Ralph Allen

http://minerdescent.com/2010/08/03/joseph-allen/

http://hylbom.com/family/paternal-lines/paternal-a-to-bl/george-all...

The name Allen (also Alan, Allan, and Allyn, etc.) comes from the Scottish word “Aluinn” meaning fair or handsome.

"Whether Benjamin Allen had ever married and had children is not known. At any rate, when he died intestate there was neither a widow nor living children and his brother, Ralph Allen, having no desire to move to Virginia, on 19 June 1747 he and his wife Amy of Middletown, County of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island, stating he is the brother and heir at law of Benjamin Allen, deceased, deeded the 400 acre patent of Benjamin Allen to Reuben Allen II "of Shenando" in the County of Augusta. The deed was not recorded, but the original deed has survived for over 235 years and is in the possession of a descendant, Mr. Rhesa McCoy Allen of Nicholasville, Ky. Accompanying the deed is an affidavit signed by Governor Gideon Wanton certifying to its authenticity. The Governor's affidavit mentioned that annexed is a deposition of Ebenezer and Increase Allen. Unfortunately the deposition is no longer annexed to the deed, so we can only assume that these two relatives of Ralph and Benjamin Allen had set forth that Ralph was indeed the brother and heir of Benjamin Allen of Augusta County, Va. and that all the other brothers and sisters were deceased. It is probable that Ralph Allen of Rhode Island also executed a deed for the other two tracts of land and that this deed was also unrecorded. Such a deed has not been found.

Twenty-five years after this deed was executed, Ralph Allen is deceased and his son and heir, Abraham Allen makes the long trip from Rhode Island to Shenandoah County, Va. to appear in Court to help clear up the title to this land, stating in his deed to Reuben Allen III that his father Ralph Allen had indeed sold the property to Reuben Allen II in 1747 and that "by reason of the remote residence of the Parties and witnesses thereto were not acknowledged and proven in order to be Recorded". Rhode Island was certainly a remote residence from the Court in Staunton, the County seat of Augusta County, Va. (Shen Co. Deed Bk 4, p 374, dated 2 June 1773)."

-http://tubamike.com/genealogy/1stvalle.htm