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+--------------------~-+l l l l I ALLEN GENEALOGY j l l l ___ l l l l l I A BRIEF HISTORY I l of l l l I LEWIS ALLEN I I (OF FISHER'S ISLAND AND NEW LONDON, CONN.) I I and his I l l I DESCENDANTS I ; l l- l. l t l l l FROM 1699 to 1954 .l ; ;· ll. By His GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER ll- ; MARY ALLEN PHINNEY l = l i. l; : ;- 't - l l ; ; - - l THE TUTTLE PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. I I RUTLAND, VERMONT l = l +-----------------------+i l !, ·, '\~, >.~~: /.¥~ ~ ~:--~- ". LEWIS ALLEN By the Same Author Jirah Isham (of New London, Conn.) and his Descendants Jirah Isham Allen, Montana Pioneer Ebenezer Phinney (of Cape Cod) and his Descendants To my Godson Allen Parker Cowgill PREFACE IT 1s WITH REGRET that I have decided to submit this un finished manuscript to my publisher. I had hoped to .trace all the descendants of my Great-Grandfather Lewis Allen, down to the present generation, but the task seems interminable. So I have decided to publish what I have accomplished to date, to save this data for future generations. I have attempted to add a little biography to my names and dates, to give a better picture of the individuals and their en vironment. All the descendants of Lewis Allen of Fisher's Island, are also descendants, through him, of the following Mayflower passengers: John Alden, William Brewster, Francis Cooke, and John How land. They are also descendants of three Colonial Governors: Gurdon Saltonstall of Connecticut, and Governor Coddington and Peleg Sanford, of Rhode Island. I wish to thank the many friends who have aided in this work by promptly answering letters and contributing photographs. I have been constantly encouraged by the enthusiasm and untiring efforts of the Allen descendants. Special recognition is due to Charlotte Rowe (Allen) Smith, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for her financial aid, without which this volume could not have been printed. Hoping that this work will stimulate a family interest and be carried on by one of the Allens of a younger generation, this little book is submitted as a labor of love for the dear ones whose memory it will perpetuate. MARY ALLEN PHINNEY Arlington, Virginia 1954 CONTENTS Page List of Illustrations. XI Ancestors of Lewis Allen. 1 Life of Lewis Allen. 22 Lewis Denison Allen and his Descendants.. 24 Mary Smith Allen and her Descendants. 85 Frances Elizabeth Allen and her Descendants..... 91 Harriet Amelia Allen and· her D.escendants...... 117 Sarah Ann Allen and her Descendants. 120 Frederick Lee Allen and bis Descendants. 131 Thomas Humphrey Cushing Allen and his Descendants.. 142 Jane Cellina Allen and her Descendants..... 169 Eleanor Caroline Allen and her Descendants.... 172 ,· Index. 197 ILL USTRA TIO NS Lewis Allen . Frontispiece From an oil painting in possession of his Great-Great Granddaughter, Ruth Stoddard Harlow Opposite Page Arms of the Family of Allen. 4 Lewis Denison .Allen. 24 Lewis Denison Allen Jr., Jirah Isham Allen, Thomas Cushing Allen, Ansef Cady Allen . 30 Mary Denison (Allen) Parker, Alice Blake (Parker) Cowgill. 32 Lucretia Isham (Allen) Phinney. 46 Daughters of Lewis Allen ~arah, Jane, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Harriet-From Daguerreotype taken in 1849 at New London, Conn.. 90 Frederick Lee Allen, Frederick Lee Allen Jr., Guy Good- ing Allen, Frederick Lee Allen IV. 130 ,.- Thomas Humphrey Cushing Allen. 142 William Mercer Allen. 144 Thomas Woodruff Allen. 154 Jonathan Harris Allen. 158 Charlotte Rowe (Allen) Smith. 164 Frederick Lewis Allen . 166 Mary Allen Phinney. 176 ANCESTORS OF LEWIS ALLEN The Allen family is among the forty-nine "best families" selected by the American Historical-Genealogical Society for whom the Society has published family histories during the past few years. The Allen family has been prominent in the British Empire and in the United States, its members having played important roles in war and in peace. Family pride is a commendable trait and should be cultivated. All Allens have just cause to be proud of their family history and traditions. The name Allen was also spelled Alleine, Alleyne, Allin and Alland, and it appears on a record of baptism as "the son of Alan.'' It was one of the most popular names while surnames were becoming hereditary, and is said to have come into England with Alan Fergeant, Count of Brittany, companion of the Conqueror, and first Earl of Richmond, Count of York. It soon became com mon to North England and the Scottish border. The oldest form of the name, found on 10th century Breton coins, is Alamus. It is mentioned as Aleyn in "Morte de' Arthur," and