Allen Family Line

Allen Family Line

Family

Spouse:

Abigail Kingman

1705-1770

Abigail Allen

Birthdate: May 28, 1705

Birthplace: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts

Denomination: (probably) Puritan / Congregationalist

Date of Marriage: January 1, 1730

Place of Marriage: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Death: 1770 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Kingman, Jr. and Bethiah Newcomb

See: Kingman Family Line

Children:

1. Abigail Allen, born in 1730; married Jonathan Randall

2. Jonathan Allen, born in 1732

3. Jemima Allen, born in 1735; married _____ Randall

4. Jacob Allen, born in 1739

5. Ephraim Allen, born in 1743

6. Josiah Allen, born in 1746

7. Ephraim Allen, born in 1747

About Jacob Allen

Jacob Allen, born in 1702, in East Bridgewater, met an accidental death, a cart running over him. In 1730 he married Abigail Kingman, daughter of Henry Kingman, and they had a family of seven children.

Sources

Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, (Boston, MA: Kidder & Wright, Printer, 1840), p. 93

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), (birth)

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), (marriage)

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-5YC : 10 February 2018), Jacob Allen, 06 Nov 1702; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.

References

Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916)

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ALLEN, Jacob, ch. Ebenezer and Rebekah, Nov. 6, 1702.

Military Service: participated in many of the battles with the Indians during King Philip's War.

Children:

1. Samuel Allen III 1660–1750

2. Essiel Allen 1662–

3. Mehitable Allen 1664–1725

4. Sarah Allen 1667–1748

5. Bethiah Allen 1669–1744

6. Nathaniel Allen 1671–1751

7. Ebenezer Allen 1674–1735

8. Josiah Allen 1677–1736

9. Elisha Allen 1678–1731

10. Nehemiah Allen 1681–1728

About Samuel Allen II

Samuel Allen, born in 1632, settled in 1660 in what is now East Bridgewater, and was the second clerk of the town. He married Sarah Partridge, who was born in 1639, daughter of George Partridge, of Duxbury. Mr. Allen died in 1703.

Samuel, the eldest son of Samuel Allen Sr., settled in the parish of East Bridgewater as early as 1660. He was one of the original landed proprietors of the town and held many offices of trust and honor from the people. He was town clerk from 1683 to 1702, was a member of the Legislature in 1693, was in many of the battles with the Indians in those times, and once, while on a march to join Capt. Church with twenty of his neighbors, took seventeen prisoners after a desperate conflict. The records of the town still bear witness of his character for accuracy and research. He was a deacon of the church and bore a good character to his death.

He married Sarah, daughter of George Partridge of Duxbury; She was born in 1639. They had 10 children

Links

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/person/p775.htm

http://capecodgenes.com/web%20cards/ps01/ps01_220.html

http://www.johnbrobb.com/JBR-ALLEN-R.htm#patriarchSAMUEL

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/e/r/i/William-J-Erickson/BOOK-0001/0002-0002.html#CHILD2

http://www.geneajourney.com/allen.html

notes

"Eldest son, Samuel, removed to Bridgewater as early as 1660, where he was deacon of the church there, and is said to have been the first settler, his name being among those appearing on a placque in the East Bridgewater Library commemorating the original town proprietors. He was the second Town Clerk, an office he held from 1683 to 1702, and served as a Representative in 1693. He also participated in many of the battles with the Indians during King Philip's War. His will was dated 29 Jun 1703, and probated 21 Dec 1705, Sarah Allen and Nehemiah Allen, executors."

The Old Grave-yard in West Bridgewater, on the east side of Taunton Road, leading from Mill River to Mile Brook Bridge, now called South Street, was originally one acre of land, and about forty years ago was enlarged by an addition of land on the north and east sides, to its present form and quantity, to wit: nearly a triangle, and containing one acre, one quarter and eleven rods of land, then making a carriage way on the northerly and easterly side, as appears by the plan hereto annexed, made from an actual survey of the premises, and then enclosing the whole ground with a stone wall, as now appears.

