Allen Breed, of Lynn

Will of William Pratchat of Flitwick, 1613, to my god son Allen Bread the house wherein I now dwell, etc., the said Allen Bread shall enter unto the premises at the age of 24th year. I make and ordain John Breade of Westoning, executor, all lands, houses and goods & chattels, moveable, etc. in the parish of fflitwicke, seal 16th March 1613, probate 22 May 1613 [Family History Library, Film 88020, item 2, Registered wills 1610-1617, Volumes 1612-1613, image p. 239-240].

The will of William Pritchett of Flitwicke, county Bedford, 16 March 1612/13, proved 22 May 1613, bequeathed to his brother, John Breade of Westoninge, his house and land in "Flitton and Pulloxhill ... and to godson Allen Breade, the house he now dwells in when he is 24 years of age." He named his "brother-in-law John Breade" his executor. A Rowland Pratchett of East Smythfield, parish of St. Buttwells, London, complained that William Pratchett, "deceased last March" devised to Allen Breade, an infant of 14 years, son of John Bread of Westoninge. This suggests that Allen Bread was born in about 1599 [The Breed Family, Descendants of Allen Breed (or Bread) of Lynn, By Marcia Wiswall Lindberg, C. G., The Essex Genealogist, v. 11, issue 4, p. 196].

Will of John Breade of Flitwick, 18 May 1616, of East End in the parish of Flitwick, bequeath first to Agnes my wife all my goods & implements & all my crops & lands in the parish of Westoning, and goods and implements in the parish of Flitwick shall be equally divided among all my children excepting two of the best beds. In the same house I will that Alline my sonne shall have his own use, also I give to all my daughters five pounds each of them and above the legacies of five pounds apiece given & bequeathed unto them by their (uncle?) William Pratchatt late of Flitwick deceased, the will mentions son John Breade of Westoning, daughter Agnes Broade, William Prattchatt son of Ralph Prattchatt of East Ende, in the parish of Flitwick. John Breade my son I make my full & sole executor of this my will and testament. Probate Bedfordshire (?) May 1616 [Family History Library, Film 88020, item 4, Registered wills 1610-1617, Volumes 1616-1617, image p. 566-567; and Family History Library, Film 1066801, item 1, continued, original wills Box 17-18, 1616-1618, Volumes 1614-15 72-1616-17 150, Years 1614-1617, image p. 291-292].

Pulloxhill, Parish Registers, Bedfordshire, England. Allen Bread & Elizabeth Wheeler were married the same day (the 14th of November 1622 above). Allen the sonne of Allen Bread & Elizabeth his wife was baptized the 27th day of January 1630(/1). Elizabeth the daughter of Allen Bread & Elizabeth his wife was baptized on Saint Stephens day December 26 1634.

Pulloxhill, Bishops Transcripts, Bedfordshire, England. Allen Breade & Elizabeth Wheeler were married the same day (the 14th day of November 1622). Allen the sonne of Allen Bread & Elizabeth his wife was baptized the 27th day of January 1630(/1). Elizabeth the daughter of Allen Breade & Elizabeth his wife was baptized on Saint Stephens day December 26 1634.

Note: some texts show that Allen and Elizabeth married in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, but there is no record of the marriage in Cranfield. Instead the marriage is recorded in Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, England.

On the 9th day of the 12th mo. 1655, "Allen Bread of Lynn seny'r doe give unto my younger son John Bread" sixteen acres in Rumney marsh and other items, "my said son to be possessed of them, at the age of one and twenty years" (proving that Allen's son John Breed was of an age of less than 21 in 1655, or born after 1634) [Essex Registry of Deeds, Book 3, Page 1]. In the next deed, dated 5 March 1665/6, Samuel Hart of Lynn, with consent of Mary his wife, to John Bread of Lynn, a dwelling house in Lynn, bounded north by Allen Bread Junior, recorded 7 10th mo. 1666.

