Dinwiddie County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Bible Records.....Allen Family Bible
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Allen family Bible record, 1814-1927
{2 leaves; Accession no. 39131, Library of Virginia}

SUBJECT:
Doctor Edward Henry Allen's Bible.

LOCATION:
In home of E. W. Allen, 3 miles west of Hebron, Virginia, on Route #460, thence 
2 miles north on Route 621.

DATE:
1851

OWNERS:
E. W. Allen, present

DESCRIPTION:
Leather-bound Bible, fourteen by twelve inches, in good condition.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
Bible of Doctor Edward Henry Allen.

Marriages:
Edward Henry Allen and Mary James Alfriend were married Dec. 22nd, 1830.
Mary Alfried Allen and Alexander McQuie married March 2nd, 1864.

Births:
Children of Edward H. and Mary J. Allen:
Mary Alfried Allen born Sat. Sept. 3rd, 1831
Anne Robinson Allen born Sat. Jan. 19th, 1833
Edward James Allen, M.D., born Friday, Nov. 14th, 1834
Sydneyham Dudley Allen born Mon. Sept. 15th, 1836
Martha Elizabeth Allen born Sat. Dec. 28th, 1838
Peter Woodward Allen born Thurs. Sept. 22nd, 1840
Agnes Caroline Allen born Thurs. Sept. 27th, 1842
Joanna Watson Allen born Tues. Jan. 24th, 1844
Rev. James Madison Allen born Nov. 13th, 1814, Bro. to E.H. Allen

Deaths:
Edward James Allen died June 26th, 1859
Agnes Caroline Allen died Mar. 31st, 1844
Rev. James M. Allen died Oct. 5th, 1854
Mary Frances Allen (alias Wills), wife of E. I. Allen, died Feb'y 1866
Mary J. Allen, wife of Dr. E. H. Allen, died Apr. 14th, 1883, (maiden name 
Alfriend)
Anne Robinson Allen died Feb. 18th, 1890
Alexander McQuie died June 5th, 1890
Dr. Edward Henry Allen died Apr. 3rd, 1891
Harriet Allen Coleman died Sept. 14th, 1886
Robert Munno Allen died Aug. 28th, 1889
Joanna Watson Allen died Apr. 2nd, 1927 (was Mrs. W.A. McQuie)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informant: E. W. Allen, owner, Hebron, Virginia

Additional Comments:
Transcription Note:
Text transcribed from images using AI-powered OCR via ChatGPT (OpenAI). 
Transcription manually reviewed for accuracy by Ed Olsen, May 22, 2025.

Source:
Allen Family Bible Record, 1814–1927. N.p., 1814. Print.
Permalink to original record: Library of Virginia Catalog 
(https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma99000502578
0205756)
Research made by Bettie B. Powell, McKenney, Virginia. October 21, 1936.

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