is pertinent to your family of Allens or not, but > there > > is an old Allen house located at the Alamance Battleground Park, a fine > old > > example of a log cabin built in the early years of Orange County, as I > > remember. Perhaps your Allens were in the part of Orange which became > > Alamance County in 1849. > <snip> -- ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/