Joseph Allen (abt. 1701 - abt. 1785)

Born about 1701 in Suffield, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Clesson) Allen — married 4 Apr 1727 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 17 Jul 1785 at about age 84 in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America [uncertain]

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Biography

Joseph Allen was born in about 1701, possibly in Suffield, then in Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (after 1752, in Hartford County, Connecticut Colony). He was the son of Benjamin Allen and Mercy Towsley,^[1] who had been married in Suffield on 4 Oct 1699.^[2]

On 4 Apr 1727, Joseph married Hannah Clesson, daughter of Joseph Clesson.^[3]

Joseph Allen died on 17 Jul 1785, at a location possibly called "Fall Town," [Falls Fight Township, or Bernardston, before 1762, Colrain?]^[4] to which he had moved from Deerfield in about 1757.^[5]

Research Notes

Northfield, Hampshire County:

The town of Northfield was not officially incorporated until 1723, although English settlers first arrived there in 1673. Prior to its incorporation, it was known as Skakeat or Squakheag, the native names for the village.^[6]

Franklin County was created out of Hampshire County on 24 Jun 1811.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Temple, History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, see Benjamin (No. 5) and Joseph (No. 10), Pages 394-395.
2. ↑ "Allen, Benjamin , m. Mercy Towsley, Oct. 4, 1699, citing [The New Book?], Volume 1, Page 30: Suffield, Page 9 (accessed 7 Oct 2020 - subscription required).
3. ↑ Temple, History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, see Joseph (No. 10), Page 395.
4. ↑ "Bernardston, Massachusetts,," Wikipedia.org (accessed 7 Oct 2020).
5. ↑ Temple, History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, see Joseph (No. 10), Page 395.
6. ↑ "Northfield, Massachusetts, Wikipedia.org (accessed 7 Oct 2020).
7. ↑ "Franklin County, Massachusetts, Wikipedia.org (accessed 7 Oct 2020).

• Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928 (subscription required).
• Temple, J. H., and Sheldon, George, History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, for 150 Years, with an Account of the Prior Occupation of the Territory by the Squakheags: and with Family Genealogies, Albany, New York: Joel Munsell, 1875.

Other Sources

• 'Broken or Inactive Link: Ancestry Family Tree.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Allen-4367 created through the import of MaryStamperMcKague2011-08-06_01.ged on Aug 7, 2011 by Masm x.