CAPT. JOHN ALLEN, born in Manchester Aug. 5, 1757. He was a yeoman; and lived in Manchester. He married Hannah Edwards of Manchester Nov. 22, 1779. She died July 25, 1819; and he died Oct. 20, 1822, aged sixty-five. Children, born in Manchester :377-I. : JOHN W., b. Aug. 5, 1781; m. Joanna Girdler Oct. 12, 1805; and d. Aug. 4, 1847. She d. May 18, 1865, aged eighty. They had five children. 378-II. HANNAH, b. July 3, 1784; m. Dea. Andrew Brown Dec. 16, 1804; and d. Nov. 28, 1857. 379-111. JAMES', b. Sept. 8, 1786; m. Lydia Girdler March 26, 1812; and d. at sea June 27, 1833. They had five children. She m. his brother, Samuel, secondly. 380-IV. NANCY', b. Nov. 17, 1788; d. March 19, 1794. 381-v. SAMUEL, b. March 20, 1791; m., first, Mary Girdler May 21, 1816. She d. March 16, 1833; and he m., second, his brother James' widow, Lydia Allen, Feb. 16, 1834. Hed. July 3, 1843; and she d. Dec. 29, 1852. He had four children. 382-VI. FANNY", b. Jan. 28, 1794; m. Samuel Cheever Sept. 3, 1815; and d. March 6, 1819. HOOPER', b. Dec. 25, 1791; d. Sept. 30, 1811, in Manchester, SARAH', b. April 17, 1794; d. in Manchester, unmarried, June 11, 1812. HARRIET, b. Aug. 29, 1800; m. Samuel L. Tuck March 29, 1825. ELIZABETH', b. Jan. 2, 1805; d. Feb. 28, 1826. 289 JONATHAN ALLEN, born in Manchester Oct. 23, 1766. He married Anna Edwards Dec. 26, 1786; and moved, in 1790, to Hopkinton, N. H., where he lived for several years. He then returned to Manchester, where he afterward lived. She died Oct. 11, 1840; and he died Dec. 5, 1849, aged eighty-four. Children : 389-1. 390-II. DANIEL', b. April 16, 1787, in Manchester; m. Lydia of Hopkin ton. JOSEPH', b. Dec. 16, 1789, in Manchester; m., first, Mary Cheever March 24, 1814. She d. May 27, 1832; and he m., second, Mehitable Allen, widow of Daniel Allen, July 4, 1832. Captain Allen d. Feb. 5, 1875, aged eighty-six; and she d. Dec. 22, 1879, aged eighty. He had eight children. 391-III. ANNA', b. July 30, 1790, in Hopkinton; m. Asa Proctor of Londonderry, N. H., Feb. 14, 1819. 392-IV. SALOMA', b. Aug. 27, 1792, in Hopkinton; m. Benjamin Kitfield April 3, 1851. 393-v. NABBY, b. Aug. 18, 1794, in Hopkinton; m. Winslow Dustan April 3, 1817. Children :397-1. NANCY', b. Nov. 7, 1791; m. John B. Lord of Ipswich Oct. 7, 1817; and d. in Somerville April 27, 1874, aged eighty-two. 398-II. ARTHURT, b. July 29, 1793, in Hopkinton; lost at sea. 399-111. JONATHAN', b. Feb. 3, 1796, in Hopkinton; lost at sea Feb. 6, 1813. 400-IV. LUTHER, b. April 4, 1798; lost at sea. 401-V. DANIEL', b. June 10, 1800; lost at sea in 1824. 402-VI. CALVIN, b. in 1802; d. Oct. 13, 1832. 304 RICHARD ALLEN, born in Manchester April 8, 1774. He lived in Manchester; and was a shipmaster. He married, first, Polly Prince of Manchester Dec. 6 (5Gloucester church records), 1796. She died May 24, 1820; and he married, second, Bethia Driver Sept. 18, 1823. third, Rebecca Girdler Dec. 22, 1833. She died July 14, 1833; and he married, He died March 15, 1837; and his widow, Rebecca, died April 18, 1845. Children, born in Manchester : 410-1. 411-11. RICHARD', b. Sept. 27, 1797; d. Aug. 5, 1832, unmarried. JONATHAN PRINCE', b. Sept. 13, 1799. 412-III. POLLY', b. Sept. 11, 1801; m. Charles Johnson June 25, 1823; and d. March 15, 1872. 413-IV. IRENE', b. Aug. 10, 1803; m. Tyler Parsons, jr., April 14, 1824. 414-V. JOHN PRINCE', b. Oct. 2, 1805; d., unmarried, Nov. 16, 1868. 415-VI. HENRY P., b. Nov. 14, 1807; m. Mary E. Potter of Hamilton Oct. 1, 1844, and had two children. She d. Sept. 22, 1869; and he d. April 2, 1885. 403-VII. MIRANDA, b. in 1812; d. Aug. 13, 416-VII. SAMUEL P., b. Oct. 19, 1811; m. ABNER ALLEN, born in Manchester Oct. 9, 1767. He was a fisherman; and lived in Manchester. He married Lydia Lee of Manchester March 30, 1790; and died March 6, 1830. She died Aug. 19, 1852, aged eighty-eight. Children, born in Manchester :— 406-I. ABNER', b. Aug. 24, 1792; m. Betsey 407-II. AZARIAH', b. Aug. 25, 1796; m. Sally 409-IV. CHARLES', b. May 26, 1801; d. Jan. 25, 1879, unmarried. 417-VIII. Elizabeth Knight June 1, 1837; and d. Feb. 22, 1882. She d. Dec. 22, 1883. They had six children. AUGUSTUS P., b. June 10, 1813; d. Aug. 23, 1815. 