in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" we are familiar with "Forth goth Alein, the clerk, And also John.'' The Dutch form of Allen is Alink; the French, Allain. De rivations are Allcock, Allkins and Allnut. • The founder of Dulwich College, 1619, was Edward Allen, or Alleyne. A coat of Arms is an emblem or a device which is displayed by titled persons, persons of royal blood, and their descendants. Coats of Arms ·were originally used for purposes of identification and recognition on the field of battle as well as in civil life. It is claimed by some writers that Coats of Arms, in a crude form, ,vere used by Noah's sons after the flood. There are records of other Coats of Arms, in one crude form or another, at different periods of ancient history. Heraldry, however, as v.re know it today, did not become of much importance until soon after the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, A. D. 1066. Heraldry became of general interest at about the time of the Crusades. The Allen Coat of Arms sho,vn in the front of this volume is the Arms of the Allens of Bedfordshire; Dale Castle, Co. Pembroke; and Cresselley, Co. Pembroke. Coats of Arms very similar to it 2 LEWIS ALLEN AND ms DESCENDANTS are used by the Allens of Cheshire, Suffolk, and Wilts; Brindley, Co. Chester; The Rhyd; City of Chester (er. 1697) and many others. The Allens of London and numerous other branches of the Allen family use Coats of Arms resembling it. Description of the Allen Coat of Arms: Per bend rompu argent and sable, six martletts counter-changed. Crest: An eagle argent holding in the beak an acorn or, leaved vert. Motto: Amicitia sine fraude. (Friendship without deceit). JOHN ALLEN of Dale Castle of Brindley, County Pembroke, had three sons, John~ William and Thomas. His award of Coat of Arms, in 1664, was for bravery and valorous deeds in the wars that prevailed during the reign of Charles II, King of England. William died 1635 aged 75 years. · WILLIAM ALLEN, Lord Mayor of London, England, in 1672. THOMAS ALLEN, b. Aug. 26, 1710; d. 1732. His son- William Allen, an officer in the army. William had two sons: 1. Joseph, of Dale Castle, Co. Pembroke. 2. David-He was Rev. David Allen M.A. Rector, Burton, Co. Pembroke in Feb. 1769. He inherited through his wife, a large estate. Allen formerly of Richeston . THOMAS ALLEN, resided at Gelleswich in 1600. Has with other issue: 1. William, his heir. High Sheriff, 1742; will proved at Car- marthen, 17 44. · 2. Joseph, of Dale Castle, built St. Ann's Lighthouse in 1713. From him descended the Phillips of Dale. 3. David, of Fobstone; ancestor of Allens of Cresselly. Joseph Allen (2. above) b. 1729; m. 1751, only daughter of Charles Phillips, of St. Brides Hill, of the Phillips family of Picton Castle, Co. Pembroke. He had three sons: 1. John, his heir; b. 1752; of Gelleswick, J. P. Pem broke. 2. William 3. Charles; assumed surname of Phillips by sign man ual about 1799 on inheriting St. Brides Hill estate; High Sheriff of Co. Pembroke; m. left issue. Charles Bowen Allen (son of John above) of Richest on Hall, Co. Pembroke. b. 1799; m. 1824; had with other issue: 1. John Bowen; b. 1824; m. 1856. Had- 1. Charles Lewis Reece, b. 1858 2. John Hutchings Bowen, b. 1861 LEWIS ALLEN AND HIS DESCENDANTS 3 3. Harvey Graham, b. 1864 4. Florence Ellen 2. William Bowen: b. 1830; d. 11nm. 1848. 3. Charles Hugh: b. 1831; of Richeston. 4. C~therine Luther Ann: b. 1838; m. 1859; left ISSUe. CHARLES HuGH ALLEN: J. P.; (son of Charles Bowen Allen) m. 1856; d. 1907. Children: 1. Allen Charles: b. 1857; d. 1907. 2. Hugh William: later of Stanley House, Chepstow, formerly of Richeston. b. 1864; of Pwllmeyric House; m. 1897; his two children: 1. Maurice Hugh Charles: b. 1898. 2. Edith Helene Monica: b. 1899. 3. Earnest Ince: b. 1866; m. 1889; issue: 1. Charles Earnest: b. 1889. 2. Catherine Helene Mary Edith: b. 1893. 4. Edith Mary: m. 1895. Allen of Cresselly DAVID ALLEN: 3rd son of Thomas Allen of Gelleswick, Co. Pem broke; m. Anne, daughter of Rowland Langhorne (grandson of Gen. Rowland Langhorne, a conspicuous soldier in the Civil Wars) His sons: 1. WiHiam: of Fobstone. Issue. 2. John: his heir; m. Joan, daughter of John Bartlett, of Cresselly; he had: 1. John Bartlett: his heir; see below. 2. Roger: m. Margaret, widow of John Davis Esq., of the Hays. His son 1. · James Allen Esq., of Freestone Hall. 3. Joshua: ancestor of the Allens of Bickton. m. first cousin Margaret (daughter of William Allen of Fobstone; they had seven sons and ten daughters. JOHN BARTLETT ALLEN: (John, David) of Cresselly, Co. Pembroke; m. (1) 1763, Elizabeth (only child of John Hensleigh, Esq., of Panteague); had among other issue: 1. John Hensleigh 2. Launcelot Baugh JoHN HENSLEIGH ALLEN: J.P.