Some ten years ago the ground had become grown over to bushes, trees, wild grass and weeds, the stones covered with moss, and out of position. A subscription was raised, the ground was dug over, graded and smoothed, the headstones cleaned and righted, the footstones removed to the back side of the headstones, and otherwise disposed of, so that the ground is now in comfortable condition for mowing, and for being kept in good order in the future.

There is but one reference to this ground as a grave-yard in the old records, and that is its grant by the Proprietors of Bridgewater for a burial-place, and is found in the first volume of said Proprietors' Records at the top of page 153, in the hand-writing of Samuel Allen, who was the second Town and Proprietors' Clerk, from 1683 to 1702, and is in these words, under the head of "Edward Fobes:"

"more, one aker and half and one aker for a burying place, liing at the hed of this aker and half liing at the hed of his tow house lot that hee bought of John Cary, bounded at the hed by tow red ok or black oke saplings."

from: http://plymouthcolony.net/bridgewater/latham/001.html

Samuel Allen, Senior Deacon and second Town and Proprietors' Clerk in Bridgewater, 1683 to 1702, lived on the east bank of Matfield river, near where the Branch railroad crosses the river. He owned a large tract of land on the east side of that river, bounded, northwesterly, by Nicholas Byram, and northeasterly by the lands of Whitman and Harris, including the plain, the common, the burying-ground, and land on both sides of the road, to the brick store and depot, and some further west.

All the burying-ground, and a very large part of the common at the meeting-house, was given and conveyed to the East Precinct, or to committees in behalf of said Precinct, by the Allen family by sundry deeds. Only one deed covers the burying-ground, and that is the deed of Matthew Allen, Jr., to Thomas Whitman, Edward Mitchell, and Hugh Orr, a committee of the East Precinct, dated November 20, 1759, recorded April 19, 1760, in Plymouth Registry, book 46, page 55.

This deed conveys "121 rods of land adjoining land for many years improved for a burying place, given by my father, Samuel Allen, late of Bridgewater, containing 100 rods." The deed recites that the land alloted for a burying-ground is but small, and in time like to prove too scanty for the use of the inhabitants, and that the whole land

from: http://plymouthcolony.net/bridgewater/latham/183.html

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References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Deacon-Samuel-Allen/6000000011914718218

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYNR-7QR

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-21

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Samuel_Allen_%2814%29

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74639304/samuel-allen

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/131380/I65672/samuel-allen/individual

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kinomine/family/p14.htm#i6936

https://accessgenealogy.com/massachusetts/allen-family-east-bridgewater-massachusetts.htm

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Nana's 8x Great-Grandfather:

My 10x Great Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:

Samuel Allen I (1597 - 1669)

Samuel Allen, of Braintree

Also Known As: "Samuel Allen the immigrant ancestor"

Birthdate: bet. 1597-1601

Birthplace: (perhaps of) Bridgewater, Somerset , England / Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, England / Weymouth, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England

Christening: 1622 at Chelmsford, Essex, England

Denomination: (probably) Puritan / Congregationalist

Death: August 5, 1669 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Burial: Braintree, Norfolk County , Massachusetts (body lost or destroyed, Specifically: No extant cemetery or gravestone record exists)

Occupation: Sawyer, Saw Mill Operator, Town Clerk, Selectman, Surveyor of Highways, Constable, Deputy

Parents (unconfirmed):

George Allen

1578-1648

Katherine Watts

1575-

Family

Spouse (disputed):

Anne Whitmore

1612-1641

Anne Allen

Also Known As: "Not Ann Whitmore", "Anne"

Birthdate: 1612

Birthplace: Hampshire, England

Denomination: (probably) Puritan / Congregationalist

Date of Marriage: September 9, 1631

Place of Marriage: Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death: September 29, 1641 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Burial: Unknown

Immediate Family:

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

Children:

1. Samuel Allen II 1632–1705

2. Joseph Allen 1634–1650

3. James Allen 1636–1714

4. Nehemiah Allen Sr 1636–1684

5. Sarah Allen 1639–1690

6. Mary Allen 1639–1709

7. Ann Allen 1640–

About Samuel Allen I

Samuel Allen I migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Disputed Origins

A record of Samuel Allen's birth has not been discovered, nor have his parents been identified. The occasionally cited birthplace of "Bridgewater, Somerset, England"[1] is as yet unconfirmed. Samuel Allen was long thought to have been the son of George Allen, but it is now known that George's son was a much younger Samuel Allen.

