Samuel Allen

1741 - 1802


Samuel's signature on his will in 1802 ⁽⁹⁾

Samuel was born in Flagg, probably not long before his baptism on 22nd November 1741 at St John the Baptist's in Chelmorton ⁽¹⁾. He was the eldest child of Samuel and Mary. His only sister Sarah was born about 18 months later ⁽²⁾.

Nothing is known of him until he became the landlord of The Duke of York pub, in Pomeroy on the outskirts of Flagg, in 1775 ⁽³⁾. His inn-keeping days would be curtailed by family commitments though. He married Elizabeth Mycock, a Flagg woman ⁽⁴⁾, on New Year's Eve 1782 in Chelmorton ⁽⁵⁾. Their first child Sarah was born around October 1783 ⁽⁶⁾, and within a few months he had given up the pub ⁽³⁾. Their second daughter Mary was born around April 1786 ⁽⁷⁾, and their youngest child Samuel about two years after that ⁽⁸⁾.

His will ⁽⁹⁾ was dated 12th May 1802. In it he calls himself a yeoman. This would normally mean he was likely to have owned some land. His will doesn't specifically mention any property though so I can't be sure. The probate notes that his estate was worth under a hundred Pounds, which would indicate he was certainly comfortable, if not terribly wealthy. He nominated Joseph Burdekin, a fellow Flagg yeoman, as executor and directed that everything should go to his wife Elizabeth, and then after her death, the first ten Pounds was to go to his son Samuel, and then the balance was to be shared equally between all his three children.

He died just a few days later, and was buried in Monyash on 17th May 1802 ⁽¹⁰⁾. The timing of his will means that he must have known he was close to death, rather than dying in an accident.

• Sarah was born in Flagg in about October 1783. She was still alive at the time of her father's will in 1802, but nothing else is known about her.
• Mary was born in Flagg in about April 1786. She married William Farmer, also of Flagg, in 1805, but nothing else is known of her.
• Samuel has his own page

1. Baptism entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
   [1741, 9^ber] 22^d Baptized Samuel Son of Samuel Allen of Flagg & Mary his wife
2. Baptism entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
   [1743, May] 29^th Baptized Sarah dau of Samuel Allen of Flagg & Mary his wife
3. There is a list of previous innkeepers on the wall in the pub (which is duplicated at http://juliet22.users.btopenworld.com/jsevans.dofyork.html). It shows Samuel Allen was the inn-keeper from 1775 to 1784. As there only appears to have been one Samuel Allen in the area at the time then it must be the same person.
4. Elizabeth's baptism entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
   [1752, 10^ber] 19 Bap^d Elizabeth Daughter of Solomon Mycock of Flagg and mary his wife
5. Marriage entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
   Sam^ll Allen of the Parish of Bakewell
   County of Derby & Elizabeth Mycock Spinster were
   Married in this Chapel by Banns
   this thirty first Day of December in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred
   and eighty two By me John Coxon Minister
   This marriage was solemnized between Us Samuell Allen Elizabeth Mycock
   In the Presence of Joseph Burdekin, Matthew Webster
6. Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton includes the entry:
   [October 1783] 29 Bap^d Sary D^r of Sam^ll & Eliz Allen       D^o [Flagg]
7. Mary's baptism entry in Parish register of St John the Baptist's, Chelmorton reads:
   [1786, Apr] 26 Bap^d Mary dau of Sam^l Allen of Flagg and his wife Elizabeth
8. Samuel was baptised on 13th June 1788. He was 62 years old when he died on 29th April 1850, meaning he was probably born a matter of days before the 29th April 1788.
9. Samuel's will (page 1, 2, 3) (ref: B/C/11/Samuel Allen, Flagg, 1804 @ LRO) reads:
   In the name of God Amen, this twelfth
   Day of May One Thousand Eight Hundred and two
   I Samuel Allen of Flagg in the Parish of
   Bakewell and County Derby Yeoman being
   Sick and Weakly of Body, but of perfect and sound
   disposing Mind and memory Blessed be God for the
   same And calling to mind the certainty of Death
   and uncertainty of this life I do hereby Nominate
   Constitute and appoint this and no other to be my
   last Will and Testament in manner and form
   following, that is to say, First being penitent
   and sorry for my sins past I give and commit
   my soul unto the Hands of Almighty God who
   gave it and my Body. I commit to the Earth to
   be decently Buried at the Discretion of my
   Executor to be hereinafter mentioned And as
   to my Worldly Estate and Effects Goods and Chattles
   I dispose off and order the same in manner and
   form following, that is to say First I do hereby
   nominate, Constitute and appoint Joseph Burdekin
   of Flagg Hall Yeoman full and sole Executor of this
   my last will and testament unto whom I do
   hereby give all my aforesaid Estate and Effects Goods
   and Chattles upon trust that he shall pay and
   Discharge my Funeral Expences and the Charges
   of the Probate of this my Last Will and Testament
   And also upon a further trust that after my
   Funeral Expenses and the Probate of this my
   last Will and Testament are paid off and
   Discharged as aforesaid that he shall give all
   the Rest, residue and remainder of my Estate
   and Effects both Personal and Real unto my
   Loving Wife Elizabeth Allen for and during
   her natural Life And after her Decease upon
   a further trust, that if any of my said Estate
   or Effects of what kind soever it may be shall
   remain that the same shall be divided in manner
   following, that is to say that he shall give unto my
   Son Samuel Allen Ten Pounds more than his
   two sisters and afterwards to go equal shares
   with his two sisters at all the rest residue and
   remainder of my aforesaid Goods & Chattles
   Estate and Effects of what nature or kind
   soever they may be. In Wintness whereof I the
   said Samuel Allen do utterly abolish and make
   void all former Wills or Bequests by me at
   any time before made.
   Signed Sealed published
   and Declared by the within
   named Samuel Allen the
   Testator to be his last Will        [SIGNATURE] Saml Allen
   and Testament In presence
   of us who have hereunto set
   our Hands as Witnesses
   [SIGNATURE] Joseph Burdekin
   [SIGNATURE] Francis [?Deany?]
   [SIGNATURE] Francis [?Webster?]
   
   [PROBATE]
   Sworn before me
   Richard Chapman
   [?xxxxxx?]
   this [3rd] Day of Jany 1804
   Under 100£
   
10. Burial entry in the parish register of St Leonard's in Monyash reads:
    [1802] May 17 Bur^d Samuel Allen of Flagg