Allen
Breed
Born in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Breed Sr
and Mercy (Palmer) Breed
Brother of
Mercy Breed, Anna Breed, Ann (Breed) Hewitt, Mary (Breed) Brown, John Breed Jr., Elizabeth (Breed) Hinckley, Sarah (Breed) Miner, Zerviah (Breed) Hinckley, Joseph Breed Sr., Bethia Breed and Gershom Breed
Husband of
Ann (Cole) Breed
— married
2 Feb 1738 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony
Husband of
Hannah (Dewey) Breed
— married
5 Jul 1752 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Abigail (Breed) Peabody, Zerviah (Breed) Smith, Mary Breed, William Breed, Allen Breed, Susannah (Breed) Stanton, Gershom Breed, Jabish Breed, Esther (Breed) Hakes, Christopher Breed, Joseph Breed and Hannah Breed
Died [date unknown]
in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2012
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Biography
This Allen Breed, b. 29 Aug 1714 @ Stonington, Connecticut, was the eleventh child of Mercy (Palmer) Breed (abt.1669-1752) & John Breed Sr (1662-1751). His birth was referenced on his mother, Mercy Palmer Breed, profile.
He married first, 2 Feb 1738 @ Stonington, Connecticut, Ann Cole [b. abt. 1720; d. after 1750 @ Stonington, CT]; they had at least 6 children:
- Abigail Breed (1740-); married Samuel Peabody
- Zurviah (Breed) Smith (1741-1823); married Joseph Smith
- Mary Breed (1744-)
- William Breed (1745-); married Prudence Palmer
- Allen Breed, b. 14 Nov 1747; probably died young
- Susannah (Breed) Stanton (1750-1815); married Joshua Stanton
After the death of his first wife, Allen Breed married 5 Jul 1752 Hannah Dewey [Note: The identity of this Hannah Dewey is under investigation.]. They had 6 children:
- Gershom Breed (1756-1815); married Hannah Palmer
- Jabish Breed (1758-1818); married Sarah Chapman
- Esther Breed (1759-)
- Christopher Breed (1761-)
- Joseph Breed (1763-1828); Rhoda Greene
- Hannah Breed (1765-1813)
Allen Breed was Deacon of Elder Simeon Brown's church, which was formed in 1765.
Allen Breed died 5 July (year not certain) at Stonington, Connecticut.
Sources
- Breed Family Association #16 (1963), p. 1: https://archive.org/details/BreedFamilyAssociationVol161963OCR/page/n50
- Rootsweb: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nanc/breed/aqwg04.htm; no. 30
- Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 245, no. 13: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n267/mode/1up; See images for copy of entry from this book
- A RECORD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREAD, WHO CAME TO AMERICA FROM ENGLAND IN 1630; Hathaway & Brothers, The Evans Printing House, Fourth and Library Sts PHII.ADELPHIA. 1892. [Note: This source is unreliable on many points pertaining to the Breed family.]
Timothy Seymour Lull book - Library of Congress Card Catalog # 81-82834
Barbara Sanders - researcher - Essex, MA
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Breed-139 created through the import of mom_2012-08-01.ged on Aug 2, 2012 by John Stroud.
- WikiTree profile Breed-267 created through the import of francescbreed.ged on Jan 27, 2014 by Kathy Stewart.
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The Church records show it as 1738.
edited by Pattie (Breed) Plummer-Everett
Rev Gershom 29 Apr 1756; Jabish 24 Feb 1758; Esther 5 Aug 1759; Christopher 25 Jul 1761; Joseph 27 Feb 1763; Hannah 29 July 1765. His first wife was Ann Cole, with whom he previously had 7 children, including Susannah. See image above.