HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Allison, Dauphin County, PA 

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 85-86.
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                        THE ALLISONS OF DERRY.

  I.  JOHN ALLISON, a native of Londonderry, Ireland, emigrated with 
his family to America as early as 1725, and located on what were termed 
the "Barrens of Derry, then Chester, afterwards Lancaster, now Dauphin 
county, Pa.  He took up two hundred acres of land, which were warranted 
to him 15th of April, 1734.  He died in 1747, leaving a wife Janet, and 
among other children, the following: 
        i.  Robert, d. March, 1766, unm.; by his will he bequeathed 
"L100 to the Trustees of the Philadelphia Hospital," "L100 to the 
Grammar School at Newark, ten miles from New Castle," and the balance 
of his estate to his brother and sisters.
       ii.  William, d. August, 1739; m. Grizzle Wray, and had 
Margaret, Patrick, and Robert. 
      iii.  Henry, who had James.
  2.   iv.  John, m. Ann _____. 
  3.    v.  James, M. Rebecca _____. 
       vi.  Jean, m. _____ Smith. 
      vii.  Margaret, m. _____ White.
 
II.  JOHN ALLISON (John), d. May, 1767, in Donegal, leaving a wife Ann 
(who subsequently married John Stewart), and had children as follows:
        i.  Patrick.
       ii.  Jean, m. George Clark, and had Mary.
      iii.  Rose, m. James Crawford, and had John.
       iv.  Margaret. 
        v.  John. 
       vi.  James, b. 1750.
      vii.  Ann, b. 1753. 
     viii.  William, b. 1755. 
       ix.  Robert, b. 1757.

III.  JAMES ALLISON (John), d. November 1762, in Donegal, leaving a 
wife Rebecca, who died in September, 1764, and the following issue:
        i.  James, m. a daughter of Gordon Howard, of Donegal.  

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       ii.  Anna, m. _____ Defrance, and had James and John, who were, 
in 1776, over fourteen years of age. 
      iii.  Jean, m. William Watt, and removed to North Carolina. 
       iv.  Margaret, m. _____ Bowman, and removed to North Carolina. 
        v.  Sarah. 
       vi.  Rebecca, m. Hugh Caldwell, and had Jane.