John Allen, of Sandwich - John Allen, of Sandwich, son of Ralph 'Wheelright' Allen, Sr., of Sandwich

I'm sorrow, but the profile of "John Allen, of Sandwich" (John Allen, of Sandwich) has confused two separate John Allens.

1) John Allen, first mentioned in Sandwich, MA, in 1642, married Elizabeth Allen (Bacon) (Elizabeth Allen) in 1650 and moved shortly later to Newport, RI. The Rhode Island Society of Friends (Quaker) records show that John of RI spent the rest of his life in RI, d. 30 Oct 1708, South Kingstown RI. There is no evidence to show that John (1) was related to the family of George Allen, of Sandwich, but there is poor evidence that John was related to "Ralph 'Stonemason' Allen, Jr, of Sandwich" (Ralph 'Stonemason' Allen, Jr, of Sandwich).

2) The other Allen was John Allen son of "Ralph 'Wheelright' Allen, Sr., of Sandwich" (Ralph 'Wheelwright' Allen, Sr., of Sandwich), born possibly in about 1638, had married a "Rebecca Landers (unknown)" (Rebecca Landers). John Allen, son of Ralph Allen, Sr., died before May 20, 1706 in Sandwich, and his widow later married Joseph Landers (Joseph Landers). John Allen son of Ralph Allen, Sr. has only three children, Isaac Allen, Benjamin Allen and Judah Allen. Elizabeth Allen (Bacon) and her children are related to John Allen (1).

John Allen (1) is also listed in a separate profile, "John Allen, of Newport, RI" (John Allen). So the John Allen who married Elizabeth Allen (Bacon), and their children, should be deleted from the profile of John Allen, of Sandwich, son of "Ralph 'Wheelright' Allen, Sr., of Sandwich". I added some text in the Overview of John Allen son of Ralph Allen Sr., explaining why the two John Allens combined in the profile of "John Allen, of Sandwich" should be divided into two separate profiles. I started at least one other discussion concerning the two John Allens, but we still have the two separate John Allens in the profile of John Allen son of Ralph Allen, Sr. So unless someone gives me a good reason, I will delete the records of John Allen (1) from the profile of John Allen son of Ralph Allen, Sr.

Richardson