USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume III > Part 96
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99
Mr. Converse married, September 4, 1843,
1360
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Mary D. Edmands, at Thompson, where she was born, March 3, 1825, daughter of Hosea and Ursula (Burgess) Edmands. Children : I. Frank Eugene, born October 1, 1846; pass- ed away December 15, 1863. 2. Mary Ida, born January 7, 1853; married January 4, 1882, Costello C. Converse, of Boston; men- tioned below. 3. Harry Elisha, born May 7, 1863; see forward. 4. Frances Eugenia, born May 19, 1865.
(XII) Harry Elisha Converse, son of the late Hon. Elisha Slade Converse (II), was born in Malden, May 7, 1863. He at- tended the grammar school there, and at the early age of seventeen, in 1880, entered the employ of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company, of which his father was pres- ident. Beginning as a boy, in the Bos- ton establishment, he worked his way to the positions successively of shipper, assist- ant purchasing agent, and sales agent, in the latter capacity having in charge all sales. He was then advanced to the position of assistant general manager, then to general manager, and on the death of his father succeeded him in the presidency of the corporation. With this large responsibility, Mr. Converse is at the same time prominently identified with various other important interests, being a director of the First National Bank of Malden, of which his father was president; and also of the Glyn- ark Milling Company, the Glindale Elastic Company, and the United States Rubber Com- pany. He is an active Republican, and has rendered efficient service as a member of the Malden common council. He was for many years prominent in the military affairs of the state, serving as quartermaster from 1882 to 1893, and from 1897 to 1900 as assistant quar- termaster-general on the staff of Governor Wolcott. He is affiliated with Converse Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Malden, and with the superior bodies to and including the Thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite. He is a member of the Algonquin Club and the Coun- try Club, of Boston, and the New York Yacht Club and the Calumet Club of New York City. He married Nellie Parker, a daughter of John H. Parker, of Malden, and they are the parents of five children : Elisha E., Margaret, Parker, Robert Wolcott, and Mary.
(XII) James W. Converse, Jr., son of James W. Converse (II), was born in Boston, Jan- uary 9, 1844, and died May I, 1876, at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He attended the public schools of Jamaica Plain during his youth, and completed his education at Chauncy Hall School, Boston. In 1858 he was admitted by
baptism to the Baptist church at Jamaica Plain. He was a close student and ranked well, and entered with great zest upon the sports and athletics of his school days. He was among the first to enlist in the Union army in the civil war at the age of seventeen. He was ap- pointed sergeant of Company H, Twenty- fourth Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, and served with great credit. He particularly dis- tinguished himself at the battle of Newberne. According to his colonel, Lucius B. Marsh, "his fearless gaze and steady step keeping his men well in hand as they swept forward to the charge, which was met by determined resist- ance under the cover of their defences; but overcome and routed by the gallant Twenty- fourth. The conduct of young Converse was noted by his officers, and as a token of their approbation he was sent home in the autumn of 1862 for promotion." He was elected sec- ond lieutenant of Company K, Forty-seventh Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, November 30, 1862, and left for the Department of the Gulf in December. Colonel Marsh was com- mander of independent positions in the de- fences of New Orleans, and in March, 1863, was in full command. As the lieutenant- colonel and major were on special service, the colonel selected young Converse as his active man; and "in command of Texas cavalry on several occasions," writes the colonel, "of ex- treme necessity (for we ourselves were then under siege) penetrated some ten or twelve miles beyond our lines in and through a par- tially constructed road through the swamp.
* Young Converse 'was, as his photo-
* * graph shows, small in stature, but closely put together ; a fearless eye and a calm, quiet but determined countenance. He never indicated fear, but was always ready for dangerous work. With such men as young Converse the commander held the defences of New Orleans in the hour of great peril." Upon the expira- tion of the term of service of his regiment he returned to Boston and helped recruit another regiment. He was elected captain of one of the companies, but before the regiment started for the front the war ended. Lieutenant Con- verse made an extended tour of Europe and portions of Asia, including the Holy Land. After his return he was employed for several years in the leather business by Field, Converse & Company. Then he settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and conducted some of his father's extensive business interests. He was of good business ability and was highly esteemed by his business associates. He had one of the most beautiful homes in the city. He died there
I36I
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
May 1, 1876, and was buried at Mount Au- burn. He married June 20, 1871, Harriet Crickmay, who has resided since her husband's death in Massachusetts. Children: I. Emma Frances, born August 12, 1872. 2. Eva Wheaton, born September 4, 1874.
