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| Henry County, Virginia |
Generation One
1.
Samuel
Allen
B: 1730 most probably in
Halifax or Henry Counties, Virginia.
D:
Married: 17 Sep 1783 in Henry County, Virginia.
Sarah
Prater
Born:
Died:
Samuel Allen’s family
lived in Halifax or Henry Counties in Virginia.
Over the years, Samuel and Sarah Prater Allen became the parents of
eight known children. They moved their
household to Beaver Creek
in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Known children of Samuel and Sarah Prater Allen:
11. William Allen
12. George Allen
13. Sarah Allen
14. Samuel Allen, Jr.
15. Elizabeth Allen
16. John Allen, Jr.
17. Daughter Allen
18. Margaret [Peggy] Allen
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| Franklin County, Virginia |
Generation
Two
11. William Allen
[Samuel]
B: 1783 in Henry or Franklin County, Virginia
D: 8 Feb 1854 in Breathitt County, Kentucky - Found dead in the woods.
Married: 19 Jun 1808
Katherine
Gearhart
Born:
Died:
12. George Jackson Allen
[Samuel]
B: 1784 in Patrick County, Virginia
D:
Married: 1806
Cynthia
Patton, daughter of James Henry and Florence Graham Patton.
Born: 1785 in Virginia
Died:
13. Sarah Allen
[Samuel]
B: Dec 1810 Floyd County,
Kentucky
D: 26 Nov 1876 Beaver
Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky. He died at the age of sixty-five years.
Married: 27 Nov 1825
Beaver Creek, Floyd County. Kentucky.
Reuben
May, son of John and Sarah Jane Phillips May,
Born: 12 Oct 1800 Shelby
Creek, Pike County, Kentucky
Died: 20 Sep 1840
Maytown, Beaver Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky at the age of thirty-nine years.
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| Floyd County, Kentucky |
14. Samuel Allen, Jr
[Samuel].
B: aft. 1784
D:
Married: 28 Dec 1815
Virginia
Jane [Jenie, Janey] Patton, daughter of James Henry
and Florence Graham Patton.[
Born: ca. 1796 in
Virginia
Died:
15. Elizabeth Allen
[Samuel]
B:1794
D:
Married: 12 Apr 1810 in
Floyd County, Kentucky
Samuel
Patton, son of James
Henry and Florence Graham Patton.
Born: 1787 in Virginia
Died:
16. John Allen, Jr
[Samuel]
B: aft. 1794 in Virginia
Born:
Died:
Married:17 Sep 1783 in Henry County, Virginia
Sarah Prater, daughter of Jonathan Prater.
Born: ca. 1796 in Maryland
Died: ca. 1870
17. Daughter Allen
[Samuel]
Born:
Died:
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| Watauga River Settlement |
18. Margaret [Peggy]
Allen [Samuel]
B: ca. 1800
D:
Married: 8 Dec 1824 Floyd
County, Kentucky
Daniel
May,
the fourth son of John and Sarah Jane Phillips May.
Born: ca. 1791 Washington
County, North Carolina in the Watauga River Valley Settlement [now in
Tennessee]
Died: after 1839
After
the death of John May in 1813, Daniel May was named the administrator of his
father’s estate. Most probably Daniel and his brother, Reuben
May, were the two young men cited as being between the ages of 16-26 years
living in the household of their brother, Thomas May in the 1820 United State
Federal Census.
It
is most reasonable to conclude that Daniel and Margaret [Peggy] Allen May left
the area shortly after their marriage to establish their home in another area
as did many other young people of this era. Records
do indicate that all of his brothers did purchase property in the area prior to
1830; however, as of 2016, documentation is lacking to cite the names of
children for this couple or to cite positive dates and location for this couple’s
death and burial.
Daniel
May’s name is on an indenture in Pike County, Kentucky for the transfer of
property to “the only brothers and
sisters of Tilpolard May, deceased” dated 1839; however, this document does
not state where Daniel May is residing.
James Henry Patton was the son of John J. and Mary _____ Patton, III of August County, Virginia. James Henry Patton married Florence Graham. He died in 1818 in Martin, Floyd County, Kentucky. James Henry Patton was the father of Christopher Patton, John Patton I, Henry Patton, Cynthia Patton Allen, Samuel Patton, brother to Martha Graham and William Patton.
His daughter, Dorcas Patton married
Thomas May, Sr. the son of John and Sarah Jane Phillips May, and a brother to
both Reuben and Daniel May that are the husbands of Dorcas’s sisters.
James Henry Patton was one of the first
Clerks of Floyd County, Kentucky serving as early as November 1803. He was
appointed Sheriff of Floyd County, at the sitting of the 1809 County Court and
served until 31 December 1810. He is last mentioned in the Floyd County Court
records in August 1815. James Henry Patton was born ca. 1751 and died ca.1818. His
wife, Florence Graham, was a sister to John Graham, who was perhaps the most prominent man in the early years of Floyd County.
James
Henry Patton was a son of Henry Patton, who was born in Ireland ca. 1720 and
died in Augusta County, Virginia ca. 1765. Henry Patton is believed to have been a close
relation to Colonel James Patton, a well-known historical figure of the early
western frontier. Colonel Patton was
killed on the 31 July 1755 in an Indian raid at Draper's Meadows.
Colonel
Patton's will, dated 1750 and probated in Augusta County, Virginia. The will [Augusta County Will Book: 2:131],
shows that Henry Patton was living at Colonel James Patton's plantation on Back
Creek, which was called "Springfield." Henry Patton was born too late
to be a brother of Colonel Patton, but could have been a nephew or other close
kin.
Henry
Patton is known to have been a juryman in Augusta County in 1747, Thus proving
that he was also a landowner at that time. Other records indicate that he was
living in the area, including land purchases on Peak Creek where some of his
sons chose to live in later years. Henry Patton apparently died ca.1765. No
record indicating the name of his wife has been located. No estate appraisal or will have been found
indicating that he made property settlements upon his children prior to the
time of his death.
