(II) Nathaniel Allen, son of Edward and Ann (Coleman) Allen, was born February 24, 1700; married, May 2, 1732, Mercy Skiff, daughter of Nathan and Mercy Skiff, of Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard. The Skiffs were descendants of Governor Carver, the Chipmans, John Tilly and Joseph Howland, all of the "Mayflower." He died in 1776.
(III) Joseph Allen, son of Nathaniel and Mercy (Skiff) Allen, was born April 1, 1737; married, December 4, 1753, Hephzihak Coffin, daughter of Robert and Susanna Coffin. He left the island and settled on the mainland, dying in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, in 1804.
(IV) Robert Allen, son of Joseph and Hephzihak (Coffin) Allen, born in Newport, Rhode Island, November 10, 1767; married Rhoda Cady in 1786. In 1806 he moved to Wallingford, Vermont. He was a prominent cattle buyer, and was known throughout Vermont, Massachusetts and New York He had eight children. He died in Wallingford, Vermont, in 1856.
(V) Robert Allen, son of Robert and Rhoda (Cady) Allen, born in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, April 16, 1805; married, October 25, 1832, Eliza Paine Doolittle, daughter of Roswell and Clarissa (Burt) Doolittle. He was very prominent in church affairs throughout Southern Vermont He died in Vernon, Vermont, in 1889.
(VI) Sarah Augusta Allen, daughter of Robert and Eliza Paine (Doolittle) Allen, born in Jamaica, Vermont, October 30, 1846, married Fayette W. Stoddard, of Vernon, Vermont, January 18, 1869. She died in Vernon, Vermont, February 18, 1905.
(II) Nathaniel Allen, son of Edward and Ann (Coleman) Allen, was born February 24, 1700; married, May 2, 1732, Mercy Skiff, daughter of Nathan and Mercy Skiff, of Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard. The Skiffs were descendants of Governor Carver, the Chipmans, John Tilly and Joseph Howland, all of the "Mayflower." He died in 1776.
(III) Joseph Allen, son of Nathaniel and Mercy (Skiff) Allen, was born April 1, 1737; married, December 4, 1753, Hephzihak Coffin, daughter of Robert and Susanna Coffin. He left the island and settled on the mainland, dying in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, in 1804.
(IV) Robert Allen, son of Joseph and Hephzihak (Coffin) Allen, born in Newport, Rhode Island, November 10, 1767; married Rhoda Cady in 1786. In 1806 he moved to Wallingford, Vermont. He was a prominent cattle buyer, and was known throughout Vermont, Massachusetts and New York He had eight children. He died in Wallingford, Vermont, in 1856.
(V) Robert Allen, son of Robert and Rhoda (Cady) Allen, born in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, April 16, 1805; married, October 25, 1832, Eliza Paine Doolittle, daughter of Roswell and Clarissa (Burt) Doolittle. He was very prominent in church affairs throughout Southern Vermont He died in Vernon, Vermont, in 1889.
(VI) Sarah Augusta Allen, daughter of Robert and Eliza Paine (Doolittle) Allen, born in Jamaica, Vermont, October 30, 1846, married Fayette W. Stoddard, of Vernon, Vermont, January 18, 1869. She died in Vernon, Vermont, February 18, 1905.
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Robert Allen
Born at Shutesbury, Mass. Apr. 16, 1805
Died at Vernon, Vt. Aug. 21, 1889
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