Mr. Mathew Allyn - Greybeard's Ghosts

Family

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Father	Richard Allyn (e1564-~1651) [S662] [S756] [S2941]	secondary
Mother	Margaret Wyatt (e1557-~1642) [S662] [S756] [S2941]	secondary
Spouse	Margaret Wyatt (e1595-1675)
Child +	Mary Allyn (e1628-1703) [S662] [S2953]	primary

Attributes

Claim	Detail	Evidence
Gender	Male
Name	Mr. Mathew Allyn [S662] [S1080:314] [S2953]	primary
Father	Richard Allyn (e1564-~1651) [S662] [S756] [S2941]	secondary
Mother	Margaret Wyatt (e1557-~1642) [S662] [S756] [S2941]	secondary
Occupation	merchant [S662]	research

Timeline

Claim	Date	Detail	Evidence
Birth	1604	England he probably was born shortly before his baptism	negative
Birth	1605	Braunton, Devon, England [S366] [S662] [S756]	secondary
Baptism	Apr 17, 1605	Braunton, Devon, England [S662] [S756] [S2941]	secondary
Marriage	Feb 2, 1626/27	Margaret Wyatt (e1595-1675), Braunton, Devon, England [S366] [S662] [S756] [S2941]	secondary
Residence	Feb 24, 1630/31	Braunton, Devon, England [S2941] son John was baptized	secondary
Emigration	1633	Braunton, Devon, England [S662]	research
Immigration	1633	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [S662]	research
Residence	Nov 4, 1633	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [S662] granted 1 acre for a cowyard	research
Residence	Feb 2, 1633/34	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [S662] granted 2 acres in the Neck of Land	research
Residence	Aug 20, 1635	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [S662] receive a portion of the undivided lands	research
Residence	Oct 10, 1635	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [S662] in the Cambridge Land Inventory, he held 12 parcels of land totalling over 95 acres	research
Moved	1636	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S662]	research
Residence	Feb 8, 1635/36	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [S662] owned 5 houses in town	research
Residence	Feb 8, 1635/36	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [S662] granted 5 acres	research
Residence	Dec 7, 1638	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:53] purchased the trading post at Windsor from the Plymouth Colony	secondary
Residence	Dec 17, 1638	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S662] conveyed lands to Thomas Allen in Devon, England	research
Flourished	Jan 4, 1638/39	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:53] his request to not have his Plymouth lands taxed by Connecticut was denied	secondary
Flourished	Apr 11, 1639	Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:28] he was sued by Mr. Williams for 74 rod of corn destroyed due to a defect in his fence	secondary
Flourished	Aug 1639	Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:43] was fined 5 pounds for damages	secondary
Flourished	1640	[S662] made a return trip to Windsor to meet with merchants	research
Residence	Feb 1639/40	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S662] In the Hartford Land Inventory, he hld 12 parcels of land totalling over 200 acres	research
Flourished	Feb 6, 1639/40	Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:43] accepted the remaining balance of his fine overpaid.	secondary
Flourished	Sep 2, 1641	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:66] he sued John Coggen for 1000 pounds for slander. The court awarded 20 pounds, to be satisfied by Mr. Hill	secondary
Flourished	May 2, 1642	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:72] Mr. Hill was ordered to satisfy the 20 pound debt of John Coggens to Matthew Allyn	secondary
Flourished	Oct 14, 1642	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:76] Matthew Allyn failed to appear at court and was fined 8 shiilings and 6 pence	secondary
Flourished	Mar 2, 1642/43	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:81] sued by Matthew Beckwith and fied 8 shillings for damages	secondary
Flourished	Jun 1, 1643	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:87] represented Thomas Allyn as his attorney in Court	secondary
Flourished	Jul 5, 1643	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:92] he sued Richard Fellows	secondary
Flourished	Sep 4, 1643	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:92] sued Thomas Olcott	secondary
Flourished	Sep 4, 1643	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:92] sued Nicholas and William Clarke and was awarded 3 pounds, 3 shillings, and 4 pence	secondary
Flourished	Nov 9, 1643	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:92] sued Thomas Olcott and was awarded 6 pounds 5 shillings	secondary
Flourished	Feb 1643/44 - Apr 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:101] won 28 shillings in his suit against Thomas Stainton	secondary
Flourished	Feb 14, 1643/44	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:92] sued Thomas Stainton	secondary
Flourished	Jun 3, 1644	Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [S1080:106] filed several petitions seeking relief against the Church for Hartford for his earlier execommunications	secondary
Flourished	Jun 6, 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:107] sued William Lewis and was awarded 14 pounds for back rent	secondary
Flourished	Jun 6, 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:107] was sued by William 'Perwydge' for unpaid work (sent to arbitration)	secondary
Flourished	Jun 6, 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:107] was sued by William Lewis (sent to arbitration)	secondary
Flourished	Sep 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:110] he was sued by Thomas Steynton	secondary
Residence	Oct 25, 1644	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:111] he did not prove in court that the Hartford Church did him wrong. Was ordered to appear the following month and answer charges of contempt of Court.	secondary
Flourished	Dec 8, 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:114] he was sued by Thomas Steynton	secondary
Flourished	Dec 8, 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:115] he sued Peter Bassaker	secondary
Flourished	Dec 8, 1644	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:114] he sued Thomas Hurlbut	secondary
Flourished	Jul 10, 1645	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:123] was sued by the pondkkeeper when his hogs got loose	secondary
Flourished	Oct 9, 1645	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:133] lost his suit against Ed Hopkins for trespassing	secondary
Flourished	Oct 9, 1645	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:133] was fined 10 pounds for his misdemeanor in court	secondary
Flourished	Oct 9, 1645	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:133] was sued by Thomas Staunton, lost and had to pay 14 shillings, 2 pence	secondary
Flourished	Dec 4, 1645	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:135] was sued by John Pratte for defamation, lost and had to pay the large sum of 30 pounds	secondary
Flourished	Jun 5, 1646	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:141] the suit of John Pratte against was executed	secondary
Flourished	Jun 3, 1647	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:154] he and Thomas Newton bound themselves in recognisance for the huge sum of 160 pounds to save the Court and debtors from losses in the case of Scippeseyer and Samuel Smith.	secondary
Flourished	Jun 3, 1647	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:154] sued Peter Jacobe, won and collected 6 pounds 10 shillings from Jacobe, David Provost and Samuel Smith	secondary
Residence	1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S662]	research
