Allen Willey migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 7, p. 427) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm
Name: Allen Willey, of Saleby, Lincolnshire, England and Boston, Massachusetts.
Orthographic variations: Allen, Allan
Orthographic variations: Willey, Wiley, Wylley
Disputed Parentage
There are many websites and family trees that have Rychard (Richard) Willey and Sally Freer as the parents of Allen Willey. It remains a possibility, however, this connection has not been proven.
Richard Wylley and Sarah Freer were married on 4 July 1603 in Mumby, Lincolnshire England. [citation needed] Allan Wylley, son of Richard Wylley, was baptized on 2 November 1605 at Mumby. [1] Mumby is within 7 miles of both Alford and Saleby making this a reasonable identification. However, there were multiple Willey families in this area and the identification has never been published or confirmed by wills, etc.
Anderson says the parents are unknown. Unless someone has better/more recent evidence than Anderson, the parents should probably be detached from Allen.
Birth
Born: About 1603, presumably in Lincolnshire, England. [2]
The date is a rough estimate based on his marriage in 1628 - it could have been a few years earlier or later. His parentage and exact place of birth are unknown, but was presumably in Lincolnshire where he was married.
Marriage and Children
Married: Alice Mason on 15 May 1628 in Saleby, Lincolnshire, England. She remarried Thomas Marshall about 1636. They had two sons (Eliakim and Thomas). Alice (Mason) (Willey) Marshall died 20 May 1664 in Boston. [2][3]
Sarah Willey. Baptized 1 March 1628/9 at Saleby, Lincolnshire. Married by 1647 James Pemberton of Newberry.
Frances Willey. Baptized 3 August 1630 at Saleby. Married Joseph Howe on 16 July 1652 in Boston.
Richard Willey. Baptized 22 February 1632/3 in Saleby. Buried 28 February 1632/3 in Saleby.
Ichabod Willey. Baptized 6 June 1634 in Saleby. No further record.
Alice Willey, (probably). Born say 1636. Baptism record not found but a probable child. Married John Garretson on 5 December 1659 in Boston.
Children of Thomas Marshall and Alice Mason:
Eliakim Marshall. Born 1 March 1636/7 in Boston. Killed by Indians at the fight at the Battle of Bloody Brook on 18 September 1675.
Thomas Marshall, Jr. Born 2 January 1643/4 in Boston; bapt. 7 January 1643/4.
Death
Died: By 1636.
Date of his wife's remarriage to Thomas Marshall.[2][3]
Notes
Immigration: In 1634, based on his admission to the church of Boston on 2 November 1634, his wife Alice was admitted on 9 November 1634.
Thomas Marshall, second husband of Alice Mason, came from Alford, Lincolnshire, England, a parish adjoining Saleby. It is likely Allen Willey and Alice Mason knew Thomas Marshall prior to their immigration.
The will of Thomas Marshall, second husband Alice Mason, includes bequests to "Sarah Wife of James Pemberton and Francis wife of Joseph How, daughters of my late deceased wife." This will helps confirm that Alice was married first to Allen Wlley and then to Thomas Marshall.
Common Errors to Avoid
Parents: There are many websites and family trees that have Rychard (Richard) Willey and Sally Freer as the parents of Allen Willey. However, Anderson says the parents are unknown. Unless someone has better/more recent evidence than Anderson, the parents should probably be detached from Allen.
Birth date: A precise birth date of 3 November 1603 or 3 November 1605 is occasionally found. [4] The date assumes he was the Allan Wylley son of Rycherd Wylley baptized on 3 November 1605 at Mumford. Though a possibility it remains unproven.
Child Thomas: Profile previously had a son Thomas connected as a son. He is not known to have had a son Thomas, and there is no Thomas baptized in Saleby. There is no known connection between Allen Willey and Thomas Willey of New Hampshire. He has been disconnected.
Child Isaac: Usually called a brother. There is no known connection between Allen Willey of Boston and Isaac Willey who appears in Boston around 1640. He is not known to have had a son Isaac, and there is no Isaac baptized in Saleby. He has been disconnected. The only suggestion of a connection between Allen and Isaac Willey is that Isaac's son John named his first three boys: Isaac, John, and Allen. So while possible, there is no other evidence of direct connection between the two men.
Source
Footnotes and citations:
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1SQ-P68 Allan Wylley, ); citing Mumby, Lincoln, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,541,975.
↑ 2.02.12.22.3 Anderson. Great Migration, vol.VII, T–Y. (2011):427-429, biography of Allen Willey.
