George Allen
1753 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. George Allen was born 11 Jul 1753 (son of Caleb Allen and Sarah Unknown).
2. Caleb Allen was born 25 Jan 1722/23, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI (son of John Allen and Rebecca Hill); died Aft 1761. Caleb — Sarah Unknown. Sarah died Aft Feb 1762. [Group Sheet]
3. Sarah Unknown died Aft Feb 1762. Children:
- Elizabeth Allen was born 19 Apr 1748.
- Rebecca Allen was born 22 Jun 1750.
- Welthian Allen was born 1 Jan 1751/52.
- 1. George Allen was born 11 Jul 1753.
- Lemual Allen was born 6 Apr 1755.
- Sarah Allen was born 9 Sep 1756.
- John Allen was born 1 Mar 1762.
Generation: 3
4. John Allen was born Abt 1693, Prudence Island, Newport Co., RI (son of William Allen, II and Martha Sweet); died Aft 1734. Notes:
John Allin of Prudence Island sold a tract of land to William Remington of Portsmouth, schoolmaster, for 750 pounds, 6 Jan 1738/9. This piece of land, 50 acres more or less, on the island was bounded as follows: S by my son William Allin, W on the Sea, N on the land of William Allin my honoured father, E on my own land. Witnessed by Caleb Hill & John Ingraham. (Po Land Ev. Bk 4 p. 142)
Also, on the same day, John Allin sold land on Prudence Island to his honoured father William Allin. This was 50 acres more or less, bounded as follows: S by William Remington, W on the Sea, N by "my own land." witnessed by William Remington & Caleb Hill.
Also, on the same day John Allin sold land to Caleb Hill (witnessed by William Remington & Giles Slocum); also to William Havens (witnessed by William Remington & Caleb Hill); and to Giles Slocum (witnessed by William Remington & Caleb Hill).
About a month later, on 3 Feb 1738/9, John Allin bought land from William Remington, schoolmaster, of Prudence Island in the Township of Portsmouth. The "sum of 750 pounds in good and lawful bills of public credit . . . truly paid by John Allin of Town, County, and Colony aforesaid . . . a tract of land being on Prudence Island . . . 50 acres be it more or less, butted and bounded as followeth: S by land of William Allin Jun, W on the Sea, N on land of William Allin Senior, E on land of sd. John Allin. Witnessed by Caleb Hill & William Sanford. (Po Land Ev. Bk 4 p. 195) This appears to be the same land bought by William Remington from John Allin a month earlier.
On the same day John Allin bought land from Caleb Hill, witnessed by William Remington; also from William Havens and from Giles Slocum. (Po Land Ev. Bk 4 p. 196, 197, & 198)John married Rebecca Hill Abt 1712. Rebecca (daughter of Jonathan HILL, Jr. and Unknown Wife) was born Abt 1690; died Aft May 1735. [Group Sheet]
5. Rebecca Hill was born Abt 1690 (daughter of Jonathan HILL, Jr. and Unknown Wife); died Aft May 1735. Children:
- William Allen was born 16 Jul 1714, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
- Margaret Allen was born 29 Jul 1716, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
- Jonathan Allen was born 7 Sep 1718, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
- Patience Allen was born 16 Aug 1720, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
- 2. Caleb Allen was born 25 Jan 1722/23, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft 1761.
- John Allen was born 26 Oct 1725, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
- Ebenezer Allen was born 19 Apr 1728, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
- Rebekah Allen was born 25 May 1730, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
- Joshua Allen was born 28 May 1735, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
Generation: 4
8. William Allen, II was born Abt 1665, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI (son of William ALLEN, I and Elizabeth Unknown); died Abt Jul 1740. Notes:
William's will is dated 10 Jan 1735/36, and proved 14 Jul 1740. It mentions his wife, Martha; and children William, John, Ebenezer, & Margaret, wife of Thomas Lawton of Bristol; grandson William, son of John; and grandson James. William Allin/Allen, Jr., reportedly resided at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth land evidence has numerous deeds involving the Allen family and land on Prudence Island.
He may be the William Allin that was admitted a freeman of Portsmouth on 6 June 1692, along with Thomas Remington.
William Allen is mentioned as a son-in-law in the 1718 will of James Sweet of Portsmouth, RI.William married Martha Sweet Abt 1690. Martha (daughter of James Sweet and Hannah Unknown) was born Abt 1670. [Group Sheet]
9. Martha Sweet was born Abt 1670 (daughter of James Sweet and Hannah Unknown). Notes:
Martha Sweet is identified as the wife of William Allen in The American Genealogist by Donald Lines Jacobus; Vol 48 p 224.
Children:
- William Allen, III was born Abt 1691; died 1777.
- 4. John Allen was born Abt 1693, Prudence Island, Newport Co., RI; died Aft 1734.
- Margaret Allen was born Abt 1695.
- Ebenezer Allen was born Abt 1697.
10. Jonathan HILL, Jr. was born Abt 1657, MA or RI (son of Jonathan HILL, Sr. and Mary SHERWOOD); died 5 Sep 1731, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI. Notes:
On 24 Dec 1695 Jonathan said he was aged about 38 years.
On 6 July 1703 Jonathan bought 1/4 of a farm in Cowesett (Warwick). On 16 Jan 1721 he deeded to son Thomas of Swansea 105 acres at Warwick.
He had 8 children. His will was administered 15 Sep 1731; the executors were sons Jonathan & Caleb.
(see Austin's "Genealogical Dictionary of RI" p98)
(Also see "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial" Vol 2 p 677 by William Richard Cutter at Google Books)Jonathan married Unknown Wife Abt 1684. [Group Sheet]
11. Unknown Wife Children:
- Sarah Hill
- Jonathan HILL, III was born Between 1685 and 1686; died 9 Feb 1737/38; was buried , Town Hall Cemetery, Swansea, MA.
- Mary Hill was born Abt 1687.
- Patience Hill was born Abt 1689.
- 5. Rebecca Hill was born Abt 1690; died Aft May 1735.
- Thomas Hill, Sr. was born Abt 1692, Prudence Island, RI; died 20 Apr 1768, North Kingstown, RI; was buried , Thomas Hill Lot, Forge Rd., North Kingstown, RI.
- Caleb Hill was born Between 1700 and 1710; died Abt Dec 1754; was buried , Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI.
- Ebenezer Hill was born Abt 1706; died 31 Oct 1753, St. Eustatius, West Indies.