Samuel Allen

SAMUEL ALLIN ALLEN b. abt 1628 Chew Magna, Somerset, England m. 1661 Mary unknown. He died 20d 09m 1702 as recorded by Middletown MM, Bucks Co. Pennsylvania. Some have birth abt 1639. Baptism was Feb. 25, 1628 Keynshame, Somerset, England, Christening Feb 25, 1639 Keynshame, Somerset, England, Occupation was a Cordwainer.

Samuel Allen was from Chew Magna, Somerset, England. While it was originally thought that he arrived at Chester, Pennsylvania on 11 Dec. 1682, on the Ship Bristol Factor, the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania now lists him on the Society arriving August 1862 with wife Mary, and children Priscilla, Martha, Ann, Sarah, and Samuel. https://www.welcomesociety.org/ancestors.html He brought a certificate from the Monthly Meeting of Friends at Buncomb in Somerset dated 24 Feb 1682. The certificate was received by the Philadelphia Montly Meeting. The family settled on the west band of Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County on 2000 acres purchased from William Penn.

He married Mary Unknown b. abt 1645 Somershire, England d. 5 April 1688 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Name: Samuel Allen Location: from Monthly Meeting at Butcomb, Somersetshire, England Date: 24 Dec 1681

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia (Meeting), 1682-1750 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original Data: Myers, Albert Cook. Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750. Baltimore, MD, USA: Southern Book Co., 1957.

Land: Samuel ALLEN, Sr. to children, 1688 & 1692: Bucks Co, PA

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"P. 349. Deed. Samuel ALLEN, Sr. of Neshaminy Creek, Bucks Co., yeoman, for and in consideration of his affection to his granddaughter, Elizabeth PEGG, dau. of Daniel PEGG, of Philadelphia a certain piece of land lying east of the Neshaminy Creek ... bounded by line of John BALDWIN south to land of John OTTER ... containing 200 acres. Land being granted to Samuel ALLEN by a patent dated 28th da, 9th mo, 1688, recorded in rolls of Book A, Vol 1, page 289-290. 8th da, 4th mo, 1692 the above was conveyed in open court unto John BALDWIN for the use of Elizabeth PEGG. Rec: the 2nd da, 4th mo, 1692. Wit: Richard RIDGWAY, Abigail STOCKTON."

"P. 352. Deed. Samuel ALLEN, Sr. of near Neshaminy Creek, Bucks Co., yeoman for 35 pounds to John BALDWIN, Bucks Co., son-in-law of said Samuel ALLEN, 200 acres. Received of John BALDWIN 35 pounds on 4th da, 4th mo, 1692. Rec: the 20th da, 4th mo, 1692. Wit: Tho. BROCK, Charles BILES and Samuel BEAKES."

"P. 359. Deed. Samuel ALLEN, of near Neshaminy Creek, Bucks Co., yeoman, for the natural love and affection, gives to his son Samuel ALLEN, Jr. a parcel of land standing alongside of Neshaminy Creek ... [boundary] south to land of Francis WALKER and Company containing 200 acres. Ackn: 8th da, 4th mo, 1692. Rec: the 15th da, 4th mo, 1692. Wit: Richard RIDGWAY, John BALDWIN and Samuel BEAKES."