he following was taken from "Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts, Containing Historical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families", Volume I, by J.H. Beers and Company, Chicago, 1912, page 351: "In Sandwich (Massachusetts) there were at this time two Ralph Allens, referred to in the records as Ralph, Sr. and Ralph, Jr. A careful study indicates that Ralph Jr., was a son of George Allen Sr. Ralph Allen Sr., married Esther Swift of Sandwich, daughter of William and Joan, and had several children who seem to have gone to Rhode Island. Jediah, his oldest son, moved to New Jersey. This Ralph Allen is referred to in the records as a mason. Ralph Allen was in Newport in 1639, in Rehoboth in 1643, and then for many years in Sandwich. He was imprisoned in 1659 at Boston for being a Quaker. He may have been the brother of George Allen." [STACYN.GED]

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