Margaret Allen

Margaret was born say 1610 in England and died, perhaps in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts Bay Colony, after the Inventory dated Aug. 27, 1669 of her husband Samuel Allen's estate.

She is often referred to as "Margaret French" but there is no support for this maiden name.

family

Married

1. Edward Lamb (died before 1650); m. Abt 1633, in Watertown; 9 children
2.  Samuel Allen (1598 - 1669) m. Abt 1650, his 2nd wife ; 2 children

9 children of Edward Lamb, born in Watertown, Massachusetts

1. Hannah Lamb Born: 27 December 1633. Married Joseph Knight.
2. Mary Lamb Born: 1635. Died young. "Mary bur Watertown 10 Nov 1635, aged 2 months"
3. Samuel Lamb Born: 3 April 1637. No further record.
4. Mary Lamb Born: 30 April 1639. No further record.
5. John Lamb Born: 13 February 1639/40. Died young. "19 John (twin) bur Watertown 20 Feb 1639/40, seven days old [WaVR 1:7]"
6. Increase Lamb Born: 13 February 1639/40. Died young. "Research 19 Increase (twin) bur Watertown 20 Feb 1639/40 seven days old [WaVR 1:7]"
7. John Lamb Born: About 1642. Married Mary French, widow Poole.
8. Sarah Lamb Born: About 1644. Married Stephen Scott.
9. Elizabeth Lamb Born: 16 June 1648, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Samuel Allen

1. Joseph Allen born 15 May 1650 Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts. Married 1) Ruth Leeds 2) Rebecca Leader 3) Lydia Ford, widow Holbrook
2. Abigail born about 1651 in Braintree. Married John Cary.

Sources

1. The will of Samuel Allen of Braintree is dated Aug. 2, 1669 and proved Sept. 16 1669 and recorded in Suffolk Probate. It names wife Margaret, sons Samuel and James, sons-in-law Josiah Standish and Nathaniel Greenwood, daughter Abigaio, son Joseph (unmarried). The inventory is dated Aug. 27, 1669 and valued at £228 12s 9d. [4]
2. Genealogy of the Allen and Witter families among the early settlers of this continent and their descendants. By Asa W. Allen. Published 1872 by L. W. Smith in Salem, O .  Page 96
3. Nice article in NEHGR "The Allen Family in New England" p 225

Links

• http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Margaret_French_%285%29_
• http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/person/p1914.htm
• http://capecodgenes.com/web%20cards/ps01/ps01_218.html

origins

http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTS/Chart130/

History

This chart may be erroneous according to Edith Bartley, edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net. Edward Lamb did marry a Margaret, but her surname may not have been French.

Ref: "The Great Migration Begins", Vol. 2, Robert Charles Anderson, NEHGS: Boston 1995, pp 1151-52, has a brief biographical sketch of Edward Lamb in which Anderson says that Margaret’s maiden name is unknown.

notes

Varieties of charts online:

• Edward Lamb, b. 1587 in England, d. 1649 in Boston, MA. Margaret French, b 1595, d. 1650. Children: Hannah, Mary 1, Samuel, Mary 2, John, Increase, Elizabeth.
• Edward Lamb m1. Margaret French, and after Edward died, Margaret m. Samuel Allen in 1650, Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, and had 3 children: Joseph, James, and Abigail. Samuel Allen m1. Ann in England who d. 29 Sep 1641 in Braintree and had 3 children: Samuel, Sarah, and Mary [2]. This info does not coincide with the first info.
• Margaret French was the sister of John French Sr. She m. Edward Lamb. She was b. 1610 in Steeple, Bumpstead, England. She d. 1650 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA [3].
• Mrs. Margaret Lamb, widow of Edward Lamb, b. ca 1598, m. Samuel Allen after 1641. Samuel Allen was b. ca. 1598, d. 1669, children with first wife Ann: Samuel, Joseph, James, Sarah, Mary, Abigail [6]. Does not mention the surname French.
• Samuel Allen, b. in England, came over with the first settlers of Boston in 1628. In 1635 it is recorded that he was a freeman in Braintree. His first wife, Ann, d. Sep 1641. His second wife was Mrs. Margaret Lamb, widow of Edward Lamb. His children were Samuel, Mary, James, Sarah, Abigail, and Joseph [7].
• Braintree is the city where John French of FFA Chart #5 resided. Margaret could be tied with that chart.
• 1669 The last will and Testament of Samuel Allen, of Braintry, in the County of Suffolke in New England was dated on August 2, 1669. Mentions sons Samuel, James, Joseph, Sons-in law Josiah Standish and Nathaniel Greenwood, daughter Abigail, and wife Margaret.

Abigail was less than 21 years old at the time of the will and Joseph appears to be the only son by Margaret. [7]

Footnotes

• 7. William B. Transk, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record and on the Files in the County of Suffolk, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 19 (1865), 307-311, at 310, Internet Archive

comments

June 2014

No support for maiden name of French. The Great Migration Project has her as "parents unknown.". It is possible she was related to John French