161. Allen's in England, early Christian converts, Roger Alling, immigrant ancestor, down to Philo Allen convert in 1835.
My mother Ruth Allen (Miles)'s direct Allen ancestor was in New England in New Haven in 1640, when he was 28 years old. There were several with the surname of Allen there already, so he took the surname of Alling. They were Allings until about 1800, when they reverted back to the original name of Allen. This is the history of Roger Alling, our Allen immigrant ancestor, down to Philo Allen who joined the Church in 1835 . The origin of the Allens is lost in the unrecorded ages. The name is very ancient, and supposed to be of Saxon origin, and to have been originally written Alwyne -- signifying "beloved of all." It is a very common name in England, appearing often in history. The origin of the name Alling, more ancient than Allen, is probably from the Athelings --, a dark brunette race of the Angles, who came with the Saxons from Germany to Britain in the 500's. They drove out the Scots and took possession of the country, giving it the nam