Abel Gay Alleyne (1699-1747)
Major Abel Gay Alleyne, of Barbados & Braintree, Massachusetts
Born February, 16, 1699, in St. James, Barbados. He was married in 1716. In 1739, on medical advice, Abel moved to Braintree, Massachusetts. After his death, his wife Mary purchased a house there, known today as the Dorothy Q. Homestead. Today, the house is a museum run by the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Dames.