Thomas Allen

Thomas Allen

Thomas Allen (1755 - 1842), the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Christophers Shackmaple Allen, was born in New London, Conn. on 10 September 1755. He married, on 23 April 1778, Amelia Taber (1758 - 1838); they had twelve children. Thomas kept a farm named "The Mount Pleasant Estate." Beginning in April 1793 and until 1812, he rented Fisher's Island, N.Y. for an annual fee of $2600. His family and twelve other families, who were his tenants, lived on the island. In 1812, Thomas, his wife, and eight of their children moved to Pomfret, Conn., where he bought the Nightingale farms. Thomas remained in Pomfret, except for a few years spent in New London, until his death on 16 May 1842. ~ AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS

Birth: Sep. 10, 1755, New London, New London County, Connecticut

Death: May 16, 1842, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut

Father: Thomas Allen, b. Sep. 19, 1728, London, England; d.. Nov. 19, 1793, New London Co, Connecticut

Mother: Elizabeth Christophers, b. Sep. 13, 1714, New London, New London Co, Connecticut; d. Aug. 5, 1783, New London, Connecticut

Spouse: Amelia Taber, (11 Feb 1758 - 14 Jan 1839).

Children:

• Amelia Allen (____ - 1852)
• Elizabeth Allen (1779 - 1863)
• Thomas Allen (1781 - 1817)
• Lewis Allen (1783 - 1844)
• William Allen (1785 - 1833)
• Frances Taber Allen Smith (1787 - 1877)
• Nathaniel Allen (1791 - 1822)
• Henry Nelson Allen (1799 - 1845)
• Anna Marie Allen Ames (1828 - 1908)

Burial:

Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut

Sources:

AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS - http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Findingaids/allen_family.pdf

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38815380