Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16493, Isaac Allison, New York
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(3-1776)

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New York, Allison, Isaac. W. 16493
                             Mary

CONTENTS
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6396
New York    [faded "1906 T*y 's Mrs Sarah Ruby"]

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[added by hand "Mary Allison"] widow of [added by hand "Isaac Allison decd"]

who was a pensioner under the act of [crossed out]

and who died on the [added by hand "15th of March 1825"]
of [added by hand "Orange Co."] in the State of [added by hand "New York"] 
who was a [added by hand "Private"] in the [added by hand "Com B"] commanded by Captain [added by hand "Gardner"] of the [added by hand "Regt"] commanded by [added by hand "Col Marp"] in the [added by hand "New York"] line for [added by hand "6 months & 23 days"]

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Inscribed on the Roll of [added by hand "New York"} of the rate of [added by hand "22"] Dollars [added by hand "55"] Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.

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Certificate of Pension issued the [added by hand "2d'] day of added by hand "Octo
1841 & seal to when W. Martin Finchville NY"]

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Arrcate to the [added by hand "4th:] of  [added by hand "March 1841 $112.75"]

Semi annual allowances ending [crossed out]

[a circular stamp is present "THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES."]

$112.75 [Between 2 double lines, separating this money from other information in this document.]

{Act July 7, 1838}

Recorded by  [added by hand "D. D. Addison"] Clerk

Book  [added by hand "A"] Vol.  [added by hand "2d"] Page  [added by hand "66"]
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No 7948
Mary Allison
N. Y.
Act 7 July '38
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Comptrs outfi 113th

Admd
6 mo 23 d/in

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$2233

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No deduction

Thos. J. G. Clinton [crossed out]
John W. Martin 
Finchville
N. Y.
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The Number and Amount of Certificates issued by the Treasurer of the State of New York for Service and Militia Service & c. Continued from Book No. III

[column heading: Date. To whom Given. Days.]

1779 Oct 19. 16962 Isaac Allison Priv.   5. 4.

The number and Amount of 600 Sifianty issued by the Treasury of the State of New York for Servs and Militia Services it Continued from Book No. V

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1780 July 31. 26088 Isaac Allison Priv.   12. 5.
1780 Oct 31. 26130 Isaac Allison Priv. 8. 0. 0.
#113 days-

State of New York
Comptrollers Office
Atteny Jany 24th 1840
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I hereby certify the above to be true whats from Book 4 & 6. Now *ing in this office, and also that it appears from the same Books that the said Allison served the first term above named under Capt John Gardner, the second & third under Capt Danl Gano and that on the 25th December 1779 Albert Pawling was a Col. Comdt, and that on the 28th July 1788 Thomas Thomas was a Colonel.

Fees 50 [cents symbol] paid by McLittle

[signed at the bottom "Bates Cooke"]
Comptroller
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State of New York
Orange County

