• General Notes

  [2931.ftw]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Tree #2931, Date of Import: Jan 2, 2000]
  
  Allen-New England Geneologies-Cutler
  
  Edward Allen, the immigrant ancestor, was b. Eng. and settled as early as 1659 at Ipswich,MA; in 1662 he was occupying a farm owned by Rev. John Norton of Boston; in 1670 his barn was burned by lightening with 60 loads of barley; in 1678 he received a grant of 60 acresof land at Suffield 11-21-1696.  In his will dated a week before he died he provided for his 5 younger sons at Suffield and his 2 younger daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah.  The older brothers were directed to teach the trade of weaving to the younger sons and when came of age to build each a house and give each a cow.  The name was probably correctly spelled Allyn but Allen, Allin and Alline were also used.  Allen is most used.  Edward Allen was a weaver.  He married 11-24-1658 Sarah, daughter of Richard and Margaret (How) Kimball.  Two of her brothers were killed by the Indians.  She died 6-12-1696 aged about 56 years.  Edward may have been related to Samuel Allen whose descentants also lived at Deerfield.
  John was killed by Indians at Bloody Brook, Deerfield, MA 5-11-1704.
  Sarah (1) died 2-10-1662.  Edward died 2-10-1740 in Suffield, CT.  Elizabeth d. 6-16-1694.
  William d. 11-15-1711. Samuel d. 11-28-1730. Mary d. 10-25-1707, Deerfield, MA.
  Valeb d. 9-23-1761 Northampton, MA.[phelps.FTW]
  
  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #3242, Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998]
  
  Edward Allyn:
  Sources: The Ancestry and Descendant of William Manley; Kimball File at WRHS; The Kimball Family of America, Morrison & Sharples.
  
  Came from Scotland in 1636. Was a soldier under Oliver Cromwell. Granted a farm in Dedham in 1649. Moved to Suffield about 1679. Moved  to Deerfield in 1685 where he died.

Details of Edward's family with Sarah Kimball