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1738-1739 – James Kerr said to purchase land in
Orange or Augusta County VA area where he migrated with several other prominent
Scotch families – Buchanan, Steel, Pickens, Anderson, Allison, Campbell, Robertson, and Hays, to name a few
·
1740 - John Allison, Ephraim McDowell, and
John Kerr members of John McDowell’s militia company (Kegley’s VA Frontier, p
140)
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1742 – John
Allison (Aleson) was in the John McDowell militia company with David
Dryden, William Hall, Alexander McClure, Halbert McClure, James Moore, Robert
Young, etc
·
1743 – Borden to John Kerr 280 acres on North
Fork branch of James River (plot 159 on map)
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25 February 1745 – John Allison patented 250 acres Lancaster County, PA? may have been
another John Allison
·
19 March 1746 – Benj Borden to Halbert McClure (sold in lifetime) 203
acres for 6.1.6 current VA money, part of 92,100 are Borden tract on North
Branch of James River, corner Samuel McClure and William Hall (Chalkey’s, page
203) (plot 93 on map)
·
14 April 1746 – Martha Allison swore to a child – Andrew McNabb (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 1) (this was the wife of James Allison who would leave for Carolina) (Or, was it a Martha
Allison who was having an illegitimate child)
·
21 August 1746 – James Allison, assignee of Hugh Broil vs David and Alexander
Gibson, states plaintiff not an inhabitant of the country (Chronicles of Scotch
Irish Settlement Vol 1)
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February 1746/47 – James Allison to build a water mill (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 1)
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18 March 1747 – Benjamin Borden executors to
James Young 440 acres (part of 92,100), corner to John Allison on the banks of the river at the mouth of Whistle
Creek (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 267) (plot 268 on
map…he also bought plot 269 in 1742 401.5 acres)
·
1 May 1747 – Robert Ellison received laboring wages from James Neelley, Erwin
Patterson, and Ephraim Vause in appraisement of Isaac Bean (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 6)
·
21 May 1747 – Ordered that John Allison have license on his petition to keep a ferry from his
landing to Halbert McClure’s
(Augusta Road Orders 1745-1768)
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21 May 1747 – Benj. Borden executors to Robert Allison (this land sold in his
lifetime) 279 acres, 2R 36P, 8.5.0 current money in Virginia, part of 92,100
(Borden tract), on North Branch of James River, corner to Halbert McClure and James Thompson (Chalkey’s, page 269) (plot 94 –
states 179 acres on other records)
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1748 Benjamin Borden to John and Jean Allison 291 acres, SW side North River, corner to
Gilbert McClure (plot 179 on map)
·
15 February 1748 – Robert Allison to Joseph Paxton land on the James River,
specifically the narrows on North Branch of the James River (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 271) (Chalkey’s, page 95)
·
12 April 1748 – Alexander McClure and Robert
Huston reported the following settlers at the North Branch of James River – Robert Allison, William Hall
·
May 1748 – John
Allison gave affidavit in Lancaster County, PA in a debt on a note from
July 1737, case William Caldwell vs Francis Beatey (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 1) (John Allison, Francis Beaty and William Caldwell were
residents of Lancaster PA in 1738 and by 1752 Beaty was in Augusta Co) (William
Caldwell or Calwell had a son John that was baptized at Buck Mountain in 1740,
located just over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Augusta Co VA, now Albemarle, so
Caldwell left Lancaster and was there by 1740)
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2 April 1750 John Allison deed for 100 acres adjoining John Kerr, Robert
Dickson, and James Henderson (neither man owned land in the Borden Tract)
(James Henderson bought a 157 acre tract in the Beverly Tract 1749 – Middle
River)
·
29 August 1750 – Robert Allison, James Thompson, and Alexander McMullen provided
testament for the will of Gilbert Campbell (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 3, page 19)
·
24 November 1750 – John Allison, James Campbell, and Michel Johnson teste for James
and Sarah Trimble deed to Alexander Beggs 250 acres on Buffalo Creek of the
James River, corner to Silas Hart (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3,
page 291) (Buffalo Creek about five miles south of Borden Tract)
·
8 February 1750-1751 – Robert Allison, William Hall, and Nathaniel McClure conducted the
appraisement for James Randall (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3,
