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- "Matthew Allyn -- Bpt. 17 Apr. 1605, Braunton, Devon. Died 1 Feb. 1670/1, Windsor, CT. He m. Margaret Wyatt, 2 Feb. 1626/7, Braunton. She was baptized 8 Mar. 1594/5, Braunton, daughter of John and Frances (Chichester) Wyatt of Braunton. Banks (1930-97) says that he probably came on the "Charles", which sailed from nearby Barnstable, Devon on 10 Apr. 1632 and landed at Boston on June 5. Aboard were twenty passengers but only Timothy Hatherly was named. Matthew lived in Cambridge, MA, Hartford, CT and finally Windsor, CT. There is a will of William Thorne of Devon, dated 17 Feb. 1637, proved 23 Nov. 1650, that indicates he bought lands from Matthew Allen (Ref: Waters--p. 932)."
--- Burton Spear, * ... Mary & John 1630*, v 17, 1992, p 11
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!Death: will dated 10 May 1652
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THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, by Henry R. Stiles: from Brampton, Co. Devon, Eng. ... emigrated with the orig. Braintree Company, 1632, to charlestown, Mass., where 1633, he had 45 acres div. to him, at "the Common Pales" - much the largest share of any settler - had an acre for cow and three for planting group "on the Neck"; 1635, had by grant, or purchase, 5 acres at Wigwam Neck, six acres meadow near Watertown, 5 acres at Charlestown Lane; owned 5 houses on Town Plt, of Cambridge, 1635; res. near the meeting house and was the largest landholder in Cambridge (Camb. Rec., fol. 1, 24); was made freeman of Mass., 4 Mch., 1635; was a rep. at Mass. Gen. Court, March session, 1636; prob. removed next year to Hartford, where he was an orig. proprietor; his houselot was on the read to the Neck (now Windsor St.) and he owned 110 acres in that and other lots; and the first mill at Hartford, at foot of present W. Pearl St. in May, 1638, he was lodging with Roger Williams; was a proprietor at Windsor in 1640, as also a large owner at killingworth and at Simsbury. He was a member of Rev. Mr. Hooker's church at Hartford, but for some difference therewith, prob. of a doctrinal nature, was excommunicated, and 3 jun, 1644, appealed to Gen. Ct. for redress; the records show not fully how the matter was settled, but it may have been one cause of his removal to Windsor, in which plantation he had previously been interested, haveing purchased in 1638 all the lands, "houses, servants, goods, and chattels" of the New Plymouth Co. at Windsor ... Mr. Allyn was rep. to the Gen. Ct. every year 9except 1653) from 1648 to 1658, inclusive; a magistrate of the Colony, 1657-1667, inc.; commissioner for the United Colonies of N. E., 1660-4; when in 1649, the Gen. Ct. desired to initiate hostilities against the Indians, Mr. Allyn was the first-named of the 3 deputies to order the raising of troops ... Hon. Matthew Ally, as we have thus seen, was eminently, "a man of affairs," and a n active, public-spirited citizen. "Few men," says hinman, "had more influence, or recieved more honors from the people, than mr. Allyn." Energetic, willful, and persistent in all his projects, he was yet a just, high-minded man, and one of the props of the infant colony. Though he fell under the ban of the Hartford church (prob. becuase he entertained sentiments on baptism, church membership, or church discipline, at variance with the majority of his brethren), there are many evidences that he was still held in high esteem at Hartford; and Mr. Hinman seems to hint that the Hartford church encouraged him to remove, being afraid of his "influence with the settlers." In 1658, when trouble again arose in the Hartford church, Mr. Allyn was chairman of the committee of the Gen. Ct. to conduct a correspondence ont he subject. (Conn. Col. Rec., i. 321). Mr. Allyn died 1 Feb 1670-1; his will dated 30 Jan 1670-1, makes his wife, Margaret, his sole executrix; gave her the use of his estate, and desired his sons and son-in-law, Newberry, to improve it for her; to his son John he gave his Kennilworth lands, and confirmed to him those lands in Hartford which he had already given him as a marriage portion. his Window house he had previously deed to his son Thomas, subject to life use by himself and wife; he gave him also a large estate, and provided liberally for his dau. Mary (Newberry), and grand-dau. Mary (Maudsley). ... He was undoubtedly a brother of Deacon Thomas of Hartford and Middletown, and of Samuel of (East) Windsor. NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol. 50, No. 4, oct. 1896, "Genealogical Cleanings in England", by Henry F. Waters: [Will of] Richard Allen the elder of Branton in Devon 29 November 1647, proved 10 May 1652. ... To my son Mathew Allinge five pounds ... I give and bequeath unto my son Mathew's three children, to John the sum of twenty shillings, to Thomas, his son, twenty shillings and to Mary, his daughter, twenty shillings. ... (.. . the foregoing will of Richard allen the elder of Braunton names sons Thomas, Matthew and Richard and also Mary the daughter of Thomas, and John, Thomas, and Mary the children of Matthew ...) NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1851, "List of Freemen of Windsor, Ct.", submitted by Samuel Wolcott: "Oct. 7th, 1669. Acount taken of all such Persons as dwell within the Limets of Windsor, and have bin approved of to be freemen, and alowed to take the oath of freedom.: Mr. Allyn: Mathew
