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EDWARD ALLEN: Our ancestor, Edward Allen, left London, England, for
America about 1690. On his way thither the vessel in which he embarked
was captured by pirates, a common occurrence in those times; what became
of the others is not known, but he managed to escape while the vessel was
off Portsmouth, N. H., and soon made his way to Nantucket, Mass., which
island had been settled some thirty years previously.
How he came to make Nantucket his home is a matter of conjecture; but it
may be presumed that as the island people were much given to a sea-faring
life, some of them may have been at Portsmouth at the time of the advent
of our young emigrant and probably extended an invitation to him to
locate with them.
Having been captured by pirates,(*) it is fair to presume, he had little
left him with which to start life; but this did not deter him from
taking a wife in due time after becoming a citizen of the insular
republic. He was probably married to Ann Coleman of Nantucket
sometime in 1692, and remained on the island until his death. Soon after
marriage he built a house on the Plains west of Clark's Cove, some three
miles out of the present town, where he lived many years. In 1891 I was
shown the site of the old house by William S. Allen, which is indicated
now by a slight depression and a few pieces of brick. The original
doorstone of this house was moved in
(*)The tradition that Edward Allen came from London and was captured by
pirates, has been handed down directly from the older members of the
family, and is still preserved in the families resident on the island, so
there is little doubt of its correctness.
1826 by Shubael Allen to form the doorstone of his house on Milk street,
since known as the Isaiah Folger place. The stone is undressed, some
three feet square, with a surface worn smooth by the feet of seven
generations.
From the Town Records of Nantucket I have gleaned these
extracts concerning Edward Allen: The first mention of his name which
I find is in the record of a town meeting held the 17th of
the 12th month, 1706, when he was chosen one of the jurors to attend the
Court Sessions of Common Pleas to be held the 25th of 1st
month, 1707.
At a town meeting held 29th of 1st month, 1707, Edward Allen
was chosen constable.
At a town meeting held 25th of 5th month, 1709, Edward Allen
was chosen one of a committee to inspect every man's meadows
on the island and where they find any man short in their
proportion they have hereby power to amend every such man's share with
the common meadows as far as it will go, to the best of
their understanding.
At a town meeting held 28th of 1st month, 1710, Edward Allen
was chosen a juror with six others to attend next court ensuing to
be held 28th of 2d month, 1710.
At town meeting held 20th of 1st month, 1713, Edward Allen
was chosen one of the trustees of the Island.
At town meeting held 24th of 1st month, 1714, Edward Allen
was chosen one of the jurors.
At the same meeting he was chosen one of the trustees of
Nantucket.
At town meeting held 23d of 1st month, 1715, Edward Allen
was chosen one of the grand jurors for the ensuing year.
At same meeting he was chosen one of a committee to impound
any hogs found on the commons after the time appointed.
At town meeting held 23d day of 1st month, 1719, Edward
Allen was chosen one of the grand jurors for the year ensuing.
From Nantucket Co. Record of Deeds is copied the following:
"Be it known unto all men by these presents that I, Daniel
Spotso, a Sachem on the Island of Nantucket in the Province of the
Massachusetts Bay in New England, for and in the
consideration of the sum of fifty shillings current money in New England
to me in hand paid at or the ensealing of these presents by
Edward Allen of the aforesaid Island of Nantucket, husbandman have
granted,
bargained, sold, alienated and conf
_Richard FORCE ______+ | (1707 - 1776) _Ebenezer FORCE _____| | (1749 - ....) | | |_Rhoda WEST _________+ | | |--Charles FORCE | (1799 - ....) | _John RICE __________ | | |_Rhoda RICE _________| | |_Susannah UNKNOWN ___
___________________________ | _Rollie LAMB ________________| | (1895 - 1961) m 1931 | | |___________________________ | | |--Franklin Delano LAMB | (1937 - 1938) | _William Elmore BARNBROOK _+ | | (1867 - 1918) m 1897 |_Lillie May Ester BARNBROOK _| (1905 - ....) m 1931 | |_Mary Catherine WHITMER ___ (1867 - 1940) m 1897
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Sarah MCCRACKEN
6 Jan 1838 - 26 Nov 1921
Father: David Vaughn MCCRACKEN
Mother: Annie JONES
Family 1
: Thomas Joshua FERGUSON
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