Person:Robert Allison (41)

ROBERT ALLISON
Robert Allison lived in Sullivan County, Tenn., where his widow, Martha McKinsley (?) Allison applied for pension April 22, 1844. He died March 2, 1826. He served under Capt. Paxton and was in the battles of Long Island and Fort Washington. He was taken prisoner and kept on a British ship. He married Martha McKinsley (the name is indistinct and one can not be positive of the spelling). Her pension was not allowed as a soldier's service was not on record the widow could not prove it. Her children were: Sarah, married _____ Hodges; Elizabeth, married _____ Derry; Susannah; Joseph; John; and Martha, married ____ Gray.

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Name: Robert Allison
Gender: M (Male)
Remarks: "A member of the Greeneville convention, 1785, to organize the State of Franklin; a member of the North Carolina Assembly, 1788, [Williams, Lost State of Franklin,] pp. 92, 238."
State: Tennessee
Locality: Territory South of Ohio River
County: Sullivan County
Residence Year: 1790
Household Remarks: He was appointed a justice of the peace for Sullivan County, 25 Oct 1790.

Name: Robert Allison
Year: 1796
Residence: Sullivan, Tennessee

Name: Robert Allison
Year: 1797
Residence: Sullivan, Tennessee

Robert Alison
BIRTH 1749
DEATH unknown
BURIAL: New Bethel Cemetery
Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA



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Name: Robert Alison
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1749
Birth Place: Maryland
Death Date: 1826
Death Place: Sullivan County, Tenn
Spouse: Martha McKinley
Child: Elizabeth Alison

The Alison Family of Sullivan County, Tennessee

Robert Alison was born in 1749 in Frederick County, Maryland. He was the son of John Alison and Hannah McClure. - [Note: parents listed are apparently unproven, needs research/sources]

Robert served in the American Revolution. He was in the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776 and the Battle Fort Washington on November 16, 1776. He was taken prisoner and kept on a British ship.

He married Martha McKinley.

Robert and Martha's children probably included:

Susannah Alison (1792),
Francis Alison (1796),
Jannett Alison (about 1796, married Abraham Gregg),
Sarah Alison Hodges (married Allen Hodges),
Elizabeth Alison Deery (1802, married William Deery),
Joseph Alison (1798), and
John Alison (1800).

Robert died on March 2, 1826.

Martha died in 1845.

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