On this thirty first day August Eighteen Hundred and Forty personally appeared before the undersigned a judge of the Court of Common Please being a court of record in and for the said County Mary Allison a resident of the town of Warwick in the County of Orange and State of New York aged Seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of an act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 that she is the widow of Isaac Allison who was a private in the War of the Revolution and as she has been informed and believes her said husband in the beginning of the war belonged to a company of militia commanded by Capt. John Gardner and in the regiment Commanded by Col. A H Hays in the County of Orange and State of New York and she has been informed and believes that sometime in the summer of 1777 previous to the taking of Fort Montgomery her husband Isaac Allison enlisted into a company of militia to serve along the Hudson River at Haverstraw and other places for the term of three months under Capt. John Gardner and under Col. Hay that her husband did serve the above term of three months and was discharged about the time that Fort Montgomery was taken and she thinks it was after ___
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She further declares that she has been informed and believes that in the spring of 1778 Capt. Gardner's company was one of those that was selected to guard the passes of the mountain near the New Jersey lines and along the Hudson River and to be in ___ at a moments warning and that her said husband Isaac Allison served in the said service under Capt Gardner and in the regiment under Col A Hawks Hay and Lieut. Col Cooper from sometime in the spring of the year 1778 untill the middle of January of 1779 at least six months but she is unable to state the exacts times on their __ excess in 1779 from in October of that year untill in January 1780 her said Husband Isaac Allison served three months along the Hudson River at Haverstraw New City and other places under the aforesaid Capt Gardner and Lt Col Cooper
That as she has been informed and believes her said husband Isaac Allison in the spring of 1780 enlisted into a company of ___ for the term of Eight months under Capt. Gardner and in the Regiment commanded by either Col. Dubois or Pawling she is unable to state which and served for the aforesaid term along the frontiers and was discharged sometime about the first of January 1781 but she does not know that he had a written discharge
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That her said husband served during the whole of the war in the militia and as before stated but she is unable from old age and loss of memory she is unable to state any more of his services That she has no documentary evidence to sustain her claim but that which is now presented
She further declares that she was married to the said Isaac Allison on the twenty eight day of June Seventeen Hundred and Eighty five by the Rev. Mr. Benedict then Elder in the Baptist Church in the town of Warwick in the County of Orange and State of New York and that the said Isaac Allison died on the fifteenth March Eighteen Hundred and twenty five that she as not married to him during the war but was married previous to the first day of January 1794 as before stated and that she has remarried a widow ___ since the death of her said husband that search has been made for a record of his said marriage but none can be found That from the feebleness of his health she is unable to attain Court The words latter part of the summer ___ area the words middle of January inter____ and 79 written on the ____ and the __________ before signing her mark. {Mary Allison}
Sworn and subscribed
before the 31 day of August
184 
S W Fullerton judge of County Courts
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State of New York
Orange County
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Ss  I Stephen W Fullerton [marked with some letters perhaps "Ab"?] Judge of the Court of common please do certify that Mary Allison is a respectable and her statements are entitled to full wait and belief and from her statement made she ought to be excused form attending court.

{Signature] SWFullerton Judge of County Courts.

State of New York
Orange County
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Ss  Samuel Allison of the town of Warwick being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is in the forty fourth year of his age that he was well acquainted with Isaac Allison and that the said Isaac Allison according to the best of his recollection Died on the fifteenth day of March 1825 and that Mary Allison widow of Isaac Allison has ever since remained a widow.

Samuel Allison

Subscribed and sworn this 31st day of August 1840 and I certify that that Samuel Allison is a creditable witness the figures 1825 interlined before signing

[signed] SWFullerton Judge of County Courts
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State of New York
Orange County
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Ss Benjamin Davis of the town of Warwick in the said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that the is Eighty One years age that he was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and served during the war in the militia and Levies and that he waws well acquainted with Isaac Allison who belonged tha the militia of Orange County and State of New York and he well recollects of serving a great deal with the said Allison in the militia and levris and knows that the said Allison served under Capt Ganno in 1780 That he served with the said Allison at Fort Montgomery and across the River and at Westpoint but from the loss of his memory he cannot state the particular time nor the officers that he served under He further declares that the said Isaac Allison was his Brother in law and was married to his sister Mary Davis on the twenty Eight day of June 1785 by the Rev Mr Benedict at Warwick in the said County this deponent was at the wedding and this deponent Knows that Isaac Allison and Mary Davis lived together untill the death of the said Isaac Allison

his mark [hand drawn X] Benjamin Davis

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Subscribed and sworn this 31st day of August 1840 And I certify that he is a credible witness.

[signature] SWFullerton Judge of County Courts
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State of New York
Orange County
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SS.
I Richard Pickard of the town of Warwick County and State aforesaid do depose and say that, I am the present Pastor of the Baptist Church of the town of Warwick County and State aforesaid of which Elder Benidict was formerly Pastor.