(XII) Costello C. Converse, son of Deacon James W. Converse (II) was born at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, September 22, 1848. He received a liberal education, and is distin- guished for business ability and financial suc- cess. He has held many positions of trust and responsibility in large corporations, such as president, director, trustee and treasurer. He married, at Malden, January 4, 1882, Mary Ida, daughter of Deacon Elisha S. Converse. He resides in Malden. Children: I. Costello Ida, born April 3, 1883 ; died April 5, 1883.
(XII) Emma M. Converse, daughter of James W. Converse (II), was born at Jamaica Plain, March 28, 1851 ; married October 31, 1877, Isaac W. Chick, Esq., of Boston. He is a member of the well-known firm of John H. Pray, Sons & Co., dealers in carpets, etc., Bos- tion. He was born at Petersborough,, New Hampshire, June 25, 1851. Children: Emma Louise Chick, born February 26, 1881 ; died September 27, 1881. 2. Mabel Clark Chick, born December 7, 1882. 3. William C. Chick, born March 2, 1884.
Richard Kimball, the immi- KIMBALL grant ancestor, was born in England. He embarked with his family at Ipswich, England, April IO, 1634, in the ship "Elizabeth," William An- drews, master. He landed at Boston, and set- tled , in Watertown, Massachusetts. On the shipping list his age was given as thirty-nine, but other evidence shows that he was older. The ages on shipping lists were commonly under stated. He was, however, in the prime of life, and soon became, an active and promi- nent man in the new settlement. His home- stall of six acres was bounded on the north by the Cambridge line, east by land of W. Hamlet, south by the highway, and west by land of Edward White. This lot was a long distance from the center of the villiage, and is now in the city of Cambridge, near what is now the corner of Huron Avenue and Apple- ton street. He was admitted a freeman May 6, 1635 ; was a proprietor in 1636-7. Soon af- terward he was invited to remove to the town of Ipswich, where they were in need of a competent wheelwright, and he spent the re-
mainder of his days there. The town granted him a house lot February 23, 1637, next ad- joining Goodman Simonds, at the west end of the town, and also forty acres beyond the North river. He was a commoner of Ipswich in 1641; was selectman in 1645; contributed to the Denison fund; was one of a committee in 1653 to survey fences in the common fields. He married Ursula Scott, daughter of Henry Scott, of Rattlesden, county Suffolk, Eng- land, and their son Henry was baptized there. Her father, Henry Scott, bequeathed to her in his will, proved January 10, 1624-5 ; her brother Thomas Scott settled in Ipswich. Richard Kimball married second, October 23, 1661, Margaret Dow, widow of Henry Dow of Hampton, New Hampshire. Kimball died June 22, 1675, leaving a will dated March 5, preceding. His widow died March 1, 1676. Children : I. Abigail, born at Rattlesden, England; died in Salisbury, Massachusetts, June 17, 1658; married John Severance. 2. Henry, born at Rattlesden ; mentioned below. 3. Elizabeth, born at Rattlesden, in 1621. 4. Richard, born in Rattlesden 1623; died in Wenham, Massachusetts, May 26, 1676. 5. Mary, born in Rattlesden, in 1625; married Robert Dutch, of Gloucester and Ipswich. 6. Martha, born at Rattlesden, 1629; married Joseph Fowler. 7. John, born at Rattlesden in 1631 ; died May 6, 1698. 8. Thomas, born 1633; died May 3, 1676. 9. Sarah, born 1635 ; died June 12, 1690; married November 24, 1658, Edward Allen, of Ipswich. 10. Ben- jamin, born at Ipswich, 1637. II. Caleb, born 1639; died 1682.
