John Allsop

John Allsop was born Sep 20, 1823, in St Mary's Parish, England to Ira Absolom and Mary Ann Cressey Allsop. John is a pioneer of Richmond. John is a veteran of the Indian Wars.

History

John Allsop spent most of his adult life living in England. He married Caroline Moore on April 24, 1843, and their only son, John Morre, was born. Caroline died in 1845, and according to family histories, John Allsop gave his son to Caroline's parents to raise while he moved to Manchester, England. In Manchester, he married Susannah Robbins on Dec 28, 1845. 

In 1847, the Allsop family was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They sailed on the Marshfield from Liverpool on April 8, 1854, and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 29.1 On the travel to the Nebraska Territory, Susannah died on Aug 6, and was buried in the Territory. John joined an unknown company the same year, and Mary Ellen Wood, a friend of John and Susannah, who was on the same ship they sailed on to immigrate to America. John and Mary were married on Sep 12, 1854 in Rawlins, Wyoming, during their trek.

The Allsop family first moved to Bountiful, Utah in 1854. They moved to Richmond in the spring of 1860. For work, John was a carpenter and made furniture. While in Richmond, John entered the practice of polygamy by marrying Johanna Marie Eskelsen on March 12, 1867 in Richmond.

After the construction of the Richmond Fort in 1860 and other forts in Cache Valley, the Territory of Utah created the Cache Military District on Oct 15, 1861 with Church Apostle Ezra T. Benson as Colonel. Richmond was organized as the 5th Battalion Infantry, with Thomas L. Whittle as Major, David P. Rainy as Adjutant, and Robert M. Kerr and Dana Walton as Captains. On June 16, 1863, Richmond was organized into two companies of Infantry and two squads of Cavalry. John was appointed as a Private in both instances.

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