William ALLEN^[1]

- 1675

• Name	William ALLEN
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 15 Dec 1674 and 26 Jan 1675
  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." [2]
  Person ID	I10395	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Anderson, Robert Charles, Great Migration Begins, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995), p. 162 (Reliability: 3). [S343] Gloria Wall Bicha and Helen Benjamin Brown, Benjamin Family in America, (Racine, Wisconsin: Self Published, 1977.), 1: 10., CS 71.B468. (Reliability: 3).