Our Allen family name has been carried down for many generations as a first name, as middle name, and of course, as a surname. Our Allen family can be traced back to William Allen who was born about 1610 and traveled from England to the New World, landing in Massachusetts between 1610 and 1639. This Allen family line includes links to many famous names from American history including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President George W. Bush, Oliver Hazzard Perry (Naval hero of the War of 1812), and John Langdon (a signer of the United States Constitution).