The will of Thomas Wheeler of Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, dated 7 Dec 1627, probate 4 Feb. 1634(/5), mentions his daughter Elizabeth Bread and son-in-law Allen Bread.

Pulloxhill Parish Records. The names of the churchwardens, 1635, William Beamont, Allen Breade and William Allen (image p. 6); Overseers for the poore, 1629, Henrie Eden and Allen Bread (image p. 8); and the Rate Booke of all the ground within the parish of Pulloxhill made the last day of May 1636, altered 1638: columns Medow, pasture, towne field, church field, braking(?), total; Allen Bread, 1 ac(re?) pasture, total 1 acre (image p. 19) [Family History Library, Film 1597357, item 1, Pulloxhill Parish Records].

Note that the baptisms of both Allen Bread (Jr.) (1630/1) and Elizabeth Breade (1634), that Allen Breade was a churchwarden (1635), and he was mentioned in a land rate book in 1636, all recorded in Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, England, were all after the arrival of Governor Winthrop Fleet in 1630. So the records in Pulloxhill suggest that Allen moved to the colonies in about 1636-1638, well after the Winthrop Fleet.

"The date of Allen Breed's arrival in New England is not known. His name does not appear on any extant passenger list. He was in Lynn before 1638, for on that date he received 200 acres of land in the general distribution of the six-mile grant given to Lynn by the General Court. His 200 acres was one of the larger amounts distributed and indicates that he had contributed to the settling of the Colony" [Loea Parker Howard, the Beginnings of Lynnfield and Reading, 1937; cited by The American Genealogist, v. 11, issue 4, p. 196-203].

'Will of Annis (Agnes) Bread of Westoning, 1634-1638

Will 11 Apr 1634 of Annis (Agnes) Bread of Westoning, county of Bedford, widow, my body to be buried in the churchyard of Westoning. To items to my son John, various items to John Franklin, his wife, and Marie Linford (relationships not mentioned), to my daughter Annis, to son Allen one shilling, and to the rest of my daughters. All the rest of my goods and chattels not bequeathed I give to my daughter Margrett whom I make my sole and only executrix of this my last will and testament conditionally to pay my debts and legacies and funeral and to see this my will truly performed. I give to William Franklin a bedstead in the Chamber [Family History Library, Original wills, Film 1066808, item 2, Box 24-25 1634-1638, Volumes 1636-7-1638 125, Years 1636-1638, image p. 544-545 (only part of pages, p. 544 lists signatures by Alexandr Hald(?) & William Chibball by his mark, and page 545 shows that the probate was in 1638); Family History Library, Film 88027, item 1, Registered wills 1638-1640, Volumes 1638-1640, image p. 308 (has full will, but does not show signatures or date of probate].

The records of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, June 1671, includes a deposition of Alin Bread, sr., aged 70 years [Salem Quarterly Court, Court held at Salem, 27:4:1671; Records and files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts, Volume IV, 1667-1671, Salem, MA, published by the Essex Institute, 1914, p. 383-384].
Writ: Daniel Salmon v. The Town of Lyn; for a proportion of land in Lyn, he having been an inhabitant of Lyn nearly forty years and never had a foot of land given him, also having been at the Pequot wars, without recompence for it, although the town at town meeting promised to grant him land in satisfaction; dated May 25, 1671; signed by Moses Mavericke, for the court; and served by Ralph King, constable of Lynn, by attachment of six acres of Lyne common lying near Goodman Baily and Daniell Salmon. The constable left a summons with Thomas Farrar, one of the selectmen of Lynn.
Copy of the record of a general town meeting in Lynn, Dec. 13, 1661: "upon a request of Daniell Salmon for some land in regard as he was a soldier att the Pequid warrs &c it was ordered by vote yt Ensign John Fuller Allen Bread Senior & Richard Johnson should vew the lande adjoyninge to his house lott and to giue report of it vnto the next Towne meetinge and the same psons were ordered to looke vpon Thomas Townsends fence next ye Brooke vpon his request, and to informe the Towne next meetinge." Copy made at Lyn, 27:4(June):1671, by Thomas Laughton, cleric.
John Hathorne, aged about forty-nine years, and Joseph Armitage deposed. Sworn in court.
Alin Bread, sr., aged seventy years, and John Fuller, aged fifty years, deposed that the committee reported to the town that the grant to Daniel Salmon could not be made because it would be very prejudicial to several neighbors.

