Early New Netherlands Settlers


Aaron <Nathan> Allen

26 January 2017

Generation 1 1. Aaron <Nathan> Allen (Rn=38869), son of Nathan <?> Allen and Patience <?> Middleton Allen, who was born 31 December 1799 at Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey and died 20 April 1832 at Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey at 32 years of age. He married 30 January 1823 Lydia Tapscott <William> Gaston Allen/Reed (Rn=38865), who was born 04 December 1804 and died 09 August 1872 at Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey at 67 years of age, a daughter of William <James> Gaston (Rn=50018) and Catharine <William> Johnson Gaston (Rn=38859). First Residence- Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Source [Genealogies of New Jersey Families page 429] Children of Aaron <Nathan> Allen and Lydia Tapscott <William> Gaston were as follows: 2. i. Elmira <Aaron> Allen Ford was born 1 January 1824 and died 11 November 1874) (married 29 January 1851) {Charles}. + 3. ii. Eleanor R <Aaron> Allen Van Doren (Rn=38862), who was born 08 January 1826 and married James Perrine <Henry> Van Doren (Rn=38870). 4. iii. Catherine <Aaron> Allen Taggart (Rn=54181), who was born 03 February 1828 at Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey and died 05 November 1891 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey at 63 years of age. She married 29 September 1859 at Cranbury Station, Middlesex County, New Jersey Daniel <Robert> Taggart (Rn=54180), who was born 23 April 1820 at Preble, Courtland County, New York and died 10 March 1890 at Washington, District of Columbia at 69 years of age, a son of Robert D <?> Taggart; Doctor and Hannah <?> Todd Taggart. First Residence- Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Second Residence- Cranbury Station, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Third Residence- Mays Landing, Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. Fourth Residence Washington, District of Columbia. Fifth Residence- New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Source [Genealogies of New Jersey Families page 430] 5. iv. Meriam <Aaron> Allen Applegate was born 7 March 1830) (married 25 May 1857) {Oscar}. Generation 2 3. Eleanor R <Aaron> Allen Van Doren (Rn=38862), who was born 08 January 1826 at Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey and died 30 March 1904 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey at 78 years of age. She married 15 January 1846 James Perrine <Henry> Van Doren (Rn=38870), who was born 06 June 1822 at Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey and died 17 December 1890 at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey at 68 years of age, a son of Henry <?> Van Doren (Rn=38871) and Elizabeth <Henry> Stults Van Doren (Rn=33712). Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. First Residence- Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Second Residence- Englishtown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Third Residence- New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Source [Genealogies of New Jersey Families page 429] Children of James Perrine <Henry> Van Doren and Eleanor R <Aaron> Allen were as follows: 6. i. William Stults <James> Van Doren was born 3 December 1842 and died 17 September 1872) (married 24 December 1870) [Sophia <Edward> Smith was born 10 February 1849 and died 12 July 1886)]. 7. ii. Emmet Allen <James> Van Doren was born 18 July 1854 and died 3 September 1857). 8. iii. Lydia Ella Reed <James> Van Doren was born 6 May 1860 and died 11 July 1875).