I Richard Pickard do further declar on my Oath that I have not in my possession any record of the Marriages of Elder Benidict while Pastor of the Baptist Church of Warwick County and State Aforesaid nor do I Know of any as Kept, but by him the Said Elder Benidict 

Richard Pickard Pastor of the Baptist Church Warwick

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 24th day of July 1841

John Sly Justice of the Peace

I the said Justice do Certify that Richard Pickard who Subscribed and was Sworn to the foregoing Affidavit is the present Pastor of the Babtist Church in the town of Warwick County of Orange State of New York

John Sly Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF NEW YORK
ORANGE COUNTY,
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SS. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That [written by hand "John Sly"] before whom the foregoing [written by hand "Affidavit"] was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a [written by hand "Justice of the peace"] in, and for said county: and further, that i am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said [written by hand "Justice"] and verily believe that the signature to be the said [written by hand "affidavit & Certificate"] is genuine.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the [written by hand "29th"] day of  [written by hand "July"] 184 [written by hand "1"]

[signed "Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk"]

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State of New York
Orange County
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SS On this 28th day of June Eighteen hundred and forty one personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for Orange County Luke Degraw a man of Truth and veracity and made oath to the following effect that he is a resident of the town of Vernon County of Sufolk and State of New Jersey that he is in the Eighty second year of his age and that he is now a pensioner of the United States for services rendered during the Revolutionary war and that he was well acquainted with Isaac Allison who belonged to the Haverstraw company of Militia under Capt John Gardner and in the Regiment commanded By Col A Hawk Hay and Lieut Col Cooper in the County of Orange and State of New York That according to his bet recollection Capt John Gardner about the first of July 1777 raised by volunteering and otherwise a company of men to serve for the term of three months at "Haverstraw' and other places along the Hudson River That this deponent volunteered into the said company and rendezvoused at Haverstraw not far from the first of July and served in the said company for the full term of three months along the Hudson River and in the mountains and was discharged at Haverstraw not long after Fort Montgomery was taken and he further saith that Isaac Allison Rendezvoused with the said company at Haverstraw and continued in the said company doing duty as a private for  the full term of three months and was discharged  with the rest of the company as above stated He thinks that this service was done under Col Hay He further deposeth and saith that that [crossed out] in the Month of October 1779 Capt John Gardner again raised a company of men by volunteering and enlistment for three month those men were called Livres he thinks and were raised to serve in the mountains and along the frontier borders of Orange County bordering on the State of New Jersey That this deponent volunteered again for three months under Capt Gardner and served under him for the full term of three months as a private and was discharged not far from the Middle of January 1780.
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He further deposeth and saith that the before mentioned Isaac Allison Joined the said company when the company rendezvoused and served as a private in the said company of Levris from sometime about the middle of October 1779 untill after the middle January 1780 The full term of three months and was discharged with the deponent this service was done under Lieut Col Cooper This deponent does not recollect serving again with the said Allison during the war but he Knows that Capt Lumell Ganns raised a company of men in 1781 and that the aforementioned Isaac Allison Joined the said company but he is not able to state how long he served That he believes that the widow of the said Isaac Allison is now living in the town Warwick County of orange and State of New York and further he saith not

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first written.

Luke Degraw

Sworn [crossed out]

[signed "R M Tuthill Justice of the peace"]
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STATE OF NEW YORK, 
ORANGE COUNTY
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SS. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That [written by hand "Richard M. Tuttill"] before whom the foregoing [written by hand "Affidavit"] was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a [written by hand "Justice of the Peace"] in, and for the said county: and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writng of the said [written by hand "Justice"] and verily believe that the signature to the said [written by hand "affidavit & Certificate"] is genuine..

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the [written by hand "29th"] day of [written by hand "July"] 184 [written by hand "1"]

[signed "Lebbeus L. Vail Clerk"]

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Jane Allison Born April the 10th 1789

Anna Allison Born January the 18th 1790

Sally Allison Born April the 7th 1792

Nathaniel Allison born in August the 15th 1794

Samuel Allison Born October the 7 - 1796

Richard Allison Born January the 20 -1798

Mary Allison born October the 14th 1801

Elisabeth Allision Born October the 26 - 1807

Nathaniel Allison born August the 15th 1794 Died December the 24 6 o clock Dec 30th In the year of our Lord 1814.
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
ORANGE COUNTY, 
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SS. I, LEBBEUS L. VAIL, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Orange, Do Hereby Certify, That [written by hand" H. W. Houston"] before whom the foregoing [written by hand "affidavit'] was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same, a [written by hand "Justice of the peace"] in, and for said county: and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said [written by hand "Justice"] and verily believe that the signature to the said [written by hand "affidavit"] is genuine.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said County, the [written by hand "21st"] day of [written by hand "September"] 184 [written by hand "1"]