This record appears to show that Allen Bread was born in about 1601, but the age of someone in a deposition is sometimes not correct. So the birth of 1599, mentioned above, is more likely Allen's year of birth.

Allin Bread Senior departed this life the 17 of March 1690-91 [Lynn, MA, film 877736, item 1, Town Records, v. 2, marriages, births & deaths, 1675-1700, p. 4].

Probate of Allen Bread of Lynn, MA. Inventory of estate of Allin Bread Senr [some records confuse Senr and Junr] who deceased March 17, 1691 [no date of inventory]. Probate Salem June 30, 1691, administration granted to Allin Bread Senr of Lynn of Allin Bread of Lynn, bond of Allin Bread, Jno Bread & Jos Bread sureties, said Allin Bread shall administer estate [Essex Co., MA, probate, Old Series v. 303, film 860485, item 3, p. 44, Jun 1691]. Note that Allen Breed who died in 1691 [death in town records and in inventory in probate], and Allen Breed who administrated the estate of Allen Bread in 1691 [bond June 1691] were both recorded as Senr. The second Allen Breed Sr. was probably the Allen Breed who died in 1706 [Inventory dated 16 Jan 1706/7, inventory states that he died about 20 Sep 1706, Essex Co., MA, Probate, film 875126 item 1, Old Series, v. 9, p. 82 original index, second paging p. 162-163].

A recent genealogy of the first 5 generations of Allen Breed was published by Marcia Wiswall Lindberg [The Breed Family, Descendants of Allen Breed (or Bread) of Lynn, by Marcia Wiswall Lindberg, The Essex Genealogist, Nov 1991, 11:196-203; Feb, May, Aug, Nov 1992, 12:30-37, 100-107, 157-167, 211-220; Feb, May 1993, 13-40-50, 97-104]. Although the genealogy is good, like all other published genealogies of the Breed family there are some mistakes in the text.

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Sharon Fehr:
from email dated May 12, 2008

ALLEN BREED [4] (a farmer) and ELIZABETH WHEELER [4] immigrated from England about 1630.

Allen Breed/Bread/Braid was a constable and selectman of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Breed’s Hill in Charlestown where the battle of Bunker Hill was fought took its name from him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breed's_Hill

Breed's Hill

Breed's Hill is the actual site where the Battle of Bunker Hill took place during the American Revolution, located in the Charlestown section of Boston , Massachusetts. The Americans caught word of a British plan to fortify Charlestown peninsula and decided to get to the peninsula first, fortify it, and present sufficient threat to cause the British to leave Boston. On 16 June 1775, under the leadership of General Putnam and Colonel Prescott, the Americans stole out onto the Charlestown Peninsula with instructions to establish defensive positions on Bunker Hill.

A redoubt, a small and usually temporary defensive fortification, was constructed on nearby Breed's Hill, due to its superior defensibility as opposed to Bunker Hill. The next morning, the British were astonished to see the rebel fortifications upon the hill and set out to reclaim the peninsula. The resulting conflict was the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was called the Battle of Bunker Hill because that is where Prescott originally intended to build the fortifications. There was disagreement over where to fight, and they eventually went to Breed's Hill. Each wall of the bunker hill redoubt was 16.5 feet long

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More ALLEN BREED [4]

Source Savage & Torrey: "He was one of the grantees in the deed for purchasing South Hampton, Long Island from the Indians in 1640."

http://www.otal.umd.edu/~walt/gen/htmfile/2626.htm

From Trustees Records of the Town of Southampton comes:

