Elizabeth (Sisson) Allen (1650 - abt. 1740)

Born 8 Apr 1650 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Caleb Allen — married 28 Apr 1670 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1740 at about age 89 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard Sisson and Mary Freeman.

Birth

Birth:

Date: APRIL 8, 1650^[1][2]

In 1692, she made her mark on a receipt of her share of her mother's estate.^[3]

Death

Death:

Date: 1740

Place: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts^[4][5]

Event

Event:

Date: OCTOBER 17, 1692

Place: receipt to her brother^[6]

Note: "On October 17th, 1692, Elizabeth Allen, wife of Caleb Allen of Sandwich, receipts to her brother James Sisson of Dartmouth for legacy by her mother Mary Sisson. The witnesses were Nat Huddleston and Deliverance Smith. Deliverance Smith married Mary Tripp, daughter of Peleg Tripp and Anne Sisson."

Sources

• Source: S373 Author: Sam Behling Title: Sisson Abbreviation: Sisson Publication: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/sissoni.html Note: My Direct Line CONT CONT Richard SISSON (ca 1608 - ca Feb 1684/1685) & Mary FREEMAN (?) ( - bef 1 Dec 1692) CONT John SISSON (ca 1658 - 24 Jun 1687) & Mary ? (ca 1662 - 1687) CONT Mary SISSON ( - ca 1730) & Benjamin NICHOLS (28 Jan 1676/1677 - 1736) CONT Joseph NICHOLS (8 Jun 1707 - bef 22 Feb 1790) & Mary SPINK (11 Apr 1710 - bef Dec 1752) CONT Mary NICHOLS (8 Dec 1731 - 28 Dec 1822) & Rev. William WAIT (9 Jan 1730/1731 - 30 Mar 1826) CONT Nichols WAIT (16 Apr 1763 - 14 Jun 1834) & Olive PHELPS (23 Mar 1771 - 27 Jul 1837) CONT Russel WAIT (27 Dec 1787 - 10 May 1854) & Mercy BOOTH (26 Jan 1789 - 9 Jan 1835) CONT Julius Porter WAITE (20 Nov 1830 - 22 Dec 1910) & Lucretia Melvina MOSHER (8 Jul 1835 - 30 May 1909) CONT Edith Lusetta WAITE (10 Jul 1875 - 26 May 1967) & William (Will) Edgar DELANEY (17 Jun 1864 - 10 Oct 1956) CONT Laura May DELANEY (5 May 1895 - 28 Jan 1984) & George Alvin BEHLING (13 Oct 1893 - 26 Nov 1948) CONT James (Jim) Barton BEHLING (Living) & Dorothy Chloe WILLIAMS (3 Apr 1915 - 22 Dec 1990) CONT Susanne (Sam) Lucretia BEHLING (Living) Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Data: Text: Elizabeth (1650-1740) CONT Elizabeth SISSON (Richard1). Born on 8 Apr 1650 in England. Elizabeth died in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, in 1740; she was 89. On 8 Apr 1670 when Elizabeth was 20, she married Caleb ALLEN, son of George ALLEN & Hannah ?, in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA. Born on 27 Jun 1648 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA. Caleb died in 1713; he was 64. They had the following children: CONT CONT 22 i. Richard (1673-1731) CONT ii. Mary. Born on 29 Feb 1676/1677 in Barnstable Co., MA. CONT CONT 23 iii. George (1678-1728) CONT iv. Hannah. Born on 5 Nov 1680 in Barnstable Co., MA. CONT CONT v. Caleb. Born on 20 Mar 1683/1684 in Barnstable Co., MA. CONT CONT vi. Elizabeth. Born on 3 Dec 1685 in Barnstable Co., MA. CONT CONT vii. James. Born on 17 Jun 1689 in Barnstable Co., MA. CONT
• Source: S374 Author: Carol Regehr Title: Descendants of Richard and Mary Sisson of Rhode Island Abbreviation: Descendants of Richard and Mary Sisson of Rhode Island Publication: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/richard/index.htm#TOC Note: CONT References: CONT Useful references for Richard and his descendants are: CONT * Rhodes, ed. "Colonial Families of the United States," Vol. II (D&J #4) CONT * Austin, John O. "160 Allied Families" (Salem, Mass.) pages 120, 208-12 (D&J #5) CONT * Munsell et al. "American Ancestry," (1899) Vol. 12 (D&J #6) CONT * Arnold, James N. "Rhode Island Vital Records" (D&J #7) CONT * Welling, B. "They Were Here, Too" (Greenwich, Washington County, NY: New York Historical Society, 1963-71) (D&J #8) CONT * Paige, Lucius R. "List of Freemen of Massachusetts, 1630-1691" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1978) (D&J #9) CONT * Austin, John O. "The Genealogical Dictionary of RI," (Albany, 1887), p. 181 (D&J #10) CONT * Martin, John L. "Sisson Family" (New Bedford, Mass.: typescript, 1930s; indexed by David S. Martin, 1991) Vol I, pp 10-4, 7, 17 (D&J #11) CONT * Rhode Island Historical Society. "The Early Records of the Town of Portsmouth." (Freeman and Sons, 1901) (D&J #392) Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
• Source: S446 Author: Carol Sisson Regehr Title: The Sisson Genealogy Site Abbreviation: The Sisson Genealogy Site Publication: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dasisson/ Note: Carol Sisson Regehr CONT My Sisson lines: CONT 1.Richard & Mary 2.George 3.Thomas 4.Giles 5.John 6.Benjamin 7.JohnCr. 8.WmBenj. 9.BenjFr. 10.Edgar 11.WillieFr. 12.myself Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Data: Text: Mary Sison of Dartmouth widow, made her will "the fifteenth day of the second month Caled aprill" 1690, "being uery ill in body.” CONT CONT - All my brass, pewter, iron, linen and woolen, milk vessels and pails shall be divided into three equal parts. CONT + One part I give to my daughter Elizabeth wife of Caleb Allin, also CONT L5.. 10 [shillings] in money, one chest and a wheel. CONT CONT 4. Elizabeth SISSON (Richard ) was born 8 Apr 1650. She died 1740 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. CONT CONT John L. Martin's "The Sisson Family" Part 1, page 4: "On October 17th, 1692, Elizabeth Allen, wife of Caleb Allen of Sandwich, receipts to her brother James Sisson of Dartmouth for legacy by her mother Mary Sisson. The witnesses were Nat Huddleston and Deliverance Smith. Deliverance Smith married Mary Tripp, daughter of Peleg Tripp and Anne Sisson." CONT CONT Elizabeth married Caleb ALLEN, son of George ALLEN and Hannah CALIB, on 28 Apr 1670 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Caleb was born 24 Jun 1648 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. CONT CONT Source for marriage: Religious Society of Friends, Sandwich Monthly Meeting, v. 60, 1646-1761, FHL Microfilm #1331 (:62) Caleb Allen and Elizabeth Sison were married [also (2:1249)] [Sandwich] 28: 2mo: 1670. CONT Ed Cooper has extensive information on the descendants of Caleb and Elizabeth (Sisson) Allen. See this site CONT CONT http://www.vineyard.net/vineyard/history/allen/Web%20Cards/WC02/WC02_226.HTM CONT CONT CONT They had the following children: CONT CONT + 28 M i Richard ALLEN was born 8 Oct 1673 and died 1731. CONT 29 F ii Mary ALLEN was born 29 Feb 1676 in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. CONT CONT + 30 M iii George ALLEN was born 19 May 1678 and died 1728. CONT 31 F iv Hannah ALLEN was born 5 Nov 1680 in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. CONT CONT 32 M v Caleb ALLEN was born 20 Mar 1683 in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. CONT CONT 33 F vi Elizabeth ALLEN was born 3 Dec 1685 in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. CONT CONT 34 M vii James ALLEN was born 17 Jun 1689 in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. CONT
• Source: S515 Author: Phillip Clark Title: My Ancestor's Abbreviation: My Ancestor's Publication: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=200&id=I14446 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y Data: Text: ID: I14503 CONT Name: Elizabeth SISSON CONT Surname: Sisson CONT Given Name: Elizabeth CONT Sex: F CONT Birth: 1646 1 CONT _UID: 4E9C1491385DAD47837BE1A19BFA131858D1 1 CONT Change Date: 15 Jun 2005 at 20:49:54 CONT CONT Father: Richard SISSON b: 1608 in England CONT Mother: Mary FREEMAN b: 1619 in England CONT CONT Sources: CONT Repository: CONT CONT Title: rons.FTW CONT Note: CONT Source Media Type: Other CONT Text: Date of Import: Jul 30, 2004
• Source: S516 Author: Bob Carroll Title: Rogers-Cushing-Stiles-Carroll Abbreviation: Rogers-Cushing-Stiles-Carroll Publication: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rcarroll&id=I8124 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

