Matthew Allen -- In the Braunton records he is the only person to have son, Richard, between 1538 and 1680. He might be Matthew Allen buied Braunton 7 Feb. 1564/5. His widow was Katherine Allen who married John Wheake, 29 July 1565, Braunton. Source: --- Burton Spear, ... Mary & John 1630, v 17, 1992, p 11. There's another John Wheake in this family, husband of Wilmot Allyn, daughter of Richard Allyn.