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ALLEN, William, Wake County, North Carolina, Oct. 29, 1774
"Item. I lend to my Loving Wife, Martha Allen, two Negroes (to wit) WILL and MAJOR, until the year One Thousand and Seven Hundred and ninety.
Children named in the will were: Coleman Allen, Robin Allen, Young Allen, Drury Allen, Josiah Allen, William Allen and David Allen.
Deed Book G, Page 5, Wake County, North Carolina.
Reynolds Allen of Wake County, NC, planter, to his sons, Young and Reynolds, of same 10 October, 1789, for love and good will, all of his lands, dwelling houses, goods and chattels, live stock, and 2 negroes, to take effect after death of both him and his wife.
Deed Book 2, Page 285, Wake County, North Carolina
11 October, 1780 Reynolds Allen gives to his son, Peter Eli Bruce, a negro slave.
Deed Book U, page 258, Anson County, North Carolina
15 April, 1823
Jeremiah Smith, Sr. of Anson County to Thomas Allen, for the sum of Ten dollars and the love and affection for my daughter, wife of Thomas Allen, his heirs and assigns negro slaves as gifts.