General Notes

Source: Burton Spear, Mary & John 1630, v 17, 1992, p 9
Savage says Matthew is "perhaps" son of Samuel ALLYN of Chelmsford, Essex (and so does Stiles in The History of Ancient Windsor), but Waters believes otherwise.   Added 9 Oct 1994:  "Until an article was printed in the New England Register, April 1897 (NER 51:212-214), there was speculation that brothers, Matthew and Thomas Allyn came from Chelmsford, Essex, and were sons of Samuel Allen. However, when a search of the parish records in Braunton, Devon (5 miles E. of Barnstable) was made by the Braunton vicar, he reported all of the entries found were spelled Allen or Allin, not Allyn.  The entries began in 1538.  The first Allen entry was Thomas, bpt. 1545, son of Symon Allen and the first marriage was a Niholas Allen to Margret Taylor in 1554.  The other Allen entries found began in 1581.  However, Douglas Richardson wrote an article in TAG 57:115-119 (1981) after he restudied the Braunton records and found that the 1897 study missed some entries, and he published all of the records he found.  He published all Allen-Wyatt entries; baptisms (1538-1666), marriages (1538-1652) and burials (1538-1662)."   p 9-10:  "Richard Allen -- Pos. the Richard Allen bpt. 15 Mar. 1563/4, Braunton.  Will dated 29 Nov. 1647, proved 10 May 1652 (PCC, Bowyer--108) (Waters-1212).  Butied 5 Aug. 1651, Braunton.  He m. Margaret Wyatt, 24 Sept. 1583, Braunton, Devon.  She was bpt. 19 May 1557 and buried 10 May 1642, Braunton, daughter of Walter Wyatt, and Joan Pilford."
WILL of: RICHARD ALLEN the elder of Branton in Devon 29 November 1647, proved 10 May 1652. To my son Thomas Allinge five pounds. To my son Matthew Allinge five pounds. To Mary Allinge daughter of son Thomas twenty shillings. I give and bequeath unto my son Mathew's three children, to John the sum of twenty shillings, to Thomas, his son, twenty shillings and to Mary, his daughter, twenty shillings. To my grandchild Mary Tamling five pounds, to my grandchild Elianor Tamling four pounds, to my grandchild Obedience Garland twenty shillings and to my grandchild Elizabeth Tamling twenty shillings. To my daughter in law Elizabeth, wife of my son Richard, twenty shillings in gold to buy her a ring. To my grandchild John Alling, son of my son Richard, three pounds. To my grandchild Margaret, daughter of my son Richard, three pounds. To John Rice of Barnstaple twenty shillings. To the poor of Branton three pounds, to be distributed to their houses within ten days after my decease. To Walter Cutt five shillings. To every servant in my house at the time of my death two shillings sixpence apiece. Son Richard Alling to be executor and residuary legatee. Bowyer, 108

Will of: "RICHARD ALLYN of Branton in the County of Devon, yeoman, 12 May 1662, proved 17 June 1662. To my son John tenement in Bushton in the Parish of West Buckland. Daughter Margaret. To my wife my messuages, lands &c. in Bowde within the said parish of Branton. Son Richard to have part of my grounds in Frithelstock at age of twenty-one. To said Richard the tenement in Branton town within the manor of Branton Deane. To son Thomas messuages &c. in Barnstaple. To son Matthew messuages &c. in Northam. My daughter Elizabeth. Daughter Mary, at twenty one. Wife Elizabeth to be sole executrix and good friends and kinsmen Philip Dennys of Ilfarcombe (Infracome), Thomas Denys of Barnstaple, John Symons the elder of Branton and Richard Tamlyn of Marwood to be aiding and assisting unto my said executrix, whom I make overseers."