Sarah Allen (also known as Sara Allen and Mother Allen; 1764–1849) was an American abolitionist and missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is known within the AME Church as The Founding Mother.
Sarah Allen, birth name Sarah Bass, was born in 1764. She was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. She was born a slave. When she was eight she was sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was no longer enslaved as of 1800. That year she met Richard Allen. They married by 1802. They had six children: Richard Jr., James, John, Peter, Sara, and Ann. Allen maintained the family finances and general homemaking tasks.
The family purchased property for $35 in Philadelphia. The property housed a blacksmith shop. The shop was planning to relocate and the Allens used their team of horses to transport the shop to its new location. The property was eventually renovated and made into a church, which would become the founding African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Allen was highly involved in the AME Church, which Richard Allen founded. The family hid and cared for runaway slaves and their home was a part of the Underground Railroad. The couple used their home and the church to house enslaved people. By 1827, she had founded the Daughters of the Conference. The Daughters supported the male ministers of the AME Church. The women fed and cared for the generally poor and untidy ministers. The women also had a sewing circle to help mend and make clothes for the ministers.
Allen died on July 16, 1849, at the house of her younger sister in Philadelphia. She is buried alongside Richard Allen at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church. The Daughters of the Conference was renamed Sarah Allen Women's Missionary Society.
Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 about Sarah Bass
Name: Sarah Bass
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1801
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name: Richard Allen
Organization Name: Old St George Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 about Sarah Allen
Name: Sarah Allen
Birth Date: abt 1762
Birth Place: Virginia
Death Date: 16 Jul 1849
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 87
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Occupation: Lady-
Street Address: 157 Lumbert St
Marital Status: Widowed
FHL Film Number: 1906950
Sarah Allen, birth name Sarah Bass, was born in 1764. She was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. She was born a slave. When she was eight she was sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was no longer enslaved as of 1800. That year she met Richard Allen. They married by 1802. They had six children: Richard Jr., James, John, Peter, Sara, and Ann. Allen maintained the family finances and general homemaking tasks.
The family purchased property for $35 in Philadelphia. The property housed a blacksmith shop. The shop was planning to relocate and the Allens used their team of horses to transport the shop to its new location. The property was eventually renovated and made into a church, which would become the founding African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Allen was highly involved in the AME Church, which Richard Allen founded. The family hid and cared for runaway slaves and their home was a part of the Underground Railroad. The couple used their home and the church to house enslaved people. By 1827, she had founded the Daughters of the Conference. The Daughters supported the male ministers of the AME Church. The women fed and cared for the generally poor and untidy ministers. The women also had a sewing circle to help mend and make clothes for the ministers.
Allen died on July 16, 1849, at the house of her younger sister in Philadelphia. She is buried alongside Richard Allen at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church. The Daughters of the Conference was renamed Sarah Allen Women's Missionary Society.
Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 about Sarah Bass
Name: Sarah Bass
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1801
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name: Richard Allen
Organization Name: Old St George Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 about Sarah Allen
Name: Sarah Allen
Birth Date: abt 1762
Birth Place: Virginia
Death Date: 16 Jul 1849
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 87
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Occupation: Lady-
Street Address: 157 Lumbert St
Marital Status: Widowed
FHL Film Number: 1906950
Sarah Allen (also known as Sara Allen and Mother Allen; 1764–1849) was an American abolitionist and missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is known within the AME Church as The Founding Mother.
Sarah Allen, birth name Sarah Bass, was born in 1764. She was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. She was born a slave. When she was eight she was sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was no longer enslaved as of 1800. That year she met Richard Allen. They married by 1802. They had six children: Richard Jr., James, John, Peter, Sara, and Ann. Allen maintained the family finances and general homemaking tasks.
The family purchased property for $35 in Philadelphia. The property housed a blacksmith shop. The shop was planning to relocate and the Allens used their team of horses to transport the shop to its new location. The property was eventually renovated and made into a church, which would become the founding African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Allen was highly involved in the AME Church, which Richard Allen founded. The family hid and cared for runaway slaves and their home was a part of the Underground Railroad. The couple used their home and the church to house enslaved people. By 1827, she had founded the Daughters of the Conference. The Daughters supported the male ministers of the AME Church. The women fed and cared for the generally poor and untidy ministers. The women also had a sewing circle to help mend and make clothes for the ministers.
Allen died on July 16, 1849, at the house of her younger sister in Philadelphia. She is buried alongside Richard Allen at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church. The Daughters of the Conference was renamed Sarah Allen Women's Missionary Society.
Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 about Sarah Bass
Name: Sarah Bass
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1801
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name: Richard Allen
Organization Name: Old St George Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 about Sarah Allen
Name: Sarah Allen
Birth Date: abt 1762
Birth Place: Virginia
Death Date: 16 Jul 1849
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 87
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Occupation: Lady-
Street Address: 157 Lumbert St
Marital Status: Widowed
FHL Film Number: 1906950
Sarah Allen, birth name Sarah Bass, was born in 1764. She was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. She was born a slave. When she was eight she was sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was no longer enslaved as of 1800. That year she met Richard Allen. They married by 1802. They had six children: Richard Jr., James, John, Peter, Sara, and Ann. Allen maintained the family finances and general homemaking tasks.
The family purchased property for $35 in Philadelphia. The property housed a blacksmith shop. The shop was planning to relocate and the Allens used their team of horses to transport the shop to its new location. The property was eventually renovated and made into a church, which would become the founding African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Allen was highly involved in the AME Church, which Richard Allen founded. The family hid and cared for runaway slaves and their home was a part of the Underground Railroad. The couple used their home and the church to house enslaved people. By 1827, she had founded the Daughters of the Conference. The Daughters supported the male ministers of the AME Church. The women fed and cared for the generally poor and untidy ministers. The women also had a sewing circle to help mend and make clothes for the ministers.
Allen died on July 16, 1849, at the house of her younger sister in Philadelphia. She is buried alongside Richard Allen at Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church. The Daughters of the Conference was renamed Sarah Allen Women's Missionary Society.
Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 about Sarah Bass
Name: Sarah Bass
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1801
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name: Richard Allen
Organization Name: Old St George Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 about Sarah Allen
Name: Sarah Allen
Birth Date: abt 1762
Birth Place: Virginia
Death Date: 16 Jul 1849
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 87
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Occupation: Lady-
Street Address: 157 Lumbert St
Marital Status: Widowed
FHL Film Number: 1906950
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