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138 SAMUEL ALLISON, OF RAMELTON, IRELAND.
asked, " Will you recant now, and kiss the pope ? "
held up their hands, saying :
" For Zion's King, and Zion's cause,
And Scotland's covenanted laws."
They
and died.i
526. Robert Allison ^ came first to Ramelton from Scotland,
and took a farm called Louchras (?), but lost the same
through some chicanery. Ramelton is fifteen miles west of
the city of Londonderry, a town of considerable note, and
was peopled by the Scotch and English. The Lough Swilly
river flows into the town.
CHILDKEN.
527. Sam-nel Allison^ (528) lived and died in Ramelton, Co. Donegal, Ireland,
He m. Lydia Curran.
528. Samuel Allison^ [527] (Robert^). He was born in
Ramelton, count}^ Donegal, Ireland ; lived in that place, where
he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church.
They were excellent people, and gave their children the best
possible education. He married Lydia Curran, a cousin of
the brave John P. Curran. Mr. and Mrs. Allison died in
Ramelton, and are buried in the churchyard there.
CHILDKEN, BOKN RAMELTON, COUNTY DONEGAL, lEELAND.
529. William Allison'' (536), b. Sept. IS, 1777; res. Middletown, Peun.
530. Robert Allison* (545), res. Ramelton, Ireland; m. Nancy, dau. of
Ricbard McConnell. Sbe bad a brotber, Ricbard MeConnell.
53L Jobn Allison^ emigrated to America some years after bis brotber,
William Allison.
532. Samuel Allison,^ res. New Mill, Ramelton, Ireland. He m. Elizabetli
Lockliart. He bad a son, William Allison, wbo was in tbe
Britisb army and went abroad, and of wliom tbere is no knowledge.
Anotber son emigrated to America; and daugbters Ellen
Matilda Allison,^ Eliza Ann Allison,* wbo m. Frank Anderson,
res. Glasgow, Scotland, and had son, Frank Anderson,^ res. Australia,
and Isabella Allison.*
533. Lydia Allison,* m. Robert Jackson, and emigrated to America,
Settled in New York city, and bad sons Jobn Jackson,* Robert
Jackson,* and Samuel Jackson.*
534. Isabella Allison,' m. McNaugbt. He d. in Ireland. Sbe emigrated
to Pbiladelpbia, Penn. Cbildren:
I, Samuel McNaugbt;* res. Pbiladelpbia, Penn.
II. Mary Ann McNaugbt;* res. Philadelpliia, Penn.
535. Mary Ann Allison,'' m. Jobn Jackson. Sbe d. in Ireland. He with
bis family emigrated to America, be dying upon tbe passage,
Tbe family settled in New York city,
iFrom letter of Jobn Allison, Clooney Cottage, Ramelton, Ireland, Jan,
14, 1892, An old gentleman of 86 years of age.