Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameRANSOME, Mary Emily 
, 7G Grandmother
, 7G GrandmotherBirth Dateabt 1742
Birth PlaceStafford County, Virginia
Death DateFeb 1807 Age: 65
Death PlaceSumner County, Tennessee
FatherRANSOME, James (~1718-~1767)
MotherARMISTEAD, Letitia (~1720-~1785)
Spouses
1ALLEN, Rev. John Rhodam Sr. , 7G Grandfather
, 7G GrandfatherBirth Date26 Mar 1742
Birth PlacePort Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland
Death Date24 Aug 1820 Age: 78
Death PlaceMt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
OccupationCabinetmaker and Methodist Episcopal Minister
FatherALLEN, Thomas (~1702-~1772)
MotherBRADLEY, Ann (~1702-~1750)
Misc. Notes
John Rhodam Allen was born 1742 in Charles Co., MD, and died August 24, 1820 in Jefferson Co., IL.
John Rhodam Allen or "Rhody" as he was known in Jefferson Co., IL, was born to Thomas Allen in 1742 in Charles Co., Maryland, the first of three sons. Shortly after his birth, the Allens removed to Stafford Co., Virginia. His father, Thomas, was the son of Robert Allen, master cabinetmaker, and was a master cabinetmaker in his own right, an architect, and builder in Stafford Co., VA. Many of his buildings are still standing. Rhody married Mary Emily Ransom in 1770 in Stafford Co., VA.
Rhody was a circuit rider for the ME Church, and went from Stafford Co., VA, to Edgecombe Co., NC, after the birth of third second child. Several children were born in Edgecombe Co., NC, before he went to Sumner Co., TN.
He married Mary Emily Ransom on 1770 in Stafford Co., VA. They had the following children: Theophilus, Mary Emily, Nathaniel Nelson Graves, Sarah, Elizabeth, Henry Davis, John Rhodam II, and George Wesley Allen. Sarah, Elizabeth, Henry Davis, and John Rhodam II were born in Edgecombe Co., NC between 1780 and 1787. Rhody took up the family business as a cabinetmaker and was ordained as a Methodist minister circuit rider, and, because of that occupation, the family removed to Sumner Co., TN. There, his first wife died. Rhody taught his sons the cabinetmaking trade while in Sumner Co., TN, which they eventually carried on to Illinois. He married Lucinda Overby in 1810 in Sumner Co., TN, and they had the following children: Margaret N., John Wesley, and William S. Allen. In 1817, Rhody and family removed to Ohio County, Ky, where his ministry circuit took him into Illinois. In 1818, he returned to Sumner Co., TN, and organized a 41 family wagon train to what would become Jefferson County, Illinois, along with son-in-law William Maxey. They picked up more along the way. Included in those families were: Atwood, Allen, Pace, Campbell, Maxey, Goodrich, Overby, Thomas, Wilkerson, Askew, and others from Sumner Co., TN and Ohio County, KY. Rhody\'s children and families who came with him were: Elizabeth Allen Thomas Wilkerson and husband John, Rev. John Rhodam II and wife Lucinda Atwood, and Rhody\'s three minor children, Margaret, John Wesley, and William S. Allen. Rhody\'s grandchildren followed, after the death of their father, Theophilus Allen, in Ohio Co., KY: Mahala Allen Askew and husband Isaac, and Asa Allen and wife Abigail Campbell, both of which settled in Pike Co., IL.
Three of Rhody\'s children held slaves, (Nathaniel Nelson Graves, Sarah Maxey, and Henry Davis Allen) which they would not free. Rhody was an abolitionist, knew this would be an issue eventually, and helped resettle these families in Alabama. In 1820, Rhody bought 160 acres in Shiloh Township, which was shared by his children and their families. Sarah Jane Owens Allen, wife of John Wesley Allen, described Rhody to other family members as "a powerful man who thought nothing of shouldering good-sized logs and stacking them in a pile or loading them on a wagon".
