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Joanne Allen, sister to Roger Alling of New Haven, Connecticut was born in October of 1617 in England, the daughter of James Allen as she is named in his 1656 will as "my daughter Joane, the nowe wife of Abram Dowlittle liveinge nowe alsoe in newe England".[1] For further information on James see his profile.
Her father James spelled his surname (as far as we can tell) as Allen. It is surmised by George Allen in his book on the Alling/Allen family of New Haven, that the reason that early New Haven settlers Roger Alling (bef.1612-1674) and John Alling (of unknown connection) purposefully changed their names to the alternate spelling to distinguish themselves from other Allens from Milford due to religous differences and not wanting to be associated. Allen also indicates that at least one family story exists that upon returning to England at his father's death, Roger "he studied up his ancestral line and found an ancient spelling of the name to have been Ailing, and for that reason changed it". Whatever the reason, Joane is referred to with the spelling her father used, while she is the sister of Roger Alling, a founder of New Haven, CT.
From her findagrave (note that Joan is not buried at the location, she is memorialized with her husband, but other than noting that she was Abraham's first wife, and that she is buried in New Haven, this only gives information for her):
Joane Alling Doolittle Birth: 12 Oct 1617 England Death: 1661 (aged 43–44) Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA Burial: Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Bio: born in Kempton, Bedford, England. She is the daughter of James and Margaret (Coppin) Alling. She is the wife of Sgt. Abraham Doolittle Sr. Death date 1661: Buried in New Haven (location unknown)
Inscription: FIRST WIFE JOANE ALLING BURIED IN NEW HAVEN Family Members Spouse Abraham Doolittle 1620-1690 Children Abraham Doolittle 1649-1732 Sarah Doolittle Abernathy 1652-Unknown Elizabeth Doolittle Brockett 1652-1731 John Doolittle 1655-1746
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