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of Randolph County, North Carolina, in his will, names “Elizabeth, my well
beloved wife,” and nine children: James, William, Elias, John, Moses, Eli,
Rachel Brown, Elizabeth Jones, and Levi (his executor). William Allred of
Randolph County, North Carolina, in his will, names “my wife Elizabeth” and
four children: John and William (executors), Elizabeth and Nancy. The
children of Solomon Allred can only be identified through other records.
Solomon Allred died intestate (without a will) in Richmond County, North
Carolina. In his estate papers, his name is variously spelled “Alred” and
“Allread.” His estate was inventoried on 26 December 1782. According to the
Allred family, the only family members mentioned in the estate settlement are
Solomon Allred and Mary Allred, whose names appear in subsequent land records
in Richmond County (7 December 1797, Deed Book C, Page 806). The Allred
family concludes that the reference is to Solomon Jr., and that the deceased
was Solomon Sr., whose wife’s name was also Mary (ref. Dr. Rulon C. Allred).
The North Carolina state census (1784-1787) for Randolph County is lost, but
the records for Richmond County have survived. Listed are Jonathan, Phenias,
and Solomon Alred. Also appearing in land and court records for Richmond
County are John and Francis Allred, believed by Dr. Rulon C. Allred to have
been the youngest sons of Solomon. Phineas, Johnathan and Solomon Allred,
all married with children, are all listed in the 1790 United States census
for Richmond County, North Carolina. In the 1800 census, Jonathan Alred,
Fineas Aldred, and John Aldred, all aged 26-44, are listed in Fayetteville
(in Anson or Richmond counties), and Francis Allred, aged 16-25, is listed
in Randolph County. In the 1810 census, Phinehas and Johnathan Allred
(both aged 45+) are listed in Barnwell, South Carolina. Solomon Allred is
not found, possibly because he was living in eastern Tennessee, for which
census records prior to 1830 are lost (more on this below).
An examination of the 1800 census records shows little evidence of children
of Thomas, William or Solomon Allred having been born before 1755. Only in
Randolph County are there any heads of households named Allred (by any
spelling) in the 45+ age bracket: Thomas and William (the elders); Margaret,
probably the widow of John the elder (see below); Betty (a widow with
children); James (eldest son of Thomas, born c. 1754 according to Rulon C.
Allred); and one John Alred whose parentage is not clear, as John, Thomas,
William, and Solomon all had sons named John. All four “original” Allreds
appear on the 1755 tax list for Orange County (from which Randolph County
was created in 1779), and all but Thomas are listed as single men.
Here is where it gets complicated: Four men named Solomon Allred turn up
in the 1830 census for Overton County, Tennessee, the oldest being Solomon
Allred Snr., aged 80-89, with a wife aged 70-79; living next door is Solomon
Allred Jnr., aged 40-49. Also listed are Solomon Allred aged 50-59; and
Solomon Allred aged 20-29. Listed in the 1850 census for Overton or Anderson
counties are five men named Solomon (or Solimon) Allred (or Alred): Solimon
Allred aged 80, born in North Carolina, with a wife (or daughter) Sarah,
aged 58, born in South Carolina; Solomon Alred aged 78, with a wife Mary,
aged 74, both born in North Carolina; Solomon Alred aged 66, birth place
“not known,” with a wife Aneretta, aged 65, born in North Carolina; Solomon
Alred aged 27, with a wife Sarah, aged 27, both born in Tennessee; and
Solimon Allred aged 7, son of Theofilos and Elizabeth Allred, aged 35 and 33,
all born in Tennessee.
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