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Jonathan Alling, son of John Alling and Susanna (Coe) Alling, born in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 13 October 1683; died in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 12 or 13 June 1775, age 91; buried City Green Cemetery, New Haven; member of the First Congregational Society, New Haven; Captain of the 6th Company, 11th Regiment Militia, businessman, representative of the colony in the Assembly and Legislature; married in New Haven, New Haven County, 1 October 1713, Sarah Sacket.
Donald Lines Jacobus[1] wrote:
[p 16] Jonathan, b 13 Oct 1683 NHV, d 13 June 1775 ae. 92 NHT1, 12 June 1775 ae. 91 NHC1; Capt.; m 1 Oct 1713 NHV—Sarah da. John & Mary (Wooding) Sackett, b 1 Aug 1693 NHV, d 13 Nov 1766 ae 75 NHT1, 16 Nov NHC1. FAM. 10.
[pp 24-26]. FAM. 10. JONATHAN & SARAH (SACKETT) ALLING: [children] 1 JOHN . . . 2 JONATHAN . . . 3 MARY . . . 4 SARAH . . . 5 JAMES . . . 6 JOSEPH . . . 7 SARAH . . . 8 JESSE . . . 9 SUSANNA . . . 10 OLIVER . . . 11 RHODA . . .
[Abbreviations: NHC1: First Congregational Society, New Haven. NHT1: City Burial Ground (“Grove Street Cemetery”), New Haven, including stones in Center Church crypt and those removed from the Green. NHV: Vital statistics, New Haven.]
George P. Allen[2] wrote:
[pp 22-23] 27/17 Capt. Jonathan Alling,3 gr.s. of Roger, 1st, b. Oct. 13, 1683; d. June 13, 1775; m. Oct. 1, 1713, Sarah, dau. of John Sacket, b. Aug 1, 1693; d. Nov. 13, 1766.
Children. John . . . Jonathan . . . Mary . . . Sarah . . . James . . . Joseph . . . Sarah . . . Jesse . . . Susanna . . . Oliver . . . Rhoda . . .
Capt. Jonathan Alling’s will was dated May 25, 1767, and presented in Probate Court, August 4, 1775, by James Alling, the surviving executor.
Imprimis—Gives to dau. Mary Dickerman, five lbs. lawful money in addition to former gifts. Item—To dau. Sarah Smith, the same. Remainder, both real and personal thus: To the heirs of Eldest s. John, deceased, One Share and a half share, to each of two youngest daus. um. and now with me 3/4 part of one share, that is the heirs of my s. John, deceased, shall have 30 lbs., s. Jonathan 20 lbs. s. James 20 lbs., s. Joseph 20 lbs., Jesse 20 lbs, s. Oliver 20 lbs., dau. Susanna Alling 15 lbs., dau. Rhoda Alling 15 lbs., that is in that proportion. Appints sons Jonathan and James Exers. JONATHAN ALLING. [SEAL.].
Capt. Jonathan Alling was a successful business man, an energetic and prominent citizen, a valuable leader in the train band, of which he was a captain of the 6th Co., 11th Regiment Militia, and was elected and represented the colony in the Assembly or Legislature twenty-three times from 1739 on. Of his children, the first, Sarah, died young . . .
Jonathan was mentioned in the will of his father John Alling, dated 8 March 1714.[3]
Franklin B. Dexter wrote about the City Green and Grove Street Cemetery in November 1883.[4]
From the settlement of the town, in 1638, the central upper part of the present City Green was used as the common place of burial; the latest interment being (it is believed) that of Mrs. Martha Whittelsey, who was buried by the side of her husband, the Rev. Chauncey Whittelsey, in October, 1812. In 1797 the Grove Street Cemetery began to be used, the first first interment being that of Mrs. Martha Townsend.
In 1813 the present Center Church was placed on the Green, over the tombstones of about one hundred and forty persons, whose names are engraved on tablets in the vestibule. Between 1795 and 1821 most of the monuments on the Green were removed to the Grove Street Cemetery, where they now are, some of them in private lots, and the remainder (about four hundred and seventy) ranged in approximately alphabetical order against the west and north walls of the enclosure. The oldest stone thus removed, which is now legible is that erected in memory of . . .
FRANKLIN B. DEXTER.
‘’November,’’ 1882.
19. [‘’West Wall.’’].
In Memory of
Cap. JONATHAN
ALLING, who de-
parted this Life
June 13th. 1775 in
his 92d. Year.
Blessed are the dead,
That die in the Lord.
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