Person:Silence Allen (5)

link Suffolk Probate Case 6726 Silence Allen of Boston Cordwainer, Esther refuses probate of late husband and recommends her "eldest son John Allen"; John Allen, cordwainer, eldest son posts an administrative Bond on 6 May 1735.

link In the probate of his half-brother Daniel Allen Inkeeper of Boston 1715-1717, Daniel Allen's children call him "uncle Silence Allen" and accuse him of writing Daniel Allen's will for him the night before he died on his death bed and deceptively reading back the will to hide the fact that he had written his eldest son Daniel Allen out of the will. His half-brother Daniel is said to be unable to read. The son Daniel Allen, mariner of Boston contested the will as did his sisters. Daniel Allen, mariner of Boston married Sarah Gibbins and then Sarah Coker of Newbury, shortly after the marriage to Sarah Coker is the following: Newbury - V1 Page:21: Alin (see also Allen), Daniel, s. "Daniel (& Sarah his wife) ye reputed son of Silance Alin of Boston," Feb. 11, 1721.

9 Aug 1731: Silence Allen, age 64 and John Clough, age 63 years-Deposition--sd Silence and John, under oath, declare that the marsh land on the N. and E. side of the pasture land belonging to His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, situated on the E. side of Orange St. at the South End, which was formerly the estate of Theophilus Frarey, and for upwards of 40 years was reputed to belong to sd Frarey and that they never heard of any person or persons having the right or interest in the same, other than sd Frarey (SD 46:174)October 18, 1698 Silence Allen (cordwainer) buys house and land of Thomas Baker. (SD 19:58) E. side Washington St S. of Boylston St October 19, 1698 Silence Allen (cordwainer) with w Esther mortgages to Samuel Lynde, Exe. to Will of Samuel Walker, for the benefit of Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth Savage, sisters and co-heirs of sd Walker, house and land at the South End, which sd Allen lately purchased of Thomas Baker, Highway W. Eleazer Phillips E. by N. Thomas Walker S. (SD 19:60) E. side Washington St S. of Boylston St April 6, 1706 above mortgage cancelled (SD 19:60) April 4, 1706 Silence Allen (cordwainer) buys land of John Bennett (SD [not filmed?] 22:499) S. side Bennett St September 21 , 1710 Silence Allen buys of the heirs of John Leverett, land. (SD 25:221) W. side Washington St S. of Boylston St February 26, 1713 February 26, 1714 Silence Allen (cordwainer) buys house and land, stable and workshops, of Daniel Epes. (SD 28:73) W. side Washington St S. of Boylston St June 23, 1731 Silence Allen (cordwainer) buys land of Jonathan Belcher, Esq. (SD 46:9) W. side of Washington St, S. of Hollis St June 1, 1732 Silence Allen (cordwainer) buys small strip of land of Hopestill Foster (housewright) (SD 46:263) W. side of Washington St, S. of Boylston St June 1, 1732 Silence Allen (cordwainer) deeds to John Cravath (feltmaker) strip of land between land of Silence Allen and John Cravath's land, W. side of Orange St and fronts E. on sd street, measuring 2 ft wide by 24 ft. (SD 46:263) W. side Washington S. of Boylston St. April 18, 1735
SD Vol. 46:262 Agreement of Silence Allen of Boston Cordwainer, Hopestill Foster of Boston Housewright, and John Cravath of Boston Feltmaker regarding maintenance of a drain they install "in middle of Orange Street".

Silence Allen appears on tax list as an inhabitant of ward 8 (TR 1) August 9, 1731; E. side Washington St at Boylston April 19, 1732 Orange St. drain (TR) April 9, 1732 liberty to take up the pavement and dig up the ground in Orange St, to carry a drain from his new cellar cross the way to a drain in his own land (TR 13 :217) Washington St.

He died before shortly before 18 Apr 1735 when he was buried in Boston