page 20)
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18 February 1750-1751 – James and Jean Moore to
Alexander McClure, 163 acres on North Branch of the James River where Francis Allison now lives. “Teste” for the deed were William Hall, Robert Allison, and James Thompson
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 292) (James Moore originally
bought Borden land on Hays Creek about five miles north of the John and Robert
Allison, but Moore family held land closer to them)
·
26 February 1751 – Robert Allison and James Thompson provided proved the will of
Gilbert Campbell (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 19)
·
23 May 1751 – Robert Allison, Alexander McMullan, James Thompson, and Andrew Hays
conducted the appraisement or Gilbert Edmondson, deceased (Chronicles of Scotch
Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 22)
·
28 May 1751 – Arthur and Frances McClure to Robert Allison, 254 acres of Benjamin
Borden 92,100 acre tract, on Mill Creek, corner of John McNabb, James Thompson,
David Dryden, John Stevenson (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page
296) (Arthur McClure bought Borden tract plot 97 in 1749 consisting of 153.5
acres so must have included this land and 100 acres additional) it was one mile
north of Robert Allison on North River of James
·
15 June 1751 – James and Jean Moore to Nathan
McClure 160 acres on North Branch of James River corner to Francis Allison, “teste” by James Thompson, David Dryden, and
Alexander McClure (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 296)
·
26 November 1751 – Borden executors to John
Stevenson, 290 of 92,100 on Mill Creek, corner to Robert Allison, James Thompson (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 3, page 299) John Stevenson lived near the Taylors and Hustons
on Timber Ridge on or near Mill Creek.
There are several Mill Creeks, but this one was a branch going north off
the James River toward the Allisons, Pattersons, Hendersons, Taylors, and
Hustons (this was plot 257 on map – about one mile east of Robert Allison)
·
16 May 1753 – John Stevenson & Jane James to
William Ramsey 290 acres on Mill Creek in Borden’s tract, corner to Moses
McClure, Worm Run, Alexander McClure, Robert
Allison, James Thompson (Chalkey’s Chronicle Vol 3)
·
1753 – Robert
Allison was a communicant at Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church, he had 8
children. Also included was John McClure, Alexander McClure, Nathaniel McClure,
and Halbert McClure. (Timber Ridge was the large mountain chain dividing
present day northern Virginia and West Virginia, Timber Ridge was located
between North Branch of James River or Maury River now and South Branch of
James River, it is north of Lexington and south of Fairfield)
·
1753 – Names of residents who signed a call for
the Reverend John Brown – Francis Allison,
Robert Allison, Halbert McClure, Alexander McClure, Nathaniel McClure, John Kerr,
John Patton, John Sprowl, James Trimble, James Thompson
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16 May 1754 – John Allison and George Henderson sureties for William Miller,
David Miller held bond as administrator (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement
Vol 3, page 34)
·
23 March 1754 – John Allison and Samuel
Allison with John Sproul, William Byers, Matthew Vance, and others keep
road cleared from Campbell’s schoolhouse to Renix Road (Augusta Road Orders
1745-1768)
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22 August 1754
- Robert and Elizabeth Poage to John
Allison 195 acres on Mill Creek of James River joining Samuel Walker and
John Poage, corner Samuel Walker, John Poage, Elizabeth Page (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 328) (John Allison had purchased land from
Alexander McClure in 1761 on North Branch of James River corner to Robert
Poage) (Robert Poage sold a tract of 285 acres to James Gilmore at the head of
Mill Creek in 1755, corner to Joseph Walker)(Robert Poage was the brother of John
Poage and he also had a son John Poage)
·
August 1754 – James Allison went to Carolina from Augusta County, record from
case George Lewis vs John Carmichael (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol
1)
·
10 November 1754 Robert Armstrong left sons John
and Robert a tract of land bought of John
Allison on Mill Creek, near McClure’s Run, near Colonel Patton land
·
19 May 1755 – John Vance of Bedford Co VA to Robert Allison (Alleson) 83 acres on
North Branch of James River, patent to John Vance (this patent is unknown)
(Thomas Vance owned 800 acres on North Brnach about 5 to 10 miles upstream from
Robert Allison original tract, Robert Allison bought land adjoining Thomas
Vance tract in 1771, also known to have land adjoining others in that area in
1761) – could this have been a different Robert Allison?
