Allen, John — Son of Samuel the immigrant, who came from County Essex, England, in 1632. He m., Dec. 16, 1669, Mary, dau. of William Hannum of Nhn.; was one of Capt. Lothrop's teamsters, and fell with him and the "Flower of Essex," Sept. 18, 1675. His sons Samuel and John settled in Conn., where they left a large posterity; Joseph, another son, lived on the Willard lot, where was born his son Joseph, the father of the noted Ethan Allen.