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Joseph Allen Sr. (abt. 1642 - 1704)

Joseph Allen Sr.
Born about in Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1 Jul 1662 in Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Husband of — married 1680 in Newport, Rhode Islandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 62 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jerseymap
Profile last modified | Created 13 Dec 2010
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Contents

Biography

Joseph was a Friend (Quaker)

RESEARCH NOTE: Joseph was born in about 1642 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His father did not o




The English ancestry and New England descendants of Joseph Allen have been treated in several works, but the conclusions drawn have not been consistent or complete. The most recent work is the book "Ancestral Lines, Third Edition" by Carl Boyer, 3rd, published by the author, Santa Clarita, California, 1998.

Joseph Allen was probably born in Sandwich in Plymouth Colony.
He married, first, Sarah Holloway, his first cousin, who died between 1675 and 1680. He married second to Sarah Hull (or Hall), who was born in Yarmouth in March 1650, and died possibly in Shrewsbury, New Jersey after 1705.
They were Quakers, and members of the Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends. At one time he owned a 1/34th share of Dartmouth. He acted as agent for the Dartmouth proprietors in a dispute with the towns of Little Compton and Tiverton between 1695 and 1700. He bought lands in Monmouth County, New Jersey in 1697, and moved there later. In May 1703, he was of Freehold when he deeded to his son Trustrum half of his 1697 purchase.
On 28 July 1692, John Watson and Henry Gardner of Kings Town alias Rochester, yeomen, sold land for 77 pounds fifteen shillings in Currant money of New England paid by Joseph Allen of Dartmouth in Massachusetts, yeoman. The land was two thirds of a tract of land of 612 acres in Pittiguamscott purchase in Kingstown, lying on the back side of the ponds, so-called. This tract is 177 rods in width and is bounded east by land of Thomas Mumford, south by the pond, west by land belonging to the heirs of Samuel Wilson, and north by undivided lands. Also, two thirds of lands in Motonuck Neck of 312 acres, bounded east by lands of Benedict Arnold, south on Point Judith ponds so-called, west by lands of Captain Samuel Sowell, north partly by land laid out and partly by undivided lands, with all trees, swamps, beaches. The deed was signed by John Watson and Henry Gardner, and witnessed by William Gardner, George Gardner and Ephram Gardner ("Rhode Island Land Evidences, Volume I, 1648-1696, Abstracts," published by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1970, page 235).
On 19 September 1693, Christopher Allen of Little Compton, yeoman, sold land for 140 pounds of Currant money paid by Joseph Allen of Dartmouth, yeoman. The land was all of his farm in the Pittiquomcott Purchase on the west of the second sugar hill, comprising 500 acres, and bounded west partly by a highway and partly by land not yet laid out, north by land formerly laid out to John Gould, east by lands laid out, and south partly by a pond and partly by undivided lands. Christopher Allen signed the deed, which was witnessed by William Fleetwood, Joseph Devell and John Smith ("Rhode Island Land Evidences, Volume I, 1648-1696, Abstracts," published by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1970, page 236).
On 11 November 1693, Joseph Allen of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol, yeoman, sold land for 217 pounds fifteen shillings of Currant money of New England paid by Joseph Hull, late of Socomesett but now of Kings Town alias Rochester, yeoman. The land was his right in the Pittiquamsett purchase, two thirds of a tract of 612 acres, lying on the back side of the ponds so-called, also two thirds of a tract of land in Motonuk Neck containing 312 acres, both of which were bought of Henry Gardner and John Watson by deed of saler in parchment dated 20 July 1692. also, all land westward of the second Sugar Lofe hill in Pitticomcott which contains 500 acres which he bought of Christopher Allen of Little Compton by a deed of sale in parchment. The deed was signed by Joseph Allen, and was witnessed by Abraham Anthony, Thomas Wait and John Smith ("Rhode Island Land Evidences, Volume I, 1648-1696, Abstracts," published by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1970, page 235).
His occupation is given as wheelwright, husbandman and yeoman in deeds dated 1678 and 1679.
Joseph Allen died in Monmouth County, New Jersey, while building a home, in September 1704.
He left two Wills, which were probated by Governor Cranston of Rhode Island on 11 October 1704. The first Will was written in Dartmouth in 1696, and the second one in Shrewsbury, New Jersey on 26 June 1704. The inventory of his estate at Dartmouth accounted to 335 pounds, 17 shillings, 10 pence, while his holdings in New Jersey were worth 186 pounds, 18 shillings.
The first Will, written in Dartmouth in 1696, was presented to the Bristol County Probate Court. It reads (transcribed from Bristol County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, Volume 2, Pages 111-113, on FHL Microfilm 0,461,882):
"To all People to whom these presents shall reme I Joseph Allen of the township of Dartmouth in the County of new Bristoll in New Plymouth in New England in America send Greeting Know Yee that I the said Joseph Allen being by the grace of God in health of Body & of sound Memory & good understanding Doe make & constitute this my Last will & Testament in manner & form following.
"Imp-s. My Will is that all my Just Debts be payd by my Executors and that they Receive all Just Debts Due to me.
"Item. I give & bequeath to my Loveing wife Sarah Allen all that parcell of land that belongs to me at Sarronosset in the County of Barnstable in New England to Possess & Enjoy the benefits thereof Dureing her widowhood and allso all the Stock that is upon it, as allso four Cowes two oxen & half the Sheep that are mine in the township of Dartmouth, three Beds with beding & Blankets thereto belonging with all the Rest of my other household stuff for the bringing up of my Children which I had by her my said wife Sarah Allen.
