THE HISTORY OF THE ALISON OR ALLISON FAMILY IN EUROPE AND AMERICA, .A. D. 1135 TO 1893; GIVING AN .ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY IN SCOTLAND, ENGL.AND, IRELAND, .AUSTRALIA, CAN.AD.A, AND THE UNITED ST.ATES. With Twenty-five Illustrated Pages, Embracing Engravings of Forty-five Faces and Two Residences. BY LEONARD ALLISON MORRISON, A. M., Author of "History of the Morison or Morrison Family; " "History of Windham In New Hampshire;" "Rambles in Europe: with Historical Facts relating to Scotch-American Families; Gathered In Scotland and in the North of Ire­ land;" "Among the Scotch-Irish; A Tour in Seven Countries;" "Lineage and Biographies of the Norris Family;" "Supplement to the History of Wind­ ham in New Hampshire;" and "History and Proceedings of the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Incorporation of (the Scotch settlement of) Windham, New Hampshire, Held June 9, 1892." "ET PATBIBUS ET POSTEBITATI." BOSTON, MASS. : PUBLISHED BY DAMRELL & UPHA)i[, TijE OLD CORNER BOOK-STORE, I 8 9 3 • f;o 1IIJ! Jinbnb anb «:Iananun, 11\li• l[ljistor; of I• il.-itattb \JR :Jtanub ~an Btoniaon. My task is done ! From these harvest sheaves, Garnered with infinite pains, Others can take the golden grain, And cast the chaff away. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Leonard Allison Mo1Tison, of Windham, N. H. , Page 54. Frontispiece Jeremiah Morrison, of Windham, N. H. Faces page 53 James Allison, of Dunbarton, N. H. •• • 00 George A. Allison, of Cambridge, Mass. " 106 William B. Allison, of Dubuque, Ia. " 129 Residence of Thomas Johnston Allison, Statesville, N. C. " 186 Thomas Johnston Allison, of Statesville, N. C. " 149 Group of eight faces " 152 Richard Monroe Allison, Statesville, N. C. Elizabeth Carmichael Allison, Statesville, N. C. Thomas Hampton Allison, Mooresville, N. C. Andrew John Allison, Eva, 4-rk. Evalina Allison Stevenson, Statesville, N. C. Wade Hampton A.llison, Statesville, N. C. Mary Selina Allison, Statesville, N. C. Richard Preston Allison, Statesville, N. C. Group of three faces " 157 Hugh N. Allison, Albuquerque, N. M. Fletcher J. Allison, Albuquerque, N. M. Ruth G. Allison, Albuquerque, N. M. Mrs. Sarah (Allison) Eick, Diller, Neb, " 171 Joseph Allison, St. John, N. B. " 189 David Allison, Sackville, N. B . " 198 James Walter Allison, Halifax, N. S. .. 200 William Allison's commission as colonel " 210 Peter Vanorder's inscription Page 216 vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Group of eight faces Faces page 223 Mrs. Sarah Allison, Amity, N. Y. Nathaniel Allison, Mexico, Mo. Isaac W. Allison, Chester, N. Y. William L. Allison, Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. .A.my (Allison) Vail, Jersey City, N. J. Mrs. Frances (Allison) Tooker, Slate Hill, Wawayanda, N. Y. Mrs. Lydia (Allison) Selleck, Fair Oaks, N. Y. Mrs. Mary (Allison) Mills, New York, N. Y. Group of five faces Faces page 231 Mrs. Martha (Sullenger) Allison, Mexico, :Mo. James W. Allison, St. Louis, Mo. Giles S. Allison, New York, N. Y. Linnie Allison, Mexico, Mo. Mary Emma (.A.llison) Emmons, Mexico, Mo. Group of five bees 238 Mrs. Teresa .A.. (Elmer) Allison, Chester, N. Y. Howard Allison, Hempstead, N. Y. Edith (Thurber) Allison, Hempst.ead, N. Y. Rev. Charles Elmer Allison, Yonkers, N. Y. Lizzie Elmer .A.llison, Chester, N. Y. David Allison, Pontiac, Mich. ",, 265 Mrs. Susan (Hamer) Allison, Pontiac, Mich. 266 Michael Snedeker .A.llison, Jersey City, N. J. " 272 Charles Allison, Brooklyn, N. Y. " 278 Brewst.er J. Allison, Stony Point, N. Y. " 280 William 0. Allison, Englewood, N. J. " 283 Residence of William O. Allison, Englewood, N. J .