ALLEN FAMILY PAPERS
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Deeds and the records of land transactions comprise this collection. Original deeds describe the location of the parcels of land and relate the full names of the seller and purchaser. The papers range from 1722 to 1849 with a 1939 newspaper clipping.
Dates
- TBD
ACCESS:
The collection is open for research.
OWNERSHIP:
The Allen Family Genealogy Papers are the physical property of the Denver Public Library.
PUBLICATION RIGHTS:
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
John Grant Allen, a retired grocer from Peoria, Illinois, owned deeds dating back to the 1720s documenting land transactions. He used these papers to write Our Mayflower Lines, published in 1935. Allen's ancestor, James Allen, probably came to Dedham, Massachusett,s in 1637 as a Puritan. David Allen (1683-1746), his grandson, was one of the early settlers of Pomfret, which was then part of Massachusetts. In 1751, David Allen's land, lying both in Woodstock and Pomfret, was divided between his children, Jonathan, David, Joseph and James. The Woodstock and Pomfret land became part of Connecticut in 1755.
In 1816, Jonathan Allen, Jr., (1771-1826) moved his family to Dover Township, Athens County, Ohio because of tax problems in Connecticut. Wilmarth Allen (1798-1880) bought more land in Athens County, Ohio. John Woodbury Allen (1827-1903), John Grant Allen's father, was a farmer in Athens County. He purchased heavily wooded land to clear for farming.
Born in Ohio in approximately 1865, John Grant Allen moved to Illinois where he married Sadie Allen. Their son, Harold, was born in approximately 1898.
Extent
1 Boxes (.25 lf)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
PROVENANCE:
The provenance of this collection is unknown.
SIZE:
Number of Boxes: 1 (.25 lf)
LOCATION:
WH1644
PROCESSED AND ENCODED BY:
Ann Brown
October 2007
PROJECT MANAGER:
Ellen Zazzarino
- Allen family -- Archives.
- Allen, David, 1683-1746 -- Archives.
- Allen, John Grant -- Archives.
- Allen, Jonathan, 1771-1826 -- Archives.
- Allen, Wilmarth, 1798-1880 -- Archives.
- Land titles -- Connecticut. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Land titles --Massachusetts. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Land titles --Ohio. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- ALLEN FAMILY GENEALOGY PAPERS
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