(II) Henry Kimball, son of Richard Kim- ball (I), was born in Rattlesden, in 1615, and came to America in the ship "Elizabeth" with his father. He married, about 1640, Mary Wyatt, daughter of John and Mary Wyatt, who came in the same ship. She died at Wenham, August 12, 1672. He married second, Elizabeth (Gilbert) Rayner, widow of William Rayner, son of Thurston Rayner. Elizabeth Gilbert was a daughter of Hum- phrey and Elizabeth Gilbert. Henry Kimball remained at Watertown after his father re- moved to Ipswich, but about 1646 he also re- moved to Ipswich, and in 1655 to Wenham, where he lived the rest of his life. In 1659 he subscribed to the fund for the new meeting house ; was constable at Wenham in 1669. He died in Wenham in 1676, leaving twelve chil- dren" who divided the estate by agreement dated September 26, 1676. Children : I. Mary, born at Watertown, November 29, 1641. 2. Richard, born October 13, 1643; re-
-
1362
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
sided in Wenham. 3. John, born December 25, 1645 ; mentioned below. 4. Caleb, born at Ipswich in' 1647; was in Captain Lothrop's company at Bloody Brook, in King Philip's war, and was killed. 5. Dorcas, born about 1649; married December 1, 1668, Thomas Dow. 6. Abigail, born about 1652; married May 14, 1673; John Wycome. 7. Sarah, born about 1654; married May 3, 1675, Daniel Gage. 8. Henry, born about 1655. 9. Me- hitable, born at Wenham in 1658; died De- cember 7, 1689, in Bradford. IO. Benjamin, born December 12, .1659. II. Joseph, born January 20, 1661. 12. Martha, born in Wen- ham, August 18, 1664; married August 25, 1683, Daniel Chase, of Newbury, Massachu- setts. 13. Deborah, born at Wenham, in I668.
(III) John Kimball, son of Henry Kimball (2), was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, December 25, 1645. When about sixteen years of age he went to live with his grand- father, John Wyatt, of Ipswich, and remained until his grandfather died in December, 1665, when the property was left to him on his ful- filling certain conditions. This homestead was bounded by the Meeting House Green. He sold it March 25, 1667, and settled in Newbury, Massachusetts. About 1669 he again removed, settling in Amesbury, where he lived the rest of his life. He was a witness in the trial of Susan Martin for witchcraft, May 16, 1692. He was a yeoman, wheel- wright by trade; took the oath of allegiance December 20, 1677 ; was admitted a freeman in 1690. He died previous to May 20, 1726, and his son John was appointed administrator June 6, 1726.
He married, October, 1665, Mary Jordan, daughter of Francis and Jane Jordan. He married second, probably February 9, 1712-13, Mary Pressey, of Amesbury. He married third, April, 1715, Deborah (Weed) Bartlett, widow, who was born June 15, 1659, daugh- ter of John Weed. Children: I. Mary, born July 19, 1667 ; died unmarried. 2. John, born July 19, 1668; mentioned below. 3. Abigail, born June 12, 1669, married November 8, 1712, Daniel Morrison of Newbury. 4. Jo- seph. 5. Abraham, born about 1670; died un- married. 6. Hannah, married January 5, 1710-II, Roger Eastman of Amesbury. 7. Deborah, born in 1678; married January 29, 1701, Barnes Brouse.
(IV) John Kimball, son of John Kimball (3), was born in Newbury, July 19, 1668. He was a wheelwright by trade and lived in Amesbury, Massachusetts. He married Han-
nah Gould, daughter of Nathaniel Gould, who died in 1693, and she shared in the estate as shown by the deed dated February II, 1713-14. Children : I. Benjamin, born April 14, 1699; died young. 2. Sarah, born November 15, 1700; married August 27, 1724, Israel Shep- ard. 3. Jonathan, born November 23, 1703. 4. Judith, born March I, 1705. 5. Benjamin, born May 27, 1707; mentioned below. 6. Hannah, married December 23, 1736, Jacob Colby. 7. Mary, born February 24, 1710. 8. John, born April 18, 1712. 9. Nathan, born June 21, 1719; died 1750.
