George Allen II (1620 - bef. 1693)

Born 1620 in England

Husband of Hannah (UNKNOWN) Allen — married about 1645 in Massachusetts

Husband of Sarah (Unknown) Allen — married 1687 in Massachusetts,

Descendants

Died before 1693 before age 73 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Biography

George Allen II immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

George was a Friend (Quaker)

George was born around 1619 in England, probably around the Somerset area. He immigrated with his father, step-mother, and two half-brothers in 1635. He was made a Freeman in 1645.

From Jack MacDonald, "The Allen Family: Descendants of George Allen of England and Massachusetts":

George Allen, the son of George Allen and his first wife, was born in about 1619 in England. George was apparently married twice during his lifetime. He appears to have married first in about 1645 in Massachusetts to a woman named Hannah _____. After their marriage, George and Hannah made their home at Sandwich in the New Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts (now within Barnstable County, Massachusetts).

According to various court records, George was fined on 8 June 1651 for failing to serve as a juror, and on 7 October 1651 both he and Hannah were fined for failure to attend public worship. George was also fined on several occasions for refusing to take the Oath of Fidelity to the King. In 1675, however, records indicate that George changed his mind and took the Oath of Fidelity.

Although the available land records indicate that George and Hannah purchased land in 1670 in that portion of the Province of East Jersey that was later formed into Monmouth County, New Jersey, they apparently never moved there. The majority of their children, however, eventually moved to New Jersey, settling in either Burlington County, or in the vicinity of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County. In 1683, George and Hannah's relationship with the Quakers of Sandwich became strained over the marriage of their daughter, Lydia, to Edward Wooley who was not a Quaker. Hannah subsequently died at Sandwich about two years later in 1685.

After Hannah passed away, George apparently married for a second time, also in Massachusetts, to a woman named Sarah _____ in 1687. George was subsequently reprimanded by the Quakers for his marriage to Sarah who was not a Quaker, and later, on 3 June 1687, he acknowledged his wrongdoing. George died in 1693 at Sandwich in what had then become Barnstable County, Massachusetts. There were no issue from George's second marriage.

Timeline

1643 – He was on the list of those able to bear arms in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

7 November 1651 – The town voted the he be one of a committee of five to be responsible for disposing of whales which washed up on the shore within the limits of the town. In November 1652 he was one of six appointed to take care of all fish [whales] that the Indians should cut up, and dispose of same for the benefit of the town. The committee had to take care of the whale cut up by the local Indians, provide casks for the oil and dispose of the oil for the town’s use, an equal share going to each citizen of the town.

23 March 1654/5 – George Allen gave to John Ellis for tolls, four bushels of wheat ground in the mill built by John Ellis, William Swift, William Allen, and James Skiff. The mill was built by subscription and of 22 men who subscribed include – George Allen, Ralph Allen, Francis Allen and Matthew Allen.^[1]

May 1655 – George subscribed five shillings towards building a public meeting house. Shortly thereafter he embraced the Quaker faith and was repeatedly assailed by the Plymouth government, usually on the grounds that he had refused to take the oath of fidelity (any oath being against Quaker principles).

10 July 1656 – Henry Allen and Samuel Allen of Boston conveyed land in Sandwich which had been their father's to George Allen of Sandwich with the consent of their mother, now Katheren Collins.^[2]

12 March 1670 – George bought shares in the Indian purchase in Monmouth Co., New Jersey. He did not take up residence in New Jersey, rather conveying the land to his sons by deed.

23 February 1675 – The town recorded the name of George Allen among those who had established their right to the privileges of the town. It may be that the town was admitting him to the franchise which had been taken from him for becoming a Quaker. The list of those voted to have a just right and interest in the town privileges included George Allen plus Caleb, Frederick, John, William, Ralph, and Francis.

The records of the Sandwich Monthly Meeting of Friends also contains references to George Allen. On November 11, 1675, he promised to repair the thatching on the Meeting House. In 1674 he contributed one shilling toward the expenses of the committee which was to go to Plymouth to see the Governor.[[1]]

Marriages

George’s first wife Hannah [Calib?] was born about 1625, and died before 1657 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Colony.

I’m not sure Calib was really her surname because another Hannah Calib was born 21 June 1646 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; and died 25 July 1714 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts

George’s second wife Sarah Lamb was born 1633 Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England. Sarah died in 1693. George was reprimanded by the Quakers for his 1657 marriage to Sarah who was not a Quaker, and later, on 3 June 1687, he acknowledged his wrongdoing. [unconfirmed single source] There were no issue from George’s second marriage.

After their marriage, George and Hannah made their home at Sandwich in the New Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts (now within Barnstable County, Massachusetts). According to various court records, George was fined on 8 June 1651 for failing to serve as a juror, and on 7 October 1651 both he and Hannah were fined for failure to attend public worship. George was also fined on several occasions for refusing to take the Oath of Fidelity to the King. In 1675, however, records indicate that George changed his mind and took the Oath of Fidelity.

Although the available land records indicate that George purchased land in 1670 in that portion of the Province of East Jersey that was later formed into Monmouth County, New Jersey, they apparently never moved there. The majority of their children, however, eventually moved to New Jersey, settling in either Burlington County, or in the vicinity of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County.

In 1683, George’s relationship with the Quakers of Sandwich became strained over the marriage of their daughter, Lydia, to Edward Wooley who was not a Quaker.[[2]]

According to the unsourced Miner Descent website, George Allen was born c. 1619 in Waymouth, Dorset England and passed away on 11 April 1693 in Sandwich. They also have his first spouse as Hannah (Calib) 1643 in Sandwich and his second spouse as Sarah Lamb, 6 June 1657 in Sandwich.[[3]] According to this same record, he had five siblings:

1. Joan Allen Briggs b. 1602 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. Note: If accurate, this one is missing (unproven)
2. John Allen b. 1609 in Weymouth, Dorset, England m. Bacon
3. Ralph Allen b. c. 1615 in Thurcaster, Leicester, England
4. Rose Allen Holloway Newland b. 1610 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
5. Robert Allen b. after 1622

Disputed Origins

Disputed Death in Virginia

Contrary to a [4] Geni.com profile], he was not the George Allen who died in Virginia (or North Carolina in other sources).

Disputed Marriage to Mary Withers

• According to this record, he married Mary Withers in 1672 in Stafford, Virginia. This has not been proven yet and further research is needed on this. At this time, other than this record, I do not show he was married to Mary Withers.^[3]

Disputed Son

QUESTION ? Son George II was born in Virginia, yet the attached parents lived their entire lives in Massachusetts ? This seems unlikely, probably the wrong parents - (Parents removed). Noted.

Sources

1. ↑ Swift, C.W. ed. Sandwich and Bourne, Colony and Town Records. (Yarmouth, 1912): page 9.
2. ↑ Anderson. Great Migration, vol. I. (1999):pages 27-35.
3. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3W5J-YJK : accessed 2017-11-29), entry for George /ALLEN/.

• Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume I, A-B (1999), Pages 27-35; AmericanAncestors.org by subscription (accessed 2021).

• Carl Boyer 3rd, Ancestral Lines, Third Edition (Santa Clarita, California, 1998)