Holway Allen, 2nd

Sidney Monthly Meeting, ME, Monthly Meeting held at Fairfield for Sidney 7th Mo 22th 1803, p. 7. Barnabas Allen and Wife handed a few lines to this Meeting requesting the Care of friends for their son Holway which after due Consideration thereon this Meeting Excepts and receives him into Membership with us [Society of Friends, Sidney Monthly Meeting, ME, Men's Minutes, v. 1, 1802-1849, Maine Historical Society, Film 162].

Marriage Maine Vital Records, Maine State Archives, pre-1892 Roll 2. Also Fairfield V.R., p. 216 (Brown, Christine R., Vital records of Fairfield Maine, births, marriages, deaths, 509 p., 1980).

Holway Allen 2nd listed in 1830 and 1840 census from Fairfield, and 1850 census from Norridgewock. In 1830 census (Fairfield, Somerset Co., p. 010, Roll 19-51), family listed as males: 1 under 5, 1 20-30; females, 1 15-20. In 1840 census (Fairfield, Somerset Co., p. 223, Roll 704-151), family listed as males: 1 5-10, 1 10-15, 1 40-50; females: 2 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 20-30. In 1850 census (Norridgewock, Somerset Co., p. 156, Roll 268), family listed as: Holway 2nd, age 51, farmer, property value $1800; Cordelia, age 46; Oliver, age 21, farmer; Lydia A., age 19; Sam'l B., age 16; Sarah B., age 14; Charlotte S., age 11; Louisa, age 8; Chas. H., age 5; Amy G., age 3; and Juliet, age 2. Last children could be children of Oliver, but no wife listed in household in census. According to Somerset Co. records, Holway 2nd purchased land from: Edmund Knight 7 Apr 1829 in Fairfield (v. 42, p. 17, recorded 25 Mar 1836, listed as Holway Jr., witnessed by Holway Allen and Elihu Bowerman); and Barnabas Allen 1846 in Norridgewock (v. 60, p. 475, recorded 7 Jan 1847); and sold land in Fairfield to: Galen Soule 1 Apr 1836 (v. 37, p. 244, recorded 1 Apr 1836); Samuel Hoxie 4 Nov 1837 (v. 44, p. 268, recorded 11 Apr 1838, also signed by Cordelia and witnessed by Holway Allen); and Aaron Hoxie 27 Apr 1846 (v. 61, p. 288, recorded 7 Oct 1846, also signed by Cordelia). According to grave, age of about 70 years old.

Fairfield, Births and Deaths of Holway Allen 2d & Cordelia his wifes children: Oliver Allen born April 13 1829; Lydia ann Allen born April 10 1831; Samuel B. Allen born July 25 1833; Sarah B. Allen born Jany 21 1836 (Family History Library: Film 10864, item 2, pt. 2, p. 58).

Death of Holway Allen, 19 Mar 1869, Burial, Riverview Cemetery, Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, USA, aet 70yrs (i.e. born about 1799), wife Cordelia Bowman Allen [FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122565740/holway-allen]. Notice that Holway Allen, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Allen) Allen, married Mehitable Lord on 18 February 1802 in Portland, Maine, or about 2-3 years after the birth of Holway Allen, 2d, according to his grave..

Probate of Holway Allen (2d), Norridgewock, Somerset Co., ME. Cordelia Allen widow of Holway Allen late of Norridgewock dec'd died intestate on 19 Mar 1869, petitioner prays that administration may be granted to Charles Cornforth of Fairfield, Norridgewock 6 Apr 1869, signed Cordelia B. Allen, first Tuesday Apr 1869 administrated granted to Charles Cornforth, recorded v. 44, p. 82. Administrator's bond of Charles Cornforth of Fairfield, sureties David P. Davis & Nathan Fowler, dated 6 Apr 1869, recorded v. 38, p. 44. Inventory, first Tuesday April 1869, real estate $2,700 (homestead farm 125 acres, $2,500, wood lot on Little Bear Hill 40 acres, $200), goods & chattels $685.75, accepted 4 May 1869, v. 36, p. 307. First Tuesday May 1869, Cordelia B. Allen widow of Holway Allen late of Norridgewock dec'd requests dower, v. 43, p. 502. Heirs at law of Holway Allen late of Norridgewock dec'd request that homestead farm and wood lot to be sold and proceeds divided among widow and heirs, the widow desiring that her dower may be paid to her after the sale, signed S. B. Allen, Chas. H. Allen, Sarah B. Parker, Lydia A. Crosbey, Annie Dennett, Ellie M. Dolbier, Alice Pollard, $450 allowed widow by comsent of heirs, recorded v. 48, p. 305. Charles Cornforth bond 3 Aug 1869 administrator authorized to sell as much as will raise $400 to pay debts, v. 31, p. 288 & v. 34, p. 319. Parcel of land east of Dodolin Hill so called in Norridgewock, 40 acres land purchased of Asa Black 18 Jan 1860, 1 Feb 1871 sold to Edmund C. Taylor for $350, recorded v. 40, p. 69. Charles Cornforth administrator to sell all real estate of Holway Allen of Norridgewock dec'd, first Tuesday Nov 1873, petition for license for real estate, v. 40, p. 124, 6 Jan 1874, sold real estate to Alonzo P. Toby & Fason Taylor, including the widow's right of dower, for $2,050, v. 40, p. 125. First and last account of administration by Charles Cornforth, 1 Jan 1874, includes $120.00 each to Samuel B. Allen, Sarah B. Parker, Lydia A. Crosby, C. H. Allen, Oliver Allen, Amy Dennit, Etta M. Dolbrer, Alice Pollard, v. 53, p. 20. (Maine, Somerset County, Probate Estate Files, 1809-1915, Family History Library, film 1575801, Cases no A33 Linnell, Ann A-A122 Nellen, Frederick E, Case A-91, Holway Allen, Norridgewock).