Notes:

"William Allen is supposed to mave [sic] married --- Riggs. He was 'of Boston' on November 13, 1673, a refugee from Manhattan. He had been expelled by the Dutch when they captured that town. He made his will December 15, 1674 and it was proved January 26 1674/5 (Suffolk Probate Vol. 6 p. 133). The testator bequeathed 'unto Lydia Benjamin, wife of John of Watertown', On January 26, 1674/5 John Benjamin appeared in court and renouced his executorship 'in the right of Lydia, his wife, to the will.' In the Boston Transcript November 23, 1940, there was some discussion as to why John refused the bequest of William Allen. They felt it was either too small to warrent [sic] the trouble of complying with the legal formalities involved in receiving it, or there was some question as to whether the property was honestly acquired."