Moses Allen

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Moses Allen (1748—1779) was a minister of Midway, Georgia, who was educated at the College of New Jersey. In 1778, General Augustine Prevost, military commander of British East Florida—headquartered in St. Augustine—dispersed his society, and burned the meeting house and many dwelling houses, etc. When Savannah was taken, Allen was also taken prisoner, and sent on board the prison ships. He was very active both in exhortation and in actual service in the field. He was drowned in an attempt to escape.

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• This article incorporates content from John Aikin's General Biography, a publication in the public domain.