William Allis

Evidence needed to support as son of Richard Allis and Margaret Allis

Lt William Allis

• aka Ellis
• Born 1613 in Dagenham, Essex, England
• Died 6 Sep 1678 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
• Son of [father unknown]
• Husband of Mary (unknown) — married 1641 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
• Husband of Mary Brownson — married 26 Jun 1678 in Massachusetts

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Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allis-24

His first wife was Mary _____. She was born 1614 in Braintree, Essex, England; [citation needed] they married about 1641 in Braintree, Massachusetts.[5] William and Mary (_____) Allis were the parents of eight children.[citation needed]

1. Captain John Allis
2. Samuel Allis
3. Josiah Allis
4. Mary Allis
5. Hannah Allis
6. William Allis
7. William Ellis Allis

His second wife was Mary Brownson,[6]whom he married June 25, 1678 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Daughter of John Bronson. She was the widow (first) of John Wyatt, and then of John Graves. She survived William Allis, and married Samuel Gaylord 4th.

Biography

Source: Genealogy of William Allis of Hatfield Mass. and Descendants 1630-1919 by Horatio D. Allis. Printed by Art Press, Hartford CT. Emigrated from England abt. 1635. Took Freeman's Oath at Braintree MA in May 13 1640. (List of Freemen of Mass" by Lucius R. Page pg. 18)

Removed to Connecticut and later Hatfield Location of death according to Judy Stubbs in Prodigy note to Norma Baker September 1993. According to History of Whatley by JH Temple he was a deacon, lieutenant of cavalry.

William Allis was born between 1613 and 1616, probably in Dagenham, Essex County or London England, and came to this country with Wintrhrops fleet in 1630. The fleet consisted of eleven vessels. Arabella, Talbot, Ambrose, Jewel, Charles, Mayflower (third voyage). William and Francis Hopewell, Whale, Success and Trial.

In the Winthrope colonists, consisting of 700 immigrants, these distinct communities were represented; (1) those from Dorset and Devon, the Dorchester men who first settled in Boston a number of years before it received that name. (2) Those from Lincolnshire, properly called Boston men, who had decided upon the name of Boston for the new settlement before they left England, and (3) those from London and Essex.

William Allis came with the last named company and was no doubt one of the 39 men on the Mayflower (third voyage). They first touched at Salem, but landed at Charlton Harbor, Boston (then called Trimountain) July 1 1630.

The Mayflower brought what was called the Braintree Company, which included with William Allis, Thomas Graves and Thomas Meekins, all of whom played an important part in the first generation of our family. Our ancestor was associated with Graves from the start, always lived at the same place, and the families eventually intermarried. They were both surveyors and laid out the town, or fort of Charlestown, the first regular settlement of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The first trace of William Allis after landing was in Mount Wollaston (afterward Braintree) in 1632. That town comprising 50 square miles, was surveyed and laid out by him before 1634, and during that year, by order of the General Court, it was annexed to Boston. Large tracts of land were granted to certain inhabitants to settle in Mount Wollaston and William Allis received 12 acres on February 24 1640. On May 13 1640 the inhabitants of Mount Wollaston were incorporated as the town of Braintree and, with Dorchester, Dunham, Hingham, Natasket, and Roxbury, were incorporated to form the city of Boston.

On that date William Allis was made a freeman. Only those who were members of the church were allowed to take the Freeman's Oath, which gave them the right to vote and hold office. Several historians have apparently been misled by the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony into stating that the first knowledge of William Allis was on May 13 1640. The reason for the error was that the offical records of Braintree were first instituted on that day. He was made a freeman then because Braintree was incorporated into the city of Boston.

Owned land in Rhode Island later granted part to Henry Neale on June 24 1685.

References

• l. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 Author: Broderbund Software Inc. Publication: Release date: August 23 1996 Media: Family Archive CD Page Tree #3453 Text: Date of Import: August 22 1998
• Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA
• http://www.gordongridley.us/genealogy/gridleylo/pafg602.htm#19909
• https://archive.org/details/genealogyofwilli00alli/page/n15/mode/2up
• Neal L. Smith, "Captured by Indians!" (1911) The Rogue Digger 46 (1911):6; digital images (PDF), Rogue Valley Genealogical Society (Phoenix, Oregon). < PDF > page 8
• Original Text ALLIS, William (?1613-1678) & 1/wf Mary ____ (-1677); by 1641(/2?); Braintree/Hadley/Hatfield {Bridges Anc. 12; Wethersfield 2:28; Hadley Fam. 5; Hatfield 369; Deerfield 2:25; Sv. 1:42; Newton (,4) 89; Allis Gen. 26; Pope's Pioneers 14, 16} Spouse Mary UNIDENTIFIED Later Residences Hadley, Hatfield Volume Name Volume 1 Page 30 New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. AmericanAncestors