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From Research by LuAnn Eisinger
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~elsinger/genealogy/gilliland/g0/p43.htm#i1286


Allen T. Gilliland1
M, #1286, b. 19 October 1783, d. 16 November 1860
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Descendant Chart of Robert Gilliland, Sr.
Allen T. Gilliland was born on 19 October 1783 at Tennessee; 1860 census says South Carolina.2,3,4 He was the son of Robert Gilliland Sr. By virtue of part of land warrant #42, assigned of Robert Gilliland, Allen entered 200 acres of land in the 3rd District, 14th Section, which according to a reconstructed map of Tennessee’s various early Surveyors’ Districts, would have been in or around Overton County.1,5 Allen T. Gilliland married Polly Pascal/Paschal on 12 December 1809 at Pulaski County, Kentucky.6 James K. Polk Gilliland, in his family history, said that Allen became acquainted with Polly by having taken a prospecting trip with his father to Pulaski County.7 On September 13, 1812, Allen was granted 200 acres of land in Overton County, Tennessee, in the 3rd District, 14th Section. The land was originally granted to a James Yarbrough (Warrant No. 42 dated October 1, 1801 and entered on August 12, 1807 by No. 541) by the state of North Carolina for military services performed by Yarbrough

Allen T. Gilliland appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Overton County, Tennessee, with a household listed as one male under 10, one male 10-15, one male 26-44, and one female 26-44.9 Allen was not found in the 1830 Federal census for Overton County, Tennessee. I went through the census page by page. In fact, even though land records prove there were Gillilands living in this area none were found in the available census. I believe some of the census records for this county may have been lost.

Allen was listed on the 1836 tax list for Overton County, Tennessee, in District #5 as was his son James.10 Allen and James were also listed on the 1837 tax list for Overton County, Tennessee, in District #5.10

Allen T. appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Overton County, Tennessee, with a household listed as one male 50-59, and one female 40-49.11 On December 28, 1840 Allen sold 100 acres, of his 200 acre tract of land on the Roaring River that he was granted in 1812, to his son James for $500.12 He and Polly Pascal/Paschal appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District No. 1, Overton County, Tennessee, enumerated 21 September 1850.2 Also listed as living with them is an Allen Gilliland, age 13, who I believe is their grandson and was counted twice in the census. Allen T. Gilliland and Polly Pascal/Paschal appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Overton County, Tennessee, enumerated 16 July 1860.3

Allen T. Gilliland died on 16 November 1860 at Overton County, Tennessee, at age 77.7 (The tombstone is hard to read and the year of death could be 1869. Someone would have to take a rubbing of it to make sure.) He was buried at Gilliland Family Cemetery, Rickman, Overton County, Tennessee.4
A descendant of this Allen Gilliland has a 33/37 DNA match with a descendant of the John Gilliland who married Charity Richardson.
According to the 1820 census, Allen had two sons. We know that one of them was James. The other son may have been Robert S. Gilliland.
Child of Allen T. Gilliland and Polly Pascal/Paschal
James Gilliland+11 b. 18 Oct 1811, d. 13 Mar 1881
Citations
[S11142] Ancestry.com, "Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927", (database online).
[S1535] Allen Gilliland household, 1850 U.S. census, Overton County, Tennessee, population schedule, District No. 1, page 69, dwelling 466, family 467.; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
[S1536] Allen Gilelen household, 1860 U.S. census, Overton County, Tennessee, population schedule, District No. 5, PO Oak Hill, page 253, dwelling 1803, family 1803.; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
[S1548] Allen Gilliland, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
[S11143] Tennessee’s Early Surveyors’ Districts, online http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/survdist.htm
[S783] Ancestry.com, "Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850", (database online).
[S1534] James K. Polk Gilliland, "The Gilliland Family History."
[S2024] Allen Gilliland, Book B, pages 357-358, Overton County, Tennessee, Deed.
[S2011] 1820 United States Federal Census, Overton County, Tennessee.
[S11681] Ancestry.com, "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895", (database online).
[S1533] 1840 United States Federal Census, Overton County, Tennessee.
[S2031] Allen Gilliland, Book I, page 304, Overton County, Tennessee, Deed.