Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 9,890, for Allen Sneed, North Carolina
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(8 - 1776)
SERVICE
N.C.

Sneed, Allen

NUMBER
R. 9890


CONTENTS
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35656
Allen Sneed
Jen.
Act 7 June 32
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State of Tennessee
Marion County ⎬ S.S.
On this 16th day of November 1843, personally appeared before me Nicholas Smith, one of the acting Justices of the peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid, Allen Sneed aged about 96 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declar-ation in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832, that by reason of extreme old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot ^state precisely as to the length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he entered the service as a centin in the County of Orange N.C. in Capt Cummings Company (the other company officer names not recalled) in a Regiment commanded by Col. Taylor in the month of August 1780. That they were occasionally and frequently marched through the country on skirmishing expeditions, but
Hillsborough was the place to which they as frequently returned, and quartered there and in that vicinity during the following winter. That in the month of February or March following, they were marched to join the American Army under Gen. Green to suppress the sion of the British and Tories under command of Lord Cornwallis that they joined the American Army at Guilford C.H. N.C. where
applicant fought under Gen. Greene in the memorable Battle of Guilford fought in the month of March 1781. That he cannot remember the names of any of the Gen. Officers engaged in that Battle, except that
of Gen. Greene of the American and Lord Cornwallis of the British Army that after that Battle, applicant was marched back (he thinks with his Regiment) to Hillsboro where they were stationed during the balance of the Spring and summer and until sometime
in the fall of the same season, when they soon marched thence to York Town Va. whether they did not arrive until after the sum of Lord Cornwallis and his army. That at York Town, applicant remembers seeing a Grate many of the American officers, but that distinctly remember the names or character of any sum that of Washington, Greene & Lincoln. That he was there discharged from the service, he thinks about ten days after the surrender of the enemy by what officer he is unable to remember, but thinks it was Col. Taylor, having served he thinks fifteen months and perhaps a
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few days. Applicant states that he was an Orphan and placed in charge of a widow, who witheld his age, but thinks he was 18 or 19
years old, when one day he was left alone at home, the widow being absent a gang of Tories came up to the house, and all went on in a great hurry, except one who ???? and demanded applicants horse which was at the place. Applicant aroused and the Tory frost, until applicant ran up stairs and got his musket and shot the Tory dead and in a few minutes the widow with whom he lived returned and
and being a Tory also took up a handspike and knocked him down lifeless and would have killed him only for the interposition of a
neighbor man, who was passing at the time. Applicant on recovery immediately took his horse and musket and fled to Hillsboro and joined the American Army. Applicant states that some years afterwards, he enlisted at Hillsboro N.C. under Capt Carr the other officers of the company not remembered, and was marched there to Salisbury, and from thence to Kingston & West point Tenn.
to guard the Frontier from the incursion of the Indians, where they were stationed about 12 months, and then marched to Snowville Ten
where they joined other regular troops, and stated over 12 months, and was marched back to West point (having staid a while at Campbells station) and back to Knoxville, when they were discharged having served three years the term for which applicant enlisted. Applicant would further state that during the late War with Great Britain, he served a tour of four months in Capt McCarys Company of Volunteers, in the Regiment commanded by
Col. John Brown, against the Nation of Creek Indians, that he was present and participated in the memorable Battle fought in March
1814 by Genl. Jackson with the sick Indians at the Horseshoe on the Tallapoosa River.- That more recently he served two company
of six months each, as a volunteer against the Seminal Indians under Genl. Armstrong and volunteered for a third service but would not be received on account of extreme old age. These latter statements are not made with the expectation of receiving remuneration from his Government therefor, but merely with the view to shew his pobriation and legally to his country. Applicant states that the reason he did not make an earlier application
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for a pension is, that he is entirely illiterate, and having until within a short time past lived in a secluded condition, having but little intercourse with the intelligent part of the community, did not know of the existence of the law under which he now claims a pension. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State.

Applicant states that he was born in Halifax County Virginia but is unable to all in the year; that he has no record of his age that he was living in Orange County N.C. when he
first volunteered in the service. Lived there about 3 years after the  war of the Revolution, the performed the Regular service named
in the foregoing declaration, lived at West point Ten years, then in Bedford County, Ten. I years, from there he removed to Shelly
County Ala. when he lived several years from then to the County of Tissimings me where he lived for some time and from there to Marion County Ten. where he now lives. That
he first voluntered in the service of his country & then enlisted as before stated. Applicant states that he has a very indistinct memory of the General officers with whom he was during the same, and can only state that he remembers those of Genl Green and Morgan at Guilford, and those of July Washington, Lincoln and Lafayette-- That he has been regular 1 A by discharged from the service, but owing to peculiar circumstances applicant further states that he knows of or person living by whom he can cannot now come at them and suppose they are lost Applicant refers to to the following Gentlemen of his neighbor hood who can testify as to his character for veracity towit Genl William Stone, George Lewis, Benjamin Lewis, Amos Griffin Esqr. Applicant states that he has not now nor manded have a record of his age, for reasons before set forth Sworn to and subscribed before me Allen and the day and year aforesaid Nicholas Smith Justes of the peace
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the Michael Burkhalter, a Clergyman residing in Marion County, Tenn and Benjamin F. Grayson residing in the same County and State
hereby certify that we well acquainted with Allen Smed, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him
to be 9 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that the town in that opinion
Michl Burkhalter Sworn and subscribed the day of May 
Nicholas Smith
Justs of the
And the said Justice do hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogators present by the War that the above named applicant was a revolutionary solder as he states, and the said Justice do further til that Michael Burk
father who has signed the preceding certificate in the County of Marion and State of Tennessee, and that Benjamin Inyon who
also signed the same, is a resident in the same County and State
and is a delled person, and that their statement is entitled to
. And the said Justice further certifies that from extreme
old age and bodily infirmity, Allen Sned, the applicant in the
foregoing declaration, cannot
and a court of Record to make the same. Given
under my hand and seal the day and year last above written
Nicholas Smith ℗
Justes of the Peace for an
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State of James I David Rankin Clerk of the County Court
Marion County
of said County, do herby Certify that
Nicholas Smith Esqr. before whom the
foregoing declaration was made, is now and was
at the time the same was done, an acting Justice
of the peace in and for the County and State
aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such, and that
full faith and credit are and ought to be given his official
acts, and that his signature appears to be in his own
proper hand writing. Given under my hand and
seal of office, at office in Jasper, the 22d day
of February 1844
. Rankin, Clerk
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35656
Allen Sneed
Ten
Let to Hon S. Janargin
Apl 1844-
1890
7 June 32
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Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873 (crossed out)

REJECTED

1890

P.O.

Allen Sneed

Service: 

Enlisted: REJECTED, 18

Discharged:____, 18

Application filed: ____, 18

Alleges:

Re-enlisted:

Attorney:

P. O.

Recognized.
Contrac
Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____,18