Allen Bread III (1660 - 1730)

Born 30 Aug 1660 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Ballard) Breed — married 22 May 1684 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1730 at age 70 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

This profile describes Allen Bread, later spelled Breed. The ancestral family surname spelling was "Bread", but after about 1690 was changed to "Breed" ^[1][2][3].

Allen is called "Allen 3d" in the Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts ^[4].

Per the Breed genealogy, Allen was a yeoman & wheelwright. Lived in Lynn where he died ^[5].

Origin

Allen was born on "30: 6: 1660" (30 Aug 1660) probably at Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, a son of Allen Bread and Mary (Sargent) Bread.^[6][7][8]. His birth was recorded at Salem ^[9].

Marriage

Allen married May 22, 1684, Elizabeth Ballard. Their marriage was recorded at several locations, including Charlestown ^[10], Salem ^[11],^[12], and Lynn ^[13].

Children

Children of Allen and Elizabeth (Ballard) ^[14]:

1. Nathaniel
2. Elizabeth
3. John
4. Mary
5. Rebecca
6. Hepzabeth
7. Josiah

Research Notes

Birth date is 30th of 6m 1660 translated into "new style" dates is 30 August 1660.

Sources

1. ↑ "Breed Genealogy," in The Essex Antiquarian, Vol XI (1907):145:
2. ↑ Robert C. Anderson, in "Great Migration," series (profiles of others)
3. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "William Ballard, Featured Name." Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS, (Vol A-B, Page 148-50).
4. ↑ "Lynn Squadrons - 1677 - Oath of Fidelity." (Vol 20, Page 196) The Essex Genealogist. (Online database accessed June 14, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.)
5. ↑ Breed Family Association #11 (1932), p. 441, no. 1: https://archive.org/details/breedfamilybree_1/page/n176
6. ↑ Lindberg, Marcia Wiswall, (1991) "The Breed Family: Descendants of Allen Breed (or Bread) of Lynn." The Essex Genealogist. AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 11, Pages 196-203).
7. ↑ The Mayflower Descendant. vol. 3 (1902) "Ruth Chipman's Will." Archive.org 3:185.
8. ↑ Plumb, Volney. "Allen² Breed's Wife Identified as Mary Sargent." The Essex Genealogist, vol. 13. (1993) AmericanAncestors.org 13:166.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLY-6B9 : 15 January 2020) (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-W7MW), Allen Bread in entry for Allen Bread, 1660.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-24X : Sun Mar 10 20:10:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Allen Bread and Elizab. Ballard, 22 March 1684.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GHBY : Sun Mar 10 04:23:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Allin Bread and Eliz. Ballard, 22 May 1684.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1L-2W5 : 28 December 2022), Allin Bread, 1684.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8Z-JKNZ : Sun Mar 10 22:19:59 UTC 2024), Entry for John Bread and Elizabeth Ballard, 22 May 1684.
14. ↑ "Breed Genealogy." (1907) The Essex Antiquarian, Archive.org (Vol 11:145).

• The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Volumes 10-12 By Lynn Historical Society article "Some of the descendants of Richard Hood, William Basset and Thomas Farrar; who lived on Nahant, Broad and Lewis Streets 1700-1840" page 85,