Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,245, Nathan Allen, Mass. Enl. From Medfield
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SERVICE NUMBER
Mass. Allen, Nathan S 30245
Enl. From Medfield
CONTENTS
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30.205
Massachusetts
Nathan Allen
Norfolk Co in the State of Massachusetts
who was a private in the compy commanded
by Captain Cherry of the regt commanded by
Col Smith in the Massachusetts
line for 7 months and 10 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts
at the rate of 24 Dollars 54 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of Sept
1835 and sent to Wm
Ellis Dedham Mass
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $9816
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 12.27
$110.43
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 3
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Application of Nathan Allen to the US war Department for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832. For Revolutionary Services-.
State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk} ss On this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Samuel S. Wild Judge of the supreme Judicial Court now sitting at Dedham in and for said County of Norfolk, Nathan Allen a resident of Medfield in said County aged eighty one years, who being first sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed on the seventh day of June A.D. 1832.
I Nathan Allen of Medfield in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts declare, that according to my family Records, I was born in said Town of Medfield, on the first day of June in the year 1753, and was eighty one years of age on the first day of June 1834. And since my remembrance, I have never had any home or legal settlement, but within the same town of Medfield where I now reside
When the alarm of hostilities arrived from Lexington, on the nineteenth of April 1775, I immediately turned out as a soldier, from Medfield and marched in the Company of Infantry commanded by Capt Ephraim Chennery of said Medfield to Cambridge near Boston, at Cambridge and its vicinity I performed soldiers duty according to my best recollection for a time of two weeks, was then discharged and returned home to Medfield
Again in the same year think in the latter part of November 1775 the day of the month I cannot determine, I turned out as a soldier and marched with others in a company commanded by the same Capt Ephraim Chennery to Roxbury near Boston, our company was stationed at a building near the Mills on Mill Brook a little south of Brindley place in the lower part of Roxbury, at this station and its vicinity I performed soldiers duty for the term of two months, and was then honorably discharged and returned home to Medfield, while in this service I recollect frequently seeing William Heath about our quarters, the same man who was afterwards a General in the Continental Army.
Again about the first of December 1776, I turned as a soldier and entered the company of Infantry commanded by Capt Sabin Mann of said Medfield & Major James Metcalf of Wrentham acted as Colonel and marched in this company from Medfield [illegible] of Attleborough and Seeconk to a place at or near little Compton in the state of Rhode Island, where I performed soldiers duty for a term of two weeks was then dismissed and returned to Medfield, before this term of service had expired at Rhode Island, I enlisted again into Capt Sabin Mann's Company & I believe the same Colonel for service of three months towards New York, but first returned home to Medfield with several other soldiers to equip and fit out ourselves for the three months tour Continental service among soldiers who returned with me to Medfield, were Jabez Fuller & Seth Wright which I remember and agreeable to a stipulation with said Capt Sabin Mann, I with the soldiers generally assembled with our Captain at Providence in the state of Rhode Island the latter part of the same month December 1776. Then marched with said Mann's Company to Warrick's Neck on Narragansett bay in the state of Rhode Island and there and in its vicinity remained in service I think about three weeks thence our Company and
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Regiment marched west along some part of long Island south in the State of Connecticut crossed Connecticut River at some place between Say brook and New London, there to the Hudson River and crossed the Hudson River at a place called Fish kill in the State of New York, thence from Fishkill to someplace at or in the neighborhood of Brunswick in the State of New Jersey, where our Regiment was stationed. I recollect that Benjamin Gay was my Lieutenant and Joseph Plimton orderly Sergeant in this tour of service & I perfectly recollect seeing General Washington and suite, at, or near our quarters during my stay in New Jersey. In this tour of service I performed soldiers duties for a term of three months; and I was honorably discharged at New Jersey when my term expired and returned home to Medfield a distance of two hundred and fifty miles-where dismissed the latter part of March or early in April 1777.
Again towards the close of the month of September in the year 1777, I turned out as a soldier and entered the company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Plimpton of said Medfield, Joseph Plimpton Lieut and Benjamin Hawes Colonel, and in this company marched from Medfield I think by way of Howlands Ferry to Rhode Island where according to my belief, I performed soldiers duty for a term of six weeks--was then honorably dismiss'd and returned to Medfield about the middle of November 1777.
Again about the first of September in the year 1780, there was a sudden call for men to go to Rhode Island. I turned out as a soldier and joined a company of Infantry commanded by Capt Adam Peters, Lieut Joseph Morse; Maj Seth Bullard acting as Colonel, marched from said Medfield in said company by way Taunton to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island a distance of more than fifty miles and soon after my arrival at the place of Destination, was discharged and returned home to Medfield in this tour of service I performed solders duty one week.
