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WILLIAM ALLISON, OF MIDDLETOWN, PENN. 139
536. William Allison^ (529) (Samuel,2Roberti). He was
born ill Ramelton, county of Donegal, Ireland, where lie
received a fine education. He was a friend and correspondent
of the celebrated and unfortunate Emmet. Mr. Allison came
to America about 1800— at about 23 3.-ears of age, as he was
born Sept. 18, 1777. He settled in Middletown, Penn., and
he said that he was of the same stock as the Allisons who, at
an early date, settled in Pennsylvania, and traditions are in
the family of their descent from Scottish ancestors. As he was
acquainted with the then secret art of blistering steel, he
went into partnership with Thomas Stubbs, in Middletown,
Dauphin county, Penn. It was claimed that they manufactured
the first steel in America. He was a man of consequence
in his locality, and was a director in the Saratoga bank. He
married, Sept. 26, 1801, Ruth, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth
Stubbs, a granddaughter of Thomas Stubbs, born March
9, 1784; died March 25, 1818. He married, second, Juliana,
daughter of Charles and Mary Brandon, March 14, 1819.
He died Nov. 2, 1825, and is buried in a private burial lot on
the Fisher estate. Mrs. Allison was born March 6, 1785 ;
died March 21, 1870, at Wheeling, W. Va.
CHILDRESr.
5.^,7. Elizabeth Allison,* b. Sept. 29, 1802; d. Oct. 7, 1805.
538. Samuel Stubbs Allison," b. July 29, 1804; d. Oct. 7, 180.5.
539. Sarah Ann Allison,* b. Aug. 7, 1808; died Sept. 9, 1810, at Middletown,
Penn.
540. Thomas Stubbs Allison* (5-50), b. May 21, 1810; d. Feb., 1871.
541. Lydia Curran Allison,* b. July 29, 1812.
542. Phebe Caroline Allison,* b. Oct. 15, 1814.
543. William Wiutield Scott Allison,* b. Feb. 11, 1817; d. July 17, 1817,
at Middletown, Penn.
.544. Charles William Brandon Allison* (55S), b. Dec. 12, 1820; d. at
Wheeling, W. Ya., Dec. 5, 1876.
545. Robert Allison 3
[530] (Samuel,^ Robert i
). He was
born at or near Ramelton, county of Donegal, Ireland ;
married Nancy , and died in 1870; she died in 1858.
They were Presbyterians and lived in Ramelton, Ireland.
CHILDREN.
546. John Allison* (.504), b. Dec. 25, 1806; res. Clooney cottage, Ramelton,
county of Donegal, Ireland.
547. Elizabeth Allison,* m. Richey Gallagher, and lived in Londonderry,
Ireland; she is deceased; three sons and two daughters.
548. Isabella Allison,* lives with her brother at Clooney cottage, Ramelton,
Ireland.
549. Nancy Allison,* m. William Gallagher and is deceased; her husband
subsequently came to America.