The settlers purchased land from the Indians through several deeds, the first of these was the "Indian Deed of December 13, 1640". This deed was made between 13 leaders of the settlement: John Gosmer, Edward Howell, Danial How[sic], Edward Needham, Thomas Halsey, John Cooper, Thomas Sayre, Edward Harington, Job Sayre, George Welbe, Allen Bread, William Harker, and Henry Walton; also, 9 Indians: Pomatuck, Mandusk, Mocomanto, Pathemanto, Wylennett, Wainmenowog, Heden, Watemexoted, and Chchepuchat. The Indians turned over the land from Canoe Place east:

"from the place commonly known by the name of the place where the Indians hayle over their canoes out of the North Bay to the south side of the Island, from thence to possess all the lands lying eastward between the foresaid bounds by water."

In return, the Indians received sixteen coats, three score bushels of Indian corn and the protection from raiding Indian tribes.

--Sharon Fehr

Laurel Logan

August 6, 2008

from http://www.goudey.org/Goudey/Allen-Breed-Sr.html

Allen Bread Sr.

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Born: Flittwick, Westoninge Parish, Bedfordshire, England 1599

Died: Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony March 17, 1690/91

Married: Elizabeth Wheeler Pullohill, Bedfordshire, England

November 14, 1622

Married: Eliza Knight Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

January 28, 1656/57

Father: John Bread

Mother: Agnes Pritchett

Links

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Children by: Elizabeth (Wheeler) Bread

1. Allen Bread Jr. Pullowhill, Bedfordshire, England Bap. January 27, 1630/31 aet. 4

2. Elizabeth Bread Westoninge Parish, Bedfordshire, England July 26, 1626/1627

3. Timothy Bread Westoninge Parish, Bedfordshire, England 1630

4. Joseph Bread Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony 1632

5. John Bread Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony December 26, 1634

Allen was born in 1599 in Flittwick or Westoninge Parish, Bedfordshire, England and died in Lynn, Essex co., MA on 17 March 1690/1 as "Bread, Allin, Sr."; he was 91. Torrey says that he was born in 1601 and died in 1692, but these years have been corrected in later research.

New England Marriages Prior to 1700

By Clarence Almon Torrey

BREED, AlIen1 (1601-1692) & 1/wf Elizabeth WHEELER; Pulloxhill, 14 Nov 1622; Lynn {Ackley-Bosworth 52; Snow-Estes 1:249; Lynn Hist. 115; Stonington Hist. 244; Dixon-Williams 28; Winthrop-Babcock 67; Williams (#16) 57, 58; Essex Ant. 11:145; Southampton 423; EIHC 40:149; Dommerich 54; TAG 14:2; Reg. 59:221; Blake-Glidden 259}

BREAD, AlIen1 (1601-1692) & 2/wf Elizabeth (_____) (BALLARD) KNIGHT, w William, w William; 28 Mar 1656; Lynn {Lynn Hist. 115; Lynn Hist. Soc. 1906:86, 1914:35; Dwight 1108; Gage (1908) 3; Sv. 1:241; Babcock Anc. 27; Palmer (#2) 51; Winthrop-Babcock 67; Williams (#16) 58; Essex Ant. 9:155; 11:145; 12:140; Ballard 16; Bassett-Preston 18; Dommerich 45; Dommerich Chart 20; Reg. 53:201; Tripp (1948) 54}

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

NEHGS

1656 BREAD (see also Breed), Alien, sr., and Eliza Knight, 28: 1 m : 1656. CT. R. Marriage Lynn

1656 KNIGHT Eliza, and Alien Bread, sr., 28 : 1 m: 1656. CT. R. Marriage Lynn

1690 BREAD (see also Breed), Allin, sr., Mar. 17,1690-91. Death Lynn

Allen was established in Saugus[t] (Lynn after 1637), Essex co., MA by 1638. He was a farmer and received a land grant of 200 acres in the general distribution of the six-mile land grant of Lynn, MA that year. This rather large grant indicates that he had contributed a great deal of money towards the settling of the town (£50 for him and £50 each for three of his sons). The western part of Summer Street in Lynn, Essex co., MA is still known as "'Breed's End" and "Breed Square".

