William Allen (Claremont)
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William Allen | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Surry County | |
| In office December 6, 1802 – December 2, 1810 Serving with Nicholas Sebrill, William Randolph | |
| Preceded by | Lemuel Bayley |
| Succeeded by | Henry William Scammell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1768 Upper Chippokes plantation, Surry County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | November 29, 1831 (aged 63) |
| Profession | planter, military officer, politician |
William Allen (March 7, 1768 – November 29, 1831), was a wealthy planter, politician and militia officer from Surry County who served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1802–1810), as well as led county defenses during the British invasion in 1813-1814.[1][2]
The son of the former Mary Lightfoot (d. 1789), the second wife of William Allen, was born at his father's plantation at Upper Chippokes Creek in Surry County. Unlike his father and elder half brothers, he probably did not attend the College of William and Mary, but had private tutors as befit his class, since the author of his obituary noted he "was little indebted to books" but "gifted with a shrewd mind and possessed a vast deal of strong common sense." Although he had full sisters, like his elder half-brother, John Allen, who represented the county in the legislature and the Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788, this William Allen never married.[3]