Thus it will be seen, that my claim is for seven months and three weeks service rendered the Continent, during the Revolutionary Struggle.
And I would here state, that after much inquiry, I have not been able to find a single soldier or officer among the living, who served with me in my three months tour of service under Capt Sabin Mann at New Jersey to testify in my behalf, nor have I been able to find among my papers any written discharge from service; whatever discharge [covered up] documentary evidence to offer in support of my claims
And I the said Nathan Allen further declare, that I have never received any Pension from the United States nor from any state. That my name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state, that this is the first application ever made by me for a Pension and that I hereby relinquish every claim or annuity for Revolutionary services, except the one now applied for.
Nathan Allen
Medfield January 20 1835 
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Jairus Ware Clerk
We Obed Allen of said Medfield and Enoch Bullard of Roxbury in said County of Norfolk hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Allen who has subscribed and sworn the foregoing Declaration; that we believe him to be eighty years of age or upwards that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
Obed Allen
Enoch Bullard
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J Ware Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Obed Allen a resident in the town of Medfield and Enoch Bullard a resident in the Town of Roxbury who have signed the preceeding certificate, are credible persons , and that their statement is entitled to credit.
S.S. Wilde J.S.G Court for sd Comth 
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of Nathan Allen aforesd application. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court on the day & year first aforesaid
Jairus Ware Clerk
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Regiment marched west along some part of long Island south in the State of Connecticut crossed Connecticut River at some place between Say brook and New London, there to the Hudson River and crossed the Hudson River at a place called Fish kill in the State of New York, thence from Fishkill to someplace at or in the neighborhood of Brunswick in the State of New Jersey, where our Regiment was stationed. I recollect that Benjamin Gay was my Lieutenant and Joseph Plimton orderly Sergeant in this tour of service & I perfectly recollect seeing General Washington and suite, at, or near our quarters during my stay in New Jersey. In this tour of service I performed soldiers duties for a term of three months; and I was honorably discharged at New Jersey when my term expired and returned home to Medfield a distance of two hundred and fifty miles-where dismissed the latter part of March or early in April 1777.
Again towards the close of the month of September in the year 1777, I turned out as a soldier and entered the company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Plimpton of said Medfield, Joseph Plimpton Lieut and Benjamin Hawes Colonel, and in this company marched from Medfield I think by way of Howlands Ferry to Rhode Island where according to my belief, I performed soldiers duty for a term of six weeks--was then honorably dismiss'd and returned to Medfield about the middle of November 1777.
Again about the first of September in the year 1780, there was a sudden call for men to go to Rhode Island. I turned out as a soldier and joined a company of Infantry commanded by Capt Adam Peters, Lieut Joseph Morse; Maj Seth Bullard acting as Colonel, marched from said Medfield in said company by way Taunton to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island a distance of more than fifty miles and soon after my arrival at the place of Destination, was discharged and returned home to Medfield in this tour of service I performed solders duty one week.
Thus it will be seen, that my claim is for seven months and three weeks service rendered the Continent, during the Revolutionary Struggle.
And I would here state, that after much inquiry, I have not been able to find a single soldier or officer among the living, who served with me in my three months tour of service under Capt Sabin Mann at New Jersey to testify in my behalf, nor have I been able to find among my papers any written discharges from service; whatever discharges I once had, are lost & cannot now be produced- and I have no documentary evidence to offer in support of my claims other than that herewith transmitted. And it seems proper also to state, that my Father's name was Noah Allen, that at the commencement of the revolutionary war, there was an elderly man (I should think of sixty years of age) then living in said Medfield by the name of Nathan Allen and who [illegible] the year 1776 or 1777 removed from Medfield to the town of Foxborough or Walpole & did not return again [illegible] Medfield, that this is the reason that my name was some times inserted on the company Roll Nathan Allen Jr and other times only Nathan Allen, and I am positive, that no other Nathan Allen served at the same time, in either of the companies & terms of service aforesaid but myself.
A
Nathan Allen
Medfield January 20th 1835
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jairus Ware Clerk
We Obed Allen of said Medfield and Enoch Bullard of Roxbury in said County of Norfolk hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Allen who has subscribed and sworn the foregoing Declaration; that we believe him to be eighty years of age or upwards that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
Obed Allen
Enoch Bullard
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J Ware Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the Court further certify, that it appears to them that Obed Allen a resident in the town of Medfield and Enoch Bullard a resident in the Town of Roxbury who have signed the preceeding certificate, are credible persons , and that their statement is entitled to credit.