He died of a heart attack on the 24th of August, 1820, while shouldering logs in the timber; he was 79 years old. He was buried in the newly consecrated Union Church Cemetery, their first burial. Rhody was known for his powerful sermons and for his fine cabinetmaking. He had a legacy in both, as three of his sons became ministers and cabinetmakers. Rhody Allen had eleven children, eighty-six grandchildren, and uncounted great-grandchildren, at the time of his death. He left an interesting will, hinting at the conflict within the family.
John Rhodam Allen or "Rhody" as he was known in Jefferson Co., IL, was born to Thomas Allen in 1742 in Charles Co., Maryland, the first of three sons. Shortly after his birth, the Allens removed to Stafford Co., Virginia. His father, Thomas, was the son of Robert Allen, master cabinetmaker, and was a master cabinetmaker in his own right, an architect, and builder in Stafford Co., VA. Many of his buildings are still standing. Rhody married Mary Emily Ransom in 1770 in Stafford Co., VA.
Rhody was a circuit rider for the ME Church, and went from Stafford Co., VA, to Edgecombe Co., NC, after the birth of third second child. Several children were born in Edgecombe Co., NC, before he went to Sumner Co., TN.
He married Mary Emily Ransom on 1770 in Stafford Co., VA. They had the following children: Theophilus, Mary Emily, Nathaniel Nelson Graves, Sarah, Elizabeth, Henry Davis, John Rhodam II, and George Wesley Allen. Sarah, Elizabeth, Henry Davis, and John Rhodam II were born in Edgecombe Co., NC between 1780 and 1787. Rhody took up the family business as a cabinetmaker and was ordained as a Methodist minister circuit rider, and, because of that occupation, the family removed to Sumner Co., TN. There, his first wife died. Rhody taught his sons the cabinetmaking trade while in Sumner Co., TN, which they eventually carried on to Illinois. He married Lucinda Overby in 1810 in Sumner Co., TN, and they had the following children: Margaret N., John Wesley, and William S. Allen. In 1817, Rhody and family removed to Ohio County, Ky, where his ministry circuit took him into Illinois. In 1818, he returned to Sumner Co., TN, and organized a 41 family wagon train to what would become Jefferson County, Illinois, along with son-in-law William Maxey. They picked up more along the way. Included in those families were: Atwood, Allen, Pace, Campbell, Maxey, Goodrich, Overby, Thomas, Wilkerson, Askew, and others from Sumner Co., TN and Ohio County, KY. Rhody\'s children and families who came with him were: Elizabeth Allen Thomas Wilkerson and husband John, Rev. John Rhodam II and wife Lucinda Atwood, and Rhody\'s three minor children, Margaret, John Wesley, and William S. Allen. Rhody\'s grandchildren followed, after the death of their father, Theophilus Allen, in Ohio Co., KY: Mahala Allen Askew and husband Isaac, and Asa Allen and wife Abigail Campbell, both of which settled in Pike Co., IL.
Three of Rhody\'s children held slaves, (Nathaniel Nelson Graves, Sarah Maxey, and Henry Davis Allen) which they would not free. Rhody was an abolitionist, knew this would be an issue eventually, and helped resettle these families in Alabama. In 1820, Rhody bought 160 acres in Shiloh Township, which was shared by his children and their families. Sarah Jane Owens Allen, wife of John Wesley Allen, described Rhody to other family members as "a powerful man who thought nothing of shouldering good-sized logs and stacking them in a pile or loading them on a wagon".
He died of a heart attack on the 24th of August, 1820, while shouldering logs in the timber; he was 79 years old. He was buried in the newly consecrated Union Church Cemetery, their first burial. Rhody was known for his powerful sermons and for his fine cabinetmaking. He had a legacy in both, as three of his sons became ministers and cabinetmakers. Rhody Allen had eleven children, eighty-six grandchildren, and uncounted great-grandchildren, at the time of his death. He left an interesting will, hinting at the conflict within the family.
Marr Date1770
Marr PlaceStafford County, Virginia