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This issue begins with Joanne L. Yeck’s article, Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way<\/b>:<\/p>\n
“The Fall 2018 issue of Central Virginia Heritage included three Allen family wills transcribed by Jean L. Cooper. These rare documents go a long way toward illuminating one of Buckingham County\u2019s earliest and largest families who migrated west from New Kent County, Virginia, to Henrico\/Goochland\/ Albemarle\/Buckingham counties during the eighteenth century.<\/em><\/p>\n “In 1995, Rev. Richard Fenton Wicker, Jr. published a genealogy of this line entitled The Allen Family of England, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas and Illinois, 1600\u20131995. Over the years, along with many other Allen researchers, I have relied heavily on his solid research. Genealogy, however, is ever evolving and, recently, I learned that some of Rev. Wicker\u2019s conclusions have been disproved based on subsequent findings, including Y-DNA evidence. While it is always best to seek primary documents, secondary sources, such as Rev. Wicker\u2019s book, remain useful and his work is fundamental to this article. <\/em><\/p>\n “The patriarch of this Allen line, Capt. William Allen (1692\u20131751\/1752), born in eastern Virginia, was destined to become one of the founders of the newly formed Albemarle County. …”<\/em><\/p>\n For the rest of this article, and several\u00a0others, CVGA members should go to\u00a0\u201cMembers Only\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0on the menu bar above, and choose\u00a0\u201cCentral Virginia Heritage \u2014 Current Issue.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Note: You have to be logged in to this website in order to see \u201cMembers Only.\u201d)<\/p>\n If you have trouble logging in to the site to download your copy, please contact me at the webmaster link at the bottom of this page.<\/strong><\/p>\n For those who are not members of CVGA<\/strong>, we offer the opportunity to purchase a printed copy of each issue. The Spring 2019 issue is available from Amazon.com at https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Central-Virginia-Heritage-Spring-2019\/dp\/1798551527<\/a>\u00a0for $6.50. Click on the Amazon.com link above or search for \u201cCentral Virginia Heritage\u201d on Amazon.com.<\/p>\n Contents of the Spring 2019 issue:<\/p>\n If you have any articles you\u2019d like to share with CVGA members, please send an email to the editor,\u00a0eleanordew@gmail.com<\/a>. \u2014 The Editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This issue begins with Joanne L. Yeck’s article, Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: “The Fall 2018 issue of Central Virginia Heritage included three Allen family wills transcribed by Jean L. Cooper. These rare documents go a long way … Continue reading \n