S.S. Wilde J.S.G Court for sd Comth
I Jairus Ware Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of Nathan Allen aforesd application. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court on the day & year first aforesaid
Jairus Ware Clerk
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To whom these presents shall come, No 1
I Jonathan Smith of Medfield in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being upwards of eighty five years of age hereby depose and say, that I have always lived at the place where I now live in said Medfield from my early youth to the present time, and recollect many transactions of the Town and its inhabitants for a term of seventy years past, and that I have been personally acquainted with Nathan Allen now living in said Medfield, for more than sixty years last past; and should think he was a man upwards of eighty of age, and who it is said, is an applicant for a Pension for services done in the war of 1775. I know him well, he married a sister of mine for his wife, about the close of the war and I the said Jonathan Smith further depose and say, that I served as a Soldier in said war, in two tours of service with the self same Nathan Allen above named viz the said Nathan Allen and myself turned out as Soldiers on the first day of the war April 19th 1775 and marched from said Medfield in the company of men commanded by Capt Ephriam Chennery to Cambridge near Boston, and in that quarter did soldiers duty for eight or ten days. I remember that the said Nathan Allen remained at the Camp several days after I was dismissed and returned home. And I further depose and say, that on one of the alarms, the self same Nathan Allen above named and myself turned out as Soldiers in the month of Sept 1780, and, marched from said Medfield in a company of Soldiers commanded by Capt Adam Peters to a place near Tivertown in the State of Rhode Island, a distance of more than forty miles and were discharged the second or third day after our arrival in Camp. I believe the said Nathan Allen and myself were under arms seven or eight days in this service. And I the said Jonathan Smith further depose and say, that in the fore part of Winter either in the 1776 or 1777 the same Nathan Allen above named called at my house and requested me to exchange guns with him on account of some defect in his own, and at the same time informed me, that he had engaged or enlisted as a Soldier to go into the Service to the Southward towards New York under Capt Sabin Mann of said Medfield. I exchanged guns with him and that directly after this, the said Nathan Allen with others left Medfield and was absent in the service during the winter and part of the spring following my impression is, that this company was collected by Capt Mann from this and the neighbouring towns, but cannot state particulars about it-, but I well remember that he the said Nathan Allen
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after an absence of several months, I should judge it a term of more that three months, came back to said Medfield the following [illegible ] returned my gun and took his own away, but the particular service he rendered, or the places at which he was stationed, while absent I have forgotten if I ever was informed by him or others, but I further recollect and say that the same Nathan Allen in that season he returned from the south he left Medfield as a soldier and marched to some part of Rhode Island with a company of men under Capt Ezekiel Plympton of said Medfield, but what services he performed in that tour I cannot say I was not with them. And I further depose and say that I was personally acquainted with the aforesaid Captains Chennery, Mann, Plympton and Peters before and during the war and till their [death?] I well recollect that they all at one time or another took a part in the cause of liberty in the field; and that they all lived and died in said Medfield within three miles of my place & residence, but as I was considerably engaged in the waggon service at that time, I cannot recollect the particular services of individuals more distinctly than above stated. In answer to enquiries about another man by the name of Nathan Allen I further depose and say that sometime before the year 1775 and afterwards, I well knew another man by the name of Nathan Allen who then lived in the south part of said Medfield within one third of a mile of the place where I then lived, and where I now live. This Nathan Allen then had a family and I should judge was a man between forty and fifty years of age at that time, and I think, was in the early part of the war, inrolled and mustered for company exercise in said Medfield either with the class of men called the Alarm list, or the train band The alarm list was mostly composed of men from forty to sixty five years of age and the train band, as it was called, of men from sixteen to forty years of age; to which of the classes this Nathan Allen belonged at that time I cannot with certainty say, but believe he belonged to the alarm list and I do not recollect that this last mentioned Nathan Allen ever enlisted as a soldier or went out from Medfield into the service as several others did and I do well remember that sometime during the war, he removed with his family from my neighbourhood in Medfield, to the town of Walpole, and that he died many years ago. I should judge he had been dead towards forty years and I the said Jonathan Smith further depose and say, that for the term of sixty years last past, I have never known of being acquainted with any man living in said Medfield or the neighbouring towns by the name of Nathan Allen, but the two men of that name above described, except a man of about forty years of age, who left sd Medfield some ten years ago and has not since returned and furthermore the deponent saith not.
Sept 17 1738 Jonathan Smith
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I Phinehas Allen of Medfield in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being seventy one years of age, hereby testify and say that I have a half brother now living in said Medfield by the name of Nathan Allen aged about eighty two years, and who (I am informed) has made application for a Pension under the Act of the U.S. passed June 7th-1832- That the said Nathan Allen and myself had our home or place of residence, with our father Noah Allen on the same estate where I now reside in said Medfield, during the revolutionary war. that in addition to several tours of military service in this vicinity I well remember in the second year of the war , that my said brother, the same identical Nathan Allen aforesaid, late in the fall or early in the month of December 1776, marched from said Medfield as a soldier with a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. "Sabin" Mann of said Medfield, and was absent from home in this service during the winter and part of the spring following. I also recollect the said Nathan Allen returned home to our fathers house about the time we began our spring work on the farm, I think about the first of April 1777--my belief is that he the said Nathan Allen was absent in this tour of service nearly or quite four months, but at what particular places said Nathan Allen rendered these services I cannot say, but I do recollect, that when he returned home as above stated he said he had been to the State of New jersey and mentioned something about the town of Morristown in that quarter.