Disputed Spouse

Ann Whitmore d/o John Whitmore it is reported married George Farrar.

Samuel Allen (the first of this line in New England) and his wife Ann resided in Braintree, Mass. She died in 1641, and he married (second) Sarah, daughter of Lieut. Josiah Standish.

https://ia800204.us.archive.org/19/items/agenealogyallen00allegoog/agenealogyallen00allegoog.pdf

The following sketch is for the purpose of refuting any attempt to claim this Samuel Allen was the son of George Allen of Sandwich, Mass.[1] Further, to clearly establish Samuel as the father of sons Samuel and James, who married two daughters of the writer's ancestors - George Partridge and Sarah Tracy of Duxbury, Mass.

Samuel Allen, born perhaps circa 1601 in England of unknown parents, d. of record in Braintree (then part of Suffolk County, now Norfolk County), Mass on the "6th mo., 2d day, 1669" (i.e., Aug. 2, 1669), the same day he signed his recorded will.

In 1625 Thomas Morton, along with some 30-40 non-Plymouth Pilgrims, parted company from Plymouth and established beyond the limits of the Plymouth Colony "Merrymount," subsequently renamed "Mount Wollaston," now encompassed by Braintree and Quincy, Mass. After the 1630 arrival of the Massachusetts Bay colonists, the Town of Boston claimed jurisdiction over "Mount Wollaston." Boston's earliest grants at "the Mount" began in 1634 as large farms for Boston's prominent citizens and clergy. By the year 1639 Boston's grants of land at "the Mount" were for general settlement based on 4 acres per family member at a cost of 3 shillings per acre.

The earliest known record of Samuel Allen in New England is on Feb. 24, 1639/40 when the town of Boston granted him, among others, land at Mount Wollaston (that part now Braintree) consisting of 28 acres to accommodate 7 heads [BTR 49.]

On an unknown date and place probably in England, Samuel m. 1) a wife purportedly named Ann Whitmore; however, both her first and purported maiden name are unproved. She is claimed to have died in Braintree Sept. 29, 1641, but no record can be found confirming that date as fact. Samuel Allen had the following four known children by his first wife:

• i. Samuel Allen, Jr., b. Nov. 10, 1632, d. testate in Bridgewater, Mass. between June 29, 1703 (date of his will), and Dec. 21, 1705 (date of probate); m. by early 1660, Sarah Partridge, dau. of George Partridge and Sarah Tracy, b. circa 1639 in Duxbury, Mass. She d. Aug. 7, 1722 in Bridgewater, Mass. Ten children of the family, all descendants of Stephen Tracy of the 1623 Little Ann passage to Plymouth, Mass.

• ii. James Allen, b. after July 25, 1636, d. July 25, 1714 in Chilmark, Mass., Æ 78 (g.s.); m. by 1662, Elizabeth Partridge, sister of his brother Samuel's wife, b. after Aug. 8, 1643 in Duxbury, Mass. She d. Aug. 8, 1722 in Chilmark, Mass., Æ 79 (g.s.) Twelve children of the family, all descendants of Stephen Tracy of the 1623 Little Ann passage to Plymouth, Mass.

• iii. Sarah Allen, b. Mar. 30, 1639, was living Sept. 16, 1690 in Preston, Conn.; m. after Mar. 7, 1655/56 as his 2nd wife, Josiah Standish, s. of Capt. Myles Standish of the 1620 Mayflower and his wife Barbara, b. circa 1633 either in Duxbury or Plymouth, Mass. He d. Mar. 19, 1689/90 in Preston, Conn. Eight known, possibly nine, children of the family, all Capt. Myles Standish Mayflower descendants.