(V) Benjamin Kimball, son of John Kim- ball (4), was born in Amesbury, Massachu- setts, May 27, 1707; died in 1784; married October 19, 1728, Elizabeth Greeley. March II, 1738, he and his wife Elizabeth, his broth- er John Kimball, and Martha his wife, sold to David Greeley, of Salisbury, "all our shares and interest in the homestead of our father, John Greeley, of Salisbury." Kimball lived at Amesbury, but late in life removed to Poplin, now Fremont, New Hampshire. His will was proved October 2, 1784. Children: I. David, born December 5, 1730; mentioned below. 2. Abigail, born August 13, 1731 ; married John Smith. 3. Joseph, born February 21, 1733, died young. 4. Joshua, born June 21, 1734, lived in Poplin, New Hampshire, and proba- bly never married. 5. John, born January 10, 1736. 6. Judith, born May 12, 1739; married Nathan Kimball, of Hopkintown, New Hampshire. 7. Moses, born October 12, 1741; lived at Poplin. 8. Aaron, born June 25, 1744; died young. 9. Elizabeth, born November 21, 1746, died young. 10. Mar- tha, born July 23, 1750; died young.
(VI) David Kimball, son of Benjamin Kimball (5), was born in Poplin, New Hamp- shire, December 5, 1730; died 1801. His will was proved October 27, 1801. He married October 28, 1751, Annie Sargent; married second Abigail He lived for a time at Amesbury, Massachusetts, and Brentwood, New Hampshire. He and his brothers were living in Brentwood, in the westerly part, in 1764. Children: I. Bathsheba, born March 4, 1752. 2. Hannah, born April 14, 1753. 3. Levi, born February 18, 1755. 4. Joseph, born August 9, 1759. 5. Sargent, born April 27, 1761. 6. Elizabeth, born April 16, 1763. 7: David, born at Brentwood, March II, 1766; soldier in Revolution; settled in Har- mony, Maine. 8. Jonathan, born May 30, 1768. 9. Ensign, born April 23, 1770; men- tioned below. 10. Benjamin, born April 14, 1774; married July 9, 1798, Susan Scribner.
1363
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
II. Anne, born March 31, 1776; married May 1, 1794, John Scribner. 12. Joel, born July 4, 1777. 13. Rebecca, born February 7, 1779. 14. Moses, born October 22, 1780. 15. Aaron, born November 16, 1782; mar- ried April 14, 1800, Polly Young; resided in Waterboro, Maine.
(VII) Ensign Kimball, son of David Kim- ball (6), was born April 23, 1770; died Octo- ber 27, 1815; married May 8, 1791, Hannah, Granville, born May 13, 1773. He resided at Waterboro, Cornish
and Parsonsfield, Maine. He was a well-to-do farmer and prominent citizen. Children, born at Parson- field: I. Joseph, born November 15, 1791. 2. James, born August 22, 1794; died August 15, 1833. 3. Stephen Granville, born Decem- ber 23, 1796; died November 28, 1884. 4. Mercy, born April 12, 1800. 5. David, born June 30, 1802. 6. Sophronia, born April 3, 1805. 7. Thomas, born February 22, 1808. 8. Hannah, born October 1I, 1811; died at Hart- land, Maine, June 15, 1850. 9. Samuel En- sign, born June 5, 1815; mentioned below.
(VIII) Samuel Ensign Kimball, son of En- sign Kimball (7), was born at Parsonsfield, Maine, June 5, 1815, died at Cornish, Maine. His father died when he was an infant, and he was brought up in the family of a farmer named Goddard, going to the district schools in the winter, working at other seasons on the farm, during his boyhood. He learned the trade of a tanner in Kittery, Maine, and fol- lowed this trade for a time. Later he became a shoemaker. About 1840 he bought the old Nathaniel Brackett farm at Cornish, Maine, consisting of about a hundred acres. He car- ried on his farm and raised cattle, horses and sheep in great numbers, also following his trade of shoemaker between seasons, after the custom of that time. In the fifties he gave up his shoemaking and devoted all his energies to his farm during the rest of his life. He was a man of sterling character, with a decided sense of honor that made him a cheerful and desirable companion. He was a devout member of the Free Will Baptist church, and was a deacon for many years. In politics he was originally a Whig, afterward a Republican. He held the town office of high- way surveyor and in his younger days was in the militia company.