Phinehas Allen
Medfield August 29 1835
State of Massachusetts
Norfolk County SS. August 29th 1835, Then the above named Phinehas Allen subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made oath that the matter therein set forth is true.
Before me Wm. Ellis Justice of Peace
And I further certify, that said Phinehas Allen is a man of respectable standing in the town of Medfield and a credible witness.
Wm Ellis Justice of Peace
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August 28, 1930.
Nathan Allen
S-30245
Mrs. Franklin G. Holbrook
Oak Grove Hotel
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 30245, that Nathan Allen, son of Noah Allen, was born June 1, 1753 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
While residing with his father in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, he enlisted and served as private in the Massachusetts troops as follows: from April 19, 1775, two weeks in Captain Ephraim Chenery's Company, Colonel John Smith's Regiment, from the last of November or first of December, 1775, two months in Captain Ephraim Chenery's Company, Colonel Joseph Read's Regiment, from the spring of 1776, two weeks guarding an army baggage wagon, from December 8, 1776, to December 23, 1776, in Captain Sabin Mann's Company under Major James Metcalf, from later on December, 1776, three months in Captain Sabin Mann's Company, Colonel Solomon Lovell's Regiment, from September 25, 1777, to October 28, 1777, in Captain Ezekiel Plimpton's Company, Colonel Benjamin Hare's Regiment and from about September 1, 1780, one week in Captain Adam Peter's Company, Colonel Seth Pollard's Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed January 20, 1835, while a resident of Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, where he had always lived.
In 1835, it was stated by one Jonathan Smith, a native of Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts then aged eighty-five years that Nathan Allen married his sister about the close of the war; the name and date are not stated and there is no further reference
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to a wife or family.
Soldier stated that another Nathan Allen a resident of Medfield about sixty years of age at the beginning of the Revolution, had moved from there to Dedham or Walpole, Massachusetts about 1776, and that on this account, his name appeared as Nathan Allen, Junior, on some rolls.
Very truly yours, 
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner.
Phinehas Allen-Medfield-71 years in 1835-son of
Noah Allen-half brother of Nathan Allen.
Hist-Timothy Morsman-R 7443 to Mrs. Holbrook same date
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Nathan Allen dec
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Dedham Feb 28th 1835
Mr Edwards
Sir
I will just remark that Nathan Allen the applicant living in a retired part of his town and not in the way of much information, had supposed till some time late Autumn, that six month service rendered at one time was indispensible in order to obtain a pension--when he discovered the error, he began to collect evidence early in December last with the intention of finishing his application before the December court but the infirmities of age and the inclemency of the weather prevented, he began again in January, and succeeded at the Supreme Court to authenticate his application as will be seen--if any deficiency should be found in his papers that require explanation or a certificate be granted, please to direct the result in either case to the subscriber at Dedham Mass. which will be immediately attended to.
Yours Respectfully-
Wm. Ellis
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK ss.
I, JAIRUS WARE, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that William Ellis Esquire, before whom the two annexed Depositions No 1 & 2 were taken is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature to the same Depositions is genuine and true being personally acquainted with him & his hand writing
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid at Dedham, this twenty fourth day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty five
Jairus Ware
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To whom it may concern No 1
We, Johnson Mason of Medfield in the county of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts, [illegible] and James A. Kendall, of said Medfield, Clerk hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Nathan Allen, now living in said Medfield, who we understand is about making application for a Pension, under the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832.-that we believe said Allen to be eighty years of age, or upwards, and a man of truth and veracity. And we further certify, that said Nathan Allen is reputed and believed in this neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Johnson Mason
James A. Kendall
Medfield, Dec. 18, 1834.
State of Mass.
Norfolk ss. Dec 18th 1834. Then James Kendall who is at this time the Clergyman over the first religious society in Medfield and a credible witness, made Oath that the matter set forth in the foregoing certificate by him made and subscribed, is true.
Before me Wm. Ellis Justice of Peace
State of Mass Norfolk ss. Dec 19th 1834. Then Col. Johnson Mason known to the subscriber as a credible witness, made oath that the matter set forth in the foregoing certificate by him made and subscribed is true.