·
3 October 1755 – John and Jean Allison to Joseph Walker 291 acres on North Branch of
James River, corner to Gilbert Campbell, John Moore, teste Andrew Uall, William
Byers, delivered by Thomas Stewart to court February 1758 (Chronicles of Scotch
Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 340) (Byers was purportedly the last name of Jean,
wife of John Allison) (John Allison original purchase of land on North Branch
in 1748 bordered Gilbert Campbell and John Moore)
·
1755 – David Dryden and William Hall
processioned and residents include – Robert
Allison, John Allison, Robert
Huston, Alexander McClure, George Stevenson, John Davidson, Nathaniel McClure,
William Hall, Thomas Paxton, John Stevenson, John McClure
·
19 February 1756 – Nathan McClure to Alexander
McClure 166.5 acres on North Branch of James River for 38 pounds, corner to
John McClure and Francis Allison,
“teste” David Dryden, delivered by Alexander McClure June 1778 (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 19) (Nathaniel McClure purchased land from
Borden on Warm Creek – small branch of North Branch – immediately east of Robert Allison on North
Branch in 1747)
·
March 1756 – John Buchanan vs John and James Allison, we John and
James Allison late from the Province of Pennsylvania, return no found. (town
Buchanan was near the Tinker Creek area)
·
15 March 1757 – John and Margaret Buchanan to Robert Allison 83 acres on North Branch
of James River for 25 pounds, part of 634 acres, part of Borden’s tract, corner
to Jacob Anderson (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 342) (this
was land adjoining Jacob Anderson Borden tract 106 and Robert Allison tract 105
– Allison Jr. bought tract 105 in 1771, and was apparently a portion of Thomas
Vance 800 acres that was tract 260)
The 634 acre John Buchanan
tractis in orange and has previously been mislabeled. The land of Anderson, Young, Anderson, and
Allison were not original grantees by Borden, they were granted land by
Buchanan
·
1759 – Procession appointed for James River
below road that crosses North River at the
widow Allison’s and westward to James River, includes – Alexander McClure,
John Stevenson (this must have been the widow of recently deceased John Allison? Because John Allison
owned a ferry that crossed the river at his land)
·
16 May 1759 – John Allison and Robert Young appointed surveyor of highway from
widow Long to James Thompson (Augusta Road Orders 1745-1768)
·
1759 or 1760 – John McCown and Robert Erwin,
between the North Mountain and Great Road that crosses the North Branch at Widow Allison’s and from River to River
(This might have referred to the ferry John Allison had)
·
20 May 1760 – Robert Allison appointed surveyor of highway in room of Alexander
McClure (Augusta Road Orders 1745-1768)
·
22 May 1760 – Patrick Young appointed surveyor
of highway in the room of John Allison
(Augusta Road Orders 1745-1768)
·
19 November 1760 – Samuel McClure to James
Gilmore 190 acres in Forks of James on Cedar Creek, corner Robert Poage, Thomas
Patton, John Darrick, Samuel Walker, John
Allison, delivered by James Gilmore
to court November 1766 (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 365)
(Cedar Creek was at the Forks of the James River and is located between Buchanan
and Lexington near the Tinker Creek area)
·
1760 – Sandy Lyle processioner’s returns – Robert Allison
·
1761 – Abraham Brown and William Holdman
processioned returns – Francis Allison,
Samuel Paxton, John Lowery, Alexander McClure, James Trimble, John Poage
·
5 February 1761 – Hannah Allison teste for Nathaniel McClure will (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 62)
·
7 February 1761 – Borden’s executives to Samuel
Davis, on deed revealed John Buchanan sold to Robert Allison 636 acres on the side of Mount Atlas corner to James
Greenlee, William Davis, James Anderson and Samuel Davis (Chronicles of Scotch
Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 367) (this is tract 104 from Borden map, William
Davis 205, James Anderson 110, Francis Reynolds 109, Robert Allison 105 but in
1771, Thomas Vance 260 from 800 acres) (636 acres must have been bought by
Buchanan from another migrant as he held land north of this area in Borden’s
tract) )this is on North Branch about 5 to 10 miles upstream) (Greenlee
adjoined John Davidson, William, Gray, and Moses Whiteside in 1760) (near John
Scott, Francis Reynolds, Hays, Paxton, Davison, Rundal)