"Item. I give and bequeath to my five sons Benja- Trustram Ralph Daniel Ruben Allen all the abovesd Tract of land at Surronassett to them their heires or Assignes forever to be Equally divided amongst them or the Sirvivers of them, at the desc- of their abovesd mother Sarah Allen.
"Item. I give & bequeath to my two Daughters Sarah Allen & Hannah Allen both Twenty pounds money to be payd them within one year after their mothers decease.
"Item. I give & bequeath to my son Josias Allen to him his heires & assignes forever my Dweling house & land I now dwel in at Dartmouth & one quarter of one Thirty fourth share in Dartmouth, as allso Certain p-cells of meadow land which I bought of Cushenet men as appears by the Deeds.
"Item. I give & bequeath unto my son William Allen his heires and Assignes forever one quarter share of land in Dartmouth of one thirty fourth part being the land I bought of William Palmer.
"Item. I give & bequeath to my sons Joseph Allen & John Allen to them their heires and Assignes forever all the Remainder of my land in Dartmouth to be Equally divided betwixt them.
"Item. My Will is that my four sons shall be at an Equal Charge to give out an Equal division of the land: Item I give Twenty pounds in money towards giving out the said Equall Partition.
"Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Rose Howland ten pounds to be payd within a year after my Decease = Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Abigail Allen Thirteen pounds to be payd within a year after my decease.
"Item. My Will is that all the Rest of my Estate after Debts and Legacies be payd yt what is left be Equally divided amongst my four sons Joseph John Wm and Josias Allen.
"Lastly, I appoint & Constitute my Loveing sons Joseph and Josias Allen to be my Executors & my Loveing wife Sarah Allen Dureing her Widowhood to be my Executrix to this my last will and Testament And ordain & desire my friend William Sarle and my Loveing Brother Increase Allen to be my overseers. And in Testimony that this is my last will & Testament I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this one thousand six hundred ninety six.
"Signed sealed & owned to be my last Will
& Testament in presence of Joseph Allen (seal)
Robert Carr
John Wilbur (his mark)
John Smith"
"Rhoad Island in her Majesties Collony of Rhoad Island & Providence Plantations Octob-r the 11th 1704 Capt. Robert Carr of Newport in the Collony aforesd personally appeared before me the subscriber Gov-r of the abovesd Collony & made oath that he did see Joseph Allen signe seal and declare the above written Instrument to be his Last Will and Testament The said Allen to the Best of his judgement being then in perfect sense & memory and that at the same time he the sd Deponent did subscribe his name as wittness to the same, and to the best of his Remembrance John Wilbur & John Smith Did at the same time Subscribe their Names as witness. The abovesd Capt Carr being sick and weake and not able to Travil to Bristoll to the Cause of the takeing of the aforesd Deposition In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal the day & year abovesaid.
Samuel Cranston"
"Bristoll : In Bristoll Novemb-r 20th 1704
Then Appeared John Wilbur of Little Compton and of the witnesses to the above written Will of the late Dec-d Joseph Allen before Nathaniel Byfield Esq-r Judge of Probate of Wills within the County of Bristoll And made Oath that he was present And Did see the sd Joseph Allen signe seal & Declare the above written to be his last Will & Testam-t and that he was of a Disposing mind when he so did And allso that he sd Wilbur Together with Robert Carr & John Smith did sett their hands as witnesses at the same time.
Jur-t Coram Natha-l Byfield."
"The Inventory of all the Estate of Joseph Allens in Dartmouth late Deceased some time in September Last 1704: We whose names are underwritten being desired by the Executors of the sd Joseph Allens will have taken this Inventory according to the best of Our Judgement in manner here set Down.
"Uplands and meadows one house & Orchards ........................ 200=00=00
Ten Cowes ...................................................................... ..... 020=00=00
Six Three year olds ............................................................... 009=00=00
Seven two year olds .............................................................. 008=00=00
Six year olds ...................................................................... .. 004=10=00
Nine Calves ...................................................................... .... 003=00=00
One Mare ...................................................................... ...... 003=00=00
Thre pounds of money ........................................................... 003=00=00
One Bedstead two Hives of bees ............................................ 000=18=00
Debts Mathew Haward .......................................................... 009=00=00
Thomas Waits Debt .............................................................. 055=12=00
Debt Thomas Cornwell .......................................................... 020=00=00
"That abovesd Inventory is all the Estate that was Brought to our vein or that we know of and we prised it according to the best of our judgm-t as witness our hands the 18th day of November 1704.
Increase Allen
Benjamin Allen
"Bristoll: Novemb-r 20th 1704 Then in Bristoll Appeared Joseph Allen & Josiah Allen Executors of the Last Will & Testam-t of their late Deceased Father Joseph Allen Before Natha-l Byfield Esq-r Judge of Probate of Wills & within the County of Bristoll and did Solemly Declare that the above written was a true & just Inventory of the Estate their said Father dyed seized of within this County and that when they know of any more they will Reveale it that it may be herewith Entered.
Jur-t Coram Nathaniel Byfield"

