Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 140, Samuel Allen, R.I.
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Service R. J. 
Allen, Samuel
Number R. 140
Contents
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Samuel Allen
for a pension
31.050
See the letters of J. Hancock clerk in the [illegible] this claim is [illegible...]
A. Nash Agent 
Enclosed July 15
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State of New York
County of Saratoga
On this 31st day of december 1833
Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common pleas in [illegible] for the County of Saratoga now sitting at Ballston Spa Samuel Allen of Charlton in the County of Saratoga State of New York aged seventy eight years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the Act of Congress passed passed June 7 1832, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
1 To the question, where and in what year were you born? He answers and says , In Prudence Island in the State of Rhode Island November 12th 1755
2 has no record of his age
3 To the question, Where were you living when called into service; where have lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live?  He answers and says, In Exeter, in the County of Kings, and state of Rhode Island, where he lived until 1794 when he moved to Charlton in the County of Saratoga and State of New York, where he has lived ever since and where he now lives.
4  To the 4th question, How were you called into service; were you Drafted, did you Volunteer, or were you a Substitute and if a substitute for whom?
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[transcription reflects edits original to the document]
answers and says that in 1775 1st March he this deployment entered into the service of the United States as a substitute for Ephraim Codner who had been drafted for one month in Captain George Wilcox's Company of Infantry in Colonel William Dyer's Regiment of the Rhode Island Militia, a draft of one half of the said Regiment was made in order to guard the shores against the British Shipping, then lying in Newport Harbor from which the Enemy made frequent excursions, committing great depredations on the Inhabitants that he this deponent entered the  service as a private at Boston Neck at the time aforesaid and performed his duty on guard on the lines at & near Boston Neck our headquarters at John Banbeis House in the lower part [inserted above: & at Hazards about half a [illegible] month of Banbeis]; Mr. [W] Banbeis & his family lived in the upper part of the house, from where our guards patroled [patrolled] a boat half a mile each way on the lines.  [illegible] served his time for E. Codner one month & continued on his own draft for one month more under the said of Captain Wilcox & the next month under Capt. Gorton of said Regiment who relieved Captain Wilcox & commanded for one month and so in each month the garrison was commanded by a different officer that this deponent continued as volunteer & did duty as aforesaid.
9mo 20 days under the aforesaid officers from the time aforesaid until the 20th of december having been in constant service nine months & twenty days at Boston Neck by the said Captain Wilcox
There were no other militia or continental troops who served at Boston Neck during the period aforesaid
that he received no written discharge, and he has no documentary evidence of his said services, nor does know any person whom he can prove the same except Joseph P Thomas when affidavit is [illegible]
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by whom was it given and was it
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5 To the question, state the names of some of the regular officers who were with the Troops where you served; such continental and militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. He as answers & says that the garrison at Boston Neck in which he served was not joined by any other company but the other companies but on each way from said garrison on the line there were other similar guards kept & so on the shore was guarded as aforesaid the circumstances of his services he has stated herein as nearly as he can recollect.
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the services and, if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? He answers and says that he received no written discharge during the Revolutionary War.
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. He names the following persons to wit
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He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state Samuel Allen Subscribed and sworn the day and year first above written In open Court A Goodrich Clerk
We, James Maiers a clergyman residing in the Town of Galway in the County of Saratoga and State of New York and Philip Brotherson residing in Charleston in said County hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Samuel Allen who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion James Maiers Philip Brotherson Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in Open Court A Goodrich Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named Samuel Allen was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them that James Maiers who Signed & sworn to the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Galoway in the County of Saratoga and State of New York, and that Philip Brotherson who also signed & swore to the sames is a person of Fair Character for truth & veracity, and that their Statement is entitled to Credit.

I Alpheus Goodrich Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Saratoga do hereby Certify that the foregoing Contains the Original proceeding os the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Allen For a Pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 31st day of December 1833 A Goodrich Clerk
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Case of Samuel Allen NY act June 7 1832

[illegible] 2 m

J D Woodward Atty
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State of New York County of Fulton SS. On this Fifth day of January 1855 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Samuel Allen a resident of the town of West Galway in said County aged fourty five years and made oath according to law that he may be directly interested in a claim against the United States for certain arrears or increase of pension, supposed to be due to the children of Samuel Allen who applied under act 1832. Deponent is a grandson of said Samuel, and he hereby appoints J. DOUGLAS WOODWARD, Counsellor at Law, of Plattsburg, N.Y., his Attorney to prosecute said claim, and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto, on file in any of the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere, and to receive from the officer authorised to issue the same, a certificate for any arrears or increase of pension to which Deponent may be entitled, and to do all other acts and things in and about obtaining such arrears or increase of pension as Deponent might or could do, were he personally present at the doing thereof; and he hereby revokes all former powers if any inconsistent with the above, and authorizes his said Attorney to appoint Attorneys, one or more, under him, for any or all the purposes aforesaid, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said Attorney or those appointed under him shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said Deponent has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written. In the presence of John Young Samuel Allen E T Leavenworth. 
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I believe the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and described, and I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution. John Young Justice Peace. 
State of New York County of Fulton SS. I, the subscriber, Clerk of said County, certify that John Young Esqr before whom the above affidavit and Power was sworn and acknowledged on the 5th day of January 1855 was at said time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified, and that I verily believe his signature above written to be genuine; and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing paper relates, and am not concerned in its prosecution. Witness my hand and official seal at Johnstown in said County this Eighth day of January 1855. Archd Anderson Clerk. [L.S.]
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Sept. 28, 1900 J. M. Hill Gloverville Ky 

Ex'r. INVALID.
REJECTED
Samuel Allen P.O. Rhode Island Service
Service: 
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges: , 18
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney:
P.O.
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[illegible]
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Hon. J. L. Edwards Commr of Pensions Washington D.C. 

