William Allen (abt. 1630 - 1677)

Husband of Judith (Bayley) Allen — married 28 Apr 1649 in London, London, England

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1677 at about age 47 in Old Field, York, Virginia

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Rusty Ehler [send private message]

Biography

Research Notes

No evidence of a William Allen with these parents born in Glasgow in the 1630s. There is a record for William Allen son of John Allen and Janet Richie baptised Glasgow in 1645.

The marriage information on this profile is incorrect. On 28 April 1649 a marriage took place at St Bride's Fleet St, London between William Alling and Judith Begley ^[1] not William Allen and Judith Bayley. The image of the parish register is available to view on Ancestry and the names are quite clear. ^[2]

This family is documented in the work of Diana Jean Muir, but a cursory review of the work includes no sourcing for this family.^[3]

Another source without primary sourcing documented that makes specific claims about court cases and wills, so there should be sources that are not referenced:

"William the son of William Sr and wife Judith (unknown) of York Co. and the grandson of John Allen and Janet Rodgers of Glasgow, Scotland. It appears that William Sr was the first of this family to come to Virginia. John the grandfather is thought to have stayed in Scotland. This line of Allens has been confused with the other William Allen of Virginia. William Sr died 1677 when his son was only six years old. His mother, Judith married (2) to William Bayley. When William Allen reached adulthood he filed suit against his mother for land that had belonged to his father, William Sr. and was awarded two thirds of the land, the other third going to the Judith Bayley. William married Ann (unknown) about 1690 in VA. He was a planter in York Co. William left his will in York Co., and stated he was in good health and sound mind. He died 15 June 1713 at the age of forty two, why so young if in good health?

Name

William Allen

Birth

18 Jan 1629 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

1630 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

1630 London, Middlesex, England

Marriage

Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJPJ-G22: 12 March 2020), William Alling, 1649.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/MIC1/A/001/MS06986 Ancestry Record 1624 #6355832
3. ↑ Muir, Diana Jean. The Ancestors of Scott Wolter - Vol 2 Family Groups, p.102,122, 126, 138. (https://books.google.com/books?id=cZViDwAAQBAJ) Accessed 18 Jan 2019.

• Miller, Norma Carter. Allens of the Southern States. Gateway Press, 1989. Details the descendants of Robert Allen Sr. & Elizabeth Walker.
• Wicker, Richard Fenton. The Allen Family of England, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, and Illinois, 1600-1995: The Descendants of Captain William Allen and His Wives, Hannah Watson and Mary Hunt Minge. Gateway Press, 1995.

See also:

• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=70379628&pid=1219