Captain John ALLIS b. 5 Mar 1641/42 Braintree, , Massachusetts, d. 1 Jan 1690/91 Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1642 - 1691 (48 years)

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Name	John ALLIS [1]
Prefix	Captain
Birth	5 Mar 1641/42	Braintree, , Massachusetts, [2]
Gender	Male
_UID	C37672F8C76742E4BADB2EF7A0D3B83E1AA2
Occupation	From 1661 to 1691	, , Massachusetts, [2, 3, 4]
Carpenter and Cabinet maker employed in building many churches and household furniture. Terry/Guersey/Garney Family Tree, "all3well1" shared photo 19 Apr 2012, information: "Captain Allis was the designer and original builder of the Hadley Chest. Exactly 100 of these chests were made and each bore the name in full, or at least, the initials of the bride. Later, Dea. Samuel Belden was involved in making the chests and "the deacon was married to Mary, the oldest daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Clarke." From Rootsweb.com 1670 Hampton, Massachusetts Annspach Family Tree "CRAnspach" shared this photo 28 Jan 2012, information: Designed and built by Captain John Allis, who made about 100 of these, before turning the business over to his son in law who made about 100 more. Location: Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, MA.
Death	1 Jan 1690/91	Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, [2]
Burial	Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States [5]
	John Allis Headstone, Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Mass. Inscription: "Cap John Allis dyed on Jenr'y 1 1691 Aged 48 Year"
	John Allis Headstone, Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Mass. Inscription: "Cap John Allis dyed on Jenr'y 1 1691 Aged 48 Year" Source: Lesley1989, "Lougy Family Tree," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/4511843/family : accessed 15 Jun 2018)
Person ID	I3590	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	21 Jul 2023

Father	William ALLIS, b. Abt 1613-1616, , , , England d. 6 Sep 1678, Hartford, , Connecticut, (Age ~ 62 years)
Mother	Mary, b. Abt 1622 d. 1677, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 55 years)
Marriage	Bef 5 Mar 1641/42	Braintree, , Massachusetts,
Family ID	F812	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary MEAKINS, b. Abt 1645, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 14 Dec 1669 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, [2, 6, 7]

Children

+	1. Rebecca ALLIS, b. 16 Apr 1683, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, d. 1777 (Age 93 years)

Family ID F860 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Mar 1641/42 - Braintree, , Massachusetts,
	Occupation - From 1661 to 1691 - , , Massachusetts,
	Marriage - 14 Dec 1669 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts,
	Death - 1 Jan 1690/91 - Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts,
	Burial - - Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3590&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Captain John ALLIS."

Sources

[S1096] John Card Graves, Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, 3, (Buffalo, New York: Baker, Jones & Co., 1896; Digital images. Internet Archive. https://archive.org : 2008), 1: 18.
[S1036] James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Digital images. 4. (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), (https://catalog.hathitrust.org: 2016), 1: 41-42. accessed 17 Oct 2012.
[S2230] "Public Member Tree," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 1997-)), accessed 15 Jun 2018), "Terry/Guernsey/Garney Family Tree," by all3well1, profile of John Allis (1642-1691).
[S2230] "Public Member Tree," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 1997-)), accessed 15 Jun 2018), "Annspach Family Tree," by CRAnspach, profile of John Allis (1642-1691).
[S2230] "Public Member Tree," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 1997-)), accessed 15 Jun 2018), "Lougy Family Tree" by Leslie1989, profile of Captain John Allis (1642-1691); Headstone Photo shared 27 May 2009.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 10 Sep 2021), ALLIS, John (-1691) & Mary (MEEKINS) CLARK; citing Torrey, C. A., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 Vols., (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 1: 30.
[S1685] "New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2001-2018)), accessed 3 May 2022), Clifford L. Stott, "The English Ancestry of Thomas1 Bell and His Sister Sarah (Bell) Meakins, Wife of Thomas2 Meakins of Roxbury, Massachusetts," Register 175 (2021):225-232; Northampton, Mass. Vital Records, 1:97 [FHL 0,186,161].