Backtracking

I have admitted temporary defeat.  After intense focus for months, I have not been able to definitively verify our connection with the Allens of New Kent.  The evidence is great, but it is all "soft" evidence... no hard proof.  So, this morning I removed from my family tree all of the Allens from Turner Allen on back.  Heartbreaking but necessary for the sanctity of the research process. When I find the proof I'm looking for, I will add them back.

There are more Allen families in Virginia than I first thought:

1. Allens came from Scotland to Augusta County, Virginia.  
2. Allens came from England to New Kent County.
3. Allens came from England to York County and Surry.  
4. Allens came from Ireland to Fredricksburg, Virginia. 
5. Allens migrated from New England to the mountains of Virginia.  

Then the Allen families of Virginia all dispersed to North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Missouri.  It is a grand mess to sort out.