Before me Wm Ellis Justice of Peace
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Depositions
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No. 2
To Whom it may concern
I James Allen of Medfield in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being in the seventy ninth year of my age, hereby testify and say, that I have been acquainted with Nathan Allen now living in said Medfield for more than sixty years last past, and who I understand is about making application for a pension, and I further testify and say that said Nathan Allen marched from said Medfield in Capt Ephraim Chennery's Company of Infantry on the 19th day of April 1775 to Cambridge and performed soldiers duty in said company at said Cambridge and Roxbury for a term of four or five days and that I performed soldiers duty in the same company at the same time--and I further testify and say that said Nathan Allen performed soldiers duty in the said Capt Ephraim Chennery's Company of Infantry, stationed at the mill Creek in Roxbury near Boston for a term of two months, this term of service began about the first of December 1775 and ended about the first of February 1776 and that I served as a soldier in the same company at the same time.
Medfield Dec 18th-1834
James Allen
State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk SS. December 18th 1834. Then James Allen an intelligent and credible witness, made oath that that the matter set forth in the foregoing affidavit by him this day made and subscribed, is true.
Before me Wm Ellis Justice of Peace
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No 5
To whom it may concern
I Josiah Draper of the District of Dover in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, being seventy six years of age hereby testify and say, that I have been personally acquainted with Nathan Allen now living in the town of Medfield in said County of Norfolk, for a term of sixty years last past, and who (I am informed) has made application for a Pension for Revolutionary services, under the U.S. law of June 7th 1832--And I further testify and say that I served as a drummer in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Sabin Mann of said Medfield, Silas Plimpton Lieut. & Maj James Metcalf acting as Col. for a term of twenty three days, at or near Warrick Neck in the State of Rhode Island & that this company marched from said Medfield into this service early in the month of December 1776-and I further testify and say, that the same identical Nathan Allen aforesaid, served as a soldier in said Sabin Mann's Company of Infantry at or near said Warrick Neck in the sd State of Rhode Island at the same time with myself, as aforesaid. But my belief is that Capt Sabin Mann and said Nathan Allen and some others left our Company and went into some other service about a week before my twenty three days service expired.
And I the said Josiah Draper hereby further testify and say, that I was knowing to the fact, that the same identical Nathan Allen aforesaid, performed soldiers duty in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Plimpton Joseph Plimpton, Lieut. Benjamin Hawes Col. for a term of five or six weeks at or near little Compton in the state of Rhode Island, that this service commenced about the first of October 1777 and that I the subscriber served as a drummer in said Capt Plimpton's Company of Infantry at the same time and during the same tour of service.
Dover August 28-1835- Josiah Draper
State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk SS. August 28th-1835, Then the above named Josiah Draper, a credible witness, subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made Oath, that the matter therein set forth is true in all its parts.
Before me Wm. Ellis Justice of Peace
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No 4
To whom it may concern
I Rufus Mann of Wrentham in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts being seventy nine years of age hereby testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Nathan Allen now living in the town of Medfield in said County of Norfolk for a term of more than sixty years last past and who I am informed has made application for a Pension under the US Act of June 7th-1832-.
And I further testify and say that I was knowing to the fact that the same identical Nathan Allen aforesaid, marched from said Medfield about the first of November 1775 with a company of soldiers commanded by Capt Ephraim Chennery of sd Medfield to Roxbury near Boston and was stationed at the lower part of said Roxbury near where the tide waters meet the mill Creek, and I further testify and say that the same Nathan Allen performed soldiers duty at this said station in Roxbury for a term of two months, and that I the said Rufus Mann did soldiers duty in said Capt Chennery's Company at the same station for the same period and at the same time. That the station was so near the British lines, that several times during this two month service I well recollect the shot from the Enemy passed over our camp and fell a considerable distance in or near this? Company was in Col Joseph Reed's Regiment, and according to my recollection said Capt Chennerys Company in which said Nathan Allen and myself served two months, was placed under sd Col. Joseph Reed to strengthen his Regiment, because many of the eight months men under sd Col Reed had enlisted into the years service and left the Regiment before their term of eight months had expired.
September 9th-1835- Rufus Mann
State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk SS-Sept 9th-1835-Then the above named Rufus Mann a credible witness, subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made Oath that the matter therein set forth is true.