·
19 May 1761 – John Allison, Samuel McClure, and Baptist McNabb administrated with
Nathaniel McClure widow Mary McClure, for Nathaniel McClure’s will (Chronicles
of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 62)
·
20 May 1761 John and Lucie Kerr to John Allison 10 acres on the east side
of Shenandoah between land of said Kerr and John Allison, part of 400 acres adjoining Andrew Kerr (Chronicles
of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 371)
·
18 August 1761 – Alexander McClure, farmer, to John Allison 370 acres, 130 pounds, on
North Branch of James River, corner to William Hall, Robert Poage, Robert
Hutson. Delivered to John Allison September 1769 (Alexander
was the uncle or brother of Robert Allison’s wife Hannah) (Chalkey’s, page 507)
·
1 February 1762 – Andrew and Rachel Kerr (Carr)
to John Allison 77 acres, part of
230 acres patented to Kerr 5 September 1749, on Middle Shenandoah River, corner
to John Allison, delivered to court
February 1768 by John Allison
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 380) – Kerr researchers
believe this is the John Allison
that married Lucy Kerr, daughter of John Kerr and Lucy Pickens, John Kerr was
Andrew Kerr’s brother
·
9 February 1762 – John Allison 245 acres on Middle River Shenandoah River, adjoining
John Kerr, James Hamilton, John Allison (Abstracts of Land Grant Surveys
1761-1791)
·
17 August 1762 – George Poage and James Hamilton
viewed way from Davidsons ford to stone meeting house and most convenient way
of from Davidson to Edward Rutledge to
John Allison’s ford to John Kerr’s to meeting house (Augusta Road Orders
1745-1768)
·
10 June 1763 – Samuel Paxton executors to James Allison 165 acres on North Branch
of James River called the Spreading Springs, teste Nathan Evans, May Evans,
Mary Paxton, delivered to court by Samuel McCorkle 5 June 1770
·
17 November 1763 – John Allison, John Stewart, Nathan Gilliland, William Kerr with
James Finley in his bond as administrator of Robert Finley (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 82)
·
1764 – John Paxton and Abraham Brown
processioned between North River and the Buffalo and found the following
settlers – James Allison, James
Campbell, John Moore, Samuel McClure, John Paxton, James Trimble
·
1764 –Andrew Hall and James Buchanan
processioned for the precinct between North River and Beverly line and found
the flowing settlers – Robert Allison,
John Allison, James Buchanan, Andrew
Hays, James McKee, William Patton, James Thompson
·
November 1764 – Hugh Hays to Charles Allison,
deed, bond issued 31 December 1763, witness Alexander Greer (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 1)
·
15 February 1765 – Andrew Hall and James Buchanan
processioner’s report – Robert Allison,
John Allison, James Anderson
·
9 August 1765 – John and Janet Allison to Charles
Allison 195 acres on Mill Creek of James River, corner to James Gilmore and
John Poage, delivered to court by Charles Allison 31 January 1771 (Chronicles
of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 432)
·
1765 – John Paxton and Abraham report procession
– James Allison, Joseph Walker,
Robert Moore, Samuel McClure, William Paxton, James Campbell, William Hall,
James Trimble, etc (think this was in the Forks of James River area as others
here were located in Forks in 1765 from
Fee records)
·
1766 – John
Allison (1354 pounds dry winter-rotted hemp) a leading hemp grower in
Augusta County behind Thomas Paxton (5426), John Paxton (4442), Nathaniel Evans
(2659), Moses McClure (2392), and James Campbell (1528)
·
1767 – James Simpson and John Mitchell
processioned between the Buffalo and James River and found the following
settlers – Charles Allison, David
Dreyden, Arthur McClure, John Poage (think this was in the Forks of James River
area as others here were located in Forks in 1768)
·
17 May 1767 – Robert Allison to Andrew McCampbell, horses, house furnishings, and
clothes for 80 pounds, “teste” by William McKerney and William McCampbell
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 451)
·
25 May 1767 – John Allison and Charles
Allison, John Davis gave security in case (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 1)
·
14 August 1767 – John Taylor to Thomas Ratliff
75 acres on James River, Teste James Allison,
John Allison, James Trimble, and
John McNutt, delivered to court by John Trimble 12 September 1755? (Chronicles
