Rebecca Allen

1730 - 1790  (59 years)

• Name	Rebecca Allen
  Born	25 May 1730	Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island
  Gender	Female
  Died	1790	Yates, New York
  Person ID	I6728	Yatesville History & Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	John Allen,   b. 1692, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 9 Sep 1764, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Rebeckah Hill,   b. 1692, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 1743, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 51 years)
  Married	Abt 1713	Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F3385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Allen,   b. Abt 1725, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 1793, New York  (Age 68 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1749	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
  Children	1. Freelove Allen,   b. 25 Jan 1750, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island   2. Joshua Allen,   b. 17 Aug 1751, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. Abt 1810, Yates, New York  (Age 58 years)   3. Margaret Allen,   b. 18 Feb 1753, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island   4. Mary Allen,   b. 9 Nov 1755, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island   5. Rebecca Allen,   b. 17 Dec 1757, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 1794  (Age 36 years)   6. Patience Allen,   b. 18 Nov 1759   7. Thomas Allen, Jr.,   b. 17 Feb 1761, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. Yates, New York   8. Mehitable Allen,   b. 5 Oct 1763, Prudence Island, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 1794  (Age 30 years)   9. John Allen,   b. 23 Nov 1765, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 29 Jul 1845, Trumbull, Ohio  (Age 79 years)   10. Hannah Allen,   b. 3 Aug 1767, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island ,   d. 16 Feb 1836, St. Omar, Decatur, Indiana  (Age 68 years)   11. Sweet Allen,   b. 27 Nov 1769, Newport, Rhode Island
  Last Modified	11 May 2022
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [SOURCE; From: Russell Allen; February 3, 2017 10:58 AM; Subject: Blind Allens(Allins) of Prudence; Hello Dave, Ron, Helen, I stumbled across your names while doing some research. My name is Russell Allen and a direct descendant of Joshua of the Blind Allens who is my 4th Great Grandfather, my grandfather Charles E. Allen gathered the notes for my Uncle Devere Allen to write the manuscript " Some Prudence Island Allens" I have been researching the family for over 20 years. First, I would like to say it is correct that Thomas & Rebecca and the family of Blind Allens did not perished on the trip West. The first 3 daughters who were not blind were married and stayed behind. Thomas & Rebecca along with the remaining 8 children made the trip. Joshua was not blind the other 7 were. They left on board the sloop " Sally " on Sept 4th 1794.The Sally was mastered by Cyrus Allen. travelled up the Hudson to Albany. Other families also went McNairs and Peeresses. It is true blind Sweet and John stayed behind in Amsterdam while the parents and other 6 children followed the Mohawk to Middlesex, Yates County. Durfee was a stepson and nephew of Tom and Rebecca who lost his parents at a young age. Hope this helps. Best regards, Russell Allen] Thomas Allen and Rebecca Allen, cousins who were descendants of William Allen (1640-1685), who came to Rhode island from Wales, Yorkshire, England, to settle on Prudence Island in the Narragansett Bay. Thomas Allen was the son of a later William Allen and his wife, Freelove Tillinghast. Rebecca Allen was the daughter of John Allen and Rebeckah Hill. In his genealogy on the Prudence Island Allens, DeVere Allen writes in great detail about Thomas and Rebecca (Allen) Allen's family, which he calls the "blind Allens." This reflects the fact that the mother and several children were blind. In the 1790s, as the family tried to move to upstate New York from Prudence Island, several members perished on the boat they used. Some survived, but their story truly is a tragic one.