Drury Allen ^112,141

  General Notes:

The Last Will & Testament of Drury Allen

This is the will of Drury ALLEN of Anson County, North Carolina, who died in 1823. Though I have preserved the spelling & punctuation in this transcript, I have broken it up into paragraphs for easier reading.

DRURY ALLEN'S WILL

Know all men by these presents that I Drury Allen of the County of Anson being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory, do make, constitute and order this my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made.

Item - I leave all that I am posessed with together till my just debts are honested paid and then giving my son William Allen fifty acres of land beginning at William Brantley's corner on the big branch and running down it till contains fifty
acres to my own line and then with my line to Brantley's line to the beginning.

Item - I leave one black colt, one cow and yearling and a heifer with calf, one bed and furniture, bedstead and mat to be sold and pay my just debts with.

Item- I leave my dear wife, Nelly Allen, all the rest that I possess, except she marries, and if she marries then it is to be divided amongst all my surviving children equally.

Lastly - I nominate and appoint John Allen and Julius Allen to be executors of this my last will and testament to see to my business.

Witness whereof I set my hand and seal this 10th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.

Drury Allen (Seal)

his (x) mark

Test:

Wyatt Nance

Julia (her mar) Singly

A TRUE COPY

Clerk of Superior Court

by: Neele Harrington

Deputy Clerk Superior Court (Seal)

  Research Notes:

From http://mallen4896.tripod.com/Allen/Allen-Drury.html
This is the lineage of William"Buddy" Booker of Butler, AL.
Drury Allen was born about 1745 in Virginia and died 10 April, 1825 in Anson Co. North Carolina. He was the son of William Allen and Mary Lewis. Drury was named as a son in his father's will which was left in Mecklenburg Co. VA. He was one of the executors of his father's will.
Drury Allen married Eleanor Jarrott about 1772-73 in VA. Both are buried in Anson Co. in the Drury Allen Cemetery. Drury died 18 April, 1823 and Eleanor"Nelly" died 11 April, 1845
The Division of Land Book X, page 449 gives proof to the children of Drury Allen. Nelly and the children sold to John Allen, son and sibling.
There are several ties to the Alabama Allen's from this line and probably more if could be proven.
Since the marriage records of Anson Co. have been lost to a fire, proof of marriage has been found in deeds and land divisions for the children of Drury and Eleanor Allen.
Their children are:
1. Julius Allen born 1773 VA.
2. Thomas Allen born 1775 VA., died 1858 in Fayette Co. TN. He married Nancy Smith
3. John Allen born about 1777 VA., died 26 March, 1857. Married Mary <Allen-Darling.html>
4. Susannah born about 1779, she married Jeremiah Smith Jr.
5. David Allen married (1) Mary Parker (2) Elizabeth Turner
6. Benjamin Allen born 1787 married Hulda Parker sister to Mary
7. Nancy Allen married Philip Kiker
8. Sarah Allen married John Edwards
9. William Allen