• iv. Mary Allen, b. circa 1641, was living in Boston, Mass. in 1684 as her husband's widow; m. Jan 24, 1656/57 of record in Weymouth, Mass., Nathaniel Greenwood of Boston. He d. testate July 31, 1684 in Boston (g.s., #8448145). Five recorded and one unrecorded children of the family in Boston.

On an unknown date and place before late 1649, Samuel m. Margaret, the widow of Edward Lamb of Boston, who survived him. Like his first wife, that Margaret's maiden name was French is unproved. They had two known children in Braintree:

• v. Joseph Allen, b. May 15, 1650, d. Mar. 20, 1726/7 in Braintree, Mass.; m. 1) Jan. 30, 1670/1 in Braintree, Rebecca Leader (not Ruth Searles) [2], and 2) Jan. 27, 1703/4 in Braintree, the widow Lydia (Ford) Holbrook.

• vi. Abigail Allen, b. after Jan 25, 1650/1.

In his Braintree, Mass. will dated Aug. 2, 1669, Samuel gave to son Samuel £20, to son James £5, to son-in-law Josiah Standish £5 (husb. of dau. Sarah), to son-in-law Nathaniel Greenwood £5 (husb. of dau. Mary), and to unmarried dau. Abigail £30. The balance of the estate he left one-half to wife Margaret and one-half to son Joseph, with Margaret authorized to pay £10 amongst her own Lamb children if she saw need. He named wife Margaret executrix and son Joseph executor of the will. The estate inventory totaling £228.12.09 was taken Aug. 27, 1669. The witnesses to the will and both the executrix and executor gave proof of the will Sept. 16, 1669.

[1] Samuel Allen, the acknowledged son of George Allen of Sandwich, Mass., was living in Boston July 10, 1656 when on that date "Henery and Samuell Allin of Boston ... joint heirs of a piece of land ... in the bounds of Sandwich ... which was the proper possession of our father George Allin deceased, and by him given to us ... with the consent of our Mother, to say now Katheren Collins who hath interest during her life," sold the land "unto George Alline of Sandwich" (Henry and Samuel's brother) [MD 25:136-37, citing PCLR 3:37]. After this deed Samuel, son of George of Sandwich, disappears from the records.

[2] See NEHGR 54 (July 1900): 349-50 for the well developed argument regarding the correct identity of Joseph Allen's first wife.

Original Bio by Don Blauvelt

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OR previous info suggests this: Samuel Allen was NOT the son of George Allen and Katherine Watts. He married 1)Anne Whitmore in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts in 1630 2)Margaret French in 1644.

Other links, notes: Suggested edit: Hi. Thank you for maintaining the memorial for Samuel Allen Sr. I noted in the bio the statement "Samuel Allen was the son of George Allen and Katherine Watts." I am curious as to the support you have for this information. There is a web link that disputes this claim - http://www.johnbrobb.com/Content/ALLEN/R/P02-Two-NE-Patriarchs.pdf. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you might be able to provide. Samuel Allen Sr is my 9g grandfather and I am "just trying to get it right." Thank you, in advance, for your efforts on my behalf. Regards,

Contributor: Velcro (47336803) • comm63@mac.com

7 GM: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, “George Allen” sketch, 30, citing Plymouth Colony probate 1:1:84, and

two secondary source versions of this document

Marriage

First marriage: by 1632, possibly at Braintree, Massachusetts.[2]

Wife: Ann (possibly Whitmore); Ann died 29 Sep 1641.

Children with Ann:[3]

Samuel Allen, born 10 Nov 1632, possibly in Braintree or Duxbury, Massachusetts; married Sarah Partridge, daughter of George.

Mary Allen, [born 1634?] married Lieut. Nathaniel Greenwood[4] [in 1636?]

James Allen, [born in 1636?] married Elizabeth Perkins?

Sarah Allen, born 30 Mar 1639, married Lieut. Josiah Standish, son of Myles Standish[5]

Abigail Allen; may have been the Abigail who married John Cary.[3] (Versus Abigail Penniman.)

