Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

12 GENKALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES.
in less than fifteen years half the lots belonged to Mr. All^'n
and the houses had been abandoned or removed. In selecting
that location for the centre of the town, one fact was
overlooked : no water conld be procured without sinking
wells to a great depth. They soon were compelled to remove
to situations near to ponds or springs of water.
JOHN ALLEN.
Mr. Baylies in his history states that John Allen removed
from Scituate to Barnstable in 1649, arid Mr. Deane
in his history of Scituate, says he probably removed from
Barnstable to Scituate in 1645. He appears to have been of
Plymouth in 1633 and of Scituate in 1646, where he died in
1662. His widow was named Ann and he had a son John.
John Allen of Barnstable was another man. Perhaps
he was the John who was taxed at Springfield in 1639, removed
soon after perhaps to Rehoboth 1645, and to Newport
1650 and thence to Swansey in 1669. He married Oct.
10, 1650, Elizabeth Bacon of Barnstable, probable a sister
of Samuel. Allen and his wife were both ana-baptists, yet
no objection was made to their marriage, Gov. Hinckley
oflSciating at the nuptials. To this fact I shall have occasion
hereafter to refer. From Barnstable they went to Newport,
E. I. , and there had Elizabeth, born July, 1651.; Mary,
Feb. 4, 1653 ; John, Nov., 1654;Mercey, Dec, 1656;
Priscilla, Dec, 1659, and Samuel, April, 1661.