Nancy Allen
1756–1819 (Age 63)
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
The Life of Nancy
Nancy Allen was born in 1756, in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. She married John Rice on 1 January 1785. She died in 1819, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 63.
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Family Time Line
John Rice
1756–1814
Nancy Allen
1756–1819
Marriage: 1 January 1785
Spouse and Children
1756–1814Male
1756–1819Female
MARRIAGE
1 January 1785
1 January 1785
World Events (6)
1776
Age 20
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
Age 20
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1789
Age 33
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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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