↑ 3.03.13.2 The American Genealogist vol. 38 (1962): pages 8-9.
Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T–Y. (Boston; NEHGS, 2011):427-429, biography of Allen Willey. AmericanAncestors.org (paid) LINK
The American Genealogist vol. 38 (1962): 1-12. The Wilton and Marshall Families of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass., by John Insley Coddington. See page 8-9 for Willey connections.
Thank you to Ronald Willey for creating WikiTree profile Willey-665 through the import of willey.ged on Sep 15, 2013.
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Tentative conclusions subject to further research:
— Great Migration immigrants Allen-1 Willey and Isaac-1 Willey were brothers.
— Great Migration immigrants Allen-1 Willey and Isaac-1 Willey were sons of Richard and Sara (Freer) Willey who were married in Mumby 4 July 1603.
— Allen-1 Willey was possibly named in honor of his maternal grandfather, Allan Freer of Mumby.
— Isaac-1 Willey was possibly named in honor of his maternal uncle, Isaac Freer of Mumby.
Verbatim Excerpts from The Great Migration Study Project
Robert Charles Anderson (Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists), The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640 (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 2015), 374:
Willey, Isaac: Unknown [origins]; 1640; Boston, Charlestown, New London…
With respect to “Alan Willey,” below are verbatim excerpts from Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634–35 (2011), pages 427-428:
ALLEN WILLEY
ORIGIN: Saleby, Lincolnshire.
…
FIRST RESIDENCE: Boston.
…
BIRTH: By about 1603…
MARRIAGE: Saleby, Lincolnshire, 15 May 1628 Alice MASON…
…
ASSOCIATIONS: No connection has been found with Isaac Willey who appeared in Boston by 1640.
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Unfortunately, there seems to be little to no primary evidence for the DOB, or origins of Allen Willey including parents or children. The two Allens you mention are both linked as the spouse of Alice Mason, suggesting they are the same person and DOBs need to be corrected. But they may not be the same person, in which case one of them should be detached from Alice Mason. Likewise for the parents of Allen Willey. At least one website admits that there is no primary evidence for the parents of Allen, but the author wanted to provide a plausible set of parents. I think there needs to be a lot more research on this line. Unfortunately, I don't currently have access to resources to try resolve these problems.
This Allen (or Allan) is shown being born in 1590. There is another Allen listed as a brother born 1605. Seems odd 15 yrs apart. Any insight from experts?
~ 1603: Birth of Allen Willey of Saleby, Lincolnshire and Boston, Massachusetts (GM).
3 November 1605: Allan Wylley christened at Mumby, Lincolnshire.
13 October 1612: Isaac Wylley christened at Mumby, Lincolnshire.
~ 1614: Birth of Isaac Willey of Boston and New London, Connecticut (GM).
Saleby is separated from Mumby by Alford and Bilsby but less than 6 miles apart:
https://corvina.caliper.com/GreatMigrationParish/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KsgLtCxxwur5do398
Tentative conclusions subject to further research:
— Great Migration immigrants Allen-1 Willey and Isaac-1 Willey were brothers.
— Great Migration immigrants Allen-1 Willey and Isaac-1 Willey were sons of Richard and Sara (Freer) Willey who were married in Mumby 4 July 1603.
— Allen-1 Willey was possibly named in honor of his maternal grandfather, Allan Freer of Mumby.
— Isaac-1 Willey was possibly named in honor of his maternal uncle, Isaac Freer of Mumby.
Verbatim Excerpts from The Great Migration Study Project
Robert Charles Anderson (Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists), The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1640 (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 2015), 374:
Willey, Allen: Saleby, Lincolnshire; 1634; Boston…
Willey, Isaac: Unknown [origins]; 1640; Boston, Charlestown, New London…
With respect to “Alan Willey,” below are verbatim excerpts from Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634–35 (2011), pages 427-428:
ALLEN WILLEY
ORIGIN: Saleby, Lincolnshire. …
FIRST RESIDENCE: Boston. …
BIRTH: By about 1603…
MARRIAGE: Saleby, Lincolnshire, 15 May 1628 Alice MASON… …
ASSOCIATIONS: No connection has been found with Isaac Willey who appeared in Boston by 1640.
<= end of verbatim excerpts from The Great Migration
edited by Perry Streeter
Wife Alice now needs to be merged with https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Willey-391
Added sources/partial bio to Alice' second husband Thomas Marshall https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marshall-4406 He now needs to be merged with https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marshall-2054