Person:Dorcas Allison (1)

Parentage

Dorcas Allison and her sister Phoebe, are thought to be the daughters of William Allison and his first wife, Sarah Robertson. They appear to be the "daughters" [should be granddaughters] listed in the will of their grandfather William Robertson (1718-1812) of Augusta County, Virginia, as shown below:

• Page 165 - - 29th May, 1809. William Robertson's will - - To son, Mathew; son-in-law, Robt. Givens; to son, James; son-in-law, Thos. Downey; estate to be divided into equal shares, and one share to each, viz: son, James; daughter, Jane, wife to John Givens; daughter, Isabella, wife to George Givens; daughter, Elizabeth, wife to Robt. Douglass; daughter, Lettice, wife to William Rankin; grandson, Edward Downing, son to Thomas; daughter, Rebecca, wife to David White; to Lettice and Ann Robertson, daughters; to son, Alexander; to Dorcas and Phoebe Allison, daughters. Teste: Wm. Patrick, John Porterfield, Chas. Patrick. Proved, 26th October, 1812. Givens and Robertson qualify. Patrick refuses.

Note: William Robertson, the grandfather of Dorcas and Phoebe did NOT have daughters of those names, and since his daughter Sarah, who married William Allison, had died in 1791 (Source: Stone Church Cemetery Records), William Robertson named his granddaughters and provided for them in his will.