The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . r. James Allen never was a permanentresident of Northampton Town, tho* heoften came to sojourn at Trout Hall. Helived in Philadelphia, where he died in1778. By his will he gave his propertyto his son, James Allen, and his daugh-ters, Ann Penn Allen. Margaret Eliza-beth Allen (afterwards married to Wil-liam Tilghman) and Mary Masters Al-len (afterwards Mrs. Henry W. Livings-ton), as tenants in common, in tee sim-ple. James Allen, Jr.
The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . r. James Allen never was a permanentresident of Northampton Town, tho* heoften came to sojourn at Trout Hall. Helived in Philadelphia, where he died in1778. By his will he gave his propertyto his son, James Allen, and his daugh-ters, Ann Penn Allen. Margaret Eliza-beth Allen (afterwards married to Wil-liam Tilghman) and Mary Masters Al-len (afterwards Mrs. Henry W. Livings-ton), as tenants in common, in tee sim-ple. James Allen, Jr., died in his minor-ity and his interest in the estate went tohis sisters. In iSoo Ann Penn Allenmarried James Greonleat. after having,on account oi Mr. Greenleats a deed conveying all her realestate to William Tilghman and JohnLawrence in trust, on condition that theyshould convey all or part oi her estate tosuch person or persons as she might des-ignate bv writing. This deed is recordedat Easton in Deed-Book E. Vol. II,p. 650. Sotne time before 1S2S John I^wrenceand William Tilghman. the trustees just NORTHAMPTON TOWN AND ALLFATOWN 105. Courtfsy of IWv. J. C. Cocptr. r). AlltUto^^n. SEMINARY AND TROUT HALL IN 1S4S. In 1848 Allentown Seminary was opened in the Livingston Mansion at Fourth and \Va!nutstreets, by Rev. R. Kessler. The building was gradually enlarged, and in 1S67 tle ir^iti-tution became Muhlenberg College. Trout Hal! is the small building to the let: of the Sem-inary. In his history of the Lehigh Valley, published in i860, >L S. Henry says that this onlyremaining relic of the olden time was used as a kitchen for the Seminary. It stood until :hcmain building was enlarged in 1867. named, died. The latter having leftneither will nor deed, his estate descend-ed to his heir-at-law, a minor and not acitizen of this State. The Assembly ofPennsylvania thereupon passed an actappointing \\alter C. Livingston trusteein the estate
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