Mary Ann Allen

1811–
Kentucky, United States

The Life of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Allen was born in 1811, in Kentucky, United States, her father, James Allen, was 39 and her mother, Ann Seal, was 31. She married John K Davis on 17 August 1829, in Meade, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Hardin, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and West Point, Hardin, Kentucky, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

John K Davis
1809–1883
Mary Ann Allen
1811–
Marriage: 17 August 1829
Allen Davis
1830–1914
Samuel Davis
1833–
James Davis
1837–
Harriet Sofrona Davis
1838–1931
Jesse Davis
1840–
Susan E. Davis
1842–1921
Mary J. Davis
1846–1884
John T. Davis
1848–
Laura B. Davis
1850–
Armagene Davis
1852–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
17 August 1829
Meade, Kentucky, United States
children

(10)

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Parents and Siblings

    James Allen

    Male1772–1835Male

    Ann Seal

    Female1780–1850Female

siblings

(3)

World Events (8)

1812

Age 1

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

Age 1

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1846

Age 35

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding its origin; the most plausible is that it originally meant ‘little rock’. Compare Gaelic ailín, diminutive of ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. St. Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another St. Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Mary A Davis in household of John K Davis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary A Davis in household of John K Davis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Ann Davis in household of John K Davis, "United States Census, 1850"

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