Morris Allen1

M, #380, b. 1794
Last Edited13 Aug 2020
FatherAdoniram Allen1 b. c 1750, d. a 1830
Birth*1794Morris Allen was born in 1794 in Georgia.2  
Marr Consent7 April 1822An elder Rachel Bishop approved the marriage of her daughter Rachel to Morris Allen.3 
Marriage License8 April 1822Morris Allen and Rachel Bishop obtained a marriage license on 8 April 1822 in Clay County, Kentucky.3 
Marriage*14 April 1822Morris Allen married Rachel Bishop on 14 April 1822 in Clay County, Kentucky. Minister's return transcribed by Wanda Hunter Day: "Apriel the 14th 1822 Being therefore duly autherize to selabrate the right of materimoney this to sertify that Morris Allon & Rachael Bishop was married on the fourteenth day of April in year 1822. Joseh Prochter" [Joseph Proctor].3 

Family

 Rachel Bishop b. c 1804
Children 1.Ailey Allen+4 b. 12 Apr 1823, d. 5 Apr 1890
 2.Esther Allen5 b. 2 Nov 1830, d. 25 Jan 1912
 3.John Allen2 b. c 1833
 4.Nancy Allen2 b. c 1836
 5.Elizabeth Allen2 b. c 1838
 6.Adoniram Allen2 b. c 1840
 7.Sarah Allen2 b. c 1842
 8.Job Allen2,6 b. 1 Jan 1844, d. 16 Dec 1912

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Citations

  1. [S119] Riddle Newsletter, online \http://jimsgenealogy.net/riddle/vol8is2.html\, "Adoniram Allen II and Lucy Riddle Descendants Move to Kentucky," by Richard Riddle, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2002.
  2. [S120] 1850 U.S. census, Clay County, Kentucky, population schedule, Kentucky District, page 129B, dwelling 441, family 441, Morris Allen; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Jun 2013), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432_197. Household includes: Morris Allen 56 [Age is enumerated as 56 but transcribed as 36], b. GA, farmer, real estate valued at $600; Rachael 46, b. KY; John 17, b. KY; Nancy 14, b. KY; Elizabeth 12, b. KY; Adomram [Adoniram] 10, b. KY; Sarah 8, b. KY; Job 5, b. KY.
  3. [S78] Clay County, Kentucky, Marriage Book, 1817-1824. Morris Allen and Rachel Bishop, recorded consent, 07 April 1822, license, 08 April 1822, and minister's return indicating 14 April 1822 as date of marriage; County Clerk's Office, Manchester. Photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 29 August 2011.
  4. [S80] Clay County, Kentucky, Marriage Book, 1834-1841, William Kelly and Ailey Allen, recorded bond, 25 May 1841, and minister's return indicating 30 May 1841 as date of marriage; County Clerk's Office, Manchester. Photographed by Wanda Hunter Day, 14 October 2009.
  5. [S192] "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 08 March 2014), entry for Esther Combs, 25 January 1912, Clay County; citing "Various death records, microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort."
  6. [S159] "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 12 October 2013), entry for Job Allen, Jr., 16 December 1912, Clay County; citing "Various death records, microfilm, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort."