Allen family.

Nathaniel Allen (1699-1770), born in London, England, in 1699 was commander of a packet ship that sailed between London and Boston, Mass. He married and had two sons, Nathaniel and Jolley, both born in London. He married, second, Dorcas Bowes ( -1779), of London, ca. 1726. Allen, his wife Dorcas, the first two of their twelve children, Thomas and Samuel, and a sister, Sarah ("Sally") Mann (1695-1766), came to Boston ca. 1734, where Capt. Allen opened a shop. In 1757, Allen, his wife, his sister, and perhaps some of his children moved to Shrewsbury, Mass., where he bought a farm. Nathaniel Allen died in Shrewsbury on 1 November 1770.

Jolley Allen (1718-1782), born in London, married, in 1739, Eleanor Warren (1724-1776). In 1754 he, his wife Eleanor, and several children came to Boston where, for twenty-two years, he worked as a merchant. An ardent Loyalist, Allen lost much during the Revolution, including his wife and his eldest son. Jolley Allen returned to London in 1777 and remained there until his death.

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