Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18686, Samuel Allen, Continental Mass.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Mass.

Allen, Samuel

NUMBER
S.18686
carded

CONTENTS
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2224
Vermont
Samuel Allen
of Grand Isle Co. in the State of Vermont
who was a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain Bartlett of the regiment commanded by Col. Ward in the Mass line for more than 2 years
Mass and Continental

Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 320 Dollars --- Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of November 1832 and sent to Irad Allen
North Hero Vermont

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832       480.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending      160.00
                                                    $640.00
Date of death
Feb 11 1836             
New Agency Book
 
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by J.M. Cuffield Clerk
Book D Vol. 4 Page 44

(right side)
let to Hon J Russell Mar 16 1846
same Dec 15. 1846
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State of Vermont Grand Isle District SS
At a Probate Court holden at the dwelling house of Irad Allen in North Hero on the 23d day of July A.D. 1832 present the Hon. Joel Allen Judge.
On this 23d day of July A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the said Court of Probate Samuel Allen a resident of North Hero in Grand Isle County and state of Vermont aged ninety four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he the said Samuel Allen entered as an officer in the Revolutionary Army and served as following 1st as an Ensign in Capt. Webbers Company of the foot in the Regiment under the command of Col. John Fellows in the service of the State of Massachusetts and served as such from the 19th day of May 1775 until the 1st of January 1776 as will appear by his commission herewith enclosed. He then received a commission as 1st Lieutenant in he company commanded by Capt. Samuel Bartlett of the 21st Regiment of the Massachusetts line under the command of Col. Jonathan Ward on the Continental establishment and served as such as will appear by his and commission here exhibited (to this Court) until the 1st of January 1777: That he the said Samuel Allen received a third commission as 1st Lieutenant in the company commanded by the aforesaid Capt. Samuel Bartlett in the Regiment commanded by Col. James Wesson of the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment and continued to serve as such until sometime in the month of April 1778 at which time he resigned his commission last received at Valley Forge in the
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State of Pennsylvania and received a discharge from the service, which discharge has since been lost or destroyed having served about three years as an officer in the revolutionary army. That he the said Samuel Allen declares that during his service as aforesaid he was in the battle of Long Island and again at Fort Stanwix where the same was beseiged by the British Troops under Lt. Ledger and Sir John Johnston and again at the battle of Burgoyne at Bemis Heights and commanded the 2nd Company of the aforesaid Regiment on the 7th day of October 1777 during the absence of Capt. Samuel Bartlett and in a successful attack upon a company of the enemies Artillery and succeeded in capturing the commanding officer together with eighteen privates and eight pieces of cannon and that he had the honor to receive the sword of Major Williams the commander of the aforesaid company of artillery.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Samuel Allen X his mark

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary officer and served as he states.

I C. H. Burgess Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Grand Isle in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of
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Samuel Allen for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23rd day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
C. H. Burgess Register