Allerton, Isaac
pilgrim, was born about 1583. He went from England to Leyden in 1608, and came to America in 1620 in the first voyage of the Mayflower.
He was a wealthy and enterprising member of the colony, and took a leading part in its affairs. He treated with Massasoit, and made several trips to England as the agent of the colony to purchase the rights of the adventurers, to secure patents for lands, and to bring over the rest of the congregation at Leyden. He died in 1659 in New Haven, Conn.