Allens, Quakers of Shenandoah


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George Allen (ca. 157?-1648), a Quaker, emigrated from England to Saugus (now Lynn), Massachusetts in 1636, moving later to Sandwich, Massachusetts and then to New Plymouth, Massachusetts. Descendants lived in New England, Maryland and elsewhere. Reuben Allen (ca. 169?-1741), a direct descendant, moved from Maryland to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. Descendants lived in Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Texas and elsewhere.










Diversity and Accommodation


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The contributors to this collection argue that traditional views - of ethnic and cultural isolation, of German clannishness and Scots-Irish individualism - contain a kernel of truth but are far too restrictive and simplistic.










Byberry Waltons


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The Descendants of John & Elizabeth (Borton) Woolman, Married 1684, of Burlington County, New Jersey


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William Woolman (1632-1692) of Gloucestershire, England arrived in Burlington, New Jersey in 1678. His son, John (1655-1718), was born in Painswick, Gloucester, England and married Elizabeth Borton in 1684. She was born in Aynhoe, Northampton, England. They both died in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Descendants lived in New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and elsewhere.