Col. William ALLEN

  Noted events in his life were:

• Legal: inheritance from uncle, 1742, Surry County, VA. William Allen was a nephew of John Allen, Clerk of Surry County for many years, and a wealthy landowner in several counties of Virginia. John Allen married Elizabeth Bassett, daughter of William Bassett who held lots in Williamsburg in 1717. The John Allens had no children. She died in 1738.
He died in 1742 leaving a will by which his entire estate--lacking a few minor bequests--went to his nephew, William Allen. William Allen married (1) Clara Walker who died shortly; and (2) Mary Lightfoot, daughter of William Lightfoot of Yorktown and Sandy Point, Charles City County. Both the wills of John Allen and of his nephew, William Allen, are on file in Surry County.

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• Will, 1789. 4 September, 1789
mentions children, and grandson William Allen Harrison

• See also. http://members.tripod.com/~mallen4896/Allen/Allen-Arthur.html

William married Clara WALKER.

William next married Mary LIGHTFOOT, daughter of William LIGHTFOOT and Mildred HOWELL. (Mary LIGHTFOOT was born about 1755.)