Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45205, John Allyn, Mass.
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SERVICE
Mass.

Allyn, John

NUMBER
S45205
B.L.H. 567-100

CONTENTS
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BY HIS EXCELLENCY
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq;
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
John Allyn Sergeant
in the Seventh Massachusetts Regiment, having faithful
ly served the United States Six years,
and being inlisted for the War only, is
hereby
DISCHARGED from the American Army
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the
8th day of June 1783
Signature of G Washington

By HIS EXCELLENCY
J Trumbull

REGISTERED in the Books
of the Regiment,
Jona Harkell   Adjutant.

THE above John Allyn Serjeant,
has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for Six
Years faithful Service,
J. Brooks Lt Colo Com
7th Mass
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HEAD QUARTERS, June 8 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the
Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive
Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation
thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on
Furllough.

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

[Handwritten text to right]
Discharge of John Allyn Sergeant
7tj Mass. Reg   June 8 1783
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9736
New York
John Allyn
Of Groton in the State of New York
who was a [illegible] in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Bradford of the Massachusetts
line, for the term of six years. 1777-

Inscribed on the Roll of New Yorkat
the rate of 8
Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of April 1819 
and sent to John Ellis Esquire
Dayden New York

Arrears to 4th of March 1819
$81.03
Semi-anl, all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48
$129.03

{ Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Notify sent Decr 20
1820
to Geo. P. Frost
Ithaca NY
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Know all Men by these presence, that I John Allen of the Town of [illegible] in
the County of Cugeoga,, and State of New York having been in lived a solder in the
continental Army of the United States of America for the War between Great Britain
and America, and having served in said army during said War, in the
seventh Massachusetts Regiment, and now possessing an honorable Discharge
from said army which I received at the conclusion of said War, in the year one
thousand, seven hundred and eighty three; sundry good reasons me thereunto
moving, I do by these Presence constitute and appoint Daniel Avery Esqr of
the Town of Scipio, County and my lawfull Attorney, in my
Name to apply for and receive for me my Warrant for one hundred acres of
Land, as granted by the continental Congress of the United States of America, to
such as should inlisted soldier in the continental Army of the United State for the
War between Great Britain and America; and I do hereby empower and
authorize said Daniel Avery to perform for all things necessary in accomplishing
said Business to all intents and purposes, as tho myself was personally present.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal, this
sixteenth Day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and eleven. 
Signed, sealed and delivered
in Presence of
Amos Miller
Richard Townley
Signature of John Allyn
State of New York
Cayuga County
Amos Miller of Genoa in the County aforesaid
being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he
is well acquainted with the above named
John Allyn and knows him to be the Iden
tical soldier who served in the Army of
the United States in the Revolutionary was
between Great Britton and America
Sworn the Sixteenth day of
Amos Miller
Sworn the sixteenth day of 
October 1811 before me
Richard Townley Judge Cayuga Com Pleas
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State of New York
Cayuga County ss
of
to Daniel Avery Esq
Be it Remembered that on the sixteenth
day of October in the year one thousand
Eight hundred and Eleven before me
Richard Townley Esquire one of the Judges
rt of Common Pleas in and for the of the Court aforesaid Personally came 
John Allyn the within grantor
acknowledged that he signed and
sealed the within Power of Attorney
for the use and purposes therein mention
ed
Signature of Richard Townley
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John Allyn's sketch of his military Service.
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I John Allyn now of the Town of Genoa in the County 
of Cayuga, and State of New York, enlisted in the continental
Army of the United States during the revolutionary War
between Great Britain and America, on the 4th of February,
in the year 1777, was mustered in Capt Zebedee Redding's Compy
in the 14th Massachutts Regiment, commanded by Col. Gamal
Bradford, and afterwards transfered a Serjeant to Capt Thos Turner's
Company in the same Regiment.-- On the new arrangement of
the Massachusetts Line, I was transfered a Serjeant into Capt
Joseph Bates Company in the 7th Massachusetts Regiment, and
near the conclusion of the American War, was transfered a
Serjeant to Capt Hastings Company in said 7th Mass Regt
was in the 25th year of my age when enlisted in the continental
Army, and my Height, as entered on the Muster Roll of the
Company, is live feet and five inches
Genoa, Octr 18th 1838
John Allyn
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John Allyn
Cert pension
1808
Private
Col Brooks Regiment
Massachusetts Line
1777 6 years 

