Maj. Charles Allen, Sr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN.
DAR Ancestor # A001396

ALLEN, CHARLES SR Ancestor #: A001396
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: CIRCA 1730 HANOVER CO VIRGINIA
Death: ANTE 2- -1808 WARREN CO NORTH CAROLINA
Service Source: HEITMAN, HIST REG OF OFFICERS OF THE CONT ARMY DURING THE WAR OF THE REV 1775-1783, P 67; NCDAR, ROSTER OF SOLS FROM NC IN THE AM REV, PP 27, 58, 191, 233; PENSION OF CHARLES ALLEN JR, *S2900
Service Description:
1) ALSO ENS & LT, COL ALEXANDER MARTIN
2) 5TH REGT

RESIDENCE
Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2009-12-08 11:11:43.0, By: 1) County: BUTE CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA
Created: 2009-12-08 10:31:57.0, Updated: 2009-12-08 10:31:57.0, By: 2) County: WARREN CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA

SPOUSE
Number Name
1) NANCY ANN VINCENT

Child [Spouse #] Spouse
GEORGE [1] ABIGAIL JOHNSON
VINCENT [1] MARY BOWDEN (or BOWDOIN)
REBECCA [1] JOHN PEARCE
CHARLES, JR [1] PATTY JENKINS

Not the same person as Lt. Col. Charles Allen married to Mary Venable.

Family

https://poetsvisions.com/genealogy/allen_information.htm

Charles Allen was born 1730 in Hanover Co. VA., and died 8 December, 1807 in Warren Co. NC.

From Virginia Families page 669 state; Charles Allen was in the French and Indian wars from Lunenburg, 1758, and a gentleman Justice of that county until he moved to NC., and was in the 2nd and 5th Regiments of the Continental Line from that state.

Charles married about 1752 to Nancy Ann Vincent, born 1735 either Va., or NC., and died 1815 Warren Co. NC. Daughter of William Vincent.

At least two sons of Charles Allen were Revolutionary Soldier as were their father. See SAR and Pension records, for detailed information.

All of the children of Charles Allen and Nancy Ann Vincent are not known.

1. John Allen, born 1753 VA.
2. Ann Allen, born about 1756 VA.
3. Charles Allen, born 8 March, 1758 VA., died 1848 in TN., He was a Pvt. in the Revolution. Married Patty Jenkins
4. Vincent Allen, born 1760 Lunenburg Co. VA.
5. James Allen, born about 1762 VA.
6. William Allen, born about 1764

Disputed origins

Seen as son of Charles Allen

Managers of Maj. Charles W Allen, Sr.,
I am contacting you about this profile: https://www.geni.com/people/Maj-Charles-Allen-Sr/600000000116105659

I am a 5th great grandson of Captain Charles Allen of Warren County, NC.
My Y DNA points me to King George and Stafford counties, Virginia. Our ancestor, James Walter Allen did extensive research in the 1920s and came to the conclusion that our line was from Hanover, New Kent counties. Oral family history has it that Capt Charles was born in Hanover, Virginia. I believe James Allen assumed that it was Hanover County. However, based on DNA link to Allens in King George/Stafford, this points to an entirely different Allen line. It is interesting to note that part of King George C0 in the 1730s was in HANOVER PARISH, not Hanover County.

There is much evidence which points to Capt. Charles being born in Hanover Parish, not Hanover County.

DNA evidence also confirms that George Allen of Warren County (died 1805), was Capt Charles brother. George had first moved to Warren Co in 1762 and purchased property from another Stafford Co neighbor, Wm Hackney who had purchased same property from a Rice Duncan. Rice was the son of another Duncan who had lived next to a George Allen at Summer Duck Run before moving a bit north in Fauquier Co. Then crossing the Hedgeman River into Culpeper Co. As we know, several of Capt Charles' children were born in Culpeper Co prior to the family moving to Warren Co, NC.

I believe Capt Charles' parents were George Allen and Jane Hackney Allen of Summer Duck Run.

References

1. https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriots_nc_capt_charles_all...