Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Allan Melvill, father of writer Herman Melville, was an American merchant who imported cloth and clothing and sold it in Albany (N.Y.) and New York City. His parents were Thomas Melvill and Maria Gansevoort; his grandfather was General Peter Gansevoort, hero of Fort Stan-wix in the American Revolution.
Links to collections
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Herman Melville papers, 1761-1964.
Houghton Library
Gansevoort, Catherine Van Schaick, 1751-1830. Gansevoort-Lansing collection, 1650-1919, bulk (1800-1899).
New York Public Library System, NYPL
Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832. Paternal line of the Melvill family of Boston, Massachusetts, 1712-1818.
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Papers, 1787-1863.
Houghton Library
Betsy Beinecke Shirley collection of American children's literature, 1640-2001
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Papers, 1787-1863.
Houghton Library
Related names in SNAC
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Houghton Library.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
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Scollay, Mercy, 1741-
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Shirley, Betsy Beinecke.
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Cargill family.
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Gansevoort family.
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Melville family.
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Melville family.
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Scollay family.
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Places:
- Boston (Mass.) (as recorded)
Variant Names
Melvill, Allan, 1782-1835
Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832.
Melville, Allan, 1782-1832
Melvill, Allan, 1782-1835.