Second marriage: by 1650, at Braintree, Massachusetts.[6]

Wife: Mrs. Margaret (____) Lamb, widow of Edward Lamb.

Children with Margaret:

Joseph Allen, born 15 May 1650.[7]

Death

Death: 5 Aug 1669, at Braintree, Massachusetts[8]

Will

Date: 2 Aug 1669

Witnesses: Francis Elliot, Thomas Holbrook, John French

Inventory taken: 27 Aug 1669, by Francis Elliott, John French. £228 12 09.

Will proved: 16 Sep 1669

Executors: wife, Margaret Allen, and son, Joseph Allen

People named as beneficiaries:

Son, Samuel Allen

Son, James Allen

Son-in-law, Jonah [Josiah?] Standish

Son-in-law, Nathaniel Greenwood

Daughter, Abigail, when she reaches age 21

"Beloved wife"

Son, Joseph Allen

Will of Samuel Allen[9]

August 2, 1669. The last will and Testament of Samuel Allen, of Braintry, in the County of Suffolke in New England, being uery weake in Body, yet of perfect memory and vnderstanding.

What debts I owe, be paid with as much speed as may bee conuenient.

I Giue vnto my sonn, Samuell'Allen, £20, to bee paid him or his out of my Estate, £10 within one yeare after my decease, and £10 within three yeares after the first payment bee made.

Vnto my sonn James Allen, £5, to be paid him or his within three yeares after my decease.

Vnto my sonn-in-law, Jonah Standish, £10, to bee paid him or his, £5 within one yeare after my decease, and the other £5 within two yeares after the first payment bee made.

Vnto my sonn-in-law Nathaniel Greenwood, £5, to bee paid him or his within three yeares after my decease.

Vnto my dau. Abigail, £30, to bee paid vnto her when shee shall bee at the Age of 21 yearea.

The rest of my Estate, as House and land and what Else remains, I leave betweene my beloved wife and my sonn, Joseph Allen, that is to say, that my wife shall haue halfe the bennifit of House and land and what Euer Estate may bee left after the discharge of the legacies, during her life, and the other halfe to my sonn Joseph. Prouided they both joyne together in what is necessary for the support of such as are left in the family.

My will is, that if my sonn Joseph shall marry where his thoughts haue first binn, that what Estate hee hath shall remaine to his Children. If it please God hee die without issue, his Estate, after his wiues Death, shall returne to my Children. My will is, that my wife shall haue liberty to Giue vnto any of her Children to the whole uallue of £10, where she shall see need.

I make my wife, and my sonn Joseph, my Executrix and Exocuto' of this my will—wittnes the hand of Samuel Allen.

Wittnes: Francis Elliot, Thomas Holbrook, John French.

16 Sept., 1669. Francis Elliot and John French deposed.

Inventory of the Estate taken 6th mo. 27th day, 1669, by Francis Elliott, John French. Amt. £228 12 09.

16 September, 1669. Margaret Allen Executrix, and Joseph Allen the eldest sonn, Executor to the last will of Samuel Alien, deposed.

Sources

↑ History of New Jersey, Vol. 4, p.1668.

↑ Torrey's New England Marriages, p. 25: "ALLEN, Samuel (-1669) & 1/wf Ann [?WHITMORE] (-1641); by 1632; Braintree".

↑ 3.0 3.1 History of Jefferson County, NY, p. 201.

↑ Families of the Connecticut River Valley, p. 544.

↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants by Susan E. Roser, Vol. 2, Geneological Publishing Co. Inc., for Sarah Allen, p. 324

↑ Torrey's New England Marriages, p. 26: "ALLEN, Samuel (-1669) & 2/wf Margaret (FRENCH) [LAMB], w Edward, by 1650; Braintree".

↑ Records of the Town of Braintree, p. 635: "Joseph Allen Son of Mr. Samuel Allen was born 15th of May, Anno Dom: 1650."

↑ Records of the Town of Braintree, p. 639: "Samuel Allin dyed the 6th mo. 5th. 1669."

↑ Abstracts from Suffolk County Wills, p. 310, Will of Samuel Allen (1669).