He married, May 15, 1841, Thankful Irish, who was born July 11, 1819, the daughter of Asa and Patience Irish. Her father was a farmer at Cornish. Children: 1. Harriet Au- gusta, born July 16, 1842; died September 29, 1877; married January 5, 1869, Albert
Henry Kimball, of North Chelsea, Massachu- setts; children: i. Samuel Albert, born Oc- tober 22, 1871, died September 12, 1872; ii. Lucretia Beulah, born December 25, 1873; married December 25, 1901, Frank L. Smith
of Salem, Massachusetts; no children. 2. Samuel Edwin, born June 1, 1845; mentioned below. 3. Ensign Asa, born May 24, 1849; married first, December 25, 1875, Ella Fran- ces Brown, of Parsonfield, Maine; child, Flora Ella, born August 22, 1879, died Feb- ruary 26, 1904. Ensign Asa married second, November 17, 1881, Julia Alice Cartland. 4. Daniel Edmund, born December 28, 1853; married first, April 4, 1882, Harriet I. Cart- land, who died January 9, 1901; children: i. Harriet Maria, born January 18, 1883, mar- ried December 20, 1905, Gilman C. Libby; ii. Samuel Albert, born October 15, 1887; Dan- iel Edmund married second, January 15, 1902, Eunice Ellen Cartland, of Parsonfield, Maine.
(IX) Samuel Edwin Kimball, son of Sam- uel Ensign Kimball (8), was born at Cornish, Maine, June 1, 1845. He received his edu- cation in the common schools and at Limer- ick Academy, and during his youth assisted his father with the farmwork on the home- stead. He also taught school in the winter terms in the vicinity of his home for several years. In the spring of 1864 he left home and found employment at Saco, Maine, with Obadiah Durgin, who was engaged in the ice and brick business. After six months he returned home, but soon left again, working eight months in the early part of the year 1865 at North Chelsea, on the farm of Au- gustus Hall. He again returned to Cornish, and taught the winter term of the public school. His next employment was driving an express wagon for his cousin, Stephen Kim- ball, between Revere and Boston, Massachu- setts. In 1867 he entered the employ of James Durgin, of Arlington, driving his ice wagon for two years, and in 1870 was ap- pointed superintendent of streets of the town of Arlington. In this position he served the town faithfully and capably for a period of twenty-five years. In 1878 he engaged in the ice business on his own account. but after two years sold out to Hannum & Preston, managing the business for them for two years afterward. Subsequently he removed to Re- vere and leased the Augustine Hall farm, and conducted it successfully for three years. Then he returned to Arlington, and devoted sixteen years to the office of superintendent of streets. During his service in that office
1364
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
many of the principal streets were macadam- ized under his supervision. Since his resigna- tion from this office he has devoted his at- tention to the real estate business, and was built for investment a number of houses in Arlington. Mr. Kimball has a winning per- sonality that has attracted a host of friends. Few men in that town are better known or more popular than he. He attends the services of the Congregational (Orthodox) church. In politics he is a Republican, and has often been delegate to the nominating conventions of that party. He was chairman of the board of selectmen in 1885, and a member of the board of public works. He is a member of Bethel Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which he became a member in 1872, and of which he is past noble grand, and at present member of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum of Cam- bridge; of the Massachusetts Highway Com- mission, which has done so much to make the highways of the Commonwealth attrac- tive and good; director of the Cambridge Ice Company of Cambridge.
