Capt. Jacob Allen

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 66 The Society, 1912 - New England July 1912 282-3

Allen In the Register for Jaunary 1893 there appeared a short article upon Hope Allen of Boston by Orrin P Allen Esq of Palmer Mass followed by several queries about his family Had Mr Allen examined the Register vol xxix p 47 he would have seen a note by Mr Waters showing that Hannah the third wife of Hope Allen was the widow of Thomas Hull of Boston and the daughter of William and Hannah Penn Townsend of Boston Hope Allen resided in Wing's Lane now Elm Street near Dock Square
As regards the other queries of Mr Allen concerning the subsequent history of his sons Jacob and Benjamin Mr Waters informed me several years ago that he had discovered in the Salem Court among the papers in a case of Allen vs John Conney in 1676 the apprenticeship indenture of Jacob Allen to Conney in which he is described as the son of Hope Allen This Jacob Is of course the cooper and mariner of Salem who married the daughter John Clifford He removed to South Carolina and died there while his remained in Salem ...