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256 JOSEPH B. ALLISON, OF HAVERSTRA\Y, N. Y.
1T06. Catherine Allison.' She probably d. unmarried.
1707. Eebecca Allison.'' She m. Lob. Lockwood; removed to Greenwich,
Conn., and from there to the West. Children: George
Lockwood,' who m. , and had two sons, now living,
and a daughter who is deceased. Lockwood,' a
daughter, m., and lives in the West. Frederick Lockwood,' a
sti'eet car conductor, res. Providence, R. I.
1708. Hannah Allison." Slie m. James Guernsey. He was in the fur
business in New York city.
1709. Samuel Allison ^
[1671] (Benjamin,* John,^ John,2
Lawrence 1). He resided for a time at Haverstraw, N. Y.,
and subsequently removed to the West. He married Sarah
died Oct. 23, 1841.
Phillips, who was born Feb. 11, 1760 ;
CIIILDKEN.
1710. Hannah Allison," b. Oct. 16, 1792; d. March 8, 1885. She m. Seth
Leonard. Children: Samuel Leonard,' Josejih Leonard, ? Me-
1711.
linda Leonard,' Amasa Leonard,' Betsey Leonard,' Charles
Leonard/ Clarinda Leonard.'
David Allison" (1784), b. Sept. 21, 1794; d. at Pontiac, Mich., Oct.
6, 1883.
1712. Polly Allison," b. June 1713.
19, 179G; d. April 15, 1839; m. Benjamin
Collins. No children. She subsequently m. Mr. Wilkinson.
Abigail Allison," b. 1798; m. Luther Sawtelle. -Children: Henry
Sawtelle,' Emeline Sawtelle,' Luther Sawtelle,' Catherine Sawtelle.'
1714. Samuel Allison," b. 1800; m. Hettie Waterbury. Children: George
W. Allison,' Jane Allison,' Hannah Allison,' Charles Allison.'
B. Allison ^
1715. Joseph [1672] (Benjamin,* John,3
John,2 Lawrence^). He was born at Haverstraw, N. Y.,
Dec. 13, 1760 or 1761, in the old Benjamin Allison brown
stone house, situated at the junction of the Grassy Point and
old Benson farm roads, and one half mile northeast of the
First Presbyterian church. Here he lived, working at farm
work for his father till the age of manhood. When fifteen
5^ears of age his father sent him on a perilous journey to
General Washington's encampment, back of Newburg, with
a bill for supplies furnished the Continental troops encamped
at Haverstraw. On reaching Washington's tent he was
overawed by the majestic bearing of the commander-in-chief.
The general invited him in, received his message, and, putting
his hand on the young man's head, commended his
bravery and fidelity. When seventeen years of age he was
enrolled as a "minute man," one liable to be called out for
military duty at a minute's notice. While acting as teamster,
carrying supplies to the troops, he became well known
at head-quarters. He was a volunteer at the taking of Stony
Point. His portion of the trophies were a British cartridge-