The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

40 HISTORY OF DORCHESTER.
period; we have therefore collected such facts regarding them as have come to our knowledge, and
place them before our readers now, in the hope that
some of their numerous descendants, better versed
in their history, may aid our future numbers by imparting to the committee such additional information
as they possess.
John Allen's name appears on the Town Records
in 1634. He was probably here in 1632, and kept
an ordinary (tavern). The Massachusetts Colony Records no doubt refer to him in the following order.
"A Court holden at Boston, August 7, 1632. It
is ordered that ye remainder of Mr. Allen's strong
water, being estimated aboute two gallandes, shall
be delivered into ye hands of the Deacons of Dorchester for the benefitt of the poore there, for his
selling of it dyvrs tymes to such as were drunke by
it, he knowing thereof."
Thomas Andrews was here as early as 1634; his
wife was Ann; he had three acres of land granted
him next his house, December 17, of that year. He
died May 20, 1673. He had a son Thomas baptized
June 23, 1639; he married Phebe Gourd; he also
had a daughter Susanna, who married W. Hopkins
and removed to Roxbury. There was a person of
the same name in Hingham, but much older.
Thomas Bascomb probably came in the Mary and
John with the first settlers. He removed to Windsor.
His children born there were-Abigail, June 27,
1640; Thomas, February 20, 1641-2; Hepzibah,
April 14, 1644.
John Benham was probably one of the passen