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140 History of Swansea Allen Family SwANZEY Mass. William Allin, Ist. Born in England in year 1640 Died year 1685 —Deed- Swansea Mass. May 4, 1680 Bought by William Allin of Prudence Island. Mr. John Saffain of Boston Mass. administrator of the estate of Capt. Thomas Willett, of Swanzey Mass, sold for the sum of £55 of New England money, to William Allin of Prudence Island, fifty akers of land be it more or less, in the North purchased Lands, lying on both sides of the seven mile river, lying and ajoyning to the North side of Samson Masons land. William Allin settled on Prudence Island In year 1660. He owned a large stock farm there; and was Constable of the Island, also surveyor of Cattle for a number of years. The very cold winter in year 1680 the Bay was frozen over several inches in thickness from Providence to Newport, and the ground was covered with snow. Mr. Allin taking advantage of this opputinity to move his dwelling to Swanzey. With the aid of Indian servants they cut down several trees and erected a huge sled of same, after a hard and laborous task they finally raised the dwelling off the ground high enough to enable the sled to be shoved underneath, 4 oxen were hitched to the sled and this bulky freight was drawn over the frozen Bay to AJlins Cove; at the head of the cove, it was drawn up an inchne with great diJ0Bculty, they finally succeeded in landing it on Swanzey soil before dark. The next summer Mr. Allin built on an addition and made other improvements to his mansion. At one time, the Post Office was established in this house. In his WiU—Proved June 29, 1685. He leaves to—second Son Thomas, My now dwelling house in Swanzey only one half of it to be for wife Elizabeth for fife, and the stock thereon equally to Wife and Thomas. He also left to his wife, an Indian Boy, 7 years old. Inventory. Taken the 27th of the 4th month 1685, the following are only a few of the items. Forty head of Neat Cattle, besides 9 Calves £80 - 0/ - Od Thirty Swine £12, one Horse £3 £15 - 0/ - Od 837 pounds of Sheeps wool at 7d £24 - 8/ - 3d 656 Sheep and Lambs 135/ and 20 bushell Indian corn £175 - 0/ - Od One Indian Boy £46 - 0/ - Od Thomas Allin 2nd Son of William Ist. Lived in the old Homestead in Swanzey, Mass. Bom Jan 1668 Died Aug 11 1719 His daughter Elizabeth, married Mr. Thomas Hill.
Family Records 141 His daughter Anna, married Ist Mr. Josiah Brown, 2nd John Tillinghast. His daughter Rebeckah, married 1st Mr. Joseph Cole, 2nd Thomas Hill. His daughter Abigail married Joshua Bicknell. His daughter Allethea, married Nathaniel Vial. His Son Matthew, married Ruth Stockbridge. In his will—Proved Sept. 7th 1719 Swanzey Mass. He gave to his wife a third of personal and Real Estate in Swanzey. Inventory Among some of the items mentioned was 3 Negro slaves and an Indian Maid servant-£164 His real estate amounted to £1800. Swanzey Mass. Thomas Hill of Swanzey 1st Elizabeth Allin daughter of Thomas 2nd, his Wife Elizabeth died in year 1727, about four years after her decease. He became engaged to his Wifes sister, Rebeckah, they were about to be married in the town of Swanzey, when the said Thomas Hill was notifyed that the Laws of Massachusetts, forbade a man to marry his wifes sister. Thomas was not going to give up his sweetheart on account of Laws, so he loaded his personal goods and farming tools on his wagon, with his intended sitting on the seat beside him, they started off early in the morning on a long journey to North Kingston R. I. where he owned a farm, here they were married by a justice of the Pease, Mr. Benoni Hall and here they finally settled. Many of the descendants of William Allin 1st, were very prominent men during the Revolutionary war, such as Capt. Matthew Alhn, who marched with a Company of soldiers from Swanzey (now Barrington) to Bunker Hill in Charlestown Mass. and was on the firing line. Another well known man was Gen. Thomas AUin who had a Company in Barrington. Mr. Charles E. Allen, who is in the 9th generation (of William 1st who was born in year 1640) has in his possession an old pocket book, it is told by good authority, that this old relic was once the property of William Allin, who settled in Swansey in year 1680. Later generations of this family belong to the records of Barrington, R. I. Mrs. Mary Carpenter died of causes incidental to old age. She was born in Attleboro in 1834, the daughter of Square Allen and Elinor Luther Allen. The ancestral home was in Swansea near the site of the first meeting house erected in 1663. Her two great-grandfathers on the Allen side, Cap'n Joseph Allen and Spicer Hews were Revolutionary soldiers from Barrington and her maternal grandfather was Serg't Peleg Luther of Col. Christopher Lippit's Regiment in the Continental line. The Luther ancestors may be traced back to Martin Luther, the names of both Luther and Allen are conspicuous in the history of Barrington and Swansea. She was married to Mr. Carpenter April 10th 1854 and 50 years later, 1904 in Ehte HaU, Providence, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs.
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HISTORY OF SWANSEA MASSACHUSETTS 16
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EDITOR'S PREFACE IT the annual Town
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CONTEISTS—Continued FAMILY RECORD
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SWANSEA LANDS
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The Indians 21 together. " Not infr
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The Indians 23 Captain Thomas Derme
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The Indians 35 the Narragansetts. I
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Purchases, Deeds, Etc, 43 in 1698,
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