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  1. 1.  Martha Sweet was born Abt 1670.

    Notes:

    Martha Sweet is identified as the wife of William Allen in The American Genealogist by Donald Lines Jacobus; Vol 48 p 224.

    Martha married William Allen, II Abt 1690. William (son of William ALLEN, I and Elizabeth Unknown) was born Abt 1665, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died Abt Jul 1740. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Allen, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1691; died 1777.
    2. 3. John Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1693, Prudence Island, Newport Co., RI; died Aft 1734.
    3. 4. Margaret Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1695.
    4. 5. Ebenezer Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1697.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Allen, III Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born Abt 1691; died 1777.

    Notes:

    According to a genealogy at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, this William Allen married Freelove Tillinghast. He is of the right age and location to have married her, but I have not yet found any documentation. Wayne G. Tillinghast in his book "The Tillinghasts in America" disputes that, offering evidence that William's wife could not have been Freelove Tillinghast -- at least not the daughter of Joseph Tillinghast.

    I suspect that Freelove Allen who married William Remington is a daughter of William & Freelove Allen.

    For the time being, I have placed Freelove Allen as a daughter in this family group, pending further research to confirm. These are assumptions only, based on incomplete evidence.

    According to research of Wayne G. Tillinghast, William & Freelove Allen were admitted to membership in the Second Baptist Church of Newport on 4 March 1729 ("The Tillinghasts in America, The First Four Generations," RIGS 2006 p 150).

    William married Freelove Unknown Abt 1714. Freelove was born Abt 1695; died 1767. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Patience Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1715.
    2. 7. James Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1717.
    3. 8. John Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1719; died 1794.
    4. 9. Thomas Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1720.
    5. 10. Jonathan Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1722.
    6. 11. Freelove Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 May 1722, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 17 Mar 1817, North Kingstown, RI.
    7. 12. William Allen, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1730.

  2. 3.  John Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born Abt 1693, Prudence Island, Newport Co., RI; 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]

    Children:
    1. 13. William Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jul 1714, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
    2. 14. Margaret Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jul 1716, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
    3. 15. Jonathan Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Sep 1718, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
    4. 16. Patience Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Aug 1720, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
    5. 17. Caleb Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jan 1722/23, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft 1761.
    6. 18. John Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Oct 1725, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
    7. 19. Ebenezer Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Apr 1728, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
    8. 20. Rebekah Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1730, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.
    9. 21. Joshua Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 May 1735, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

  3. 4.  Margaret Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born Abt 1695.

    Margaret — Thomas Lawton. Thomas was born Abt 1690. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Ebenezer Allen Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born Abt 1697.

    Notes:

    According to a genealogy at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, this Ebenezer married a Remington girl and had four children: William, Patience, Ebenezer, & Mary; the son William married Mollie Fairbanks and Rachel Remington. (This needs verification.)

    However, I do know that the William who married Rachel was s/o Ebenezer, so at least this part sounds correct.



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Patience Allen Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1715.

    Patience married William Maccoone 2 Apr 1738. William (son of John Maccoone and Anne Unknown) was born Abt 1704; died Bef 27 Nov 1742. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  James Allen Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1717.

  3. 8.  John Allen Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1719; died 1794.

    John married Anne Tillinghast 1742. [Group Sheet]


  4. 9.  Thomas Allen Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1720.

    Notes:

    The births of all these children born to Thomas & Rebecca were registered at Portsmouth. I don't know for sure that they belong to this particular Thomas, but the names offer some evidence of family connection.

