tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post372788706087758303..comments2024-03-26T00:48:24.850-07:00Comments on Heirlooms Reunited: Clifford Gilmore Allen, b abt 1870, possibly Centerville, Maine - his 1881 autographPam Beveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-40577403926087100752021-06-16T16:09:25.489-07:002021-06-16T16:09:25.489-07:00John Gilmore Allen was our neighbor at Fallen Leaf...John Gilmore Allen was our neighbor at Fallen Leaf Lake, and my brother and I used to play with his daughters, Susan, Carol and I cannot recall the youngest). This was between 1945 and the 1950s (and later). John was a CPA residing in the city of San Mateo, San Mateo County, CA. I remember him as very robust (this in his 30s); he was famous for running (hiking) all over the Desolation Valley Wilderness, and had constructed a camp site at the north end of Lake Aloha. In about 1940-41, he married Miss Miriam Turner who had also grown up as a young lass at Fallen Leaf Lake in the summer; her parents had a cabin rather near the Allen cabin on the Stanford Hill. I am reluctant to get into more detail because this very nice family is not related to me. Dsoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13342365653900162025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-56816823613767905172016-10-24T10:00:46.761-07:002016-10-24T10:00:46.761-07:00It happens - but hopefully even research into the ...It happens - but hopefully even research into the wrong people teaches us along the way.Pam Beveridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-89529098960432656162016-10-23T21:38:55.287-07:002016-10-23T21:38:55.287-07:00Aw, now that I've looked into it further, it l...Aw, now that I've looked into it further, it looks like I'm wrong about the origins of this family. This was so exciting--thanks for posting it. Maybe one day something you've posted will turn out to connect after all. Thanks! SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-12703661654639424562016-10-23T20:33:37.257-07:002016-10-23T20:33:37.257-07:00Pam, thanks. I didn't know that about the NEHG...Pam, thanks. I didn't know that about the NEHGS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-39966830593747192552016-10-22T10:41:16.790-07:002016-10-22T10:41:16.790-07:00Wow - fascinating! Off to learn more about Sandem...Wow - fascinating! Off to learn more about Sandemanianism... Many Loyalists who went to the Maritimes came back to the US after the Revolution, some soon after, some later on - have several in my family who returned to Maine. Good luck with your research. You're probably already familiar with the resources at New England Historic Genealogical Soc but one of their staff told me that the majority of their holdings has not yet been digitized - especially the Canadian things. Requires a trip in person.Pam Beveridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-20360847396786720212016-10-22T10:02:12.087-07:002016-10-22T10:02:12.087-07:00Pam--hi again! Now that I've already posted th...Pam--hi again! Now that I've already posted that information, I realize that Barnabas had two brothers, Silas and Simeon, who were also Sandemanian loyalists who apparently left Massachusetts. Robert Allen could have been the son of any of them. Thankfully, Ebenezer Allen's family of Preston and Dartmouth, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is fairly well-documented. This family liked to name their children after one another's children, so similar given names might be found for descendants of all the brothers. But it looks like Barnabas was the only one of those Sandemanian brothers to return to the United States. (Dr. Micah Allen served as a surgeon in the Continental army). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-16056424867257347802016-10-22T09:07:45.580-07:002016-10-22T09:07:45.580-07:00Pam, thank you for posting this. It's very tan...Pam, thank you for posting this. It's very tantalizing. I'm trying to put together the family of Barnabas Allen, a Sandemanian follower who was married to Lydia Woodland in Boston about 1767 by Robert Sandeman. I have no firm proof, but I believe Barnabas had a son named Robert, probably named for Robert Sandeman. This man was Robert Allen, a merchant, who worked in Boston in 1814, and may have lived in Roxbury, Mass. Barnabas died intestate in Taunton, Mass. Administration papers were signed by Lydia Allen and by Edward Foster Allen a gaoler, who was possibly named for another Boston Sandemanian, Edward Foster :). A Coffin family with a Loyalist background was also in Boston at the same time. Barnabas' brother, Ebenezer Allen left Boston for Nova Scotia with the evacuation of the British on 17 March 1776. Is it just me? I see smoking guns all over the place. All these names echo through this Allen branch you've researched. Also, Barnabas' brother, Dr. Micah Allen died in Saco county, Maine about 1812 and has numerous descendants in that state. Is it possible that Robert Allen b. 1772 could have been born in Boston, or is Maine definite? Actually, I have very few ideas where Barnabas was living between his marriage and death dates. It was so hard to be a Sandemanian (Loyalist) during the revolutionary years. All I can say for sure is that this is the best possibility I've come across. Thanks for taking the time to research and post it all. Thanks, Susan--possible descendant of Robert Allen's Aunt Curtis of Danbury, CT.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com