FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH From: Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth Surname: Allen Source:    History of Charlestown, NH by Rev. H. H. Saunderson p. 278 Edward Allen, the eldest know ancestor of the Allen family of Charles- town, NH is said to have been a soldier under Cromwell, and to have come to this country upon the restoration.  He was of Ipswich in l670, and one of the committee for settling Suffield, Ct. for which service he received from the town in l678 a grant of 60 acres of land. Suffield was settled by a colony from MA under whose jurisdiction it remained until l752.  Probably Allen was one of the lst settlers.  At his death on Nov. 22, l696, he held an estate valued at 256 pounds. Edward Allen married Sarah Kimball.   She d. June l2, l696.  Eleven children were the issue of this marriage.  The youngest was Caleb Allen b. Mar 3l, l685 was a weaver.  He was of Suffield from l7l7 to l725, then of Enfield from l748 to l756 when he removed to North- field he d. Sep 23, l76l.  He m. l72l Hannah Eaton of Haverhill, MA who d. Juen 8, l786 aged 88.  There were seven children by this marriage, of whom, Benjamin Allen their 3d child was b. in l724. The name Benjamin Allen was listed in the Fort No. 4 roll of Capt. Phineas Stevens company Mar. to Oct 20, l748.  Also under the same officer in l749 and l750.  He was a proprietor of Charlestown in Aug l753 and an elected town officer. Benjamin Allen m. Nov 6, l75l Peggy Spafford, dau of Capt. John Spafford and wife Hannah Spafford.  She b. June 30, l735.  Their children: l. Eunice Allen b. Aug 4, l754 m. ___Rogers of Orford. 2. Olive Allen b. Jan 5, l755 m. Simeon Church. 3. Lucy Allen b. Mar 28, l758 m. Walter Geer. 4. Asa Spafford Allen b. Nov 22, l762 m. Polly Ferguson. 5. Nathan Allen b. May 4, l768 m. l786 Deborah Farwell dau of     Josiah Farwell.  Their children:               1. Betsy Allen b. l787 m. l8l0 Richard Kimball.               2. Peggy Allen b. l788 m. l8l2 Josiah Hubbard.               3. Charles Allen b. l794 m. l8l9 Elizabeth White                   dau of Major Jotham White. She b. l798.  She                   d. l874.   Their children:                         l. Elizabeth Allen b. l820 m. John Agar of Claremont.                         2. Joseph Allen b. l822 d. l863 at Boston.                         3. Lucia Putnam Allen b. l824 d. l862                         4. James Allen b. l826 d. at Rouse's Pt. l864                         5 & 6  Twin girls b. and d. l828.                         7. Maria M. Allen b. l830 m. Thomas Bailey Claremont, NH.                         8. Miriam H. Allen b. l833 d. l834                         9. Harriet W. Allen b. l834 d. l875                         l0. Robert R. Allen b. l837 m. l864 Julia McLarney dau. of Patrick McLarney and wife, Anna (Moore) Mclarney of NYC                                   l. Nathan F. Allen b. l868                                   2. James Ethan Allen b. l870                         11. Louise Holden Allen b. l840 was a teacher.                4. Hannah Allen (dau of Nathan Allen and wife Deborah                    (Farwell) Allen) Hannah b. l796 m. l82l Luman H. Farnsworth.               5. Caleb Allen b. l798 Res: Wheatland, NY               6. Luke Allen b. l800 m. Seiena Putnam Res: Illinois.               7. Fanny Allen 2d  b. l802 m. Rand White of Charlestown, NH               8. Sophia Allen b. l804 m. Richard Holden Res: Chicago.               9. James Allen b. l807 m. and res: Chicago, ILL.             10. Lydia Allen b. l809 m. Charles Kavenaugh Res: Chicago, ILL. Note - In the above record, the names of two children of Nathan Allen are left out - born between Peggy and Charles Allen.  Their names were Benjamin Allen and Fanny Allen - both d. young and are buried in the same grave. 6. Prudence Allen (dau of Benjamin and Peggy (Spafford) Allen b. l769         m. Isaac Farwell son of William and Bethiah Farwell 7. Benjamin Allen Jr. b. l770 m. l793 Beulah Temple 8. Abigail Allen b. l774 m. Jesse Farwell son of William and Bethiah       Farwell. 9. Caleb Allen b. l776 a soldier in War of l8l2 also in naval service     many years. l0. Fanny Allen b. l779 m. Jonathan Burt of Windsor Vt. She d. NY age      90. p.279 The following Allen families are descended from Joseph Allen of Enfield, CN who was b. Sep 24, l727 and d. at East Windham, CN l808.  He m. l755 Lois Burnham and had ten children, viz: Lois, Joseph, Asenath, Eunice, Hannah, Joseph, Benjamin, Asher, Anna and Henry Allen. p.279 Henry Allen b. at East Windsor, CN l77l m. Mary Wells b. at East Windsor l782.  They settled at Charlestown NH early l800s.  Their issue:         l. Henry T. Allen b. l806 d. l834         2. Lewis Allen b. Charlestown NH l808 d. young         3. Newton F. Allen b. l8l0 m. l83l Sophia Willard dau of Abel             Willard and Fanny (Grout) Willard.  She b. l8l5  Their issue:                        l. Mary Allen b. l833 m. l86l Silas E. Noyes  Res: Claremont.                                 l. Edgar Noyes b. l864                                 2. Lorena Noyes b. l869                      2. George H. Allen b. l836 d. l847                      3. Sophia Jane Allen b. l845 m. William Henry Walker                          Res: Denver, CO                      4. Rosie F. Allen b. l85l m. l872 Arthur E. Spencer                          Res: Denver, CO ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. 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