Notes on William Allen Sr.
William Allen, a cordwainer, was in Virginia on 3 Dec 1696, at which time he and his brother John Allen, a carpenter, purchased a tract of land, located on Austin's Run and Rocky Run in Stafford County, from Augustine Keaton (or Heaton), a
blacksmith (Stafford Co., W/B 2, pp139 & 400). On the 12th of April, 1699 this plot of land was divided for William and John Allen by George Mason Jr. and Augustine Keaton. The documents of the above division were witnessed by Thomas Norman and
Lewis Renoe (Stafford Co., W/B 2, pp. 71-72.).
On 8 April, 1702, William Allen, cordwainer, of Stafford County, sold to John Hopper of Northumberland County, for 2000 pounds of tobacco, a tract of land, lying westerly & bounding 100 acres he had leased to John Hanay Roushman and northerly on a
tract of land sold by his brother John Allen to Lewis Renoe of Westmoreland County and lying at the northwest corner of the land purchased by his brother John and himself of Augustine Keaton, (Stafford Co., W/B 2, p. 139).
On 20 January 1708 William Allen received, from the proprioters of the Northern Neck of Virginia, a grant of 1480 acres on the branches of Austin's Run in Stafford County and adjoining the land of William Fitzhugh (N.N. GR's. 3, p. 220).
On 1 January 1710, John Brown and William Allen received a Northern Neck grant of 427 acres in Richmond County on both sides of Marsh Run and adjoining land of the said Allen (N.N. Gr's. 4, p. 21), and on 25 September 1710, they received another
Northern Neck grant in Richmond County, containing 713 acres and located above the falls of the Rappahannock River, on Marsh Run betwixt the Great Marsh and the river (N.N. Gr's. 4, p. 5).
On the second of June, 1714, William Allen of Stafford County and John Browne of Northumberland County gave - "in consideration of the love and affection we bear unto Daniel Marr of Stafford County, the gods on of the above named William Allen,
and the sum of five shillings," land in the County of Richmond, near the Grat Marsh Run of the Rappahanock- being a part of a tract of 713 acres granted to William Allen and John Browne out of the proprietors office, dated 25 September, 1710
(Richmond Co., O/B 6, pp. 207 & 226).
On 14 March 1714, William Allen received a Northern Neck grant of 840 acres on the head of Elk Run, being a branch issuing out of the south branch of Occaquan River, commonly called Cedar Run (N.N. Gr's. 5, p.194). On 17 February 1718/19, he
received a grant of 1490 acres on both sides of the Marsh Run, falling into the Rappahanock about thirty miles above the falls, beginning at a place commonly known by the name of Peter Pocum's Pulpit (N.N. Gr's. 5, p. 193), and on March
4th,1711/23 he received another grant of 313 acres in Stafford County, on the branches of Elk Run, adjoining a tract formerly granted to the said Allen (N.N. Gr's. A, p. 13).
On 9 October 1723, William Allen of Overwharton Parish in Stafford County sold to John Dila Shumate of said Parish and County, for divers good causes but more especially in consideration that said Shumatehath formerly paid unto said Allen the
composition and other office charges of 200 acres - a certain tract of land whereon John dilaShumate now dwells, containing 200 acres, being part of a tract of 840 acres granted to William Allen by deed from the Proprietors Office bearing date 14
March 1718/19. Deed witnessed by Thos. Timmons and John Allen (Stafford Co. D/B 1722-1728, p. 49).
On 3 June 1725, William Allen sold to William Strother Jr. of King George County, for 120 pounds Sterling, 742 acres on the east side of Marsh Run, this being part of a larger tract of land containing 1490 acres, formerly granted to William Allen
by deed dated 17 February1718/19. His wife Margaret relinquished dower rights 14 April 1725(K.G. Col D/B 1, Pt. 1, pp. 296-297-298-299-300-301).
On 16 September 1735, William Allen gave to his four daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Dinah, six hundred and sixteen acres of land located on Elk Run in Prince William County (P.W. Co. D/B B, p. 465).
William Allen's Will, dated 16 Aug 1738 and presented for probate 12 May 1741 made bequests to William Lunsford and Margery Lunsford, his sister, the land which had been left to him by Marmery Janaway, grandmother of said William and Margery
Lunsford, to his daughter Sarah Waller and grandson John Waller, son of William Waller and to grandaughter Anne Waller, daughter of Wiliam Waller.
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