Before me Wm Ellis Justice of Peace
And I further certify that the above Rufus Mann after he had sworn and subscribed the above affidavit, stated that his meaning in the last clause thereof was, that the several eight month men, had at that time, left Col Reed's Regt on furlough, to prepare for the years services
Wm Ellis Justice of Peace
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No. 2
To whom it may concern
I Nathaniel Kingsbury of Medfield in the County of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts being eighty six years of Age, hereby testify and say that I have been well acquainted with Nathan Allen now living in said Medfield and who (I am informed) has made application for a Pension under the US law of June 7th-1832-And I further testify and say that I was knowing to the fact that the same identical Nathan Allen aforesaid, served as a soldier in a company of Infantry commanded by Capt Sabin Mann of said Medfield-Benjamin Gay Lieut. and a man by the nae of Phillips, a Lieutenant in Col. Solomon Lovell's Regiment for a term of three months or somewhat more than that period, that this service began a little past the middle of December 1776, and ended in the latter part of March 1777. that services of this said Regiment in the tour aforesaid were mostly performed at or near Terrytown on the Hudson River in the State of New York and at a a place not a great distance from Morristown in the State of New Jersey. And that I served in the same Regiment (though not in the same company) at the same places and during the same term of service.
Medfield August 29-1835-
Nathl Kingsbury
State of Massachusetts
Norfolk County Ss August 29th-1835. Then the above named Nathaniel Kingsbury, long known to the subscriber as a respectable Magistrate, and a credible witness, subscribed the foregoing affidavit and made Oath that the matter therein set forth is true.
Before me Wm Ellis Justice of Peace
It may not be improper here to remark that the above named Nathaniel Kingsbury after he had sworn and subscribed the above affidavit, stated to the subscriber (in explanation of the allusion therein to services somewhat more than the three months tour) that a great number of men in said Lovell's Regiment, were allowed ten or fifteen days in addition to the term of three months, either for serving over their term of enlistment at the request of the Commander in Chief, or for the time required to return to their homes a distance of more than two hundred and fifty miles, if this additional service was performed and allowed it will doubtless appear on the Rolls in your department
Respectfully Wm Ellis
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Nathan Allen
Admd
7 mo. 11 days pri
23.33
1.21
$24.54
Wm Ellis Esq
Dedham
Mass.
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State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk SS. Sept-17-1835-Then Jonathan Smith a credible witness, subscribed the foregoing deposition and made Oath that according to his best recollection and belief, the matter therein set forth is true in all its parts.
Before me Wm Ellis Justice of Peace
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
I, JAIRUS WARE, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, being Courts of Record, within and for the County of Norfolk, hereby Certify that William Ellis Esquire, before whom the annexed Depositions were taken No. 1.2.3.4.5.& 6 is a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum in and for the County of Norfolk aforesaid, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified to discharge the duties of said office, and that his signature on each of said Depositions are genuine and true, being well acquainted with the same- The said Ellis now being present and declaring to me the subscriber then as Justice of the Peace aforesd
In Witness Whereof, I have subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court of said Commonwealth hereunto at Dedham, this nineteenth day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty five
Jairus Ware Clerk
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, Jany 30th 1835
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Nathan Allen Jr as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Ephraim Chenery's Company, in Col. John Smith's Regt. where he is allowed from April 19th 1775 thirteen days.-----m. d13
Nathan Allen Jrs name is borne on a payroll of Capt. Sabin Mann's Company, under the command of Major James Metcalf, where he is allowed from Decembr 8th to the 23d 1776. sixteen days. ---=16
Nathan Allen's name is borne on a Roll of Capt. Ezekl Plimpton's Company in Col. Benjn Hawes' Regt. where he is allowed from Sept. 25th to Octr 28th 1777 one month & seven days 1=7
2=06
Nathan Allen's name is borne on a payroll
[inserted in left margin-N.B. against his name is enlisted for New York" after the sixteen days.]
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Amount brought over 2=06
of Capt. Adam Peters' Company, in Maj Seth Bullard's Regt. where he is allowed from July 28th to the 30th 1780 five days----5
2=11
Edward D Bangs Secy
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Secretary of State
Certificate-Sept 5-1835
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Sept. 5th 1835.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Nathan Allen Jr, as a private, is borne on a muster roll of Capt. Ephraim Chenery's Company in Col. John Smith's Regt. where he is allowed from April 19th 1775, thirteen days.---m. d13
Nathan Allen Jrs name is also borne on a pay-roll of Sabin Mann's Company, under command of Majr James Metcalf, marched from the State of Massachusetts Bay to the State of Rhode Island." where he is allowed from Decemr 8th to the 23d 1776. sixteen days-----d16
0=29
against his name is enlisted for New York"
Nathan Allen's name is borne on an roll od Capt. Ezekl Plimpton's Company in Col.
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Amount brought over--M0=d29
Benjn Hawes' Regt. where he is allowed from Sept 23rd to Oct 29th 1777 one month and seven days ----1=07
Nathan Allen's name is borne on an pay-roll of Capt. Adam Peters' Company, in Maj. Seth Bullard's Regt. where he is allowed from July 28th to the 31st, 1780. five days.---5
2=11
Nathan Allen claims for further services under Capt. Ephraim Chenery in 1775, but the roll is not found in this Office for 1775, except the aforementioned.
Edward D. Bangs Secy
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No 6.
