Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,607, John Allen, Continental Mass.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Continental
Mass.

Allen, John
          Rachel

NUMBER
W.21.607

CONTENTS
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5847


New York

John Allen

private

Massachusetts Line 1777 - 3 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month - to commence
the 17 of November 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th of January 1819 and sent to the Hon. Mr. Storrs House of Representatives U. States



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Notification sent Dec. 7th 1820 to Joseph York
Clerk of Court, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co.
N.Y.



Portion of 
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819  28,76

$28.76


{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}

8 January 28 died


Oneida County

Continued
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John Allen for
Col. Ward's Massachusetts regt. 1776 - 1 year
and
Col. Alden's Massachusetts regt. - 1777 3 years


Corrected with 
roll - 


Admitted
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State of New York
Oneida County, ss.

I Morris S. Miller, First Judge of the county of Oneida, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the within named John Allen did  serve in the Revolutionary War, against the common enemy, on the Continental Establishment, for the term of nine months or longer, as stated in the declaration hereto annexed. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the Act of 18th March, 1818.  Dated this 17th day of Nov? 1818. And that by reason of his reduced at any time, he is in need of assistance from his country for support.

M.S. Miller
First Judge of Oneida



State of New York
Clerk's Office of Oneida County 


I do certify that the above signature, and the signatures to the certificates, of the affidavits hereto annexed are in the proper hand of Morris S. Miller, the First Judge of the county of Oneida.  In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of this Court.

Dated the .............of ..........1818.
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State of New York
Oneida County, ss.


Personally appeared before me, Morris S. Miller, first Judge of the County of Oneida, in the State of New York, John Allen, aged 57, years and upwards, and a resident of the said County, and an applicant under the act of Congress of 18th March, 1818, who, being duly sworn, did say, that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his country for support - that he never had any pension allowed him by the laws of the United States - that he served as a soldier in the War of the Revolution against the common enemy, for four years on the Continental Establishment that he enlisted in the year 1776 in the State of Massachusetts in Captain Kings' company, and Col. Ward's regiment, for a year, and served out his time.  In 1777 he again enlisted for three years in Capt. Day's Company and Col. Alden's Regiment and served out his  time and was regularly discharged - his discharge is lost.  He was at the battle of Long Island at the taking of Burgoyne, and on Sullivan's expedition.
Discharged at West Point.

And that he has no other evidence of his service in his power, beyond what is now offered.

John Allen

Sworn this 17th day of November 1818 before me,

M.S. Miller
First Judge of Oneida.


State of New York
Oneida County ss.


Enoch Story - being duly sworn, saith, that he knows the above named applicant John Allen and believes him to be a man of truth and veracity; and that he, this deponent, fully believes the matters set forth in the above affidavit to be true.  And this deponent further says that he was himself a solider in Kings Company and Ward's Regiment, and served with the above named applicant for a year and he knows that Allen was regularly discharged.

Enoch Story

Sworn this 17th day before me,

M.S. Miller
First Judge of Oneida


Enoch Story in my Judgement is a man of truth and veracity 
Nov. 17th 1818

M.S. Miller
First Judge of Oneida