• " 287 TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREF.A.TORY. (PAGES I-XVI.) Title-page-Dedication, iii-List of Illustrations, v-Table of Contents, vii-Heraldry: The Allison Arms, Crests, and Mottoes, x-The Elli­ son Arms, Crests, and Mottoes, xi-Introduction, xiii. CHAPTER I. (PAGES 1-9.) ORIGIN OF THE SCOTCH NAME OF ALLISON. Various theories as to the origin of the name of Allison, 1-4-The meaning and origin of the name of the Scotch .A.li~ns, or .A.llisons, 4, 5-Orthography of the name, 5-Early prominent .A.llisonR, 5-The Arms, 5-Most frequent Scottish names, 6-0ld divisions of Scot­ land and England, 6, 7-The true Scotland, 7-Thomas Carlyle's statement, 8. CHAPTER II. (PAGES 9-17.) THE Sc~Tcn-Imsn-Wno WERE THEY? They were not Celts, they were people of Scottish lineage who dwelt on Irish soil, 9-10--Localities where dwelt the Scotch-Irish, IO-State­ ments of Macaulay, 10-11-The transplanting of the Scotch-Irish to American shores, and the survival of the Lowland Scotch dialect, 11, 12-Books relating to this race, 12-Quotations from the eloquent addresses of Rev. John S. MacIntosh, D. D., at the Scotch-Irish Con­ gress, 12-15-The Scotch-Irish of New Hampshire, 11, 12, 15. CHAPTER III. (PAGES 17-39.) THE .A.LLISONS OF SCOTLAND AND AUSTRALIA. Antiquity of the family in Avondale, Scotland-Descent from the Mac­ .A.listers of Loupe, 17-John Mac.A.lister and followers located at Cairnduff, lS-The parish of Avondale, the home of t.he fam­ ily in 1310--The .A.lisons in Newton of Ayr, 19, 20--Descent of the .A.lisons, 20--Their dispersion, 21-24--Great similarity of names in Cairnduff, Scotland, with those in .A.ghadowey, Ireland, and in the Scotch-Irish settlements in New Hampshire and other parts of the United States, 24-Persecution of Claverhouse, 25-The .A.lisons of Avondale, 27-39. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS. CHAPTER IV. (PAGES 89--42.) EARLY ALLISONS IN AMERICA. The Ellisons, 41-Other facts relating to the Ellisons in this book will be found on pages 5, 89-42, ~252. CHAPTER V. (PAGES 42-121.) ALLIBONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Samuel Allison of Londonderry, and his descendants from 1600 to 1898, including those in the families of Atwood, Holmes, McAfee, Moore, Morrison, Shepard, Stinson, and other names-Emigration of Samuel Allison; his Scotch dialect, his will, and death, 42-46-His daughter, Martha Allison; her early death, and monument of memorial, with that of her husband, Lieut. Samuel Morison, founder of the Morrison family of Windham, 45-47-Janet Allison and her husband, Samuel Morison of Londonderry, 59-61; Capt. Samuel Allison and his wife, Janet MacFarland, 61-68-Allisons or Ellisons, 119-121. CHAPTER VI. (PAGES 121-144.) ALLISONB OF PENNSYL V .A.NI.A.. Allisons of Allen Township; same Scotch names in Pennsylvania