To whom it may concern
I Elias H Derby, Clerk of the Town of Medfield in the County of Norfolk & State of Massachusetts hereby certify that on the Medfield revolutionary Records in my possession I find an entry in the following words viz-
"State of Massachusetts Bay Medfield Decr 20th 177[illegible] 
December 20th The names of the [crossed out] by the Selectmen to reinforce the Continental Army at or near New York & the sums they received
[left column] William Warren of Natick £15
John Ferret of do "15
Ceasar Ferret of do "15
John Fuller of Medfield "15
Jabez Fuller of do "15
Nathan Allen of do "15
Joseph Plimpton of do "15
John Morse of do "15
Oliver Chickering of do "15
Seth Wright of Dedham "15
[right column] David Onion £7"10
and one turn allowed him by the Selectmen
Libens Smith £5.00
and half a turn allowed to him &c
"Sabin Mann went the same time with the above and was in service three months & 13 days"
Total Paid £162.10"
September 8th 1835
A true copy of Record
Elias H. Derby
Town Clerk
Note Nothing appears on the Records to show at what time these Men marched
Elias H Derby 
Town Clerk
State of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk SS. Sept 8-1835. Then the above Elias H Derby Clerk of the town of Medfield and a credible witness subscribed the foregoing Certificate of Record, and made Oath that the foregoing certified copy of entry is an exact transcript, in words, figures, and form, of the Record from which the same was taken. Before me Wm Ellis Justice of the Peace
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Massachusetts
Norfolk Co
Nathan Allen
M 7-11-$26.54
Cherry 
Smith
Wm. Ellis
Dedham
Mass
James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner on Pensions
Washington City
[written vertically left side-Mass Oct 2d
Nathan Allen]
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Dedham Sept 24th-1835-
Mr. Edwards
Sir
I some time since received a few lines from you, bearing date March 13th-1835, stating that the claim of Nathan Allen for a Pension, had been examined, and not allowed and that the papers were placed on your files. So far as I understand the reasons for not allowing this claim, they were, that there was not sufficient evidence shown of the claimants identity of Person & that  there was not sufficient evidence of the three months service at New York and New Jersey, and an allusion is made, that the Secretary of State Certificate for about two months service of the claimant bears [illegible] a little previous to his declaration, if this circumstance is to be [illegible] a serious objection against Mr. Allen's claim. I beg leave [illegible] It was only perceived that the law June 7th 1832, stipulated that [illegible] in support of claims for pensions, was to be such, as should be satisfactory to the Secretary at War; on the receipt of this law, I immediately addressd a letter to the Secretary at War, requesting to be informed of the shape and amount of the evidence which would be satisfactory to him in support of these claims, in answer to which, You had the goodness to send me a note in the following words Viz (and enclosing a printed document of instructions &c.)
"War Department Pension Office July-10th-1832-
"Sir Agreeably to the request contained in your letter to this Department I herewith transmit printed instructions for the guidance of persons who wish to make application at this office for Pensions. The rules are believed to be clear, as to render any explanation of them unnecessary. Respectfully be
James L. Edwards
Soon after the receipt of these instructions about evidence, I receivd another [illegible] call'd a Brief with Interogatives & these two documents, are all I have received and by these, the claimants who have been assisted by me, have been [illegible] as [illegible] as possible in their application to your Department We [illegible] that Mr Allen should suffer for not conforming to an after [illegible] of which he the claimant or myself had no knowledge.
Immediately on received intelligence from you, that Mr. Allen's claim was not allowed the same, with the reason, therefor, was communicated to him the Claimant, and who has since procured after much exertion and expense, such additional testimony in support of his claim as it is thought will be satisfactory to the Department as to his identity of person, and the amount of services actually rendered and the same is herewith transmitted.
That the several items of service as set forth in the claimants declaration on your files, might appear at one view together with the testimony necessarily attach'd to each item, the following abstract is offered
Viz Services (months weeks)
1775 0 2 Under Capt. Ephraim Chennery Col. John Smith's Regt- at Cambridge - Witness of identity be-Jonathan Smith affidavit, also Secretary of State Certificate dat's Sep 5th 1835
1775 Nov & Dec. 2 0 Under Capt. Ephraim Chennery Col. Joseph Reed; Regt -at Roxbury (Col Reed's, was one of the first eight months Regt it is supposed that the Rolls of this service, are in the War Office. Witness &c Rufus Mann Afft. Also James Allen afft (now on file in the War Office.
