Allen Family

The following is paraphrased from E.M. Woodward's History of Burlington County, published in 1883.

Robert Allen of Shrewsbury came to Little Egg Harbor in 1716, and married Edith Andrews, daughter of Edward Andrews, of Tuckerton. They were wed in the Friends meetinghouse in that town, and it is said they were only the second couple ever wed there. Where he settled seems in some dispute; Woodward believed he settled on the west side of Wading River, while others believe he settled at Bass River. He purchased land and took up farming. His children were:

Edward Allen. He married Rachel, daughter of John Cranmer,Sr., of Bass River. They had:
Charles Allen
Simeon Allen
Edward Allen
John Allen
Edith Allen
Mercy Allen
Sarah Allen
Kesiah Allen
Phoebe Allen
Edith Allen
Peter Allen, "Like Nimrod of old, was a great hunter, and lost his life in consequence of his love for the chase. Sometimes he went a considerable distance from home for the purpose of killing deer, and at such times he put up in some rude hut in the wilderness, where he stored his game which he had procured on his last hunting expedition. He went from home with the intention of spending a week on the chase. The week passed away, but did not bring back the hunter. His friends, thinking no ill had befallen him, supposed he was still pursuing his wild, but to him pleasurable, avocation. After a considerable time had elapsed they became alarmed at his protracted stay and went in search of him. After a long search, they found an old log cabin which had tumbled down, and beneath the ruins they found the body of Peter Allen in a state of decomposition." Peter's children were:
Richard Allen. He married in the upper part of Burlington County and settled there.
Elizabeth Allen
Joseph Allen. In his time he was one of the most prominent men on the shores of the Wading River. He married twice; first to Sarah Cramer, daughter of Isaac C. Cranmer, Sr.; secondly he married Mary Leak, daughter of John Leak, Sr. He had eleven children:
Rebecca Allen, who married Captain Wm. Cale and had:
William Cale
Chalkley Cale
Wesley Cale
Mary Cale
Sarah Cale
After Captain Cale's death, she remarried to Abraham Maynard, and had a son named Alfred Maynard.
Joseph Allen. He married Sarah Bodine, daughter of John Bodine, and had:
Captain Jesse Allen married Hannah Weeks, daughter of Job.
Achsah Allen. She maried a man by the name of Anderson.
Abigail Allen, who married a Mr. Taylor.
Mary Jane Allen, who married a Smallwood.
Maria Allen, who married her sister, Mary Jane's, husband after Mary Jane's death.
Louisa Allen, who married Reuben Loveland.
William Allen, Esq. was one of the principal business men of New Gretna. He married Rebecca Sears, daughter of Josephus. They had:
Joseph Allen, who married Eliza Adams
John Allen, who married Phebe Cranmer
Samuel Allen married an unknown woman in Philadelphia
Josephus Allen married an unknown woman in Jersey Shore, PA
William Allen, jr. married Lydia Vaughn
Catharine Allen married Peter Gass
Elvira or Elmira Allen, who married Nathan Moore
Abigail Allen, who married Forman Smith
Mary Allen, who married Joseph M. Budd
Victoria Allen, who married Capt. William Parmentier,jr
Thomas Allen. He married Anne Cranmer, daughter of Caleb. They had:
Caleb Allen, who married Eliza Leek
Mary Allen, who married Enoch Adams
Thomas Allen married first Anna Jones, and second Amelia Throckmorton
Jefferson Allen
Uriah Allen, who married Phoebe Leek
Joseph B. Allen, who married Marietta Mathis
Maria Allen, who married William Gaskill.
George Allen, who married Abigail French and had:
Ellen Allen
Hannah Allen
Achsah Allen
Mary Allen
Henry Allen
George Allen
John Allen
William Allen
Joseph Allen
Phebe Allen, who married Josiah Cale and had:
Joseph Cale, who married Elizabeth Loveland
Josiah Cale, who married Catherine Leek
William Cale, who married Elizabeth Adams
Martha Cale, who married Joseph French
Mary Cale, who married Thomas Mathis
Eliza Cale, who married Charles F. Cranmer
Margaret Cale, who married Chalkley C. Sears
Phoebe Ann Cale, who married Capt. David Cavileer
Achsah Cale, who married Zebulon M.P. Mathis
Marietta Cale, who married Adolphus Lamson of Manahawkin
Achsah Allen
Sarah Allen lived in Bass River. She married Recompense Darby, of Scotch Plains, East Jersey and had:
Ann Darby
John Darby
Joseph Darby
Margaret Darby
William Darby
Carlisle Allen Darby
Stanbury Darby
Mason Darby
Mary Allen married Ebenezer T. Deacon, son of Samuel. They had:
Ann Deacon
William Deacon
Samuel Deacon
Sarah Deacon
Maria Deacon
Ebenezer Deacon
Eliza Allen. She married Samuel Deacon, jr.
Martha Allen, who married Capt. Samuel Cavileer and had:
Eliza Cavileer
Jane Cavileer
Joseph Cavileer
Morris Cavileer
Elmira Cavileer
Samuel Cavileer
Harry Cavileer
Sarah Cavileer
Louisa Cavileer
Gilbert Cavileer
William Cavileer