[signature "Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk]
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State of New York
Orange County
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On this 16th day of September 1841 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the said county Anna Allison of the town of Warwick in said county a woman of respectability and made oath as following that she is the daughter of Isaac Allison and Mary his wife where named before marriage was Mary Davis and that the record attached to this affidavit by seals is the family record of the said Isaac and Mary Allison as kept in the family bible of the said Isaac Allison in his lifetime and that the names on the said record are the names of the children of the said Isaac and Mary Allison that her father Isaac Allison and not pretend to write and that the person who made out the record wrote the names of the children Ellison when their proper name was Allison and she further saith that there is no reccord of the marriage of Isaac Allison and Mary Davis now in existence that she knows of That her mother Mary Allison is now an applicant for a pension from the United State for the service of her father Isaac Allison done in the Revolutionary war and that her mother Mary Allison lives in the town of Warwick County and state aforesaid And further she saith not

[signed "Anne Allison"]

Subscribed & Sworn to before me the day and Year above Written.

[signature "A. W. Houston Justice of the Peace"]
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O. W. and N. Division     3-525

[written by  hand "M B H"
"Wid. F. 16493"
"Rev War."]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. [written by hand "March 5, 1906."]

[written by hand "Madam:"]

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of [written by hand "Isaac Allison"], a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his [crossed out, next word is unreadable] (his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

[column headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED: CAPTIAN, COLONEL. STATE.]

Summer, 1777. 12 mos. Private. John Gardner. A Hawks Hays. N. Y.

Spring 1780. 8 mos. Private. Gano. Dubois. N. Y.

Battles engaged in, [written by hand "None stated"]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [written by hand "Enlisted in Orange Co. NY."]
Date of application for pension, [written by hand "Aug. 31, 1840: her claim was allowed."]
Residence at date of application, [written by hand "Warwick, Orange Co, N. Y."]
Age at date of application, [written by hand "74 Years" "date apt plan of birth not shown" [crossed out]] [written by hand "Nale & peace of berch not shown. He died Marc 15, 1843"]
Remarks: [written by hand "He married Mary Davis, June 28, 1785; at Warwick, N. Y. Children: Isaac. born Apr 10, 1788; Anna. born Feb 14, 1790; Sally. born Apr 7, 1792; Nathaniel. born Aug 17, 1794, died, Dec 24, 1814; Samuel. born Oct 7, 1796; Richard. born Jan 29, 1798; Mary born Oct 14, 1801; Elizabeth born Oct 26, 1807. Widows Brother Benjamin Davis Certified in the claim.

Very Respectfully,

[written by hand "Mrs. Sarah F.Carley 6 Brooklyn st., Port Jervis N. Y."]
Commissioner
20581b3mil-05
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[left side of document. written by hand "1906 March 5. History to Mrs. Sarah F. Carley. M. B. H."]

[right side of document. written by hand "Rev"] WIDOW, &c.

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File No. [written by hand "16493"
"Mary Allison"
"Widow of"
"Isaac Allison"
"Priv. Rev. War"]

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Act: [written by hand "July 7th 1838"]
Index: -Vol. [written by hand "A"], Page [written by hand "10"]

"[Arrangement of 1870.]"
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7948
NY

Let to Hon J G Clinton

Sep 9, 1841

Act 7-July '38-
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Finchville Orange County
New York July 30 1841

Dr Sir

I have the honor to transmit to you the declaration of Mary Allison widow of Isaac Allison who was a soldier in the militia of the State of New York together with the accompanying proof of his services Marriage and death Please to examine the papers and report to me.

