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254 ROBERT ALLISON, OF HAVEIISTRAW, N. Y.
1680. William Alli.son,« b. March 11, 1T5G. With his brothers he was
part owner of a large tract of land in Haversti'aw, given by his
father. Sold by them April 0, 1793.
1681. Thomas Allison,^ b. Fel). 11, 17(30; res. Haverstraw,
IST. Y. His
son, Benjamin T. Allison,® res. near Yorktown, N. Y.
1682. Deborah Allison,^ b. June 29, 1762; m. William Willis.
1683. Benjamin Allison,^ b. July 3, 1764; res. Haverstraw, N. Y. He
left a family.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MAKIilAGE.
1684. Peter Allison^ (1734), b. Nov. 19, 1769; m. Margaret Suffern; res.
Haverstraw, N. Y.
1685. Amos Allison,'^ b. May 29, 1771. He was a blacksmith, a man of
great strength and of powerful physique; res. Haverstraw,
N. Y. He m. , and had several children. Among
them were Leonard Allison," and Jacob Allison."
1686. Michael Allison, = b. June 3, 1773; d. unmarried. He was a man
of wealth, and res. in the city of New York, where he d. at his
residence, 46 Vesey street, March 25, 1855, and is buried in
Greenwood cemetery.
1687. Parcells Allison,^ b. April 25, 1777; res. Haverstraw, N. Y. He
m., Aug. 5, 1800, Nellie Parcells, his deceased brother's widow.
1688. Kichard Allison" (1740), b. Oct. 23, 1780; m. Eliza Ruckel. He d.
Nov. 26, 1825, in the city of New York.
1689. Elsie Allison'^ (1750), b. Nov. 9, 1783; m. Jacob Archer, in 1801;
res. Haverstraw, N. Y.
1690. Abraham Allison,^ b. Nov. 9, 1783; d. in infancy.
1691. Robert Allison ^
[1668] (Benjamin,* John,^ John,2
Lawrence 1). He was born in Haverstraw, N. Y.," and by
Ms father's will, made March 19, 1796, he received considerable
land res. ; Haverstraw, N. Y. He m. Elizabeth
, who became intemperate and depraved in morals.
This preyed deeply on his mind. He became disheartened,
lost ambition, and worked as a common laborer for his
nephew, William Cosgrove. She survived her husband, and
forty-five acres of land were given to Christopher Cosgrove
for her support in her old age.
CHILDREN BOKN IN HAVERSTRAW, N. Y.
1692. Benjamin Allison.® He is said to have lived and died a bachelor.
He was, named for his grandfather, who in his will left the use
of a tract of land to his son, Robert, which should be inherited
by this Benjamin, who was to pay his sisters £5 each, and to
support his mother.
1693. Hannah Allison." She m. Benjamin Youmans; res. in Haverstraw,
N. Y., where he died. She m., second, James Kenney,
of Sufferns, Rockland Co., N. Y. They had one child: Patty
Kenney,' m. Mr. Bostwick. He was employed by the Garner
Print Works, Garnersville, Haverstraw, N. Y., and had a family
of children.
1694. Margaret Allison," m. John Devine. They res. on Long Island
where he was a farmer, raising produce for the markets.