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Col. John ALLYN

Male 1630 - 1696  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name John ALLYN  [1, 2, 3] 
    • He was one of the most prominent men in the Colony. Selectman of Hartford in 1655-1660; Town Clerk, 1659-1696; Deputy, October session 1661, Clerk of the Courts and of the First Church of Hartford; Secretary of the Colony from August, 1663 to May 1665 and from May, 1667 to May, 1696; was chosen Magistrate in May, 1662, and re-elected until death. He was chosen with Samuel Wyllys and John Talcott to take the charter into their custody for safe-keeping. Member of the Council under Andros. He was appointed a Commissioner respecting the boundary of New York and to treat with the Five Nations, and again respecting the union of the two Colonies in 1663. He was possessed of fine abilities and of great and untiring energy. "During the latter portion of his life probably no individual in Connecticut possessed greater influence in the public affairs of the Colony than he." His funeral was attended y the Governor and Council of the Colony. His monument is still standing in the old burying ground at Hartford. [1]
    Prefix Col. 
    Birth England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 24 Feb 1630  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Nov 1696  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I82987  Main Tree
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2020 

    Father Matthew ALLYN,   c. 17 Apr 1605   d. 7 Feb 1670/1 (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaret WYATT,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1675 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1626/7  [1, 3] 
    Family ID F33901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann SMITH 
    Marriage 19 Nov 1651  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Mary ALLYN,   b. 3 Apr 1657, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1724, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F33900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2020 

    Family 2 Hannah LAMBERTON 
    Marriage Aft 1675  [1] 
    Family ID F33899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.

    2. [S9777] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New England Historic Genealogical Society).

    3. [S10371] Lucius Barnes Barbour, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut.


  

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