of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 454)
·
23 November 1767 – John Allison and Charles
Allison defendants in case against Mary McClure, plaintiff, plaintiff has
died (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 1)
·
1767 – John
Allison a leading hemp grower in Augusta County – 1700 pounds dry
winter-rotted hemp
·
22 February 1768 – James Allison 50 acres at Fork of James River, adjoining James
Trimble (Abstracts of Land Surveys 1761-1791)
·
1 March1768 – Borden executors to John Allison 190 acres part of 92,100 Borden
Tract, corner to Andrew Hays near his mill, corner to Samuel McDowell
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 464)
·
15 March 1768 – Robert Allison, David Doak, John McKee, Jacob Anderson, and Robert
Rodgers received hemp certificates
·
18 May 1768 – John & Lucy Kerr and William
& Martha Kerr to James Laird 124 acres on Middle River of Shenandoah, 100
is part of Beverly Manor and patented to John Kerr 30 July 1742, the other to
William Kerr 2 June 1760, corner John
Allison, teste Edward Rutledge, Alexander Walker, William Mathers,
delivered to court by James Laird February 1770 (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 3, page 467)
·
23 March 1769 – John Moore, Joseph Walker, and
Andrew Hall view most convenient way from James Thompson to John Allison’s ferry on the North River
to John Paxtons (Augusta Road Orders 1745-1768)
·
17 April 1769 – John Allison, James Cowan, Charles Campbell, John Shields Jr. teste
for Thomas and Jenat Vance deed to John Campbell for 148 acres on North Branch
of James River, corner to Vance plantation, delivered to court by Thomas Vance
26 July 1774 (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 484) (this is
on North Branch about 5 to 10 miles upstream from original Allison land, tract
104 in Borden’s tract, next to Robert Allison land of 1771)
·
22 June 1769 – Robert Allison received a hemp
certificate with Peachy Ridgeway Gilmore, David Doak, John McKee, Jacob
Anderson (order book 13, p157)
·
24 July 1769 – Robert Allison will – son James Allison, daughter Mary Davison, son
John Allison, daughter Agnes Allison, son Robert Allison, son Francis Allison
(received 250 acres on Mill Creek), son Halbert Allison, daughter Janet
Allison, wife Hannah Allison, teste Alexander McClure, Arthur McClure, Joseph
Walker, Joseph Walker Jr. (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page
109)
·
15 August 1769 – Robert Allison will proven (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement
Vol 3, page 109)
·
23 September 1769 – Robert Allison estate appraised by William Hall and Joseph Walker
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 117)
·
28 September 1769 – John Allison purchased 400 acres on Forks of James River, adjoining
James Gilmer (Abstracts of Land Surveys 1761-1791)
·
Circa 1770 – James Laird to John Hinds 124 acres
on Middle River of Shenandoah River, part of 400 acres belonging formerly to
John Kerr, corner to John Allison
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 494)
·
1770 – John
and Janet Allison to William Ramsey 204 acres on North Branch of James
River, corner to Andrew Hall, John Thompson, Widow Allison (Hannah), delivered by John Allison 1773 (Chronicles
of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 496)
·
13 March 1770 – Alexander Bruce estate settled
by John Montgomery, estate received from James
Allison for improvements and right of entry of land sold Allison (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 3, page 113)
·
28 March 1770 – John Patterson will proven,
widow Jane granted administration with Thomas Patterson and John Allison (Chronicles of Scotch
Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 114)
·
6 October 1770 – John Allison 64 acres Middle River Shenandoah River (Abstracts of
Land Grant Surveys 1761-1791)
·
8 October 1770 – John Allison was a witness to a deed between William Foster and
John Newlands for land on Cripple Creek, a branch of New River to the
southwest. (brother Halbert Allison and
other family members had moved to the New River area)
·
20 August 1771 - Robert and Ann Allison to William Sprowl for 104 pounds, part of Borden’s
tract conveyed to Robert Allison by Borden’s
executors in two deeds – A: containing 108 acres of which 25 acres have already
been conveyed to Robert and Jacob Anderson, and B: containing 240 acres corner
