Samuel, the eldest son of Samuel Allen Sr., settled in the parish of East Bridgewater as early as 1660. He was one of the original landed proprietors of the town and held many offices of trust and honor from the people. He was town clerk from 1683 to 1702, was a member of the Legislature in 1693, was in many of the battles with the Indians in those times, and once, while on a march to join Capt. Church with twenty of his neighbors, took seventeen prisoners after a desperate conflict. The records of the town still bear witness of his character for accuracy and research.

He was a deacon of the church and bore a good character to his death.

He married Sarah, daughter of George Partridge of Duxbury; She was born in 1639.

1. Samuel Allen, a Deacon, and son of Samuel Allen above named, settled in E. B. as early as 1660, and was the second town clerk, to whom we are much indebted for the fulness and perfection of the records; he m. Sarah, D. of George Partridge of Duxbury; she was born 1639; they had Samuel 1660, Essiel 1663, Mehitabel 1665, Sarah 1667, Bethiah 1669, Nath'l. 1672, Ebenezer 1674, Josiah 1677, Elisha 1679, Nehemiah 1681. His will 1703; he d. 1703, æ. 71.—Mehitabel m. Isaac Alden 1685.—Sarah m. Jonathan Cary, who d. about 1695, and she afterwards m. Benjamin Snow 1705.—Bethiah m. John Pryor. - from http://plymouthcolony.net/bridgewater/mitchell/092.html#allen.