Records from the Bible of John ALLEN, of Sumner County, Tennessee,
Printed and Published by Matthew CAREY, 1809, 122 Market St., Philadelphia.  In 1936 in the possession of Mrs. Wm. GUILD, West End Ave., Nashville, Tennessee, daughter of Benjamin F. ALLEN mentioned herein.
Originally transcribed in 1936 by Miss Matilda PORTER.

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Marriages
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John ALLEN & Laetitia SANDERS
Friday 23, Dec. 1808

On Thursday evening Jany. 22, 1829,
Eliza H. ALLEN, Daughter of John & Letitia ALLEN to Sam'l HOUSTON

On Tuesday evening May 20, 1834,
Martha Ann ALLEN, daughter of John & Letitia ALLEN to J. A. BLACKMORE.

On Thursday evening June 26, 1834,
George W. ALLEN, Son of John & Letitia ALLEN to Louisa F. DOUGLAS.

August 1837
James Sanders ALLEN, son of John and Leititia ALLEN to Mary MOSS.

November the 8, 1840
Eliza H. HOUSTON to Elmore DOUGLAS.

Joseph Campbell ALLEN to Susan O. TROUSDALE
Oct. 27, 1847.

Benjamin F. ALLEN and Louisa TROUSDALE were married
January 31st 1850

Martha A. DOUGLAS to Dr. W. D. HAGGARD
July 5, 1859.

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Births
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of John & Laetitia ALLEN and their family.

John ALLEN was born Feb. 24, 1776

Laetitia, wife of John ALLEN was born Feb. 27, 1792

Eliza H. ALLEN, daughter of John & Laetitia ALLEN
was born Saturday night Dec. 2, 1809

George Webster ALLEN, son of John & Laetitia ALLEN
was born Sunday night Dec. 8, 1811.

Martha Ann ALLEN was born Thursday night Feby 2nd 1814

Hariet ALLEN was born Wednesday morning May the 1st  1816

James Sanders ALLEN, son of John & Laetitia ALLEN was born
Wednesday morning Sept. 15, 1819

Joseph Campbell ALLEN son of John & Laetitia ALLEN was Born
Friday morning Jany 9th  1824.

Benjamin Franklin ALLEN, son of John & Laetitia ALLEN was Born
Monday night the 6th of March 1826

Charles Granderson ALLEN, son of John & Letitia ALLEN was born
Tuesday night May 6, 1829.

Margaret M. ALLEN, Daughter of John & Letitia ALLEN was born
Tuesday night, May 16, 1830

Letitia Sanders ALLEN, daughter of John & Letitia ALLEN was born
Thursday morning Nov. 22, 1832.

Martha Allen DOUGLAS, daughter of Elmore and Eliza DOUGLAS
was born Sept. the 11, 1841.

Mary TROUSDALE, daughter of J. C. & Susan O. ALLEN
Friday evening born August 4th 1848

Hariet Louisa, daughter of Elmore & Eliza DOUGLAS,
born Sept. 2nd  1843

William HOWARD, son of Elmore & Eliza DOUGLAS
Born 29th June 1846

Susan Miller DOUGLASS, daughter of Elmore and Eliza DOUGLAS was born Nov. 28th   1853

Louisa Douglas HAGGARD first born of
Wm. D. and Martha A. HAGGARD was born May 3, 1860.

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Deaths
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Departed this life Nov. 4th 1811
George ALLEN, Father of John ALLEN
in the 61 year of his age

Departed this life Nov. 5, 1811
Elizabeth ALLEN  Mother of Jno. ALLEN
in the 65 year of her age.

Departed this life March 2 1794
James ALLEN son of George & Elizabeth ALLEN
and Brother to John ALLEN
in the 20 year of his age.

Departed this life Oct. 22nd 1812
Joseph W. ALLEN son of Geo. & Elizabeth ALLEN
& Bro. to John ALLEN
in the 20 year of his age.

Departed this life at Baton Rouge   Louisiana
on Saturday Sept. 27, 1817
George Campbell ALLEN son of George & Elizabeth ALLEN
and Brother of John ALLEN
in the 34 year of his age.

Eliza H. DOUGLAS daughter of John & Letitia ALLEN
& Consort of Dr. Elmore DOUGLAS
departed this life after a long and painful illness
on Sabath Eve March 3, 1861
aged 51 years 3 months & 1 day.

Departed this life on Saturday night
the 17th of Feb. 1827 half past 9 oclock
Peggy MCCAULY, daughter of George and Elizabeth ALLEN
and sister of John ALLEN in the 38th year of her age.

Departed this life on Wednesday night March 18, 1829,
Charles Grandison ALLEN son of John & Letitia ALLEN
Aged Ten Months & twelve days.

Departed this life on Thursday Morning
20 minutes past 9 oclock, Nov. 29, 1832
Letitia ALLEN wife of John ALLEN
in the 40 year of her age
leaving an infant daughter of 8 days old.

Departed this life Sunday evening 3 oclock May 19, 1833
John ALLEN in the 68 year of his age.

Margaret M. ALLEN departed this life
Friday April 17, 1863.

Departed this life on Friday evening
15 minutes after 3 oclock, May 31 1839,
Letitia Sanders ALLEN
youngest daughter of John & Letitia ALLEN
in the Seventh year of her age.

Died Thursday Morning 9 oclock, Feb. 25th 1850,
William Howard son of Elmore and Eliza H. DOUGLAS
aged 19 months.

Departed this life Jany. 23, 1853,
John C. ALLEN in the 29th year of his age,
also his Son John C. ALLEN 21st Feby following,
between 3 & 4 years old.

Susan M. DOUGLASS daughter of Elmore and Eliza H. DOUGLASS
died Sunday January the 19th 1879 at 4 ½ oclock P.M.

George Webster ALLEN died Saturday
May 25th 1881 at 6 ½ oclock A.M.

James Sanders ALLEN died Sunday
June 24  1894  at 3 oclock.

B. F. ALLEN died March 10, 1910.