Marriage

1 July 1662 New Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Wife: Sarah Holloway
Child: Rose Allen

Notes

Joseph’s homestead, which he gave in his Will to his son Josias, was at the easterly end of Allens Pond, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.[1]

"Joseph Allen, the son of Ralph and Susannah Allen, was born in about 1642 in Massachusetts. Joseph was apparently married twice." On July 1, 1662, he married his first wife Sarah Holloway [Holway] in Massachusetts. Sarah was Joseph's cousin, the daughter of Rose Allen and Joseph Holloway. They had the following children:

Abigail Allen Cottle 1 April 1663 – 25 December 1733

Rose Allen Howland 1 October 1665 – 16 June 1724

Joseph Allen II 4 March 1668 – 31 January 1735

John Allen 15 July 1669 – 1754

Philip Allen 3 July 1671 – about 1684

William Allen 10 August 1673 – 4 November 1760

Josiah Allen 1675 – 1718

Joseph and Sarah were Quakers and belonged to the Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends. The birthdates of their first six children are recorded by this Meeting. Sarah appears to have died in about 1675, shortly after Josiah's birth.

In 1680, Joseph married his second wife, Sarah Hull Ridley in Massachusetts. Sarah was the widow of Mark Ridley and the daughter of Tristram and Blanche Hull. It appears that Joseph and Sarah lived at Dartmouth in what is now Bristol County, Massachusetts, for most of their married life. They had the following children:

Ralph Allen 1676–1747

Tristram Allen 1678–1724

Benjamin Allen 1680 – about 1747

Daniel Allen 1682–1747

Hannah Allen Rundels 1688–1749

Sarah Allen Devol 9 June 1692 – 1733

Reuben Allen 1694 – 26 November 1741

Joseph was one of the original proprietors of Dartmouth, owning a 1/34th share in the Township of Dartmouth.

