Person:Nicholas Allen (7)

Film 007703071 image 56 Inventory Misc Docket. Book Vol V page 98 Nicholas Ellen of Dorcester; 29 May 1668; In presence of William Robinson, Samuell Robinson, who deposed May 29, 1668. The Vissable Estate of Nicholas Ellin, late of Dorchester, now deceased, Esteemed by us whose names are heere subscribed at £187 11 6. Owing about £20. Signed by William Robinson and James Wadsworth, 24: 10 : '67. Dwelling house, barne, upland, meadow, spinning wheel, £117. Daniel Ellin and Mary Ellin deposed May 29, 1668.

link to Film 007703071 of original document and link to abstract in NEHGR Will of Nicholas Ellin: 16 Nov. 1661: Unto all Concerned and also to whome they may necessarily come, grace and peace as to all the Israeli of God. I, Nicholas Ellin being in present weakness of body, but in enjoyment of understanding. Debts paid, my will is, that my wife, Mary Ellin, shall have the vse of my House and halfe the Land and Cattle and all other movables during the term of her Widdowhood, to bring up my youngest Children borne of her, and if shee marry, then to take Care only of that which now shee is thought to Goe with. My will is, that my wife then shall have, mainly, when she marryes, £10 paid her and soc to remove. My will is, that my Eldest sonn, Daniel Ellin, shall have the vse of the other halfe of my House and Land and movables together with my wife during the time of her Widdowhood. When my wife shall remove by death or bee marryed, then her Dowry of £10 being paid, and 5s. to Martha Pond, and 5s. to Mary; Pond my wives dau. which my will is to give to them as a Remembrance of my love to them, then the Risidue of my Estate bee prized and Equally divided Among them all, namely, my Children, only my Eldest sonn, Daniel Ellin, to have that swamp lying at the West End of my barne, which I have began to cleere, and his [ ] which my will that hee shall have more then rest, and if my wife shall marry before that Child bee growne up to get its own liuinge, which shee is Conceived now to bee with child of, then my will is, that shee shall have 30s, more then the rest, and that 30s. to be paid to my wife, It is to bee understood that when my Louinge wife is Either marryed or Else by God's Providence removed by death, that my sonn, Daniell, shall have the refusing house and Land, paying the rest of my children their Equall Portions in Currant pay; and for as much as hee is to have the present hee of one halfe of my House and land, therefore, my will is, that halfe the portions of the Rest of the Children shall bee paid as they come to Age, by my Eldest sonn, although my wife Continue in the possession of the rest. My will is, that my wife, Mary Ellin, and my eldest sonn, Daniel Ellin, bee Executor and Executrix of this my last will. I desire my Friends Thomas Swift and Samuell Wadsworth bee Overseers.
Nicholas X Ellin
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link [Anno Dom 1653]: Sarai Ellen 3(2)53 [Joined the Church]
[This appears to be the sole evidence that Nicholas Ellen had a first wife Sarah.]

link Ellen - John Ellen deceased this life the 8:11:1658; Martha Ellen deceased this life 17:7:1660 (7th month is September).
Ellen = Pond. -Nicholas Ellin, m. Mary Pond 3(5)1663.
[The above thought to represent the death of a wife Martha and possibly a son John with a marriage shortly thereafter to Mary (Bull) Pond widow of Robert Pond. Note Nicholas Ellen names Mary's daughters Mary Pond and Martha Pond in his will. There certainly could be other interpretations given the "Sarai Ellen" who joined the Dorchester church in 1653, Martha could have been a second wife, a daughter or some other relation as could Sarah].

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Dec 26 1690, There hath died in the Town [Milton] in sixteen months last past 30 men, women & children, 13 of the small pox 17 of other distempers most of the fevor. ... & about four months ago it [small pox] was sent into Daniel Ellens, & since 12 have died with it & it is now in fourteen families.