to Jacob Anderson on the north fork of the James River, delivered to court
August 1774 by William Sprowl (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3,
page 511) This was likely near the North
Branch where Robert bought land from Borden executors in 1771
·
1 March 1771 – Borden’s executors to Robert Allison, 200 acres of the Borden
tract (92,100) for 30 pounds on North River (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 3, page 509)
·
13 August 1771 – John and Jenet Allison to Charles Allison 110 acres Fork of the
James River (Botetourt County)
·
15 November 1771 – To Ye Vestry, whereas Joel Millikan
came to my house in a very low condition, destitute of any help for himself
either in body or goods. Therefore provided a bed for him and attended him for
nine days and he died. I therefore
provided a coffin and sheet and a gallon and a half of liquor and had him
buried in decent manner according to his station, which I hope you will take
into consideration as I am not of great ability to be at so much expense and
trouble, which is from your humble servant, Widow Allison
·
18 August 1772 – John and Lucie Allison to William
Allison, his son, 92 acres (part of 245 acre tract patented to John Allison 12 May 1770 – from the
records, this was actually patented 1762 and adjoined at the time his own land),
delivered to court by John Allison
25 February 1773 (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 523)
·
9 July 1772 – William Allison 31 acres on Middle River Shenandoah River,
adjoining James Kerr (Abstracts of Land Grant Surveys 1761-1791)
·
2 march 1773 – Walter and Margaret Crockett and
William Sayers to John Allison, Charles Allison, Robert Campbell,
Alexander Campbell, William Campbell 450 acres on headwaters of South Fork of
Holston River (Fincastle County records)
·
15 June 1775 – Francis Allison and Hannah
Allison his mother to Alexander McClure Sr., delivered to court by Halbert
McClure, son of Alexander McClure 10 October 1793 (Chronicles of Scotch Irish
Settlement Vol 3, page 542)
·
1777 – Robert
Allison 340 acres on the south fork of Holston River in Washington County,
VA
·
1777 – Bryan McDonald Jr. left his son William
McDonald part of his land next to James
Allison, another son got land on North Fork of Roanoke River (One of his
sons lived on North Fork of Roanoke River at McDonald’s mill) (it may be that
James Allison was a son-in-law of Bryan McDonald – from ancestor reminiscent –
so James Allison at Tinker Creek in 1784 must have been born around 1740s since
Bryan McDonalds daughter’s would have been born in 1740s or 1750s)
·
19 March 1778 – William Allison is vice constable with John Clemmons as constable
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 1)
·
1778 – Washington Co TN tax – John Allison, Charles Allison, William
Allison, Robert Allison
·
18 August 1779
- John Allison, Charles Allison, William, Robert, and Alexander
Campbell to Vought, Smith, Wiseman, Campbell, Kincannon 5 tracts of land on
South fork of Holston River (Deed Records of Montgomery County, VA)
·
20 July 1780 – 600 acres in Botetourt County surveyed
for Bryan McDonald Jr., on waters of Roanoke River (Tinker Creek) and James
River (Catawba Creek), corner of Cloyd, Allison
(James Allison), and Armstrong, includes 161 acres as part of 218 acre
grant to Bryan McDonald Sr. (d1757) 10 March 1756 – this on a branch of the
Roanoke River, 58 acres part of 150 acres granted to John Armstrong (McDonald
Jr.’s brother-in-law) 6 September 1765 (sold to McDonald)
·
1781 – Tithables on Alexander Robertson’s list –
John Allison and son Andrew Allison, James Kerr and son John
Kerr
·
1782 – Robert
Allison, Francis Allison, John Allison, Francis Allison, Charles Allison,
Robert Allison all received land in 1782 Washington County, North Carolina
with William Campbell, David Campbell, Alexander Campbell, and Robert Campbell
(this was a part of NC land that was given up to Tennessee) (Robert and James
Allison were reportedly the first settlers on Little Limestone in Washington Co
TN)
·
10 August 1784 – John and Priscilla Armstrong to
James Allison 230 acres on Catawba
Creek and a branch of the James River (probably Tinker Creek) (Botetourt County
deeds)
·
18 August 1784 – John Allison and Thomas Caul teste for William Hinds deed for 295
acres to Joseph Moore (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 571)
·
20 August 1785 – Thomas Murray (Green County,
NC) to John Allison Jr., teste D.
