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1 NAME Reynold /ALLEYNE/
1 SEX M
1 BIRT
2 DATE Aug 1609
2 PLAC Stowting Kent Eng
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1 BAPM
2 DATE Aug 1609
2 PLAC Stowting, Kent, Eng
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1 DEAT
2 DATE 17 Dec 1651
2 PLAC Barbados, B.W.I.
2 CAUS Musket wound.
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1 NOTE one of first adventurers to the settlement made in the island of Barbados.
2 CONC He aquired estate there, on which he built Mount ALLEYNE.
1 NOTE Reynold Alleyne is first mentioned in the records of Barbados as one of the Councillors in
2 CONC the Councillors in the government under Captian Henry Hawley who went to Barbados as
2 CONC Governor June 1630 and held the first session on the 5th of July (1630): Reynold Alleyne
2 CONC was then not quite 21 years old. His name appears in a list of owners of more than ten acres
2 CONC of land in Barbados in 1638 as Reynold Allen. Other persons of the same surname included
2 CONC in the list are William Allen, John Allen and Richard Allen.
2 CONC

He returned to England, and left again for Barbados in 1639. In Hotten's
2 CONC "Original List of Emigrants" are these records: "Portus Southton, 28 June 1639. Regnald
2 CONC Allen of Kent of 30 yeares gent, Gerrard Haughton of 30 yeares com. Oxon. gen, David Bixe
2 CONC of 35 years com Kanc. gen. free planters of Barbathoes." with five persons named as servants
2 CONC to the planters abovenamed, "they passe in the Boldadventure of hampton for the Isle of
2 CONC Guarnzey from thence they take shipping for the Barbathoes, who have taken the Oaths." His
2 CONC associations with David Bixe continued over the space of many years.
2 CONC

Between 1641 and 1648 several deeds are recorded from which it appears that Capt. Alleyne
2 CONC traded in cotton and tobacco, and actedas agent for Constant Slivester, a London merchant.
2 CONC He also bought and sold land in St. Philip and Christ Church parishes in the neighborhood
2 CONC of Staple Grove plantation, which is mentioned in one of the deeds.
2 CONC

On the 14 July 1643 Reynold Alleyne sold 20 acres of land in Christ Church, Barbados, for
2 CONC 2600 pounds of cotton and tobacco.
2 CONC

On 3 Jan 1642 3 Captain Reynold Allen sold 50 acres in Christ Church to Captain Hilliard
2 CONC for 10,000 pounds of cotton.
2 CONC

In the struggle between the Royalists and Roundheads for supremacy, Reynold Alleyne was
2 CONC and adherent to the Commonwealth. Oldmixon in his 'History of the British West Indies' says:
2 CONC "The system of arbitrary rule which, under King Charles I (crowned 2 Feb 1626, decapitated
2 CONC 30 jan 1648/9) and the system of open opposition to it in arms, which had been carried to
2 CONC such excess in England, did not fail to raise among the colonists similar animosities; but
2 CONC the success of the republicans in Europe gave such advantage to that party in the Barbadoes
2 CONC as occasioned an unqualified opposition to Lord Willoughby, the governor, against whom a
2 CONC deputation of principal inhabitants, requesting assistance, was sent to England in 1650.
2 CONC Amoung these was Colonel Reynold Allen. Their expectation was fully answered; for by a
2 CONC commission for Oliver Cromwell, a considerable military, as well as naval force was sent
2 CONC to them under the command of Sir George Ascough." They reached Barbados on 15 Oct 1651.
2 CONC

For weeks the fleet beat up and down the coast, and it was not until Dec. 7th that early
2 CONC in the morning, under the cover of darkness, a force of between 400 and 500 men, of whom
2 CONC 130 were Scots taken out of the Virginia Fleet, was landed under the command of Col. Alleyne,
2 CONC who having, as Oldmixon says: "a considerable interest in the Island, was supposed to be
2 CONC the fittest man to lead the soldiers to gain it."
2 CONC

They were met by 1200 foot and troop of horse under Col.Gibbes which had been assembled
2 CONC to oppose them. The Commonwealth men made good their footing; the fort was taken and
2 CONC afterwards razed to the ground; four houses burned and four great guns thrown into the sea.
2 CONC Of the landing party, six or eight were killed and thirty wounded, amoung the latter was
2 CONC Col. Alleyne, who received a musket shot when landing. Mrs Alleyne was granted a pass to
2 CONC go on board the Rainbow to visit her husband who succumbed to his wound, being lamented as
2 CONC "a man of worth and honour."
2 CONC

Reynold Alleyne's estate was sequestrated with that of others of the same party by
2 CONC Act of Legislature dated 12 Sept. 1651, towards defraying the cost of the defences by the
2 CONC Royalists, one-fifth only being reserved for the relations of those dispossessed.
2 CONC

He made his will on 16 June 1650 being then a resident of Barbados, but "by Devine
2 CONC Providence appointed to depart this Island." Mentions: Deare wife Mary Allen one-third part
2 CONC of all moveable estate, and one-third part of all lands and profits of same during her
2 CONC natural life, after debts are paid. To sonne Abell, one-third part of all lands and goods
2 CONC when he is 21 years of age. To sonnes Reynold and Dix and "ye child my wife now goeth with"
2 CONC one-third part of whole estate. To daughter Mary, out of profits of his estate during his
2 CONC son's minority and over and above their "Bringing up" 500 pounds Sterling on her marriage
2 CONC or her age of 18 years. "and the like proportion to ye child my wife now goeth with if a
2 CONC daughter." Wife Mary Alleyne sole executrix. "I earnestly intreate Collo. Henry Hawley and
2 CONC Major Valentine Hawley, Lt.Thomas Lukumb and Mr. Thomas Sayer to be assistant unto my said
2 CONC wife and to be guardians of my children in their minority." Witnesses: Bartine Clarke,
2 CONC aged about 40 years. Will Howe, aged about 30 years. Proved 14 June 1652.
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