Charles Allen, 1631, and Susannah Huggins Allen, 1640
Charles Allen landed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1657. He was born in
England, possibly in Suffolk County, but no information
regarding his life prior to arriving in New Hampshire is readily
available. Some accounts have Charles' parents as Hugh Allen and Dorothy
Hill of London, England.
Charles married his second wife Susannah on 13 February, 1666, but
according to a post-nuptial statement,he
indicated that his daughter Mary
was from a previous marriage. Susannah Huggins was born on 6 September,
1640 in Hampton, New
Hampshire. Susannah was
the daughter of John Huggins and Bridget Greene Huggins. After Mary, their
other children were Daniel,
Charles, Susannah,
John, Martha, and Jude. In his will, Charles bequeathed his land and farm to sons
Daniel and Charles. The other
children received monetary payments, including ten pounds to his youngest
son Jude.