Samuel Allen

Abt 1686 - 1744  (~ 58 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Samuel Allen  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt 1686
  	based on date of marr
  Gender	Male
  Will	13 Mar 1741/42	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Died	22 Feb 1743/44	Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1, 3]
  Probate	12 Mar 1743/44	Windham, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Reference Number	6197
  Person ID	I6197	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Catherine Morehouse,   b. 22 Jun 1691, Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Married	20 Aug 1707	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Mary Allen,   b. 17 Sep 1709, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA  [natural]   2. Catherine Allen,   b. 20 Dec 1711, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA  [natural] + 3. Elizabeth Allen,   b. 4 Sep 1713, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA  [natural]   4. Joshua Allen,   b. 2 Apr 1715, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA  [natural]   5. Samuel Allen,   b. 26 Jun 1717, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA  [natural]   6. Thomas Allen,   b. 30 Aug 1724, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA  [natural]   7. John Allen,   b. 29 Aug 1725  [natural]   8. Eunice Allen,   b. 17 Nov 1728  [natural]   9. Ruhameh Allen,   b. 14 Sep 1729  [natural]   10. Joseph Allen,   b. 26 Jan 1732/33, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA  [natural]   11. Daniel Allen,   b. 14 Aug 1735, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. Bef 13 Mar 1741/42  (Age < 6 years)  [natural]   12. George Allen,   b. 11 May 1737, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. Bef 11 Mar 1741/42  (Age < 4 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F1704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 20 Aug 1707 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Will - 13 Mar 1741/42 - Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA Died - 22 Feb 1743/44 - Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA Probate - 12 Mar 1743/44 - Windham, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Windham District); Probate Place: Windham, Connecticut
  		Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Database online.
  		Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

  
  

• Notes

  Place and date of birth is unknown. We estimate birth year of about 1686 based upon his marriage date. The first known record of Samuel is his marriage in Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island with Catherine Morehouse, daughter of Thomas Morehouse and Mary Hill of Boston. This is recorded in the Arnold Collection. Their first 5 children are recorded in the Westerly records. By 1724 the family had moved to Stonington, New London, Ct. From the records of the First Congregational Church in Stonington, we find the next 4 children. A record of the First Congregation Church in Stonington dated 22 Mar 1730/1731 states “Samuel Allen and Catherine his wife were recommended to ye communion of ye 2d Church of Christ in Lebanon”. The final 3 children are recorded in Lebanon, New London, Ct. Children: Mary Allen 17 Sep 1709, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA Catherine Allen 20 Dec 1711, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA Elizabeth Allen 4 Sep 1713, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA Joshua Allen 2 Apr 1715, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA Samuel Allen 26 Jun 1717, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA Thomas Allen 30 Aug 1724, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA John Allen 29 Aug 1725, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA Eunice Allen 17 Nov 1728, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA Ruhameh Allen 14 Sep 1729, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA Joseph Allen 26 Jan 1732/33, Lebanon, New London, Ct, USA Daniel Allen 14 Aug 1735, Lebanon, New London, Ct, USA George Allen 11 May 1737, Lebanon, New London, Ct, USA Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds Vol. 5: Pages 93-94, Samuel Allen and Cathern? his wife, mason, to Elihu Palmer of Stonington, saddler, 45 A bounded: land which was formerly James Babcock, Champlins house, Lanphears fence, Oliver Babcock, April 4, 1729. Witnesses: Stephen Willcox and Theodaty Rhodes. Samuel has been conflated with the son of Joshua Allen and Mary Crowell. But this is disproved by NEHGR 1971 P232-233-"Yelverton Crowell of Yarmouth, Mass." According to cemetery inscriptions from "History of Ancient Windham" the family plot shows their son Samuel died at Coventy, Ct 14 Oct 1718; whereas our Samuel was having children in Lebanon Ct until 1729 and is recorded as having died in Lebanon in 1742. Samuel has also been conflated with the Samuel Allen marrying Lydia Hastings, dau of John Seaborne Hastings. But the children do not match up. At this point, we do not know Samuel’s parentage. == Sources == * The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55. Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Mary Allen. Vital Records of Rhode Island, Arnold Collection by James Arnold Vol 5, P6 Samuel Allen and Catherine Morris. Americanancestors.org, Stonington, Ct: First Congregational Church Records, 1674-1874. Will dated 13 Mar 1741/42 in Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut(was not called New London County until 1824): Wife: Catherine Sons: Joshua, Samuel, Thomas, John, Joseph Daughters: Mary, Catherine, Boty (Elizabeth), Eunice, Ruhameh Daniel & George not mentioned. They probably died young.

  
  

• Sources

  [S349] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for Samuel Allen Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Database online. [S193] Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Samuel Allen https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=3897&h=138055&indiv=try Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [S593] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Windham District); Probate Place: Windham, Connecticut. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Windham District); Probate Place: Windham, Connecticut [S149] History and Genealogy of The Families of Old Fairfield, Donald Lines Jacobus, (Date: 1930;). [S480] Vital Records of Rhode Island, Arnold Collection by James Arnold Vol 5, P6 Samuel Allen and Catherine Morris.