    Thomas married Rebecca Allen 19 Mar 1748/49, Portsmouth, RI. Rebecca was born Abt 1725. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Freelove Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jan 1749/50, Portsmouth, RI.
    2. 23. Joshua Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Aug 1751, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died 1794, at sea.
    3. 24. Margaret Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Feb 1753, Portsmouth, RI.
    4. 25. Mary Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Nov 1755, Portsmouth, RI.
    5. 26. Rebecca Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Dec 1757, Portsmouth, RI.
    6. 27. Patience Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1759, Portsmouth, RI.
    7. 28. Thomas Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Feb 1761, Portsmouth, RI.
    8. 29. Mehitable Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1763, Portsmouth, RI.
    9. 30. John Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Nov 1765, Portsmouth, RI.
    10. 31. Hannah Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Aug 1767, Portsmouth, RI.
    11. 32. Sweet Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Nov 1769, Portsmouth, RI.

  5. 10.  Jonathan Allen Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1722.

  6. 11.  Freelove Allen Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 20 May 1722, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 17 Mar 1817, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    Information concerning her surname came from "Family Notes," a group of unpublished manuscripts compiled by James N. Arnold, and located at the Knight Library in Providence. This gives her birthdate as 20 May 1722, while Maytum's notes at Newport Historical Society says 20 Jul 1722. Arnold gives her date of death as 17 Mar 1817, while Maytum gives it as 17 May 1817. Neither gives a source as documentation.

    She is also mentioned as Freelove Allen, wife of William Remington, on the back of an old photo of George Wait Remington, as his great-grandmother.

    Could she be a daughter of William & Freelove (Tillinghast) Allen? They had a daughter Patience who married William Maccoone on 2 April 1738. Freelove would definitely fit into this time frame for their family group. (needs more research)

    She could easily be a daughter of one of the Allen families from Prudence Island, as the land evidence from Portsmouth mentions a William Remington of Prudence Island who had a wife named Freelove (Portsmouth land evidence dated 25 Dec 1764, Bk 6 p. 123 & 126).

    Son Hezekiah had a grandson named Stephen Allen Remington, so the Allen name reoccurs in the family.

    Freelove married William Remington 20 Sep 1752. William (son of William Remington and Mary Manton) was born 17 Jun 1729, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 30 Jun 1812, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Hezekiah Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 28 May 1757, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 21 Mar 1819, North Kingstown, RI.

  7. 12.  William Allen, IV Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1730.

  8. 13.  William Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 16 Jul 1714, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    William is mentioned by name as son of John in the 10 Jan 1735/36 will of his paternal grandfather, William Allen.

    William is also mentioned as a son of John in a Portsmouth deed dated 6 Jan 1738/9 (see notes for John Allen).

    On 27 Apr 1757 William Allin, s/o of John Allin Esq. of Prudence Island in Portsmouth, sold land to Ebenezer Allin of Portsmouth; signed by William & Mary Allin, witnessed by Joseph Bates & William Remington. (Po Land Ev Bk 5 p 378-379)

    However, this may be a different William Allen. There was a William Allen whose widow Mary moved to Warwick with her children before 9 Mar 1747. So, that William died before that date.

    William married Mary Dyer 19 Feb 1737/38, North Kingstown, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Nathaniel Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1739.
    2. 35. William Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1741.
    3. 36. Caleb Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1743.
    4. 37. Rebekah Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1746.
    5. 38. Edward Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1749.

  9. 14.  Margaret Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 29 Jul 1716, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

  10. 15.  Jonathan Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 7 Sep 1718, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

  11. 16.  Patience Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 16 Aug 1720, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

  12. 17.  Caleb Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 25 Jan 1722/23, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died Aft 1761.

    Caleb — Sarah Unknown. Sarah died Aft Feb 1762. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Elizabeth Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Apr 1748.
    2. 40. Rebecca Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jun 1750.
    3. 41. Welthian Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jan 1751/52.
    4. 42. George Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jul 1753.
    5. 43. Lemual Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Apr 1755.
    6. 44. Sarah Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Sep 1756.
    7. 45. John Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Mar 1762.

  13. 18.  John Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 26 Oct 1725, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

    Notes:

    He may be the John Allen, Jr. who married Sarah Durfee at Portsmouth in 1747. Or, he may be the one hwo married Hannah Wall in 1743 NK.