• Mecham, Leonidas DeVon,. Family book of remembrance and genealogy, with allied lines. Salt Lake City: unknown, 1952.

1. ↑ Source: #S374 Data: Text: Elizabeth SISSON was born 8 Apr 1650 and died 1740.
2. ↑ Source: #S446 Data: Text: born 8 Apr 1650
3. ↑ " Probate records 1687-1916; index, 1687-1926 [Bristol County, Massachusetts]," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YT-98XW : 3 August 2023), Film# 007703530, Bristol, Massachusetts, image 43, Vol 1.
4. ↑ Source: #S374 Data: Text: Elizabeth SISSON was born 8 Apr 1650 and died 1740.
5. ↑ Source: #S446 Data: Text: died 1740 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
6. ↑ Source: #S446 Data: Text: John L. Martin's "The Sisson Family" Part 1, page 4: "On October 17th, 1692, Elizabeth Allen, wife of Caleb Allen of Sandwich, receipts to her brother James Sisson of Dartmouth for legacy by her mother Mary Sisson. The witnesses were Nat Huddleston and Deliverance Smith. Deliverance Smith married Mary Tripp, daughter of Peleg Tripp and Anne Sisson."

"David Martin found the birthplace of Elizabeth Sisson, the third of their children, in the archives of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. So we can say that Richard and Mary were certainly in New England by 1650 when Elizabeth was born."

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dasisson/richard/aqwg01.htm

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Sisson-203 created through the import of 25a.GED on Jan 8, 2012 by Michael Lechner. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.