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vii. Matthew (2) + ALLYN. "There were three immigrants by the name of Allyn, named Thomas, Samuel, and Matthew, brothers. They came first to Cambridge, Massachusetts, from Brampton, county Devon, England, and they are thought to have been the sons of Samuel Allyn, of Chelmsford, County Essex, England [may have been Richard of Brampton, see above, under general note]. (P) Matthew Allyn or Allyne, the immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family, came from from Brampton, country Devon England, with his brothers, Deacon Thomas and Samuel. If he was son of Samuel, of Chelmsford, England, he was baptized in April, 1604. He came with the original Braintree company in 1632, to Charlestown, Massachusetts, where in 1633 he received forty-five acres in the division of lands at "the Common Pales," much the largest share of any settler, and he had an acre for his cow, and three acres for planting gound "on the Neck." In 1635 he received a grant, or purchased five acres at Wigwam Neck, six acres of land meadow land near Watertown, and five acres at Charlestown lane. In 1635 he owned five houses on the town plot at Cambridge, where he was the largest landholder. He lived near the meeting house. He was made a freeman of Massachusetts, March 4, 1635, and was a representative at the general court, March session, in 1636. He moved to Hartford probably in 1637, and was an original proprietor there, having his house lot on the road to the Neck, now on Windsor street. He owned one hundred and ten acres of land there and built the first mill at Hartford, at the foot of what is now West Pearl street. In may, 1638, he was lodging with Roger Williams, and in 1640 was a proprietor of Windsor. He owned large amounts of land in Killingworth and Simsbury, Connecticut. He was a member of Rev. Mr. Hooker's church at Hartford, but was excommunicated, doubtless for a doctrinal difference. On June 3, 1644, he appealed to the general court for redress, but the records do not show how the affair was settled, and the trouble may have been the cause of his removal to Windsor, where in 1638 he had purchased all the lands, "houses, servants, goods, and chattels" of the New Plymouth Company.
This purchase took away the last right Plymouth had on the Connecticut river. His homestead at Windsor was near the company's old trading house. Soon after his removal to Windsor he set up a claim, that, since he had purchased his land from Plymouth, Connecticut had no right to tak his property in Windsor, and a committe decided that he should pay taxes only to Connecticut. (P) He was representative to the general court every year except 1653, from 1648 to 1658 inclusive, and from 1657 to 1667 inclusive he was a magistrate of the colony. In 1660-64 he was commissioner for the United Colonies of New England. In 1649, when the general court decided to begin hostilities against the Indians, Mr. Allyn was first of three deputies chosen to raise troops. In 1657 he and Joseph Gilbert were appointed to announce to the Indians at Pacomtuck the decision of the commissioners. In 1659 he and his son John were on the committee for dividing Indian lands at Podunk. In 1660, when the governor and deputy governor were chosen commissioners for 1661, he was chosen as a reserve, and also to act as moderator in their absence. In 1661 he was moderator and on the committee to petition for the charter, in which he was named as one of the grantees, when it was granted to Connecticut by Charles II. In 1662 he was moderator and chairman to treat with New Haven concerning a union in 1662-63. In October, 1663, he was chairman of a committee to treat with the Dutch envoys from New Amsterdam, and with Mr. Willis was chosen to settle the government of the English towns on the west end of Long Island. In 1664 the committee on the government of the towns was renewed with more members with authority to establish courts, etc. Also, in 1664, he was on the committee to settle bounds between "the Bay" and Rhode Island, and the south bounds; also, with three others he was "desired to accompany the Gov. to N. Y. to congratulate His Majesty's commissioners." In 1665, when the Connecticut and New Haven colonies were united, he and his son, Lieutenant John, were chosen assistants, and again in 1666, when he was moderator, and in 1667. In 1666 they were both on the committee having authority to levy troops, etc., in case of war. The Killingworth land records name him as a large landowner and first settler, though he probably never lived there. Hon. Matthew Allyn was one of the most prominent men in the colony, as can be seen from his many offices of trust. Hinman says, "Few men had more influence, or received more honors from the people, than Mr. Allyn." There are many evidences that he was always respected highly in Hartford, despite the fact that he was excommunicated from the church, and Mr. Hinman seems to hint that the Hartford church encouraged him to move because of his "influence with the settlers." In 1658 when there was again trouble in the Hartford church, he was chairman of the committee of the general court to conduct a correspondence on the subject. (P) He died February 1, 1670-71, and his will, dated January 30, 1670-71, makes his wife executrix, giving her the use of the estate; to his son John he left his Killingworth lands, confirming to him those lands in Hartford which he had already given him. He had already deeded his house in Windsor to his son Thomas, subject to life use by himself and his wife, and he gave him also a large estate. "Old Mrs. Allyn," probably his mother, was admitted to the Windsor church August 5, 1649, and "Old Mr. Allyn" died September 12, 1675. Children, born probably in England: Hon. John; Captain Thomas, mentioned below [in this db, under his name]; Mary, married, June 11, 1646, Captain Benjamin Newberry."
--- William Richard Cutter, *New England Families*, NY 1913, p 154
PREFIX: Also shown as Colonel
BIRTH: Also shown as Born 15 Apr 1605
DEATH: Also shown as Died 7 Feb 1670
!BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 1 Nov 1932
!ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 18 Feb 1932
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1605 - 1669 (63 years)