Anna (Unknown) Allen (abt. 1612 - 1641)

Born about 1612 in Hampshire, England

Wife of Samuel Allen — married about 1630 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1641 at about age 29 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Anne (_____) Allen, died Braintree, Massachusetts, 29 September 1641.^[1]

Research Notes

Disputed Parents / Origins:

The notion that Samuel Allen's wife, Ann _____, was Ann Whitmore is disputed. See the 2014 G2G.

The notion that she was born a Whitmore is disputed. In any event, she does not seem to be the daughter of John Whitmore (d. 1648). The John Whitmore who was "killed Stamford, CT by Indians 1648"^[2] had a daughter Ann, but she is said to have married Ipswich, Massachusetts, 16 January 1643/4 (16: 11 mo. 1643-4")^[3] to George¹ Farrow, sometimes seen in records and print, as Farough, Farrar.^[4] (Even this association is not uncontroverted. In 1875, William H. Whitmore identified no daughter of John named Ann. Calling him "George Farrough (Farrar)" the author does not associate a specific parentage to the George's wife, Ann Whitmore, but suggests the bride and groom were cousins.)^[5]

John had five children born in England before emigrating.^[6] One of these was named Ann (or Anne) but that Ann reliably married George Farrow (or Farrar or Farough) and had a completely distinct life from this Ann Whitmore. It is not likely (but possible) that John had two daughters named Ann, both living at the same time.

Torrey's record in New England Marriages prior to 1700 calls her Ann ?Whitmore.

• ALLEN, Samuel (-1669) & 1/wf Ann [?WHITMORE] (-1641); b. 1632 Braintree, etc.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ David Pulsifer, "Records of Boston," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 3 (1849):126 Anne [Allen], 1641, (in particular part among entries "of Braintree"); digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014). Record reads, "Anne the wife of Samuel Allen dyed 29 (7) 1641."
2. ↑ W. M. Bollenbach, The New England ancestry of Alice Everett Johnson, 1899-1986 : memoirs, and Bollenbach genealogy (2003), 379-380; digital images, OpenLibrary (accessed 2014)
3. ↑ Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 2 vols. ( -1910), 159 for Farough-Whitmore (1643-4); Vol. II, p. 159
4. ↑ William H. Whitmore, "Gleanings No. 70," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 30 (1876):422-423 (in particular part of "Farrars and Brewsters of Essex County, Mass."); digital images, Internet Archive (accessed 2014). Of Farrow's wife, Whitmore reports, In 1658, his wife Ann is mentioned in a deposition being 40 years old; transcript of the court account is given in footnote.
5. ↑ William Henry Whitmore, Whitmore tracts, a collection of essays on matters of interest to persons bearing the name (1875), 38-39, entries concerning George Farrough (various spellings) and Ann Whitmore; digital images, Internet Archive (accessed 2014).
6. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. (Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862). Vol 4 p. 526
7. ↑ AmericanAncestors.org reporting for this source references many of the works consulted by Torrey as "Hale (1952) 544, 809; Greenwood 16; Reg. 10:225, 86:225, 87:156, 102:278; Agard Anc. 4; Holbrook Anc. (1942) 42; Pope's Pioneers 15; Dewey-French 4; Putnam's Mag. 1:288; Smith-Bryant 98-99, 253; Martha's Vineyard 3:3; Braintree Observer 16 Jun 1882; Blackman Anc. 39; Allen (,8) 95; Allen (,11) 1; Ayers-Byram 14; Dunham-Boyd 116; Brownell Anc. 75"

See also:

• Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman, Hale, House, and related families, mainly of the Connecticut River Valley (1952), 544, 809; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014). Refers to Samuel and Ann (-----) Allen.

• Isaac John Greenwood, The Greenwood family of Norwich, England, in America, H. Minot Pitman and Mary M. Greenwood, eds. (1934), 16; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014). Refers to Samuel Allen and wife Ann; cites "Allen Family by Wm Allen, rev. by Joshua Allen, 1882." Calls Samuel the son of George and Catherine.

• S. M. A. [?Stephen M. Allen], "A branch of the Allen Family in New England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 10 (1856):225-227; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). Calls the first wife, "Ann."

• Andrew Roberts Lord, Holbrook and allied families, Annette Cummings Holbrook McMaster [Mrs. John Dennis McMaster], ed. (1942), 42-43; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). Calls the first wife "Ann"; second is "Margaret."

• Charles Henry Pope, The pioneers of Massachusetts, a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns and churches and other contemporaneous documents (1900), 15 for Samuel .. Braintree; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). Calls her "Anne"; second wife is "Margaret, widow of Edward Lamb." From the entry, one might be led to infer Samuel as a son of George.

• Tenny Smith, Charles Smith and Rachel Amy Bryant, their ancestors and descendants (1938), 98-99 for "George Allen and his son Samuel Allen"; 253 for Standish entries; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). At page 99, Calls Samuel's first wife "Ann Whitmore," without further reference; calls the second wife, "Margaret French, widow of Edward Lamb," also without further reference. Has Samuel born 1596 at England.

• Charles Edward Banks, The history of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts 3 vols, 3 [Family Genealogies]:3 for "Allen Family"; digital images, Family History Library Catalog (accessed 2014). Writes, "Samuel^1 Allen, the first of this family, is not known to have been related to other emigrants of this name in New England." Referring to "Carey Genealogy," Banks writes further, "It is stated that he came from Bridgewater, Co. Somerset ... He was born about 1600." Calls the first wife "Anne -----" and the second, "Margaret (-----) Lamb, widow of Edward."

• Alfred L. Holman, Blackman and allied families, compiled for Nathan Lincoln Blackman (1928), 39 for Allen; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2013). He is "Samuel^1 Allen"; citing "Braintree Vital Records 1886, p. 639" reports Samuel died 5 August 1669; mentions will. Calls his first wife "Ann" and second "Mrs. Margaret Lamb, the widow of Edward Lamb." For the Allen entry, cites "Savages Genealogical Dictionary, 1-35"; "Pope's Pioneers of Mass., p. 15"; "Mitchell's Bridgewater, p. 92."

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