See also

William B. Trask, Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record and on the Files in the County of Suffolk, Mass., New England Historical and Genealogical Register 19 (1865): 310. Digital images from Hathi Trust, accessed 13 Oct 2014.

Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 2:1151-1152 for Edward Lamb profile; digital images, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014).

Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700.

John Adams Vinton, The Vinton memorial, comprising a genealogy of the descendants of John Vinton of Lynn, 1648 : also, genealogical sketches of several allied families, namely, those bearing the names of Alden, Adams, Allen, Boylston, Faxon, French, Hayden, Holbrook, Mills, Niles, Penniman, Thayer, White, Richardson, Baldwin, Carpenter, Safford, Putnam, and Green : interspersed with notices of many other ancient families with an appendix containing a history of the Braintree Iron Works, and other historical matter, (1858), pp. 303-308: "The Allen Family of Braintree". Digital images from Hathi Trust, (accessed 13 Oct 2014).

Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman, Hale, House, and related families, mainly of the Connecticut River Valley (1952), Digital images from Hathi Trust, (accessed 13 Oct 2014).

Isaac John Greenwood, The Greenwood family of Norwich, England, in America, H. Minot Pitman and Mary M. Greenwood, eds. (1934), 16; Digital images from Hathi Trust, (accessed 13 Oct 2014). Refers to Samuel Allen and wife Ann; cites "Allen Family by Wm Allen, rev. by Joshua Allen, 1882." Calls Samuel the son of George and Catherine.

S. M. A. [?Stephen M. Allen], "A branch of the Allen Family in New England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 10 (1856):225-227; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). Calls the first wife, "Ann."

Andrew Roberts Lord, Holbrook and allied families, Annette Cummings Holbrook McMaster [Mrs. John Dennis McMaster], ed. (1942), 42-43; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). Calls the first wife "Ann"; second is "Margaret."

Charles Henry Pope, The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents (1900), 15 for Samuel .. Braintree; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). Calls her "Anne"; second wife is "Margaret, widow of Edward Lamb." From the entry, one might be led to infer Samuel as a son of George.

Tenny Smith, Charles Smith and Rachel Amy Bryant, their ancestors and descendants (1938), 98-99 for "George Allen and his son Samuel Allen"; 253 for Standish entries; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). At page 99, Calls Samuel's first wife "Ann Whitmore," without further reference; calls the second wife, "Margaret French, widow of Edward Lamb," also without further reference. Has Samuel born 1596 at England.

Charles Edward Banks, The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts 3 vols, 3 [Family Genealogies]:3 for "Allen Family"; digital images, Family History Library Catalog (accessed 2014). Writes, "Samuel^1 Allen, the first of this family, is not known to have been related to other emigrants of this name in New England." Referring to "Carey Genealogy," Banks writes further, "It is stated that he came from Bridgewater, Co. Somerset ... He was born about 1600." Calls the first wife "Anne -----" and the second, "Margaret (-----) Lamb, widow of Edward."

Alfred L. Holman, Blackman and allied families, compiled for Nathan Lincoln Blackman (1928), 39 for Allen; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). He is "Samuel^1 Allen"; citing "Braintree Vital Records 1886, p. 639" reports Samuel died 5 August 1669; mentions will. Calls his first wife "Ann" and second "Mrs. Margaret Lamb, the widow of Edward Lamb." For the Allen entry, cites "Savages Genealogical Dictionary, 1-35"; "Pope's Pioneers of Mass., p. 15"; "Mitchell's Bridgewater, p. 92."

Allene Beaumont Duty, The Allen family : fourteen generations; the descendants of Diarca Allen, 1761- 1850, of Lebanon, New Hampshire (1973); digital images, Family History Library Catalog (accessed 2014). Some over-steps and missteps, but references are provided for many of the passages.

William Allen and Joshua Allen, A Genealogy of the Allen Family from 1568 to 1882 (1882), 5 for Samuel^2 Allen; digital images, Internet Archive (accessed 2014). The work reports Samuel (d. 1669) as the son of George Allen of Sandwich. Samuel's first wife is "Ann"; second if "Mrs. Margaret Lamb, widow of Edward Lamb."