[Calculated death September 1690]

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NICHOLAS ELLEN, OR ALLEN.
But little is known of this early resident of Milton. He appears as witness in case of the will of John Holman, before the General Court in 1080, with William Salsbury and Robert Redman. Thacher says: "April 9, 1684, 1 was sent for to visit Goodman Ellen, who they thought was dying." [sic this is a conflation of father Nicholas Ellen and son Nicholas Ellen]
Nicholas Ellen married the widow of Robert Pond, and may have lived in the Pond house, which was bought by Ezra Clapp, whose first wife was Abigail Pond, daughter of Robert; but his residence is supposed to have been in the east part of the town. His son Daniel also resided here.
Dec. 20. 1090. Small-pox at Daniel Ellen's, in Milton. Mary, wife of Daniel, was admitted to the church in 1706.

link The estate of Isack Grosse of Boston, brewer, [Will dated 29:3:1649; Inventory 5:4mo:1649] owed debts to Samson Anger and Olive Ellen of Dorchester for wine and John Ball of the Isle of Sholes.

Lib 7:297

24 Jan 1671/72: fforasmuch the Generali Courte having made Mary Pond the Relict of Robert Pond of Milton Deceased Executrix of his will and appoynted John Bull of Boston and William Pond of Dorchester overseers of the Same Will and the Said William Pond. having the Summe of Twenty foure Pounds Of the childrens left by the foresaid Robert Ponds in my hands Which was that proportion ye was ordered by the Selectmen of Dorchester they being deputed ye the Generall Court to order and agree with, they Should have the rest of the Estate to bee for Satisfying of Debts with allowance grunted to Nicholas Ellen husband to the Said Mary for bringing up. the Children Bee it Knowne unto all men by these presents ye William Pond of Dorchoste doe assigne and make over unto Mary Ellen Exccutrix of the will of Robert Pond aforesaid the within mencioned premisses and one Acre of fresh meadows lying on the Northwest of the blew hilles for the use of the three children left by Robert Pond above. mencioned to them and their heires forever. And they doe In Consideration thereof discharge and acquit William Pond overseer of the full Summe of twenty pounds of the above mencioned twenty foure pounds. Dated the 30th Day of the [1] month 1667, in. And possession was given the 30th, Day of March 1667. In presence of us witnesses
Witness William Robinson, William Salsbury, Henry Glover
Recorded 22nd of febr: 1671
as Attests ffreeGrace Bendall Cler.

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Lib 20:241

William Stoughton [who died 7 Jul 1701 in Dorchester] made an indenture for upland meadow and lake with Nicholas Ellen 27 Jan 1663 bounded by the house of Nicholas Ellen and land of Thomas Swift, William Stoughton, and James Minot [married Stouton’s sister] with provision to maintain a fence. Recorded 16 Apr 1701.

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Lib 20:244

William Stoughton sells to Daniel Ellen, husbandman, salt meadows bounded by the house of Daniel Ellen, Thomas Swift of Milton and William Stoughton on 2 April 1675 recorded 16 Apr 1701

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Lib 4:316

Recorded 7 Oct 1665 Nicholas Allin of Dorchester, yeoman and Mary his now wife lately the relict & Administratrix to the estate of the late Robert Pond of Milton to James Houghton; security to John Bull & William Pond per said order dated 27 May 1663, a house in Milton on the Neponset River 45acres bounded by Robert Badcock, Augustin Cleomens, Thomas Swift and Robert Vose from exchange with Thomas Swift and by purchase of William Blake & Lawrence Smith;

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Elizabeth Allen of Boston, Suffolk, New England, Widow Sole Executrix of George Allen late of Boston, yeoman, dec’d, by his will dated 13 Oct 1718 did Bequeath unto these Elizabeth a farm in Dorchester [describes the same parcels purchased above by Nicholas Ellen and Daniel Ellen of William Stoughton above - George Minot administrator to James Minot & estate of Joseph] “which did belong to his Grandfather Nicholas Allen dec’d which was given to him the Sd George Allen by the Last Will & Testament of his father Daniel Allen dec’d” sells to Thomas Fitch of Boston with mortgage; deed dated 22 Dec 1718 Recorded 22 Aug 1719 mortgage paid 25 Mar 1720

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