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John Allyn 
Admitted
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State of New York
Tompkins County ss.
On this first day of May in the year 1818
Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the
Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Tom
kins in the State of New York, personally appears
John Allyn aged 
sixty six years the 21st day of
June next, resident in the Town of Groton in said
County, who being by me first duly sworn according to
Law, doth on his Oath make the following de
claration in order to obtain the provision made
by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval
service of the United States in the revolutionary war
, that the said John Allyn, enlisted in
the month of April 1775, in Roxbury in the State of
Massachusetts in the company commanded by
Capt Samuel Bliss in Col Timothy Walkers regt
for the term of eight months, and continued to serve in
said corps untill the end of his said term of enlistment
and was discharged at Roxbury aforesaid. That he
enlisted again in the spring of 1776. in Rehoboth
in the State of Massachusetts, for eight or nine month
in Capt Zebedee Reading Company of Infantry and
continued to serve in said Corps, to the end of the term
his enlistment, when he was discharged from service
in Hull in Massachusetts. That he also enlisted
again on the fourth day of February 1777 in the
Town of Bristol in the State of Rhode Island in the
Company commanded by Capt Zebedee Reading of the 
Infantry, in the Massachusetts line of troops, for during the
war, and that he continued to serve as a sergeant
in said corps, or in the service of the United till
the month of April 1783, when he was honorably discharged
from service, in seventh Massachusetts Regt coun
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By Leut Col John Brooks at the encampment 
West of New Winson in the State of New York
And that he gave his said discharge to Daniel Avery
Esqr late a member of Congress, from the State of
New York, to take to the department of war for
the purpose of obtaining a warrant for his bounty
Land and that he has been informed that said Avery
may lift the same at the Land or war office
that he was in the Battles of taking Burgoin
And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands
in new of the assistance of his country for support
and that he has no other evidence of his said services now
in his power
John Allyn
Sworn to and declared before
me, the day and year aforesaid

John [illegible] one of the Judges of
Tompkins County Com Pleas
I John Ellis, one of the Judges of the Court of Com
mon Pleas in and for the said County of Tompkins
as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satis
faction, that the said John Allyn, did serve as
stated in the preceding declaration, in the revolu
tionary war against the common enemy. And I now
transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and
had before me to the Secretary for the department
of war pursuant to the directions of the afore
entioned act of Congress this first day of May
1818
John Ellis, one of the Judges
of Tompkins County Com Pleas
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I John Ellis, one of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas in & for the County of Tompkins as aforesaid do
further certify that I have examined in to the reduced circumstances
of the said John Allyn and and satisfied that
he is a very poor man, and that he stand in need of the 
assistance of his country for support this 29th day
of June 1818
Signature of John Ellis
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State of New York
Tompkins County
Clerks Office
I Archer Green Clerk of the County
of Tompkins, Do certify that the within
named John Ellis Esq was on the 
first day of May Inst a Legal
acting Judge of the Court of Common
pleas in and for said County duly
appointed by the legal constitute
authorities of this State, and that I am well acquaint
ted with the hand writing of the said Judge and
do believe the foregoing Signature to be his own
proper hand writing Witness the seal of said County
this 5th day of May 1818
Archer Green Clerk
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Schedule of the Real and Personal Property of John Allyn.
of the Town of Groton in the County of Tompkins, necessary
clothing and bedding excepted made 28th day of September 1822.
as follows To wit.
No Real Estate.
One Cow $13,00. two sheep & two lambs $150 two small shall
two little piggs $1.50 one Goose $31. Six Goslings $50 two old
Ducks on 373. twelve Young ducks $1.50 one old axe $0.50
one old hov. No. 122. one old sickle $0.12 ½ half of one old plow
$2,50. two Beth rings $00. 25. A family Bible $10.00 Dodridges 3. [illegible]
on the evidence of Christianity $0.50 Audrey? reply to Winchester
$00.15 Wards Mathematics $1.00 wilsons surveying and
Navigation $1,50 Gibson and Mooerg Surveying $50 words oratory
$300. Gibsons Rhetoric $1.00. Watts loger $00. 60. Thomboug [illegible] 
$00. 30. Hutchinson history of Massachusetts $00.25 One Iron pot
$00. 12. One Small Iron Kettle $00.50 one tea Kittle $0.30
One Iron Skillit $00 18. one five pail Kettle $0.75. two milk
pans $00.02. one Earthen platter Hood. One two quart bowl &
one part howl $0.12. Eight Earthen plates. Eight teacups &
Eight Saucers $0.75 one Small tin Canister $00.06 one Earthen Tea pot and one small milk pot $00.31. 
that as, one pint
Glass, and one glass quart bottle $00.25. five case knives
and forks $0.50, three washed tin [illegible]  $0.18. three pewter
Spoons $00.18. one milk pail one water pail, and one swill
pail of 68. one old Meat Barrel, one small churn & one old
wash tub $0.93 one square tablen $00,50. one old chest and one
wooden box for$00.28. one old fire shovel and one pair of old tongs
$00. 37½ three old baskets $0.25 one Iron trammel $00.38
four old chairs $0.50, one Small Spinning Wheel $1.00 one
Large Spinning wheel $1,50 one [llegible] $00.12. one Jack
knife one pen knife and one old brass Ink Stand $0.25.
I have due to me a note amounting to $205.96.
I owe for house rent and land - $40.22 1/2
I owe on three notes of hand - 46.02
Total 86. 44 1/2
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Included  at $255.00+

