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Andrew settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and held land grants as early as 1744. He served in the Cumberland County militia. Rowan County Tax List 1759: Andrew, Richard and Adam Allison; also Wm. Simonton and "2 Negroes, Rachel and Peter." Thomas Allison and Negro Jude.
Andrew Allison of Colerain Township along the Lancaster-Chester County border, married Ann Simonton prior to 1747. On 26 May 1744 he obtained warrants for 50 and 150 acres. He was one of the earliest settlers in what became Rowan County. On 27 Dec 1750 he obtained a warrant for 640 acres on the Catawba River. By 1753 he was a Justice of the Rowan Court.
Rowan Deeds, I, 72. Although Carter, along with Edward Hughes, John Brevard, and Squire Boone, was later appointed a trustee for the town of Salisbury, he was not present at the June 1753 session of the court which determined the town's location. This decision was delivered by justices Alexander Osburn, Walter Carruth, John Brevard, John Brandon, Andrew Allison, and Robert Simonton. A possibility exists that these men consulted Carter regarding the location of Salisbury at an earlier meeting of the court. See Rowan Court Min., June 1753
He was a founding member of the Fourth Creek Congregation and by 1768 was the High Sheriff of Rowan County. His term ended badly when he had to report in 1770 that he had collected only 205 taxes in 1768. This was the time of the Regulator Movement in North Carolina and many simply refused to pay their taxes. After the Regulators were suppressed, the Legislature gave Andrew and other Sheriffs the opportunity to collect the back taxes. He continued to serve as a Justice until his death. While he held extensive land, Artisans in the North Carolina Backcountry shows him as a tailor.
Andrew moved to Rowan Co., NC sometime after Ann's death. He was known as Squire Allison. He was one of the first Magistrates in Rowan Co. in 1753. He was High Sheriff of Rowan Co., about 1768. He enlisted in the company of Capt. John Summers 1st North Carolina Battalion where he served for three years during the American Revolution.
(Source: genkssst - 20 Sep 2008)

Andrew married Ann Simonton about 1730 in Lancaster Co., PA (now New Franklin Co.). Ann (daughter of Theophilus Simonton and Mary Smith) was born about 1712 in Chester Co., PA; died before 1753 in Lancaster Co., PA (now New Franklin Co.). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Watt arrived from Pennsylvania probably in late 1749 with the Allison’s, who were the first settlers on Fourth Creek near Statesville. William Watt married Jean Allison on an unknown date. James Allison of Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania named William Watt as his son-in-law in his will of August 31, 1762. Thomas Allison, Andrew Allison and Robert Allison probably were brothers of Jean Allison, and if not were closely related. They had entries on Fourth Creek in 1750 and were issued Granville grants on March 25, 1752. The Allison’s grants on Fourth Creek were on good bottom land. It appears William Watt chose to settle on Sherrill’s Path, the only route of travel at that time in the present Iredell County near Statesville.
Fort Dobbs was built in 1756 near Sherrill’s Path and William Watt lived nearer to the fort than any other settler. He probably furnished oxen and helped construct Fort Dobbs.
The Rowan Court Minutes show William Watt had two horses stolen by the Cherokee Indians when they made their attack on Fort Dobbs in February of 1760. William Watt was the third Constable in Captain Allison's District after Rowan County was formed in 1753. Thomas Allison was the first Constable, John McElwrath was the second and William Watt was appointed on April 17, 1755.
On March 24, 1754, William Watt had his brand recorded for his livestock. He served as tax collector, overseer of road, and numerous times was on jury duty in Rowan County.
William Watt's land holdings of Granville and state grants consist of about 800 acres, the southern boundary being the present Hartness Road and Race Street in Statesville. His home is shown on the William Sharpe Map. William Watt had a family of five children by Jean Allison, his first wife. She died October 14, 1763 and was buried in the Fourth Creek Cemetery. The children were William, Jr. born about 1755, James, Rebecca born about 1760, Margaret born 1755 and Jane born 1757.

Theophilus married Mary Smith in Lancaster Co., PA (now New Franklin Co.). Mary was born about 1690 in Glebe of Urney, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]