Family: Arva Allen / Polly Clarke (F674)

• Male Arva Allen

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1765	Mecklenburg County, Virginia
  Death	Abt 1842	Alabama
  Burial
  Marriage	19 Aug 1786  [1]	Mecklenburg County, Virginia  [1]
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  Mother

  
  

  Female Polly Clarke

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1765	Mecklenburg County, Virginia
  Death	4 Jul 1835	Alabama
  Burial
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Male John Showell Allen

  
  

  Birth	19 Sep 1787	Mecklenburg County, Virginia
  Death	7 Feb 1855	Chambers County, Alabama
  Burial		Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Chambers County, Alabama
  Spouse	Ruth Linton | F12072
  Marriage	30 Jun 1814

  
  

  Male Bannister Bolling Allen

  
  

  Birth	13 Oct 1788	Petersburg (Independent City), Virginia
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial

  
  

  Female Charlotte Allen

  
  

  Birth	2 Feb 1794	South Carolina
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial

  
  

  Female Nancy Allen

  
  

  Birth	17 Mar 1797	South Carolina
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial

  
  

  Male Thompson Allen

  
  

  Birth	22 Dec 1802	Abbeville County, South Carolina
  Death	17 Dec 1870	Sabine County, Texas
  Burial
  Spouse	Elizabeth Wooldridge | F671
  Marriage	8 Feb 1821	South Carolina
  Spouse	Jane Caroline Russell | F673
  Marriage	1 May 1849	Sabine County, Texas

  
  

  Male LeRoy Allen

  
  

  Birth	20 Jul 1806	Abbeville County, South Carolina
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial

  
  

• Documents

  Allen, Avra Bible Record, Transcription showing the marriage of Avra Allen to Polly Clarke in 1786, as well as the birthdates of their children Austin, Jeanette Holland GEORGIA BIBLE RECORDS (Clearfield Publishin Compnay, Inc by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD 1998, 2000, 2002, and is available on Google Books), pp 163-164 (Courtesy of Diane Click, to whom I am most greatful!)

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Bolling Clarke was shown as their second (witness?). They also had two sons and one daughter that died as infants.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1084] Austin, Jeanette Holland GEORGIA BIBLE RECORDS (Clearfield Publishing Company, Inc by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD 1998, 2000, 2002, and is available on Google Books), pp 163-164 (Reliability: 3).