Reverend Moses Allen

Moses Allen (14 September 1748 – 8 February 1779) was a minister of Midway, Georgia during the American Revolution.

Son of Joseph Allen (1712 - 1779) and Elizabeth Parsons (1716 - 1800), he was born in Northampton, Massachusetts and educated at the College of New Jersey. He may also have attended Princeton University. Moses Allen was licensed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick on 1 February 1774, and married Elizabeth Odingsell.

Reverend Allen preached at Christ Church Parish in Charleston, South Carolina and then moved to Savannah. There, he was ordained by Reverend John J. Zubly and William Tennent. He served in Rev. Zubly's place in Savannah while Zubly was attending the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Moses Allen then replaced the Reverend John Osgood at Midway Congregational Church, Georgia. Midway and the surrounding St. John's Parish were a hotbed of republican sentiment during the outbreak of the American Revolution.

In November 1778, General Augustine Prevost, military commander of British East Florida, dispersed the rebel sympathizers, and burned the meeting house and many dwelling houses in Midway. Allen fled to Savannah, but was captured when Savannah was taken in December. As chaplain to the Georgia brigade, and a vocal sympathizer for the American cause, he was sent to a prison ship in Charleston Harbor. He was drowned at Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina, in an attempt to escape. His body was found on a nearby island but the British captain refused boards for a coffin, so he was subsequently buried at sea.

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Not a known child of Mary Allen & Joseph Allen, of Deerfield

Disconnected March 2017
Educated at Princeton
Licensed by the presbytery of New Brunswick on 1 February 1774
First preached at Christ's Church Parish, Charleston, SC
Ordained March 16 1775 in Savannah, GA and served there in place of Rev John J Zubly while the reverend attended the Continental Congress in Philadelphia
Moved to Midway GA in 1776 and was minister of the Midway Congregational Church
In 1778, the British General Augustine Prevost burned the town. Moses escaped to Savannah GA and was taken prisoner when the British seized it in December 1778. As chaplain to the Georgia brigade, and a vocal sympathizer for the American cause, he was sent to a prison ship in Charleston Harbor.
He drowned while attempting to escape.
His body was found on a nearby island but the British captain refused boards for a coffin. His fellow prisoners buried him at sea.

Moses married Elizabeth Odingsell. She married Elisha Lee after Moses' death and is buried in the Midway Cemetery.
"This stone marks the spot where by the side of her reknowned brother-in-law, General James Screven, are deposited the remains of Elizabeth Lee, for­merly the widow of Reverend Moses Allen, second pastor of Midway Church. She departed this life in full assurance of blessed immortality, December 11, 1843, the 85th year of her age."* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 8 2021, 16:29:38 UTC