William was 18 when he arrived in Philadelphia from Larne, Northern Ireland, with his brother David. William went to live with a Quaker family in New Jersey, probably as an indentured servant. His first marriage was to Alice Berry in 1733 and produced two children, only one of whom survived infancy. At this time William lived in or near Freehold, New Jersey, where in 1734 he rented a pew in Old Tennant Church, at which Alice received communion in 1735. After her death, he left his daughter Jane, with John and Isabel Berry and moved to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where he lived for many years, marrying Jane Warford in the early 1740s. They had eight children together.
In 1762 William bought 900 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia, but didn't sell his New Jersey property until sometime after 1774. Jane died in January 1765 and William married Sarah Cox Beekman the next year. Son James, born in 1769, was the only one of their children to survive infancy. The family moved to Loudoun County sometime in the 1775-1776 period, though William's older sons had been in the area for several years developing the property.
Three of William's and Jane's older sons, John, William, and Thomas, died of illnesses contracted during their service during Revolutionary War. David and and Joseph both survived their service. Joseph's service was probably in the Virginia militia and he was in the army at the War's end, witnessing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
The Allen farm in Loudoun County was called "Red Hill Plantation", located a few miles from Arcola, near the site of 20th Century Dulles Airport. William died there in 1799. Records indicate that William and other family members are buried in the family burying ground at Red Hill plantation.
(Doug Allen genealogy, Oct 2017)
In 1762 William bought 900 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia, but didn't sell his New Jersey property until sometime after 1774. Jane died in January 1765 and William married Sarah Cox Beekman the next year. Son James, born in 1769, was the only one of their children to survive infancy. The family moved to Loudoun County sometime in the 1775-1776 period, though William's older sons had been in the area for several years developing the property.
Three of William's and Jane's older sons, John, William, and Thomas, died of illnesses contracted during their service during Revolutionary War. David and and Joseph both survived their service. Joseph's service was probably in the Virginia militia and he was in the army at the War's end, witnessing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
The Allen farm in Loudoun County was called "Red Hill Plantation", located a few miles from Arcola, near the site of 20th Century Dulles Airport. William died there in 1799. Records indicate that William and other family members are buried in the family burying ground at Red Hill plantation.
(Doug Allen genealogy, Oct 2017)
William was 18 when he arrived in Philadelphia from Larne, Northern Ireland, with his brother David. William went to live with a Quaker family in New Jersey, probably as an indentured servant. His first marriage was to Alice Berry in 1733 and produced two children, only one of whom survived infancy. At this time William lived in or near Freehold, New Jersey, where in 1734 he rented a pew in Old Tennant Church, at which Alice received communion in 1735. After her death, he left his daughter Jane, with John and Isabel Berry and moved to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, where he lived for many years, marrying Jane Warford in the early 1740s. They had eight children together.
In 1762 William bought 900 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia, but didn't sell his New Jersey property until sometime after 1774. Jane died in January 1765 and William married Sarah Cox Beekman the next year. Son James, born in 1769, was the only one of their children to survive infancy. The family moved to Loudoun County sometime in the 1775-1776 period, though William's older sons had been in the area for several years developing the property.
Three of William's and Jane's older sons, John, William, and Thomas, died of illnesses contracted during their service during Revolutionary War. David and and Joseph both survived their service. Joseph's service was probably in the Virginia militia and he was in the army at the War's end, witnessing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
The Allen farm in Loudoun County was called "Red Hill Plantation", located a few miles from Arcola, near the site of 20th Century Dulles Airport. William died there in 1799. Records indicate that William and other family members are buried in the family burying ground at Red Hill plantation.
(Doug Allen genealogy, Oct 2017)
In 1762 William bought 900 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia, but didn't sell his New Jersey property until sometime after 1774. Jane died in January 1765 and William married Sarah Cox Beekman the next year. Son James, born in 1769, was the only one of their children to survive infancy. The family moved to Loudoun County sometime in the 1775-1776 period, though William's older sons had been in the area for several years developing the property.
Three of William's and Jane's older sons, John, William, and Thomas, died of illnesses contracted during their service during Revolutionary War. David and and Joseph both survived their service. Joseph's service was probably in the Virginia militia and he was in the army at the War's end, witnessing the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
The Allen farm in Loudoun County was called "Red Hill Plantation", located a few miles from Arcola, near the site of 20th Century Dulles Airport. William died there in 1799. Records indicate that William and other family members are buried in the family burying ground at Red Hill plantation.
(Doug Allen genealogy, Oct 2017)
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