Individual Details

Andrew Allen

(1616 - Dec 1690)

Andrew Allen is believed to have been the first Scot in Andover. It was in Lynn by 1642 and is thought to have gone for a short time, but then was back in Lynn where he married Faith Ingalls. He later settled in Andover.

Events

Birth1616Scotland
MarriageBy 1644Massachusetts Bay - Faith Ingalls
Will6 Oct 1690Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
DeathDec 1690Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Probate31 Mar 1691Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseFaith Ingalls (1623 - 1690)
ChildMartha Allen (1645 - 1692)
ChildSarah Allen (1646 - 1716)
ChildMary Allen (1647 - 1695)
ChildHannah Allen (1652 - 1698)
ChildAndrew Allen (1657 - 1690)
ChildJohn Allen (1661 - 1690)

Notes

Will

In his will, Andrew makes bequests to his wife Faith, son Andrew, son John, his four daughters named as Mary Toothaker, Sarah Holt, Martha Carior, and Hanah Holt, and grandson Allin Toothaker. Wife Faith and son Andrew are named executors, although his son Andrew died between the time his father wrote the will and when it was probated. His wife Faith also died in the epidemic.

Probate

The estates of Andrew and his son Andrew, Jr. were probated on the same day.