During 1695-1700, Joseph acted as agent for the Dartmouth Proprietors in a dispute with the towns of Little Compton and Tiverton.

In 1697, Joseph bought property in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and was building a home there at the time of his death. Various deeds list Joseph's occupations as wheelwright, husbandman, or yeoman.

Joseph left two Wills, one written in 1696 while he was residing at Dartmouth, and a second, written on 26 June 1704, which states that he was a resident of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Joseph died during the month of September 1704, probably at Shrewsbury. Both of Joseph’s Wills were subsequently probated before Samuel Cranston, the Governor of Rhode Island, on 11 October 1704. Joseph's widow, Sarah, is believed to have died shortly thereafter in 1705." Posted on Family Search August 3, 2010 by markeminer

"Probate Records of Bristol County, Massachusetts

1) The Will, dated 1796 2) Proving with 1 witness at Newport, Rhode Island on 11 Oct 1704 3) Oath of another Witness at Bristol, MA on 20 November 1704. 4) The inventory and appraisal of the Estate of Joseph Allen, I think limited to within the boundaries of Dartmouth.

Section 1: The Will Name: Joseph Allen DATE Will signed: 1696 Residence: Dartmouth, New Bristol County, New Plymouth, New England

Legacies: Group 1: This clearly states who are the children of his current wife Sarah (Hull) Wife: Sarah - Property in Somerset, Barnstable County, New England during her Widowhood. Also livestock and household furniture.

Sons with above Sarah: - Benja [sic. Benjamin] Allen - Equally with the 4 brothers mentioned immediately below or the survivors of these 5, they inherit the land left for their mother's use during her widowhood. - Trustram (Tristram) Allen - Ralph Allen - Daniel Allen - Ruben Allen Daughters with above Sarah: - Sarah Allen - With her sister next. Each 20 pounds money, to be paid 1 year after mother's decease. - Hannah Allen Children not with above Sarah. - Son: Josias - "My Dwelling house and land I now dwell in at Dartmouth and one quarter of one thirty-fourth share in Dartmouth... - Son: William Allen - one quarter share of land in Dartmouth of 1/34 part amongst land I bout of William Palmer - Son: Joseph Allen - With John next, to equally divide the remainder of the land in Dartmouth. - Son: John Allen - These previous 4 son shall be at an equal charge to ___ out an equal division of the land: Item I give 20 pound in money towards judging out the said equal portions. - Daughter Rose Howland: 10 pounds - Daughter: Abagail Allen: 13 pounds Item: The rest of my estate after debts and legacies be paid what is left be equally divided amongst my 4 sons: Joseph, John, Wm. and Josias Allen Lastly: I appoint my loving sons Joseph and Josias to be my Executors and my loving wife Sarah Allen during her Widowhood to be my Executrix.

Signed: Joseph Allen Witnesses: Robert Carr, John Wilbur (by his mark), John Smith)

Proving #1: Rhode Island & Providence Plantations Date: 11 October 1704 Capt. Robert Carr of Newport, Colony aforesaid personally appeared before the subscriber Governor of the aforesaid Colony & made oath that he did see Joseph Allen sign ___ & declare this written instrument to be his Last will and Testament. Samuel Cranston.

Proving #2: Bristol, MA on 20 November 1704 John Wilbur of Little Compton takes oath he was a witness to the signing... John Carr may also have done this the next day.

Inventory of all the Estate of Joseph Allen in Dartmouth late deceased sometime in September 1704. Inventory dated: 18 November 1704 Includes 200 pounds real estate: Uplands and meadows on house & orchards Cows, horses, caves, mares, bee hives, 3 notes. Totals 334 pounds, 17 shillings, 0 pence. Submitted to Court at Bristol: 20 November, 1704 Approved by Joseph Allen and Josiah Allen, Executors of the last Will and Testament of their father."

Sources

  1. https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/library/publications/old-dartmouth-historical-sketches/odhs_no_18
  • Source for birth & death: NEHGS Register William Gifford of Sandwich Mass
  • Bowen, Richard LeBaron. Notes on George Allen of Weymouth and Sandwich, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2001) Vol. 155, Page 212.
  • In the Great Migration Study, Page 28, Joseph is stated to have been the "eldest certain child". However, he was almost certainly younger than his brother John...