John Allyn
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N3. I live on Hire. have no land, nor House nor Buildings
of any kind. I am much troubled with the Rheumatism.
My farming tools are the most of them, old and almost worn out 
and worth but little. My Books an old the most
of them, some more than forty years old, some of them
I owned before the revolutionary War, and they are almost worn out.
John Allyn.
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John Allyn
Copy & Certificate
Groton
[illegible]
9.7.30
Cer.
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STATE OF NEW YORK,
Tompkins County ss.
On this 28th
day of September 1820 personally appeared in open
Court, being a Court of Common Pleas, holden in and for the said county, in said State, constituted
a Court of Record, by the laws of said State, with power to hear, try and determine, all actions real
, personal, and mixed, arising in the said county, and also all transitory actions, although the same
may not have arisen within the said county, and with other powers, John A.
in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he
served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
That on the 4th day of February 1777
he enlisted into the company commanded by Captain Zebede Reding
of Infantry in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Gamaliel Bradford
it being the fourteenth Regiment in line of the State of Massachusetts
for during the war, the 14th Massachusetts was transfered in the
7th Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Liet Colo. John
Brooks, so that he served at the time he was discharged
which was in the month of April 1783 in Captain John
Hastings Company in Lieut Colo. John Brooks Regiment
in the line of the State of Massachusetts- That he made
his declaration to obtain his pension, on the first day of
May 1818. that the number of his pension certificate is
9736. and dated the 20th day of April 1819
---
And I do solemnly swear that was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of
March, 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my
property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the
visions of an act of Congress, entitled ""an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th day of March
1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts
or debts due me, nor have I any other income than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annex-
, and by me subscribed, That he has a wife and one child and one Grand
child to support, when names are as follow my wifes names
Savannah and she is seventy four years of age and very infirm my daughter's
same is Lydia and thirty eight years of age, and of a tender
constitution. My Grand Daughters name is Rachel Allen about seven or eight years old. 
 that he the said John Allyn is a farmer by occu
pation, but is infirmed that he unable to much hard labor.
John Allen
Sworn to and declared this 28th day
of September 1820 Before me
John Ellis one of the Judges of Tompkins
County Common Pleas
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 State of New York 
Tompkins County
Clerks Office
I George P. Foot Deputy Clerk of said
County and Deputy Clerk of the Court of
Common pleas in and for said County
certify that the foregoing affidavit and
the schedule thereunto annexed are truly
Copied from the Records of said Court.
And that it is the opinion of the said
Court that the total amount in value
of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid
Schedule is two hundred and fifty five
Dollars
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
Subscribed my name and affixed the
Seal of the said Court this 4th day of
December 1820

Geo. P. Frost
Deputy Clerk
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W.307
John Allyn
Sergeant
7th Mass. Regt.
Noted on Bl. 9th Nov. 1811
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45205
INVALID
Rev.
FIle No. 45205
John Allyn 
Pri Rev. War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index.-Vol. 3 Page 9
[Arrangement of 1870.]