1. PETER VAN ALLEN
He married
MARIA ELLWOOD
Children, VAN ALLEN:
2 i RICHARD VAN ALLEN married NANCY ZIMMERMAN
3 ii PETER VAN ALLEN married OLIVE FORBES
2. RICHARD VAN ALLEN (son of PETER & MARIA (ELLWOOD) VAN ALLEN) was born 1773. 7 April 1800 he and Jacob Van Allen, on a list of road workers for the Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, were obligated to work on the road two days. He was elected constable 20 March 1802. By 1816 they had moved to Oppenheim, Herkimer County. Later they moved to Jefferson County, Town of Brownville, where he died 6 May 1844. He was buried in Perch River Cemetery, Town of Brownville.
He married
ANNA C. "Nancy" ZIMMERMAN, daughter of CONRAD L. & MARGARET
(?SNELL) ZIMMERMAN, was born 1779. She died in Jefferson County and
was buried in Perch River Cemetery with her husband.
Children, VAN ALLEN:
4 i BENJAMIN VAN ALLEN married MARY ZIMMERMAN
5 ii JOHN VAN ALLEN
6 iii JACOB VAN ALLEN
7 iv ELIZABETH VAN ALLEN married ANDREW KLOCK
8 v MARGARET VAN ALLEN married WALLACE HURD
9 vi MINDRED VAN ALLEN
10 vii MARY VAN ALLEN
11 viii DELIA VAN ALLEN
12 ix DANIEL VAN ALLEN
13 x JANE VAN ALLEN married, as his second wife, WALLACE HURD
3. PETER VAN ALLEN (son of PETER & MARIA (ELLWOOD) VAN ALLEN) was born in Herkimer County, NY. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the town of Orleans.
He married
OLIVE FORBES. They had eleven children, six of whom survived.
Children, VAN ALLEN:
14 i JACOB VAN ALLEN
15 ii JAMES VAN ALLEN
16 iii ABRAHAM VAN ALLEN
17 iv BENJAMIN VAN ALLEN married MARY A. ANTHONY
18 v ELIZA VAN ALLEN
19 vi LUCINDA VAN ALLEN
9. MINDRED VAN ALLEN (son of RICHARD & ANNA C. "Nancy" (ZIMMERMAN) VAN ALLEN was born in St. Johnsville, NY in 1781, and came to Watertown about 1830, finally locating in Brownville. John and Augustus Van Allen served in Co. K, 35th NY Regt., and Jerome in Co. B, 20th NY Regt. John reenlisted in Co. B, 20th NY Cavalry. Daniel D. served two years in the 35th Regt and one year with the 2d. Conn. Artillery. Charles served in Co. B, 20th NY Regt, and Myron in Co. M, same regiment. MINDRED died in Brownville in 1849, aged 68 years.
He married
MARIA VANDEWALKER, who was the daughter of JOHAN and MARGARET
(---) VANDEWALKER of St. Johnsville.
Children, VAN ALLEN:
20 i EMILY VAN ALLEN
21 ii JEROME VAN ALLEN
22 iii MYRON VAN ALLEN
23 iv ADDISON S. VAN ALLEN
24 v AUGUSTUS P. VAN ALLEN
25 vi DANIEL D. VAN ALLEN
26 vii JOHN VAN ALLEN
27 viii CHARLES L. VAN ALLEN
28 ix ELLEN C. VAN ALLEN
29 x BENJAMIN VAN ALLEN
17. BENJAMIN VAN ALLEN (son of PETER & OLIVE (FORBES) VAN ALLEN) was educated in the common shcools of his native town.
He married August 18, 1841,
MARYA. ANTHONY, of the Town of Lyme, who bore him eight children, four
of whom survived. She died in 1866.
Children, VAN ALLEN:
30 i CYNTHIA A. VAN ALLEN
31 ii MARGARET VAN ALLEN
32 iii JASON VAN ALLEN
33 iv LOVINA VAN ALLEN
He married (2) April 19, 1868
EDEN BROWN, of the Town of Alexandria. They had three children.
Children, VAN ALLEN
34 i ADA M. VAN ALLEN
35 ii MARY E. VAN ALLEN married WILLIAM F. DUFFNEY
36 iii PETER VAN ALLEN
24. AUGUSTUS P. VAN ALLEN (son of MINDRED & MARIA (VANDEWALKER) VAN ALLEN) served in Co. K, 35th NY Regt. during the Civil War. They resided in the village of Dexter.
He married (1)
MARY BENSON of Elmira, NY
Children, VAN ALLEN:
37 i EVA VAN ALLEN
38 ii IDA VAN ALLEN
39 iii JENNIE VAN ALLEN
40 iv HATTIE VAN ALLEN
He married (2)
MRS. MARIAN WAIT who was the daughter of HIRAM LOOMIS of Dexter.
41 i DANIEL VAN ALLEN
29. BENJAMIN VAN ALLEN (son of MINDRED & MARIA (VANDEWALKER) VAN ALLEN) was born 24 July 1795 in Montgomery County, NY. He was the son of Richard and Nancy Zimmerman Van Allen. He married Mary Zimmerman on 16 March 1819 in St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, NY. He died about 1884 and by 4 December 1885 in Dodge County, Minnesota.
Military records show that he served as a musician (drummer) in Captain Benjamin Ellwood's Company, 19th Regiment of Infantry, New York Militia from 7 Sept. to 14 Nov. 1814. He was discharged at Sackett's Harbor, NY. He came to Minnesota after 1861 and settled in Canisteo Township, Dodge Co., MN.
Paul Horvat
1834 California NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
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