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Isaac Allerton/Alerton
Member From: 1667 - 1697
- Birth Date: circa 1627 Birth Place:Plymouth, MA
- Death Date: December 30, 1702
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Elizabeth (died ca. 1660)
*(in 1663) Elizabeth Willoughby (Overzee) Colcough - Children: Elizabeth (1653-1740), Isaac (1655-?)
**Willoughby (b. ca. 1664), Frances (b. ca. 1668), Sarah (1670-1731) - Religion:
- Education: Tutored by his grandfather William Brewster prior to attending Harvard, graduated in 1650.
- Military Service: Col., (?) militia. As a Major, Alerton served under Col. John Washington, great-grandfather of president George Washington.
- Occupation/Profession: Tobacco planter/merchant
- Additional Info: Isaac Alerton/Allerton was the son of Mayflower Pilgrim Isaac Allerton and his second wife Fear Brewster, daughter of Elder William Brewster, one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
*This marriage and children information is no longer accepted by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants; see Mayflower Families Through Five Generations (Vol. 17: Isaac Allerton) by Robert S. Wakefield and Margaret Harris Stover.
** Willoughby Allerton is listed in the membership of the assemblies of 1699 and 1710-14, representing Westmoreland county.
1667 [representing Westmoreland], 1668-74 [representing Northumberland], 1676, 1677, 1680-82, 1684
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Justice, Northumberland Co.: 1663
Member, "Committee of the Association of Northumberland, Westmoreland and Stafford Counties": 1667
Member, Council of State: 1687-1691
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1661-1676 | Westmoreland, Northumberland | Private Causes | |||
| 1676 | Westmoreland, Northumberland | ||||
| 1677 Feb | Westmoreland, Northumberland | ||||
| 1677 Oct | Westmoreland, Northumberland | ||||
| 1680-1682 | Westmoreland, Northumberland | Propositions (Chair) |
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| 1684 | Westmoreland, Northumberland | Propositions and Grievances |
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