418-IX. CAROLINE', b. in 1815; m. George Proctor Dec. 15, 1835. 419-X. AUGUSTUS P., b. March -, 1820; d. in 1821. AARON ALLEN, born in Manchester Aug. 28, 1765. He lived in Manchester; 438-VII. and married, first, Lucy Story of Manchester Dec. 3, 1789. She died March 24, 1794; and he married, second, Sally Crafts of Manchester Nov. -, 1795. He died March 31, 1839; and his widow, Sally, died June 15, 1857, aged eighty-three. Children, born in Manchester :— 425-1. LUCY STORY', b. Jan. 1, 1797; m., 428-IV. WILLIAM H., b. Sept. 21, 1803; m. JOSEPH A., b. Feb. 10, 1808; d., GEORGE F., b. Jan. 2, 1813; m. OLD NORFOLK COUNTY RECORDS. Darby ffeild (his A mark) acquits Nathaniell Boulter of all debts from the beginning of the world, June 2, 1647. Wit: Edward Starbuck and John Redman. Elder Starbuck affirmed to his signature 22: 1: 1660, before Tho: Bradbury and Sam Hall; and John Redman in court 12: 2 mo: 1660. Feb. 4, 1658, George Corlis and wife Joanna (her i mark) of Haverhill, for £42, convey to John Haseltine of Rowley my now dwelling house and four acres of land on west side of the little river by Steven Kent's house lot; and 6 acres of cester, April 20, 1842; and d. in planting land I bought of Hugh Sharratt, Manchester April 26, 1883. 431-VII. RUTH ANN1, b. April 18, 1813; m., first, John Lothrop of Augusta, Me., David Carter Nov. 8, 1844. bounded by Mr. Joseph Jowett and Hugh March 18, 1658, Matthias Button (his mark) and wife Tegle (her T mark) of Haverhill, for £30 10s., convey to John Haseltine of Rowley 6 acres of planting land, bounded by highway, Steven Kent; 3 acres of upland, bounded by John Eyers, highway to land of Robert Eyers; 3 acres in Hawke's meadow, bounded by Thomas Eyer; and 3 commonages. Wit: Roger Lamtton and Richard Littlehale. Ack. before Symon Bradstreet 22: 1: 1659. March 20, 1659-60, Edward Cottell (his II mark) of Salisbury, for 40s., bargains to sell to John Haseltine of Salisbury 4 acres of marsh in Salisbury, bound Feb. 8, 1659, Steven Kent of Haverhill and wife Ann, for £3, conveyed to Jno. Haseltine of Rowley four acres of privilege land, bounded by Mr. Joseph Jewett, highway and great river. Wit: Richard Littlehale and Tho: Eaton. Ack. before Symon Bradstreet 22: 1: 1659. 96. Peter Cloyse, sen., of Salem Village, 1692, was husband of Sarah (Town) Cloyse. In his deed disposing of his real estate in Salem Village preparatory to his removal to Framingham, Oct. 30, 1693, his wife Sarah released dower.-Ed. ΙΟΙ. Richard Leach and wife Abigail sell woodland, in 1722, that belonged to the estate" of our brother Samuel Woodbury deceased," appertaining also to the "estate of our brother Benjamin Wood bury." It is probable that the wife Abigail was a Woodbury, and a widow Foster when he married her.-Ed. NEW PUBLICATIONS. RAMBLES ABOUT OLD IPSWICH. Ipswich, 1898. The Ipswich Historical Society John Godfrey (his IO mark) of Ando- has prepared and The Independent Press ver releases Willi: Simons of Haverhill from all debts April 13, 1660. Ack. in court 13:2 1660. has published a fine and interesting souvenir of the ancient town. Sixty-four halftone illustrations of historic and picturesque places are given, the text being by Rev. T. Frank Waters, president of the society. Price, 75 cents. GOVERNOR THOMAS DUDLEY'S LETTER TO THE COUNTESS OF LINCOLN, MARCH, 1631, is the American Colonial tract for August, 1898. It contains considerable of interest to Essex county, concerning the Indians and their sagamores, the death of the wife of Rev. Mr. Skelton, and several other incidents connected with Salem history. HISTORY OF THE WAGENSELLER FAMILY IN AMERICA. By Geo. W. Wagenseller. Middleburgh, Pa., 1898. The Wagenseller Publishing Company, of Middleburgh, has issued this volume of 325 pages, in cloth. It contains fourteen illustrations, most of them being portraits. The genealogy of the descendants of Christopher Wagenseil from 1743, with full and interesting biographical sketches, comprise the body of the work. The remainder is devoted to the King, Orwig, Forrer and other allianced families. There is also an index of names other than Wagenseller. Price, $3.00. |