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Allen, Maj. Arthur, was the son and heir of Artluir Allen, of Surry county, and of his wife, Alice Tucker. Maj. Allen's father, in \(>4s U)V that "during the late most Horrid Kebellinn ( Ikicon's rebellion) he with others did seize and keep garrison in the pits' house neare fower months." This ancient brick man- sion is still standing, one of the oldest houses in X'irginia, and is known as "Bacon's Castle" (1914). Maj. Allen's will was proved in Surry court, Sejjt. 5. 1710.

Allen, Edmund, was burgess from .'\cco- niac in the -ession of h"eb. 5, 1752. He re- signed to accejjt the ])lace oi sheriff, and for the remainder of that as^eml)ly his place was supplied 1)}- Ralph ju>tice. lie also repre- sented .\cconiac in the assemblies of 1756- 1758 and 1 758- 1 76 1.

Allen, Edward, was burgess from Accomac in the session of Alay 22, 1740, in the place of tlenry Scarburgh, deceased. He also repre- sented Accomac in the assembly of 1748-1749.

Allen, William, came in 1622; burgess for Henry 'Idirockmorton's Plantation in 1629.

Allen, William, son of Joseph Allen and grandson of Maj. Arthur Allen, who was bur- gess and speaker, was educated at William and Mary College, was burgess for Surry county in the assemblies of 1758-1761, colonel of the militia, etc. He married (first) Clara Walker, and (second ) Mary Lightfoot, daugh-

ter of William Lightfoot. of "Sandy Point," Charles City county, and b}' the last had Col. William Allen, of "Claremont," James river ( ] 768- 1 83 1 ).

Allerton, Willoughby, son of Col. Isaac Allerton. of the council, and Elizabeth Wil- 1( ughby, daughter of Capt. Thomas Wil- loughby, was a burgess for Westmoreland county in 1699, 1710, 1712 and 1712-1714; collector of customs for Potomac river in 171 1. He married Hannah, daughter of Wil- liam Keene, of Xorthumberland county, and widow of John Bushrod. He died in 1723- 24. leaving issue — Elizabeth and Isaac.

Allington, Lieut. Giles, of Kecoughtan, gentleman; member of the London Company in 1620 and was probably of the family of Allington of Horschester, Cambridgeshire ; he was an "ancient planter," but the year hi which he came to X'irginia is not known.

Ambler, Edward, son of Richard Ambler, was born in 1733: was, like his brother John, schooled at Wakefield and C"ambridge, and finished his education by making "the grand tour" of Europe. On his return to Virginia ho was made collector of the port of York- town, and in 1766 succeeded his brother John a.- the representative for Jamestown in the assembly. He died Oct. 30. 1768. Lie mar- ried Mary, daughter of Col. Wilson Allies Gary.

Ambler, John, eldest son of Richard Am- b'er, merchant of Jamestowm and Yorktowm, was born at Yorktown, Dec. 31. 1765; edu- cated at Leeds Academy, near Wakefield, in Yorktown, and at the L'niversity of Cam- bridge and the Middle Temple, from wdiich last he graduated as barrister at law. He represented Jamestown in the house of bur-