Hezekiah Allen, I

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GEDCOM Note

WILL OF Hezekiah Allen
DeKalb Co., Tenn., Will Book A 1838-1854
June 13, 1838

I, Hezekiah Allen, of said County being of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner form as follows (to wit).

I give and bequeath unto my beloved Mary Page, the wife of Barney Page, what I let her have when she married and left me also including one dollar of my estate and to her heirs forever. Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Hugh Allen all that I let him have when he married and left me also one dollar in cost of my estate. I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Jane Page, the wife of Jacob Page, all that I let her have when she married and left me also one dollar in cash of my estate. I give and bequeath to my beloved son Blakely Allen three hundred and seventy acres of land also all that I let him have when he married and left me also one dollar in cash of my estate. Also, I give Alford Allen one hundred acres and one dollar in cash.

I bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth Taylor, the wife of William Taylor, all that I let her have when she married and left me also one dollar in cash of my estate. Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Elijah Allen one tract of land containing 60 acres more or less to the old conditional line, also one horse and saddle one cow and calf plow, hand ax and suitable farming also one dollar in cash of my estate and for him to keep his stock of hogs that he in hand has at this time. Also, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Michal Allen, two cows and calves and a feather bed and furniture and other necessaries for housekeeping such as her Mother may see cause to let her have and one dollar in cash of my estate.

I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife Martha Allen the tract of land wherein I now live and all the rest of my personal estate to her to hold during her widowhood and if she should marry all the above named and above mentioned personal state belong to my youngest son Hezekiah Allen. And bequeath unto my grandson Alexander Allen one tract of land containing __ acres and being in County of the said him to have and to hold forever.

I appoint and ordain my beloved wife Martha Allen my lawful executrix to ___ in all my affairs of my last will and testament hereby revoking all forever made by me.

Made in witness whereof I have unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 13th day of June 1838.

Signed,
Hezekiah Allen

Published and declared by the above named Hezekiah Allen to be his last will and testament in the presents of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presents of the testator, Hezekiah Allen seal

Test Joel Cheatham Jr, Joel Cheatham Sr., Archer Cheatham

State of Tennessee Dekalb County personally appeared before me T. M. Wade, clerk of Dekalb County Court, Archer Cheatham and Joel Cheatham Jr. subscribing witness of the within will who being first sworn dispose and say that the said Hezekiah Allen signed and seal the written will upon the day it bears dates witness my hand ___ office this 6th day of March 1838. Acknowledged in open court March 6th 1838.

T. M. Wade - Clerk of DeKalb County Court.

Dekalb County, Tennessee was established by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee on December 2, 1837. The area west of the Caney Fork River came from Warren County and a small strip from Cannon County. The area east of the Caney Fork River came from White County. Generally, much of the area north of the "Indian Boundary" of the Holston Treaty of 1791 that was included in Dekalb County came from Smith County.

Dekalb County is located in middle Tennessee.

Holmes Creek flows into the Caney Fork River, the primary transportation at that time.

HOLMES CREEK, SMITH, TN (HOLMES CREEK IS LOCATED IN THE NW PART OF DEKALB CO.) IH 40 FROM NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE RUNS JUST A FEW MI N OF CENTER HILL LAKE.

Death info.

Holmes Creek, Smith (now DeKalb Co.), Tennessee
Hezekiah died at his home on Holmes Creek in the NW part of DeKalb Co., TN. Cemetery now covered by water when Center Hill Lake was constructed in DeKalb Co., TN in the early 1930's. The cemetery was relocated when the lake was built.

Burial

Holmes Creek Cemetery, Smith, TN OR Indian Creek Cemetery, DeKalb, TN.
Possibly in what now is called the Hugh Page Cemetery on Hurricane Ridge in DeKalb Co., TN--- or Allen Cemetery, Boons Branch, Holmes Creek area, DeKalb County, TN.
september 1820

Holmes Creek, Smith, TN
Member of the Two-Seed in the Spirit Predestinary Baptist Church.

october 1810

Holmes Creek, Smith (now DeKalb Co.), Tennessee
Sold land in Buncombe county and moved to Smith, now DeKalb Co., TN with Martha and their five children---one of the early settlers of the Holmes Creek region.

25, january, 1810

Beaver Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina
Buys an add'l 50 acres of land on Beaver Creek, "at that time the west was really beginning to open up and land was cheap and plentiful". (1810 Buncombe Co., NC, Land Deeds)

7, july, 1806

Beaverdam Creek, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
Buys 50 acres of land on Beaverdam Creek, Buncombe Co., N. C.(1800 York Co., SC, P948)

1800 Census
York Co., South Carolina

Hezekiah Allen and maybe his wife, Martha, were buried in Holmes Creek Cemetery or the HUGH Page Cemetery near Hurricane Ridge. This Paige Cemetery is also located there, so they may be one and the same cemetery. It may also be called the Barnabas Page Cemetery. Corrections are welcomed.

Note from a researcher- "Timothy Allen of Dedham and Dover, MA was not the father of your Hezekiah Allen. Timothy Allen did have a son, Hezekiah, who was b. in Dover, MA Dec. 12, 1775. That Hezekiah m. in Dover, MA, Aug. 5, 1802, Julitta Whiting. They lived in many places: MA, CT, NJ, MD, KY. Hezekiah d. Nov. 18, 1858 in Orange, NJ. Julitta d. in KY July 21, 1855. (info from Hutchinson, Frank Allen, Genealogical and historical sketches of the Allen family of Dedham and Medfield, Mass., 1637-1890, 1896.)"-* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 5 2024, 13:13:56 UTC

Hezekiah Allen and maybe his wife, Martha, were buried in Holmes Creek Cemetery or the HUGH Page Cemetery near Hurricane Ridge. This Paige Cemetery is also located there, so they may be one and the same cemetery. It may also be called the Barnabas Page Cemetery. Corrections are welcomed.

Note from a researcher- "Timothy Allen of Dedham and Dover, MA was not the father of your Hezekiah Allen. Timothy Allen did have a son, Hezekiah, who was b. in Dover, MA Dec. 12, 1775. That Hezekiah m. in Dover, MA, Aug. 5, 1802, Julitta Whiting. They lived in many places: MA, CT, NJ, MD, KY. Hezekiah d. Nov. 18, 1858 in Orange, NJ. Julitta d. in KY July 21, 1855. (info from Hutchinson, Frank Allen, Genealogical and historical sketches of the Allen family of Dedham and Medfield, Mass., 1637-1890, 1896.)"-* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 5 2024, 14:10:41 UTC