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THOMAS ALLISON, OF LADENTOWN, N. Y. 267
1801. Edmund D. Allison/ b. Oct. 6, 1826. He received a good education
and was brought up to a farmer's life, now a carpenter. He m.
Sarah, daughter of Peter Coe. Res. Haverstraw, N. T. No
children.
1802. Christopher Allison,' b. Feb. 12, 1824; d. in Haverstraw, N. Y.,
Feb. 5, 1843.
1803. Samuel Allison 6
[1720] (Joseph B.,^ Benjamin,^
John,3 John,2 Lawrence ^
). He was born in Haverstraw, N.
Y., Jan. 29, 1790. He was a brass founder and foreman in
a bell foundry in New York city for a long period. The last
years of his life he lived with his son Thomas, and is said to
have died in Texas with an unmarried son. He married, in
the city of New York, Ann Grey, daughter of a sea captain.
She was accomplished and high spirited, and considered
handsome. She died previous to the death of her husband,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Ann Totten.
CHILDKEX BOKN IN NEW YOBK,
N. Y.
a residence at
Tottenville, Staten Island, N. Y. He m. . Children:
1804. James Augustus Allison.' He owned and occupied
I. Sarah Allison, ^ m. .
II. Alida Allison,' m. .
III. Andi-o Vert Allison,' merchant at New Brunswick, N. J.
IV. Wesley Allison.*
1805. Thomas Allison.' He was an able, energetic man, and conducted
an extensive grocery and poultry business at the corner of
(Jrand and Columbia streets in New York city. He was twice
married and in late years lived with his daughter in Brooklyn,
N. Y.
1806. Samuel George Allison.' He settled in the South, probably in
• Texas, became wealthy; d. in the South unmarried.
1807. Jonas Allison.' He went to Texas, bought a cattle ranch, had it
well stocked wlien marauders came down upon him and stole
all his stock and movable property.
1808. Amelia Gertrude Allison.' She m. Mr. of Connecticut and
had tlu-ee daughters.
1809. Sarah Ann Allison,' m. John Totten of Staten Island, N. Y., where
he was born and where he died. They had two children.
1810. Thomas Allison ^
[1722] (Joseph B.,5 Benjamin,^
John,^ John,2 Lawrence^). He was born in Haverstraw,
N. Y., March 10, 1794, and died at Ladentown, N. Y. His
remains were probably buried in the Quaker bur^-ing-ground
at Ramapo, N. Y. He was a house carpenter, and lived in
Ladentown, Rockland Co., N. Y., on a farm given to his
wife by her father. It is said that they would go to Haverstraw
village and return by ox-team, being afraid that horses^
might run away with them. The journey occupied from
early dawn to nearly midnight. They were all members of
the Society of Friends. He married Theodosia Seacor.
Some of the children died voung.