In 1640, he was one of the investors and first settlers of Southampton, Long Island, NY (along with John Cooper, Edward Howell, Josiah Stanbury, Henry Walton, William Harcher, John Farrington, Thomas Sayre, Daniel Howe, Job Sayre, George Webb, Thomas Halsey, Philip Kertland, Thomas Paddington, Thomas Terry, Edmund Needham, Edmund Farrington & Thomas Newhall). He moved there for several years to help establish the colony and had returned to Lynn by 9d:5m(July):1645, when he was a witness in Salem Court.

Upon his return to Lynn, Essex co., MA, Allen began to buy up property in the Lynn area. On 1d:8m(October):1648, Robert Keyne of Boston sold property to "Allen Bread of Lynn, yeoman". This property was the farm of Mr. Benjamin Keyne, which he had purchased of Mr. Thomas Cobbitt of Lynn, Essex co., MA "teacher of the church there...on condition that Allen pay unto Robert Keyne £10 in wheat, pease or barley, at the current price, or in cattle, as appraised by indifferent men, one to be chosen by Robert Keyne, them to be paid in Charlestown, to such as Tobert shall appoint; if the pay be made in cattell, they to be paid at the farm of Robert Keyne at Rumney Marsh, the first £10 to be paid the first day of the 2nd month 1648, and 20 more pounds in the following manner, viz: 10 pounds in merchantable corn or cattell or good bills that Robert shall accept of, to any of the shops in Boston, to be paid in such English goods as said Robert shall make choice of at or before the 1st day, 2nd month 1649 next following; and if the pay be income, then to be paid at the current price, delivered at his home in Boston or at the farm at Rumney Marsh; if in cattell, then at the farm...the last 10 to be paid unto Mr. Thomas Cobbett of Lynn, as the portion of Theophilus Sheppard, when he comes of age of 21, and the said farm being engaged in the purchase by Mr. Benjamin Keyne, to be security with himself for the true payment of that said 50 pounds; I do bind and engage myself and my farm, to pay the aforesaid 50 pounds unto Robert; his heirs, or unto Mr. Thomas Cobbett of Lynn; If the said Robert shall so appoint, according to the conditions mentioned in the said bill of engagement of Mr. Benjamin Keyne to Mr. Cobbett. Lastly, it is agreed, that whereas William Clark of Lynn, thacher, is also to enter upon the farm of Benjamin Keyne and jointly purchased with Allen Bread, ... only William Cleark hath his liberty of free choice within one year's trial, to refuse or accept the said purchase; If he agrees then he is bound with Allen Bread as above. &quor; Witnesses Phillip Kertland, Petter Mary[?] Signed John Person, William Cleark."

On 16d:1m(March):1648, Allen Bread took over the rights of John Person; with Pearson's name struck out of the above deed and Allen's put in its stead. The witnesses to this change were Joseph How, and Edward Hall.

Attached to the above deed is another deed from Thomas Cobbett, the teacher of the church of Lynn "... for 3 score pounds, 50 of which to be paid unto Theophilus Sheppard ... the other 10 to me by Mr. Benjamin Keyne of Boston... I have sold him the farm which was given to me by the town...200 acres, bounded by the farm given to Mr. Whiting, plus 20 acres; plus 10 acres of salt marsh given by the town in the last division...all of which I sold to Benjamin Keyne and his heirs. Signed 22 September 1641, witnessed by Richard Keyne, Elizabeth Cobbitt and the mark of John Denison&138;".

On 6 February 1653, Captain Robert Keyne of Boston, for himself and his heirs, as also by virtue of a letter of attorney from his son, Benjamin Keyne, late of Lynn, deeded to Allen Bread...for 4 score pounds paid by Allen Bread. Witnesses Mary Bridges and Katherine Hunt.

