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Patience married Richard Evans on 10 Jun 1680 in Newport Co., Rhode Island. Richard and died. [Group Sheet]

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Ralph Allen, the son of George Allen and his first wife, is believed to have been born in about 1615 in England. Although it has not been determined when he arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it is known that he did not travel on the same ship as his father, George. This Ralph, who is known to have held lands at Weymouth that originally belonged to his father, George Allen, later moved to Rehoboth in what is now Bristol County, Massachusetts. He eventually settled at Sandwich in the New Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts, however, where his father lived.
According to available records, Ralph was generally referred to as a planter and wheelwright, and in certain documents he was also referred to as Ralph Allen, Sr., such as the burial record of his daughter, Mary, in 1675. This was apparently to distinguish him from the other Ralph Allen who resided at Sandwich, was married to a woman named Esther Swift, and was a mason by trade. Although Ralph is thought to have been married sometime around 1630-1635, it is not known at this time whether he married in England, or after he arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Our Ralph is believed to have been married to a woman named Susannah.
In 1657, while residing at Sandwich, Quakerism began spreading throughout the Colony, and Ralph and six of his brothers and sisters were apparently among the first to be "convinced." Unfortunately, the adoption of Quakerism by the Allen’s resulted in their being persecuted and fined for many years for practicing their faith. Their persecution was particularly acute for refusing to take the Oath of Fidelity which they felt was unlawful.
During the years 1663 and 1664, Ralph purchased land at Dartmouth in the New Plymouth Colony (now within Bristol County, Massachusetts), which he later conveyed to his children. Even though he was living at Sandwich at the time of his death, it is believed that he and Susannah probably resided at Dartmouth for a few years. Ralph is mentioned in several deeds as being "of Dartmouth," and in 1684 he was involved in an agreement with three others to build a gristmill there.
Ralph Allen was purported to have died during the month of March 1698 at Sandwich in what had then become Barnstable County, Massachusetts. His will, which had been written on 18 December 1691, was probated on 1 July 1698 before the Barnstable County Court. Ralph was subsequently buried, as directed by his will, "in the Friends Burying place at William Allen's in Sandwich."
- Descendants of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts, Jack MacDonald (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jacmac/allen.pdf)

Ralph married Susannah in 1645 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. and died. [Group Sheet]

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George Allen, the immigrant ancestor of many of the Allen families found in North America today, arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony on 6 May 1635 from England. George Allen’s name, along with the names of those individuals he came with (106 in all), was found on a list of passengers who departed Weymouth, England for the New World on 20 March 1635. Unfortunately, the name of the ship they traveled aboard has never been determined. This party, which was under the leadership of the Rev. Joseph Hull, was granted leave on 8 July 1635 to settle at Wessaguscus Plantation by the General Court at Boston. Wessaguscus was soon given municipal rights, at which time it was renamed Weymouth, and its inhabitants were allowed representation in the General Court at Boston.
Departed Weymouth, England with the "Hull Company" 20 Mar 1635 and arrived in Boston 6 May 1635.
Although it is not known for sure, George Allen may have been born in either Somersetshire, or Dorsetshire, England, or have at least resided in one of these places prior to emigrating. Lending some support for this belief is the fact that the Rev. Joseph Hull, and many of the other families that emigrated with George, appear to have been from one of these shires.
Although George Allen is known to have married twice while still residing in England, the name of his first wife has not been determined. His second wife, however, was a woman named Katherine. Katherine accompanied George to America, and is believed to have been the mother of his five youngest children. According to the roster of passengers making up the Hull party, Katherine was listed as being thirty years old in 1635, thereby indicating that she had probably been born in about 1605 in England.
Although no records have been found to substantiate it, shortly after settling at Wessaguscus (Weymouth), George Allen and his family may have moved to the village of Saugus, Massachusetts (now Lynn, Massachusetts). Sometime during the period 1637/1638, however, George and his family apparently moved again, this time to the newly organized settlement in New Plymouth Colony of Sandwich on Cape Cod. George, who was a farmer by trade, was recommended for "freeman" status in New Plymouth Colony on 5 March 1638/1639, and on 3 September 1639, he was admitted as such. George was later sworn in as the Constable of Sandwich on 4 June 1639, and served as Surveyor of Highways in 1640. He also served as a Committeeman for the New Plymouth Court in 1640, 1641, 1642, and 1644.
George apparently died during the latter part of April 1648 at Sandwich in New Plymouth Colony, as he was subsequently buried there on 2 May 1648. His will was subsequently probated before the New Plymouth Court on 7 June 1648. One year later, on 8 June 1649, his widow, Katherine, furnished an inventory of George's estate to the New Plymouth Court. Sometime after George passed away, Katherine married for a second time to a man named John Collins, who was a shoemaker in Boston.
Although the identities of all of George Allen's children have never been determined beyond all doubt, family information provided for the town records by George’s son, Henry Allen, when he moved to Milford, Connecticut indicate that George Allen had eleven children. Henry stated that he was the son of George and Katherine Allen of Sandwich and gave the names of five siblings; Ralph, George, Samuel, William, and Matthew, and further stated that there were five others. In addition to the above six children, we also have verification that George also had a son named Gideon and a daughter named Rose. Aside from the eight children who have been verified through various documents, three other individuals, namely John Allen, who held lands at Weymouth that had previously been held by George Allen, Robert Allen, who committed suicide at John’s home in Rehoboth, and Francis Allen, who was a resident of Sandwich, was an early member of the Quaker church at Sandwich, and was not a son of the other Ralph Allen, are also believed to be sons of George Allen. - Descendants of George Allen of England and Sandwich, Massachusetts, Jack MacDonald

George married Unknown about 1600 in England. and died. [Group Sheet]

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