  14. 19.  Ebenezer Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 19 Apr 1728, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

  15. 20.  Rebekah Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 25 May 1730, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.

  16. 21.  Joshua Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 28 May 1735, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  Freelove Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 25 Jan 1749/50, Portsmouth, RI.

  2. 23.  Joshua Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 17 Aug 1751, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI; died 1794, at sea.

    Notes:

    Joshua was born at Prudence Island, according to an SAR application for Charles Edwin Allen.

    Joshua married Waite Greene 1790. Waite (daughter of Caleb Greene and Mary Lippitt) was born 15 Sep 1768; died 1793. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Rhodes Greene Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1791; died 11 Oct 1880; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

  3. 24.  Margaret Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 18 Feb 1753, Portsmouth, RI.

  4. 25.  Mary Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 9 Nov 1755, Portsmouth, RI.

  5. 26.  Rebecca Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 17 Dec 1757, Portsmouth, RI.

  6. 27.  Patience Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 18 Nov 1759, Portsmouth, RI.

  7. 28.  Thomas Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 17 Feb 1761, Portsmouth, RI.

  8. 29.  Mehitable Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 5 Oct 1763, Portsmouth, RI.

  9. 30.  John Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 23 Nov 1765, Portsmouth, RI.

  10. 31.  Hannah Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 3 Aug 1767, Portsmouth, RI.

  11. 32.  Sweet Allen Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born 27 Nov 1769, Portsmouth, RI.

    Sweet — Prudence Unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 47. Rachel Rebecca Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1806, NY; died 1891.

  12. 33.  Hezekiah Remington Descendancy chart to this point (11.Freelove3, 2.William2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 28 May 1757, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI; died 21 Mar 1819, North Kingstown, RI.

    Notes:

    Hezekiah Remington 16 - 50 A , Res. Po, is listed for Coventry, RI, in the 1777 RI Military Census. Also there is William Remington 16 - 50 A (residence Portsmouth), possibly his father; and a Thomas Remington 16 - 50 A.

    Hezekiah Remington is on the list of Freemen of Exter, dated 20 Apr 1814.

    James N. Arnold's "Family Notes" has his date of birth as 22 May 1757.

    I have made an assumption that he was born on Prudence Island; this, in turn, is based on the assumption that his parents are William & Freelove (and Portsmouth land evidence showing this couple on Prudence Island). Hezekiah had two children, named William & Freelove. This is a strong clue. Hezekiah lived in Exeter and North Kingstown, and it is known that William & Freelove bought a house and land there in 1775.

    Hezekiah married Anne Hill 16 Sep 1787. Anne (daughter of Caleb Hill and Mercy Stafford) was born 29 Jan 1761, North Kingstown, RI; died 20 Jan 1822. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. William Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 7 Sep 1788, North Kingstown, RI; died 11 Jan 1865, Providence, RI; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Coventry, RI.
    2. 49. Freelove Remington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1791; died 27 Jul 1857; was buried , Old Baptist Church Yard, Cem. 39, Exeter, RI.

  13. 34.  Nathaniel Allen Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1739.

  14. 35.  William Allen Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1741.

  15. 36.  Caleb Allen Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1743.

  16. 37.  Rebekah Allen Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1746.

  17. 38.  Edward Allen Descendancy chart to this point (13.William3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1749.

  18. 39.  Elizabeth Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Caleb3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 19 Apr 1748.

  19. 40.  Rebecca Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Caleb3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 22 Jun 1750.

  20. 41.  Welthian Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Caleb3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 1 Jan 1751/52.

  21. 42.  George Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Caleb3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 11 Jul 1753.

  22. 43.  Lemual Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Caleb3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 6 Apr 1755.

  23. 44.  Sarah Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Caleb3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 9 Sep 1756.

  24. 45.  John Allen Descendancy chart to this point (17.Caleb3, 3.John2, 1.Martha1) was born 1 Mar 1762.