On 6 August 1688, Allen Bread, Senior of Lynn, "in consideration of a valuable sum of money in hand paid to my satisfaction by Joseph Breed of Lynn" sold to Joseph Breed 4-1/2 acres, bounded by said Allen Breed, John Ballard and Nathaniel Ballard, and land to the old ferry and to the mill. Witnesses were Thomas Ivory, Jr., Thomas Burrage, and Lois Bligh.

On 13 December 1689, Allen Breed, Sr. "for divers good causes, especially that he is my Grand Child and hath disbursed money upon my estate and manageth all my works for me, done and performed for me by my Grandchild Allen Bread Tertius of Lyn...wheelwright, do acquit the said Allin Bread Tertius,...all he owes me" Witnesses were Jeremiah Shepard, John Browne, Recorded 29 June 1691.

--Laurel Logan

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BIRTH AND DEATH: Allen was born in 1599 in Flittwick or Westoninge Parish, Bedfordshire, England and died in Lynn, Essex co., Ma on 17 March 1690/91 as "Bread, Allin, Sr." he was 91. Torrey says that he was born in 1601 and died in 1692, but these years have been corrected in later research.

OCCUPATION: Like his father, Allen was a Yeoman.

MIGRATION: Breed Family histories clain that Allen and family arrived with the Governor Winthrop Fleet in 1630, sailing on the ARABELLA; leaving Southampton, England on 29 March 1630 and arrived in Salem, Essex co., Ma on 12 June 1630. However, this is not proven and neither Allen's name, nor that of any of his family members, are found on any extant passenger list. As such, this contention is no longer accepted and the status of Allen Breed and family's migration is currently unknown.

Allen was established in Saugus(t), Essex co., Ma. (which was renamed "Lin" or Lynn in 1637) by 1638. He was a farmer and received a land grant of 200 acres in the general distribution of the six-mile land grant of Lynn, Ma. that year. This rather large grant indicates that he had contributed a great deal of money towards the settling of the (L50 for him and L50 each for three of his sons. The western part of Summer Street in Lynn, Exxex co., Ma. is still known as "Breed's End" and "Breed Square".

In 1640, he was one of the investors and first settlers of Southampton, Long Island, NY (along with John Cooper, Edward Howell, Josiah Stanbury, Henry Walton, William Harcher, John Farrington, Thomas Sayre, Daniel Howe, Job Sayre, George Webb, Thomas Halsey, Philip Kertland, Thomas Paddington, Thomas Terry, Edmund Needham, Edmund Farrington & Thomas Newhall). He moved there for several years to help establish the colony and had returned to Lynn by 9d:5m(July):1645, when he was a witness in Salem Court.

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Allen was established in Saugus[t], Essex co., MA (which was renamed "Lin" or Lynn in 1637) by 1638. He was a farmer and received a land grant of 200 acres in the general distribution of the six-mile land grant of Lynn, MA that year. This rather large grant indicates that he had contributed a great deal of money towards the settling of the town (£50 for him and £50 each for three of his sons). The western part of Summer Street in Lynn, Essex co., MA is still known as "'Breed's End" and "Breed Square".

In 1640, he was one of the investors and first settlers of Southampton, Long Island, NY (along with John Cooper, Edward Howell, Josiah Stanbury, Henry Walton, William Harcher, John Farrington, Thomas Sayre, Daniel Howe, Job Sayre, George Webb, Thomas Halsey, Philip Kertland, Thomas Paddington, Thomas Terry, Edmund Needham, Edmund Farrington & Thomas Newhall). He moved there for several years to help establish the colony and had returned to Lynn by 9d:5m(July):1645, when he was a witness in Salem Court.