Asa W. Allen, Genealogy of the Allen and Witter families: among the early settlers of this continent and their descendants (1872), 95-95 (in particular part); digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014). Reports Samuel Allen "and Ann, his wife, of Bridgewater, Somerset County, England," with no further reference. Places their immigration at 1620. Reports Samuel's second wife as "Margaret Lamb."

Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, Francis Bazley Lee, ed., 4 vols. (1910), 4:1668 (in particular part); digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014).

Source S374 Samuel A. Bates (editor), Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793 (Randolph, Mass.: Daniel H. Huxford, Printer, 1886)

Rensselaer Allston Oakes. Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People and the Phenomenal Growth of Her Agricultural and Mechanical Industries, Volume 1 (Google eBook). Higginson Book Company, 1905 - Jefferson County (N.Y.)

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-Allen-of-Braintree/6000000011914581657

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/27FQ-87D

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-20

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161707096/samuel-allen

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/131380/I39754/samuel-allen/individual

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kinomine/family/p14.htm#i6936

https://accessgenealogy.com/massachusetts/allen-family-east-bridgewater-massachusetts.htm

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St John The Baptist Church, Mileham, Norfolk

The north tower, which functions as a portal was given by the church's patron Lord Fitzalan.

Allen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Motto: Virtus Auro Praeferenda: Virtue is to be preferred to Gold.

Glues

The glues, or red, denotes military fortitude and magnanimity. It is also the Martyrs color.

Plate

The plate is a white roundel and denotes generosity.

Talbot

This stands for courage, vigilance and loyal fidelity.

Anchor

This signifies succour in extremity and is the Christian symbol of hope.

Lion

This king of beasts takes its significance from Roman times where it was associated with Majesty and Kingship. In later use the Lion has become a symbol of strength, courage and generosity.

Name Meaning of the Allen Family

The name of the Allen family is derived from the given name Alan, which is thought to mean "little rock" or "headstone." The name was popular among the Breton followers of William the Conqueror due to St. Alan, a 5th-century bishop from Quimper, Brittany; during the Middle Ages, parents often named their children after saints in the hope that the child would be blessed or protected by the saint.

Early Origins of the Allen family

The surname Allen was first found in the lands of Shropshire, where Walter FitzAlan of Brittany held a family seat after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The parish of Mileham, Norfolk is of early significance to the family. "This place, at the time of the Conquest, was given to Alan, son of Flaald, and ancestor of the Fitz-Alans, earls of Arundel, who erected a strong castle here, of which some vestiges may still be traced, within the area of an intrenchment of twelve acres; the site of the keep is pointed out by an inner intrenchment by which it was surrounded."

Alain de Lille (1114-1203), was "one of the most illustrious scholars of his age, and for his attainments in theology, philosophy, history, poetry, and natural science, acquired the designation of 'Doctor universalis.' His nationality has not been ascertained with unquestioned accuracy. "

Alan of Beccles (d. 1240) was official secretary to Bishops Pandulf and Thomas de Blundeville of Norwich between the years 1218 and 1236 and Alan of Tewkesbury, was a writer of the twelfth century, according to the express statement of Gervase of Canterbury, an Englishman by descent.

Allen Spelling Variations

Since the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules, Breton surnames have many spelling variations. Latin and French, which were the official court languages, were also influential on the spelling of surnames. The spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules. Therefore, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England after the Norman Conquest, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Alan, Allan, Allen, Alleyn, Allayne, Allaine, Allain, Allanach, Allanshaw, MacAllan and many more.

Allen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Allen, who arrived in Virginia in 1622

Mr. Allen, who arrived in Virginia in 1623

William Allen, who landed in Massachusetts in 1623

William Allen, who arrived in Virginia in 1623

William Allen, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1624

Allen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Allen, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1701

Eliza Allen, who arrived in Virginia in 1701

James Allen, who arrived in Virginia in 1702

Samuel Allen, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1702

William Allen, who landed in South Carolina in 1702