Your Obedient Servant

John W Martin

Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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House of Representatives
Washington Sept 2, 1841

hi

Will you oblige me by sending me your decision on the application of Mrs Mary Allison widow of Isaac Allison who served in the Militia of Orange County N. Y. in the Revolutionary War - Her Papers I am informed by John W Martin Esq were forwarded by him on the 30th July last.

Yours Very Respectfully,
Jas. G. Clinton

J L Edwards Esq
Com of Pensions
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Finchville N York
September 17 1841

Dr Sir

I have the honor of transmitting to you the accompanying record of the family of Isaac Allison and Mary his wife it is the only reccord that I can find and I hope that it may be satisfactory   You will please to report to me the time allowed will be accepted

I am Sir your obedient Servant
John W Martin

Hon James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
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[written by hand "O.W,W, File 16,493"]

[a rectangular stamp "U" in the top left, "S' in the top right, "P" on the bottom left, "B" bottom right. Very faded "OU    NAVY" JAN 31 1906 FILES" printed in the middle of the stamp.]
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Port Jervis, N. Y. Jan 27 1906

To the Department of the Interior 
Pension Bureau
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen: -

Kindly inform me who Mary Allison of the Town of Warwick, Orange Co. New York, a pensioner up to 1840 or later, drew a pension for, and what such soldier's commission in the army was- date of birth and where, and all further information pertaining to the
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Daughters of the Revolution and oblige

Yours Truly
(Mrs.) Sarah F. Carley

6 Brooklyn Rt
Port Jervis, N. Y.

[circular stamp in lower right hand corner of page. "Pension Office U. S. A JAN 30 1906"]
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[written by hand "N. C.  Allison, James  B.L. Reg. 98417-1855" down the right side of page.]

[written by hand "Rev."]

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

BOUNTY LAND FILES

ACT OF [written by hand "1853 = Rejected   Reg. 98417"]

VETERAN [written by hand "James Allision"]

GRADE [written by hand "Priv"]

SERVICE [written by hand "Cols Dudley & Washington   N.C."]

CAN NO. [written by hand "1703"]

BUNDLE NO. [written by hand "86"]
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98,417

Mar. 3, 1833
Apr. 25, "

Joseph Allison, senior child of 
Jas. Allison, Priv.

Capt.
Col's Dudley, & Washington

Entd. -- 
Dis. --

Revolutionary War

Pensioner
N. C June 32-12905

[written vertically "Rejected is 60 yrs old."]

Jas. Hickey
Benton, Tenn

cir J. Hickey Decr 7/55
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98,417

Bounty land
Claim of Joseph Allison
son of James Allison
Revolutionary Soldier who
drew a pension.

Send warrant to James Hickey
Benton
Tenn
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State of Tennessee
Monroe County

On this 14th of April 1855

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the County and State afore said Joseph Allison aged 60 years a resident of the County and State afore said formerly a resident of Orange County North Carolina, who being duly sworn according to the declared that he is the Son and Duly hier of James Allison who was a resident of Orange County North Carolina who was a Revolutionary soldier and served (as he believes) one campaign under Col. Dudley one campaign under Col - Washington and was in the battle at Gilford Court House North Carolina, and that his father enlisted during the war and he in his life time drew a pension of ninety six dollars payable in Raleigh North Carolina and his father never did receive any land for any service as he believed and he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining bounty land under any law authorizing bounty land to the heirs of the Revolutionary soldiers that his father died in October 1841 - that he never any application for bounty land nor received a land warrant under any act of Congress.

Joseph Allison
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we Robert R Cleveland and Adrew Allen residents of Monroe County Tennessee upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknoleged by Joseph Allison in our presents and that we believe from the appearance and Statements of the applicant he is the identical person he represents himself to be.

Robert W. Cleveland
A. Allen.
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State of Tennessee
Monroe County

SS, I hereby certify that William C Nelson before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit was made is and was at the time of taking the same an acting Justice of the Peace Within and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and Sworn and that his signature above is genuine.

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In the testimony Whereof I have hereto Set My hand as clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid and Affixed My official Seal at office in Madisonville this 30th day of April 1853

John A Stephens Clk
By A T Hicks IClk