Upon his return to Lynn, Essex co., MA, Allen began to buy up property in the Lynn area. On 1d:8m(October):1648, Robert Keyne of Boston sold property to "Allen Bread of Lynn, yeoman". This property was the farm of Mr. Benjamin Keyne, which he had purchased of Mr. Thomas Cobbitt of Lynn, Essex co., MA "teacher of the church there...on condition that Allen pay unto Robert Keyne £10 in wheat, pease or barley, at the current price, or in cattle, as appraised by indifferent men, one to be chosen by Robert Keyne, them to be paid in Charlestown, to such as Tobert shall appoint; if the pay be made in cattell, they to be paid at the farm of Robert Keyne at Rumney Marsh, the first £10 to be paid the first day of the 2nd month 1648, and 20 more pounds in the following manner, viz: 10 pounds in merchantable corn or cattell or good bills that Robert shall accept of, to any of the shops in Boston, to be paid in such English goods as said Robert shall make choice of at or before the 1st day, 2nd month 1649 next following; and if the pay be income, then to be paid at the current price, delivered at his home in Boston or at the farm at Rumney Marsh; if in cattell, then at the farm...the last 10 to be paid unto Mr. Thomas Cobbett of Lynn, as the portion of Theophilus Sheppard, when he comes of age of 21, and the said farm being engaged in the purchase by Mr. Benjamin Keyne, to be security with himself for the true payment of that said 50 pounds; I do bind and engage myself and my farm, to pay the aforesaid 50 pounds unto Robert; his heirs, or unto Mr. Thomas Cobbett of Lynn; If the said Robert shall so appoint, according to the conditions mentioned in the said bill of engagement of Mr. Benjamin Keyne to Mr. Cobbett. Lastly, it is agreed, that whereas William Clark of Lynn, thacher, is also to enter upon the farm of Benjamin Keyne and jointly purchased with Allen Bread, ... only William Cleark hath his liberty of free choice within one year's trial, to refuse or accept the said purchase; If he agrees then he is bound with Allen Bread as above." Witnesses Phillip Kertland, Petter Mary[?] Signed John Person, William Cleark."

On 16d:1m(March):1648, Allen Bread took over the rights of John Person; with Pearson's name struck out of the above deed and Allen's put in its stead. The witnesses to this change were Joseph How, and Edward Hall.

Attached to the above deed is another deed from Thomas Cobbett, the teacher of the church of Lynn "... for 3 score pounds, 50 of which to be paid unto Theophilus Sheppard ... the other 10 to me by Mr. Benjamin Keyne of Boston... I have sold him the farm which was given to me by the town...200 acres, bounded by the farm given to Mr. Whiting, plus 20 acres; plus 10 acres of salt marsh given by the town in the last division...all of which I sold to Benjamin Keyne and his heirs. Signed 22 September 1641, witnessed by Richard Keyne, Elizabeth Cobbitt and the mark of John DenisonŠ".

On 6 February 1653, Captain Robert Keyne of Boston, for himself and his heirs, as also by virtue of a letter of attorney from his son, Benjamin Keyne, late of Lynn, deeded to Allen Bread...for 4 score pounds paid by Allen Bread. Witnesses Mary Bridges and Katherine Hunt.

On 6 August 1688, Allen Bread, Senior of Lynn, "in consideration of a valuable sum of money in hand paid to my satisfaction by Joseph Breed of Lynn" sold to Joseph Breed 4-1/2 acres, bounded by said Allen Breed, John Ballard and Nathaniel Ballard, and land to the old ferry and to the mill. Witnesses were Thomas Ivory, Jr., Thomas Burrage, and Lois Bligh.

On 13 December 1689, Allen Breed, Sr. "for divers good causes, especially that he is my Grand Child and hath disbursed money upon my estate and manageth all my works for me, done and performed for me by my Grandchild Allen Bread Tertius of Lyn...wheelwright, do acquit the said Allin Bread Tertius,...all he owes me" Witnesses were Jeremiah Shepard, John Browne, Recorded 29 June 1691.

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Allen Breed, I and some fifty others who landed with Gov. Wintrop, settled in Lynn in June of 1630. After these others came rapidly. By 1641, some 21,000 persons had arrived in New England.