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First ancestor to this country on this side is George Allen of born in maybe Weymouth, Dorset, England. I say maybe because I myself do not have positive facts. He came along with his wife Katherine with The Hull Party and was granted leave to settle at Wessaguscus Plantation on July 8, 1635 by the General Court at Boston. George and his family may have moved to the village of Saugus, mass. (now Lynn, Mass.). In 1637/38, however, George and his family again moved, this time to the newly organized settlement in New Plymouth Colony of Sandwich on Cape Cod. George, who was a farmer by trade, was recommended for "freeman" status in New Plymouth Colony on March 5, 1638/39, and was later admitted as such on Sept. 3, 1639. George was subsequently sworn in as the Constable of Sandwich on June 4, 1639, and served as Surveyor of Highways in 1640. He also served as a Cmmitteeman for the New Plymouth Court in 1640, 1641, 1642 and 1644.
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