Flourished	Mar 2, 1647/48	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:160] bound himself to the court for 10 pounds	secondary
Position	May 18, 1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:163] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Sep 14, 1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:166] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Oct 11, 1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:166] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Oct 17, 1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:167] Deputy to the Particular Court	secondary
Position	Nov 8, 1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:169] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Dec 6, 1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:169] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Dec 7, 1648	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:170] Juror at the Particular Court	secondary
Position	Jan 25, 1648/49	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:174] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Mar 14, 1648/49	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:178] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	May 17, 1649	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:185] Deputy to the General Court of Elections	secondary
Position	Jun 6, 1649	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:188] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Sep 13, 1649	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:195] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Flourished	Sep 18, 1649	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:198] appointed to the committe to ordering soldiers and provisions for war	secondary
Flourished	Oct 10, 1649	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:199] appointed to a comittee to see to the completion of the fort and meeting house	secondary
Flourished	Sep 12, 1650	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:211] appealed to the court his three verdicts in the lawsuits against his brother Thomas Allyn of Barnstable over contracts and bonds and was ordered to pay 5 pounds, 20 marks, and 10 shillings	secondary
Residence	Mar 20, 1654	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S662] in court concerning tax rights on old Plymouth Colony lands	research
Flourished	Apr 6, 1654	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:252] he was releived from training for the Train Band due to sickness	secondary
Flourished	Sep 14, 1654	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:266] appointed to a committee to interpret Mr. Whitting's will	secondary
Flourished	Sep 14, 1654	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:266] appointed to collect taxes from the Constables of the towns	secondary
Position	Mar 7, 1654/55	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:272] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Residence	Mar 7, 1654/55	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:272] appointed by the court to represent Windsor for bills and debts	secondary
Position	May 17, 1655	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:273] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Oct 4, 1655	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:278] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Mar 26, 1656	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:279] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	May 15, 1656	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:280] Deputy to the Connecticut Legislature	secondary
Position	Oct 2, 1656	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:282] Deputy to the Connecticut Legislature	secondary
Flourished	Feb 20, 1656/57	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:288] appointed to a comittee to meet with the Indians	secondary
Position	Feb 20, 1656/57	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:288] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Apr 9, 1657	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:293] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Flourished	May 21, 1657	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:299] appointed to a comittee to attend any occasions dealing with the Indians	secondary
Flourished	May 21, 1657	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:300] appointed to a comittee to meet with the Indians	secondary
Position	Aug 12, 1657	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:300] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	Oct 1, 1657	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:306] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Flourished	Oct 1, 1657	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:306] appointed to a comittee to go to Pacomtuck to meet with the Indians	secondary
Position	Mar 11, 1657/58	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:308] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Residence	Mar 11, 1657/58	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:310] nominated to be a Magistrate for the next Court of Election	secondary
Position	Mar 24, 1657/58	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:313] Deputy to the General Court	secondary
Position	May 20, 1658	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:314] Magistrate to the General Court	secondary
Flourished	May 20, 1658	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:315] appointed to a comittee to hold court at Pequit	secondary
Position	Aug 18, 1658	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:317] Magistrate to the General Court	secondary
Flourished	Aug 18, 1658	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:323] appointed to a comittee to dispose of lands in Mussawco	secondary
Position	Oct 7, 1658	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S1080:323] Magistrate to the General Court	secondary
Flourished	Aug 28, 1661	[S662] received a grant of land of 300 acres	research
Flourished	1662	[S662] Patentee for the Royal Charter of Connecticut	research
Position	May 1664	[S662] Commissioner for the United Colonies of New England	research
Will	Jan 30, 1670/71	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S662] [S2953]	primary
Death	Feb 1, 1670/71	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S662] [S756]	research
Death	Feb 7, 1670/71	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States [S2933] the date may have a transcription error	secondary
Inventory	Feb 14, 1670/71	[S662]	research
Probate	Mar 2, 1670/71	[S662]	research

Sources

Index	Title
[S366]	Torrey, Clarence Almon, "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" (GPC, Baltimore, Maryland; 1985).
[S662]	Anderson, Robert Charles, "The Great Migration Begins" (Copyright 2001-2005, New England Historic Genealogical Society) (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2496).
[S756]	Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S1080]	Trumbull, J. Hammond, "The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, May 1665" (Hartford, 1850) (http://www.archive.org/details/publicrecordsco09hoadgoog).
[S2933]	"Hartford, Windsor and Fairfield CT Vital Records, 1631-1691".
[S2941]	Douglas Richardson, M. A., "TAG: Allyn and Wyatt Families of Brauton, Devon" (The American Genealogist, Vol. 57, pp 115-119).
[S2953]	"Probate Records: Mathew Allyn, 1670" (Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999).

Note

In December of 1651, put up a 10 pound bond for his son Thomas who had accidently shot and killed Henry Stiles [Source: Stiles, Henry R., "Families of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Volume II", 1892]