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83F-FPL : 17 December 2019), Joseph Allin in entry for Abigail Allin, .

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83F-V88 : 17 December 2019), John Allen in entry for John Allen,

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83F-VDS : 17 December 2019), Joseph Allin in entry for Philip Allin, .

"Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83F-K4G : 17 December 2019), Joseph Allin in entry for William Allin, .

Bristol County Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Record, Vol. 1 1687-1698, pp. 190-191. Microfilmed at Taunton, Massachusetts, March 13, 1967, by Reproduction Services for the Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, UT.

The Hull Family in America: Reynolds Historical Genealogy Collection digitized Internet Archive 2010 with Funding from Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center www.archive.org/details/hullfamilyinamer00weyg

Calendar of New Jersey wills, administrations, etc., by New Jersey Historical Society; Nelson, William, 1847-1914; Honeyman, A. Van Doren (Abraham Van Doren), 1849-1936; Hutchinson, Elmer Tindall, 1882-1954. Published 1901.

Jack E. MacDonald. The Allen Family-Descendents of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts (2019)

Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112091590/joseph-allen : accessed 18 July 2022), memorial page for Joseph Allen (1 Apr 1642–Sep 1704), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112091590, ; Maintained by acbergeman (contributor 50693429) Burial Details Unknown.





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Based on the land grant to his father, Ralph Sr in 1642 it is more likely that Joseph was born in Weymouth, MA. Records indicate that Ralph Sr did not remove to Sandwich until 12 February 1648(9).

Sources - Land Grant - Weymouth Hist 1:184, 188 held land first granted to George Allen, probably his father because George Allen originally was in Weymouth. When George first moved to Sandwich, some of his sons stayed in Weymouth, all of their (sons) land records are for land previously owned by George Allen. - (Sandwich Proprietors', :32) from John Freeman of Nausett [Yarmouth] to Ralph Allen of Sandwich for 15 acres of land in Sandwich purchased by Freeman from Richard Chadwell

posted by Melissa McLaughlin
Allen-58592 and Allen-1296 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, spouse, locations match
posted by Diana (Bell) Spas
Allen-1296 and Allen-2340 appear to represent the same person. Allen-2340 includes the lineage of his second wife Sarah Hull. Good candidate for a merge. Thx.
posted by John Compton
Allen-12334 and Allen-1296 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate please merge
posted by Helen (Bowden) Edwards
Allen-12334 and Allen-1296 are not ready to be merged because: There were two Ralph Allens that lived in the same area st the same time. I need to verify that the Ralph Allen listed is the correct father for this Joseph Allen before confounding any errors that may have already been made on this profile.
posted by Jennifer Mandell
Correct mother for this Joseph should be Susannah ______ ?, second wife of Ralph Allen. Please see Allen-1296 for sources and references.
posted by Bryan McCullagh
From MacDonald, on Joseph's second wife:

"Joseph subsequently married for a second time, also in Massachusetts, to a widow named Sarah (Hull) Ridley in 1680. Sarah was the daughter of Tristram and Blanche Hull, and the widow of Mark Ridley."

Anyone know Blanche's maiden name? No, never mind. Different can o' worms....

posted by Bryan McCullagh
I believe we have the wrong mother for this Joseph.

According to Jack MacDonald, this Joseph's mother should be Susannah, maiden name unknown.

There is a profile for Susannah, Unknown-220494, wife of Ralph Allen Sr. Suggest we change the mother for this profile, as well as the rest of Joseph's siblings listed here.

Here is the salient extract from MacDonald:

"29. Joseph Allen, the son of Ralph and Susannah Allen, was born in about 1642 in Massachusetts. Joseph was apparently married twice during his life. He married his first wife, Sarah Holloway (also written Holway), on1 July 1662 in Massachusetts.

Sarah, who was born at Sandwich in the New Plymouth Colony, was the daughter of Joseph Holloway and Rose Allen."

posted by Bryan McCullagh

Rejected matches › Joseph Allen (abt.1869-)