as in the New Hampshire settlements; the Scotch-Irish emigrate from Maine to Pennsylvania, 121-128-Rev. Francis Alison and his de­ scendants, 122--126-Other Allisons of Pennsylvania, 126-128, 134-186 · -Allisons of Indiana, a branch of the Pennsylvania family, 127-129-­ Hon. William B. Allison of Iowa, 129-185-Allisons from the county of Londonderry, Ireland, 185-Hon. Joseph Allison of Philadelphia and his relations, 186-188-Allisons of Ramelton, county of Donegal, Ire., Middletown, Penn., and Trenton, N. J., 187-144. CHAPTER VII. (PAGES 144-161.) V ABIOUS F .A.MILIES OF ALLIBONB. Allisons of North Carolina-Five branches-Allisons of Glasgow, Scot­ land, North Carolina, and Virginia. CHAPTER VIII. {PAGES 161-170.) OTHER BRANCHES. Allisons of Virginia and Kentucky, 161-165-Allisons of Tennessee and Louisiana, 164-166-Allisons of Lifford, County of Donegal, Ireland, and of Tennessee, 165--170-Alexander Porter of Lifford, and of Ten­ nessee, with his relatives, 165. TABLE OF 00:NTENTS, ix CHAPTER IX. (PAGES 170-180.) ALLISONS FROM ENGLAND, Joseph Allison, of Cumberland county, Eng., and his descendants in Illi­ nois, 170-174-Joseph Allison, of Halifax, England, and his descend­ ants in the United States, 174-17~William Allison of Kentucky and bis descendants, 175-177-Allisons of New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Lawrence, Mass., 177-180. CHAPTER X. (PAGES 180-203.) ALLISONS OF COUNTY OF LONDONDERRY, !BE, John Allison of Drumnaha, Magilligan, County of Londonderry, Ire., and his descendants in Ireland and Nova Scotia, 180-200-Allisons of Evisl1 Hill and of Limavady, County of Londonderry, Ire., and later of New Brunswick, 201-Tbe Morrisons, Allisons, Hunters, and Crooks of County of Londonderry, Ire., 201-203. CHAPTER XI. (PAGES 203-208.) Allisons of Holland and Rockland County, N. Y., 203-208. CHAPTER XII. (PAGES 208-247.) ALLISONS OF ORANGE COCNTY, NEW YORK, Joseph Allison, John Allison, and Richard Allison, early settlers of Orange County, and their descendants, 208-240-Goshen, N. Y., rec­ ords, 240-Allisons and Allistons, 241-References from the colonial history of New York, 241-243-The Ellisons, unassigned records relating to them, 243-247. · CHAPTER XIII. (PAGES 247-292.) ALLISO:li!S OF ROCKLAND COUNTY, NE~ YORK, Lawrence Ellison (or Allison) of New York and his descendants, 247-290 -Robert Allison of Ohio and his descendants, 200-292-Ex-Governor Allison of Florida, 291. INDEX I. (PAGES 293, 294.) .A.LISONS OF SCOTLAND A.ND AUSTRALIA., INDEX II. (PAGES 295-312.) ALLISONS OF CA.NADA. AND THE UNITED STA.TES, HERALDRY. THE ALLISON ARMS, CRESTS, AND MOTTOES. From FAIRB.A.IBN's BooK OF CRESTS OF THE F.A.MILIES OF GBEA.T BRIT.A.IN A.ND !REL.A.ND. ,4. new edition, revised and brought down to 1802. (This book contains illustrations of crests here described.) Alison, Scotland, a tree ppr., with a bell hung on the branches on each side. Cresc-it sub pondere virtus. Alison, Scotland, an oa.k tree ppr., with a. weight hanging on ea.ch side. Orescit suh pondere virtus. Alison, Scotland, an eagle's head erased ppr. Vincit veritas. Alison, Rev. A., Scotland, an eagle's head erased ppr. Vincit veri- tas. \ Alison, Major-General Sir Archibald, K. C. B. 2nd Ba.rt., same crest and motto.