1776 Dec 0 2 16 Under apt Sabin Mann Maj James Metcalf Regt- Rhode Island - Witness of iden be Josiah Draper afft. also Sec of State Certificate- dat Sept-5-1835
1776-6 3 0 Under Capt Sabin Mann, Col Solomon Lovett; Regt New York and New Jersey- Witness of iden be Nathaniel Kingsbury afft. also Phinehas Allen afft also Jonathan Smith, also a Certificate of the Town Clerk of Medfield, it is hoped a Roll of this Regt is in the War Office
1777 Set & Oct 1 2 Under Capt. Ezekiel Plimpton, Col. Benj. Hawes Regt-at Rhode Island-Witness of iden be Josiah Draper afft. also Sec of State Certificate dated Sep 5-1835-.
1780 July 0 1 5 Under Capt Adam Peters, Maj Seth Bullards Regt- Rhode Island-Witness of iden. Jonathan Smith affidavit also Sec of State Certificate dated Sep. 5-1835-.
7 3-Seven months and three weeks service, as set forth in declaration on file.
Mr. Allen the claimant states that it has occurred to his mind, he himself and another soldier (not living) at the request of the proper Officers, engaged and actually performed in the Spring of 1776 the service of a guard to an Army Baggage Waggon, from
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the head quarters in the State of New Jersey to Wrentham near Medfield, that he was fourteen days in that service, it being a distance of more than two hundred and fifty miles, and hopes this service will be favorably considered by the Department tho not definitely claimed in his declaration.
The claimant has also stated from the commencement of his application, that he performed three weeks service at Nantucket or the Islands in that quarter soon after the enemy left Boston in the year 1776 but as yet has not been able to procure such evidence as seemed to be necessary, therefore made no claim for that item.
There appears to be some little mistake in the applicants declaration in describing the route taken by his Regiment when it marched from Providence in the State of Rhode Island into the three month service, instead of marching to the Neck at Narragansett Bay and there halting for a short time, it has since occurred to the claimants mind and otherwise appears; that this Regiment march'd from ?Providence direct to Fairfield in Connecticut, thence by Fishkill to the Hudson or North River in the State of New York, and there made a stand for a short time thence crossed said River and marched into the State of New Jersey to head quarters to some place near Brunswick or New Brunswick, it rather appears to be a place between Brunswick and Morristown-the Claimant when questioned named both those places but that the Head quarters, were nearest to Brunswick. This however I suppose is not material as it alters not the amount of service
I will mention one circumstance connected with this three months service. When the Claimant Mr Allen first came before me in the month of October last 1834-he stated that he had no Rolls or documents of a public nature, but that he had a memorandum book that would show something about his three month tour at New York & the Jerseys, and handed me a strong parchment covered memorandum Book in tolerable preservation, in [illegible] I found in the Claimants hand writing a great variety of charges and credits to the soldiers and some of the Officers in Capt Manns Company for small articles such as bread, butter, vinegar, rum &c &c the claimant stated that he made these charges and credits while at head quarters in New Jersey which was fresh in his memory and to which he would make oath if necessary the pages of the many charges and credits were in some places dated every page, and then ones in two or three pages, these dates range from Feb 10 to March 23d 1776 in the same book was written a list of town and places through which the claimant stated he passed when returning from head quarters in New Jersey to his home at Medfield, some of these name were faded or otherwise obliterated by time, but most of them are inteligible, had I viewed this memoranda as minute at first as since, I should incorporated some of its contents into the declaration of the Claimant and now Mr Allen would forward his affidavit with any posts thereof if necessary to satisfy the Department on any particular point.
I will only add that there is one sentence written in this memorandm. book in the hand writing of the claimant thus "When I set away from Morristown I had 26 dollars" This sentence stands alone & without date, and two  leaves after the date of March 23-1776-hence it would seem that the Claimant left the head quarters at that date or a few days before (this being the last date)
The testimony herewith transmitted is from men of fair character and standing, and such I believe, as would be taken for good evidence in our Courts of Justice in Massachusetts.
Should any explanation or proof be necessary to sustain the claim of said Applicant, or whatever may be the result, please as usual, to direct it to the subscriber at Dedham
All of which, is Respectfully submitted
in behalf of Mr Allen the Applicant
by your humble
Servant
Wm Ellis
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Jas Read
Enl Pittsfield Berk Co. Mass
pen Warren Co. NY
Sol Briggr-l.Vt-1818
Mar
[stamp-U.S. PENSION OFFICE
AUG 
4
1930]
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MRS. FRANKLIN G. HOLBROOK
OAK GROVE HOTEL,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
July 30th 1930.
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Have you any record of pensions for service in the Revolution to the following men in Mass?
Nathan Allen of Medfield, Solomon Briggs of Attleboro Bristol Co Joseph Read of Sudbury Mass Timothy Mosman of Sudbury.
Thank you for looking it up for me.
Sincerely Yours
Mrs. F.G. Holbrook
Oak Grove Hotel
Minneapolis
Timothy Morsman
R7443
same date.