George Allen III (1672 - aft. 1714)

Born 20 Jun 1672 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hewlett) Allen — married 22 Apr 1694 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died after 23 Nov 1714 after age 42 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

George Allen III was born on 20 Jun 1672 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts to parents George Townsend Allen II and Hannah _____. He married Elizabeth Hulett on 22 Feb 1694 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Children: Mary, Deborah, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Joseph Yeoman, George, Margaret, Hannah.

He died about 1714 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey

From "The Allen Family by Jack E. MacDonald"

According to available land records, George Allen, along with William Gifford and the sons of Peter Gaunt, purchased a tract of land from the Indians in the Province of East Jersey. 73 The patent for this “Monmouth” property was subsequently granted to these individuals on 8 April 1665. 73 Although George may have spent some time at Monmouth between 1665 and 1670 he is known to have been a resident of Sandwich up until the time of his death. The majority of his and Hannah’s children, however, eventually moved to the Province of East Jersey, settling in the vicinity of Shrewsbury in Monmouth County, or to the Province of West Jersey, settling in Burlington County.

George Allen, the son of George Allen and his wife, Hannah, was born at Sandwich in the New Plymouth Colony on 20 June 1672. In 1687, while still a minor, George was deeded four tracts of land at Shrewsbury in Monmouth County in the Province of East Jersey by his older brother, Daniel Allen of Sandwich. George subsequently moved to Shrewsbury, where he was later married on 22 April 1694 to a woman named Elizabeth Hulett. Elizabeth was the daughter of George Hulett.

During the years 1704, 1705, and 1709/1710, George served as a Justice of the Peace for Monmouth County, New Jersey. According to various deed records and his will, George’s occupation was given as being that of either a weaver or a yeoman. George apparently died at Shrewsbury, New Jersey in 1714/1715. His will, which had been written on 23 November 1714, was probated before the Monmouth County Court on 25 February 1714/1715.

George was a weaver. When Francis Jackson and then his wife died in 1698, their son William Jackson was sent to be his apprentice.

Children named in will, all underage in 1714

1. Ebzer
2. Joseph
3. George
4. Deborah
5. Margaret
6. Hannah

Another list of children includes a Mary and an Elizabeth.

Will of George Allen

1714 Nov. 23 - Allin, George, of Shrousbery, yeoman; will of. Wife Elizabeth; children - Ebzer, Joseph, George, Deberah (Deborah?), Mergret, Hannah, all under age. Real and personal estate. The wife executrix. Witnesses - George Allin Smith, William Hulit, Benjamin Cartter. Proved February 25, 1714-16. Lib. 1, p. 522.^[1]

Research Notes

Children per MacDonald, pages 49-50^[2]

191. Deborah -----

b. 4 September 1694 at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., Prov. of East Jersey. 79

m. 13 July 1717 to Adam Brewer in Kings Co., NY. 178

d. ca. 1741 in Monmouth Co., NJ. 178,179

192. Ebenezer ---- b. at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., Prov. of East Jersey. 63

m. Hannah (MNU) in NJ. 75

d. 1740 at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. 75

193. Joseph ------- b. at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., Prov. of East Jersey. 63

194. Margaret ---- b. at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., Prov. of East Jersey. 63

195. George ------ b. at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. 63

m. by license dated 21 March 1748/1749 to Lydia Parker in Monmouth Co., NJ. 179

d. 1784/1785 at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. 75,180

196. Hannah ------ b. at Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ. 63

Sources

1. ↑ Nelson, William (ed.), Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. Volume I, 1670-1730. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey, 1901, volume 23, page 12
2. ↑ MacDonald, "The Allen Family: Descendants of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts." Powell, WY: [self-published], 2019, http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~jacmac/genealogy/Allen1.pdf

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• The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey - A Genealogical Dictionary of New Jersey. Vol. 16, No. 2, Whole No. 64. April 1941. Published by the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, July 1942.