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Bradley Family Tree - Robert Allyn, Co-Founder of Norwich, Connecticut

Robert Allyn - Co-Founder of Norwich, Connecticut

Family Connection - 10th Great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Bradley

Original Settler Lots - Norwich, Connecticut

Robert Allyn was born in 1608 in Dorset, England. He immigrated to Massachusetts in 1637 and settled in Salem. He became a member of the Church in Salem in 1642. The five-year gap is interesting, but there is no hard data to explain why he had to wait five years to become a church member. One possibility might be he paid for his passage by indenturing himself, and could only become a church member when that indenture was paid off. Note that in the colonies at this time, there was no separation of church and state, so if one was not a church member, he would be unable to vote or hold office in the town. 

In 1638 Robert married Sarah Gager in Salem. They had at least five children:
            Sarah        b. 1640        d. 1723
            John          b. 1642        d. 1709
            Mary         b. 1648        d. 1699
            Hannah     b. 1650        d. 1745
            Deborah    b. 1652        d. 1691

In 1651 Robert and his family moved to New London, Connecticut and purchased a large farm on the east side of the Thames River at a place still called Allyn's Point, now part of Ledyard, Connecticut. 

Robert was also one of the original land owners when the town of Norwich was founded. He and his family moved there in 1659. His lot is clearly marked in the drawing above. Not much is known about his time in Norwich except he was named Constable in 1669. 

He turned over his property in Norwich to his son John late in life and retired to his farm at Allyn's Point. He died on September 30, 1683. His wife also died in 1683. Their burial sites are unknown, but it is assumed that they were buried on their farm. 

Robert Allyn is included on the memorial honoring the founders of Norwich.



Robert Allyn > Sarah Allyn > Mary Geer > Mary Maynard > Mary Treadway > Sarah Morse > Sarah Mason > Charles Hayward > James Stickney Hayward > Annie Almira Hayward > Bessie Lakin Fogg > Ruth Ann Bradley

Charts B-R and B-Main 

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