Sept. 25 1840 NY Add proof Saml Allen
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Amsterdam Sept 22, 1840 Sir Enclosed I forward an affidavit in the case of Saml. Allen whose case is before you under the Act June 7 1832. Mr. Allen is a Member of the church and an upright man and says that he served the precise time stated in his papers. Your know the difficulty of the R. Island Militia as well as I do and better too. I hope you will make him an allowance. I am your respectfully Matthias J. Borell Hon. J.L. Edwards
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FREE Hon J. L. Edwards Comr of Pensions Washington D.C. 

Oct 26.40 NY S. Allen 

Amsterdam Oct 23 NY
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Amsterdam Oct. 23 1840 Sir Enclosed I forward you an affidavit in the case of Samuel Allen. I have done all in this case that can be done, no further testimony can be produced from the known caracter of Mr. Allen. I have no doubt of his services as stated in the [illegible] affidavit. I hope you will allow him a small pension. I am yours respectfully Matthias J. Borrell
Hon J. L. Edwards
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J.L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.
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Ballston Spa Feby 15th 1834 Sir Enclosed you receive the Papers of Samuel Allen For a Pension under the Act of Jun 7 1832 Have the goodness to examine his claim asa early as convenient & oblige. Your most obedient servant Aaron Nash 
James L. Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions
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Amsterdam, August 15 1840 Sir I have this day been engaged to examine the Claim of Mr Samuel Allen of this State under Act of June 7 1832. He informed me this day that he served his County 9 mos & 20 days under Capts. Wilcox 7 Gordon of the R. Island Militia. If you have the Rolls of those Captains in your Office the Services can be easily adjusted. I am yours respectfully Matthias J. Borell Hon J. L. Edwards
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State of New York Montgomery County ss.
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid Joseph Thomas a resident of the town of Edinburgh Saratoga County and state aforesaid aged eighty seven years who being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Samuel Allen who has made an application for a pension. Deponent further says that he served one month under Captain Geo Wilcox & with Saml. Allen in the War of the Revolution and further this deponent saith not.
Joseph Thomas - X his mark

Sworn and subscribed before me this 19th day of September 1840
Joseph Franch J.P.

I certify that deponent is respectable and that his statements are entitled to full credit.
Joseph Franch J.P.

State of New York Montgomery County Clerks office ss.
I certify that the above named Joseph Franch Esquire whose name is subscribed to the Jurat of the foregoing affidavit &c. was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and duly authorized by the Laws of the said State to administer oaths and that his signature subscribed to the same is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office the 21st day of September 1840.
A.J. Connie Clerk
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State of N. York Montgomery County ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforsaid, Samuel Allen a resident of the town of Chatham county of Saratoga and state aforsaid aged eighty five years who being duly sworn deposes and says that he was a soldier of the Revolution and served as follows - served under Captain Wilcox at South Kingston R. Island in the year 1778 or 1779 & served nine months & 20 days in monthly tours for deponent himself &c. [illegible] by the name of Ephraim Codner who paid deponent for serving his monthly tours through Captain Wilcox deponent [illegible] say that sometime Capt Wilcox was absent & then Capt Gordon took the command of the soldiers & deponent further says that some time Capt Wilcox & Gordon were both absent & then Ensign Crandill took charge of the soldiers deponent says that he served the 9 mo & 20 days faithfully as above stated bot. [illegible] and [illegible] this deponent saith not.
Samuel Allen - X his mark

Sworn and subscribed before me this 21st day of October 1840
Joseph French J.P.

I certify that deponent is respectable & that his statements are entitled to full credit.
Joseph French J.P.
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State of New York Montgomery County Clerk's Office ss
I certify that the above named Joseph French whose name is subscribed to the jurat of the foregoing affidavit &c. was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and duly authorized by the laws of the said state to administer oaths, and that his signature subscribed to the same in genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county this 222d day of October 1840
A.J. Connie Clerk
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own ECA
Gloversville Sept 24 1900
Pension Department
Can you give me any information in regard to one Samuel Allen a revolutionary soldier that enlisted from the state of Connecticut. I have written to the Adgt. Genl. office of same state & he informed me that there are several by that name & if I could [illegible] the town he enlisted from he could tell me if it was the one I was looking for to help you to locate the Samuel Allen reffered to would say he employed a lawyer by the name of Mattice Borel to procure Esther back pay or pension. If you can inform me

O.W. & N. Division
Sep 27 1900
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of any soldier by that name that employed the lawyer reffered to you will do me a great favor by telling me from what town he enlisted from in Connecticut.
Respectfully yours
J.M. Hill
Gloversville NY
30 Prospect St.