History of Swansea, Massachusetts, 1667-1917; - citizen hylbom blog

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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.