DAVID S. ALLEN
David S. Allen came with the Cheneys in 1827, and settled just west of Essex. He was born in Luzerne County, Penn., November 23, 1799, and married Keturah Cheney, in Champaign County, Ohio, March 22, 1821. Mrs. Allen died here December 19, 1834. Their children were, Daniel, Elizabeth, Anna, Thomas, Matilda and Amy. Mr. Allen subsequently married Elizabeth Love, and in 1844 removed to Illinois, where he died March 17, 1865.