He married, March 22, 1868, Maria Mel- rose Durgin, born at Limerick, Maine, Au- gust II, 1849, daughter of James and Han- nah (Heald) Durgin, of Limerick. Her fa- ther was in the ice business; resided at Ar- lington, and held various town offices there; was a member of the Boston National Lan- cers. Children: I. James Edwin, born Oc- tober 19, 1868; mentioned below. 2. Cora Thankful, born April 2, 1872; married Au- gust 21, 1895, Nelson Blake Crosby, of Ar- lington, Massachusetts; children: i. Pauline Kimball Crosby, born May 30, 1898; ii. Miriam, Blake Crosby, born September 2, 1901; iii. John Samuel Crosby, born Decem- ber II, 1902; iv. Rachel Crosby, born July 13, 1907. 3. Roscoe Clinton, born January 20, 1875; married January 15, 1901, Mary Elizabeth Flood of Cambridge, Massachusetts ; child, Arthur Richard, born July 2, 1902. 4. Mabel Eliza, born November 29, 1879; mar- ried December 24, 1904, Charles Franklin Wyman, of Arlington, Massachusetts; child, Franklin Edwin, born October 3, 1906:
(X) James Edwin Kimball, son of Samuel Edwin Kimball (9), was born at Cornish, Maine, October 19, 1868. At the age of two years he removed with his parents to Ar- lington, Massachusetts, and received his edu- cation there in the public and high schools. He then entered the employ of A. W. Clapp, 104 Pearl street, Boston, dealer in boots and shoes, and for six years represented the house
on the road, traveling through the central states. In 1891 he became the treasurer of the Cambridge Ice Company, his present po- sition. He is also treasurer of the Medford- Arlington-Belmont and Mutual Ice Com- pany of Boston, and is absorbed in the duties of his positions. In 1891, when the Cam- bridge Ice Company was established, it had but five delivery carts. The headquarters were at 122 Hampshire street. The com- pany now has thirty-eight carts on different routes, and has added stables and sheds at North Cambridge. In 1902 Mr. Kimball be- came interested in the Medford Ice Company, and April I, 1902, a corporation was formed under the laws of Maine with W. J. Wood, president; James E. Kimball, secretary and treasurer; R. W. Hopkins, director. The Cambridge Ice Company is also incorporated. The officers are: President, Fred W. Smith; secretary and treasurer, James E. Kimball. This is a Massachusetts corporation. The Arlington-Belmont Ice Company is incorpor- ated, with these officers: President, Fred W. Smith; secretary and treasurer, James E. Kimball, also under Massachusetts laws.
Mr. Kimball attends the Baptist church. In politics he is a Republican, and has been somewhat active in the party organization, serving as delegate to conventions, etc., and was for some time chairman of the town com- mittee. He is trustee of the cemetery com- mission of Arlington. He is a member of Hiram Lodge of Free Masons, joining that body April 25, 1901; was made a member of Menotomy Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, March 15, 1904; is a member of Cambridge Commandery, Knights Templar; of the New- towne Club of Cambridge; of the Massachu- setts Ice Dealers' Association.
He married, October 22, 1891, Emma Webber Allen, born in Arlington, July 7, 1871, daughter of Andrew and Mary Jane (Webber) Allen, of Arlington. Her father was a market gardener. Children: I. An- drew Allen, born September 26, 1893. 2. Emma Beatrice, born March 18, 1898. 3. Sherman Edwin, born December 22, 1900; died February 17, 1902. 4. Doris, born Sep- tember II, 1907.
Samuel Allen, the immigrant an- ALLEN cestor, was born about 1588 in England and came from Brain- tree, county Essex, to America, in 1632. He settled first at Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his brother Colonel Mathew Allen also
1365
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
located. Colonel Allen (or Allyn) afterward resided at Windsor and Hartford, Connecti- cut. He was also a brother of Deacon Thomas Allen of Middletown, Connecticut. Samuel also removed to Connecticut, making his home in Windsor. He was a juryman there as early as March 5, 1644. He was a farmer. He had numerous grants of land from the town, was a man of public spirit, and was honored by his townsmen with various positions of trust and honor. He died at Windsor, and was buried there April 28, 1648, aged sixty. His widow removed to Northampton, Massachusetts, and married, second, William Hurlbut. She died in Northampton, November 13, 1687. Allen's will is dated September 8, 1648, and his in- ventory amounted to seventy-six pounds eigh- teen shillings eight pence. Children : I. Sam- uel, born in 1634; married November 29, 1659, Hannah Woodford, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Blott) Woodford. 2. Nehemiah, mar- ried, 1664, Sarah Woodford, sister of Sam- uel's wife; he died in Northampton, Massa- chusetts, in 1684; was great-grandfather of General Ethan Allen, son of Joseph Allen and grandson of Samuel Allen. 3. John, men- tioned below. 4. Rebecca, died 1648. 5. Mary, died 1648. 6. Obadiah, died at Middletown, Connecticut, April 7, 1723; married October 23, 1669, Elizabeth Sanford, of Milford, Con- necticut ; second, Mary Whetmore, widow of John Whetmore, daughter of John Savage; was heir of his uncle Thomas L.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.