PRATHER

“We find that the Allens came from Connecticut to Virginia, and after the Revolution many went to North Carolina and from d: 1870 Perry Co, KY

there to Kentucky and Tennessee. George Allen and two other Allens, it has been told, came to Kentucky about 1793, and it was MARRIED:

believed these three were brothers.” p. 8.

Susan “Susie” Sizemore,

on 22 Feb 1827, in Perry Co, KY

DAR states: “John Allen was born 1750 and was a second cousin of Ethan Allen, and married Janet (Jane) Colman, a daughter of daughter of

Samuel and Sara Lyons Colman of Virginia. John and Samuel were both Revolutionary War soldiers.” According to this version Edward “Ned” &Lucinda (Bowling) Sizemore

John had three sons: George, William (Bill), and an unknown (Abraham ?) p. 8.

paternal grandparents:

“Bill Allen (b. ca. 1770 or 1775) married a Martin or a Gayheart. He came to Kentucky with George Allen and another

maternal grandparents:

whose name is lost (Abraham ?) about 1793. Bill went to the Licking River and raised his family in Magoffin County.”

HISTORY AND GENEALOGY RECORD OF THE ALLENS-BEGLEYS-MAYS OF KENTUCKY by Jackson Allen

b: 1807 Clay Co, KY

Begley. p. 60.

Sarah “Sally” Allen

Death: The family of Archibald Prater was enumerated in the 1810 Census of Floyd Co. Also present in the county was Sarah was born in Dec 1834 in Perry County, Kentucky.

ALLEN,the widow of Samuel Allen. William Allen, born ca 1783 in Patrick Co., Va, son of Sarah and Samuel Allen, died in b: 1837

Breathitt Co. in 1854.

m: SAMUEL COMBS

son of Moses A. &Lydia(LNU) Combs

Misc. event Type: Rev War

b: Jun 1829 KY

Misc. event Date: 11 SEP 1780

m. Samuel “Cedar Head” Combs.

Samuel was born in Jun 1828.

Samuel ALLEN enlisted in the Revolutionary forces, Sept 11, 1780, with Archibald PRATER. Sarah PRATER was a sister of Samuel “Cedar Head” Combs b 25 Jun 1828 Perry Co KY d 16 Mar 1908 Perry Co KY; s/o and Nancy Campbell. Samuel “Cedar Archibald. Samuel ALLEN signed an oath of allegiance to the United States in Henry Co., VA. on the third Monday of January, Head” Combs m. Sarah Sally Allen b 1835 Knott Co KY d 27 Mar 1918 Fayette Co KY; d/o Samuel Allen and Susan Sizemore.

1777. A Samuel ALLEN was taken prisoner during the Rev. War by the British 19 Oct 1781. Samuel may have been the brother They had the following children:

of John ALLEN. During the period of 1782-87 the name of Samuel ALLEN was on the tax lists of Henry Co. VA. In 1795

14749 F i Lucinda Combs was born in 1851.

Samuel ALLEN was one of the signers of a petition asking that Tazewell County be formed from part of Russell County. In the 14750 F ii Polly Combs was born on 6 Mar 1855 in Perry County, Kentucky.

1810 census of Floyd County, KY. was a Sarah ALLEN, probably the widow of Samuel ALLEN. (What is the source of this

14751 F iii Lydia Combs was born in 1857. She died in 1917.

information?)

Lydia married Unknown.

Sarah PRATER:

14752 M iv Andrew Combs was born in 1859.