Stevenson, Edward Rutledge, James Agnew, and Thomas Carel (Chronicles of Scotch
Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 575)
·
18 May 1785 – John Allison Jr. returned no inhabitant
·
20 June 1785 – John Allison patent land on
Beaver Creek of Holstein River Washington Co VA for 385 acres
·
February 1787 – Robert Allison, William Davis, John McMahon, and James Stuart met
at William Davis home on Buffalo Creek in Washington Co TN and organized the
county court
·
1787 – John
Allison received land in Washington Co NC with John Trotter, William
Campbell (TN)
·
November 1787 – John Allison Jr. vs John Dickson
·
1787 – Washington Co TN tax – John Allison Sr, John Allison Jr., Robert
Allison (400 acres), Robert Allison
esquire, Robert Allison (290 acres), Francis
Allison (one Robert died 1812 Washington Co TN – mentions father Robert
Allison Sr, wife Jane, land from Henry Shields, land from William Guinn, land
from James Dinwoodie, daughter Nancy (minor), daughter Rachel (minor), daughter
Polly Anna, daughter Hanna Eliza, land from Edward Million, land from Jonathon
Bancroft)
·
1788 – John
Allison received land in Washington Co NC (TN)
·
Circa 1789 – John Allison (of Middle River) had a debt due to Thomas Stuart
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 189)
·
16 September 1789 – William Kerr vs John Dixon –
John Allison appears for William
Kerr, Allison was William Kerr’s
nephew, William Kerr was John Kerr’s son, William Kerr was married to Martha –
Elizabeth Kerr, daughter of John Kerr, married a McClure, William Allison was the son of John
Allison Sr, John Allison married
Lucy Kerr, daughter of John Kerr, John
Allison is set to migrate to KY 12 October 1792
·
20 April 1790 – John Allison and Rebecca Rutledge on Edward Rutledge estate account
for paid legatees (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 188)
·
10 July 1790 – Andrew Allison, D. Stevenson, John McClure teste for Timothy Caul
will
·
9 April 1791 – John Allison, William
Allison, and Robert Heslet appraised the estate of Timothy Caul, deceased
(Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 194)
·
7 April 1793 – William Allison received 50 acres
from William Pemberton (treasury warrant) at head of Barkers Creek, branch of
middle fork of Holstein River, on Robert Allison’s line, at foot of Walker’s
Mountain (Washington Co VA deeds 1781-1797)
·
19 August 1793 – John Allison delivered deed to court – Daniel Joseph to John Bance
15 June 1784 (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 569)
·
31 May 1794
- case reveals that John Allison
was the grandson of John Kerr, deceased (so this was John Allison Jr)
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7 April 1795 – Francis Allison had previouslty
assigned treraury warrant 1981 dated 20 Dec 1781 to John Shutters – he used it
here for 46 acres at headwaters of Beaver Creek, north branch of Holsteinn
River, corner to Samuel Davis (Washingotn Co VA deeds 1781-1797)
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1796 – Robert Allison living in Wasignton Co TN
on north side of Middle Fork of Holsteing River near James Dysart, John Orr,
Samuel Steel, William Edmondson, Samuel Edmondson (Washington Co VA deeds
1781-1797)
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18 May 1797 – John Allison 15 acres supplement
385 acres bought on Beaver Creek of Holstein River in 1785 (Washington Co VA
1781-1797)
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18 May 1797 – Matthew Allison (John Allison son)
50 acres corner to John Allison on Beaver Creek (Washington Co VA deeds
1781-1797)
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14 June 1800 – John Mills will – mentions
brother-in-law Andrew Allison and
also John Allison (Chronicles of
Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 218) (this must be John Allison Jr)
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24 September 1801 – John Hall will – mentions
his daughter Nancy Allison,
son-in-law Andrew Allison, grandson John Hall Allison (Chronicles of Scotch
Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 222)
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18 November 1804 – James Young will – mentions
daughter Jean Allison, teste by James Allison, William Young, John
Dickey (Chronicles of Scotch Irish Settlement Vol 3, page 227) (a marriage
record stated Jean Young married William Allison 1789 in Augusta Co, VA,
William born circa 1765)