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Reverend David Allee
b.25 Apr 1762 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
d.3 Jan 1835 Cooper County, Missouri
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m. Abt 1755
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m. 4 Dec 1784
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DAVID ALLEE was born on April 25, 1762 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. David was a Revolutionary War soldier. He was only thirteen when he first volunteered for six months' service. Following that, he volunteered three more times for six months each. His service record is listed in both the DAR and SAR. He served in Henry, spring of 1777 (1778?), under Captain Peter Herston, Lieutenant William Ferguson. He joined seven other companies under Colonels Shelby and Christie, and on the French Broad the companies divided and went in different directions in pursuit of the Cherokees. They marched to the towns of Choto, Chilhowie, and Tuckaluckee. On the return they remained at Long Island on the Holston until Christie's treaty with the Cherokees was concluded. This service was six months. In July 1778, he went out from Botetourt under Captain Thomas Cummings, and Colonel Charles Lynch. David fought against Tories at the head of Little River in Botetourt, where they took Job Hale and William Terry, two Tory Captains. At Sinking Creek, in Montgomery County, they disarmed a good many Tories, and at Tom's Creek in Wythe County, they disarmed others. At that time they were discharged. He then volunteered under Captain Joshua Martin, of Colonel Abraham Penn's Regiment, marched to Dan River, and as the British were not in Virginia as reported, they were discharged, just after the battle of Guilford. He then volunteered six months in the Rangers under Captain Arbuckle, who scouted the country from Daniel Rand's bottom on New River to Point Pleasant. He served another six months under Captain Arbuckleand Colonel Floyd, being stationed at Point Pleasant to watch the frontiers. David married CHARITY BYBEE, the daughter of JOHN BYBEE and ELIZABETH MCCANN, on December 4, 1784 in Franklin County, Virginia. David and Charity became the parents of eleven children, six of which were born in Virginia. He obtained 200 acres of land in Barren County, Kentucky, from the state of Virginia for payment for his services on the Virginia Continental Line in the Revolutionary War. He moved to Kentucky in 1795. Five more children were born into his family while living in Kentucky. In 1800 he owned 200 acres of land in Barren County, Kentucky. Order Book #3, page 11 of Barren County 1806 describes the mark he used for his stock. It was a crop and under bit in the left ear. In addition to farming, David was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1806 at Glover Creek Baptist Church at Summer Shade, Barren County, Kentucky. He preached at the church from 1803 - 1820. As a Baptist preacher, he organized schools and churches on the western colonial frontier. By 1818 he owned land on the South Fork of No Bob Creek. (Deed Book G, Page 58.Deed Book F, Page 457) By 1820 David and Charity, deeded this land to their son John, Jr. (Deed Book Page 215, 151, 159) After this transaction in 1820, David moved with ten of his eleven children to Cooper County, Missouri where he lived the remainder of his life. He and his children built houses of identically the same size and type. The nearest settlement to the Allee's was that of the Martins about 5 miles to the west. There were no settlements to the north, east, or south for many miles. The nearest trading places were Seeley's Store near Tipton, Franklin, Sandy Hook and Marion on the river. David joined the Pisgah Baptist Church in southeast Cooper County, Missouri in November 1820. He served as pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church was organized the second Saturday in October 1823, being the daughter church of the Pisgah Baptist Church. Soon after the church was organized, a church building was built on the farm of Moses Martin. Several years after that, the Rev. David Allee gave a site on Brush Creek, still known by some as the Old Mt. Pleasant Church ground. Here they built a double long house, setting aside one corner for their Negro members. Worship was continued in this build until 1853, when they rebuilt on the same site a large frame building. In 1879 the congregation bought the present church site from J. W. Vaughan, and here built a frame edifice 32 feet by 44 by 14. This was used until 1917, when still another building was erected. In 1823 he assisted in the organization of the Concord Baptist Association. He stood firmly in favor of missions in the controversy among Baptists upon that question. In the summer of 1825 David built a rude cabin and taught the first school in the neighborhood. On September 10, 1827, the United States deeded 80 acres of land to David Allee in Section 2, Township 45-N, Range 16-W, Cooper County, Missouri. David served as the first moderator of Mount Gilead Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church) in California, Missouri in August 1833. The 1830 census shows David living with his family in Cooper County, Missouri. David spent the summer of 1834 in Kentucky, returning to Missouri in the fall and after a long illness died in January 1835. David died on January 3, 1835 in Cooper County, Missouri. He is buried in Allee Cemetery, Moniteau County, Missouri. References
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