Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32093, Daniel Allen, Ga. N.C.
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(S--1776)

SERVICE: Ga. NC

Allen, Daniel


NUMBER: S.32093

CONTENTS
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Illinois 22.365.
Daniel Allen
of Greene Co in the State of Ill.s
who was a Private in the Co commanded
by Captain McDaniel of the Rgt commanded
by Genl McDowell in the N.Ca.
line for nine mos

Inscribed on the Roll of Illinois
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 23d day of Oct.r
0833 and sent to M.
Kennett Carrollton Ill.s

Arrears to the 4th of Sept.r 1833 75.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '34 15.
				$90.00
			{Revolutionary Claim
			 Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Wm. R Palmer Clerk,
Book E. Vol. Eight Page 55
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State of Illinois}
Greene County	 }
		  On this sixth day of december
in the year of our Lord 1832 personally appeared 
before the Judges of the county commissoiners court of
Greene County and State of (New York crossed out) Illinios David
Allen a resident in the county of Greene and State
of Illinois aged seventy years who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the provision made by the act of congress
passed June 7th 1832
		That he was drafted as a militia-
man during the war of the revolution, he thinks it was
during the latter part, that he first served for three
months, as a light horseman under the command of
General Charles McDowell of Burke County North
Carolina. that his colonel was Joseph McDowell
of the same place that he served under the
immediate command of Capt McDaniel he
is not positive as to his given name, but he
thinks it was John, that during this tour the
men in service were dispersed about in small bodies
as a half of a dozen together on the frontier of the
Settlement, to gaurd against the tories & indians.
He thinks it was the Cherokee Indians who were
troublesome to the whigs - That this affiant was
under the command of a seargeant by the name
of William Patton, The first term of service &
this affiant expired (about crossed out) soon after the battle
of Kings Mountain in which Colonel Ferguson
& major Dunalp with their forces were routed.
He he does not recollect the names of the
liuetenants as he had no intercourse with them
& he does not Know that there was any lieutenant
belonging to his company. That soon after this
affiant married & removed to Washington County
& resided in little river. That he was a volunteer and
served under Captain Jonathon Beard a militia
offier. The commander was general Fosh a Frenchman
of the county of Greene in Georgia. The colonel 
under whom I served was Col. Melton of the
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said county of Greene. That They were engaged
in scouting parties and exploring the country in
small parties to guard against the depredations
of the tories and Cherokee Indians. That the squad
he this affiant usually marched with, consisted 
of about twenty men, that this affiant continued in 
service under Captain Beard about three months 
& returned home. That he remained a short time 
at home, and the alarm of the Country increasing 
from the depredations & murders of the Enemy, he was induced 
again to volunteer into the service of the Country under 
the command of Captain Ferdinand Frinazer of the 
County of Oglethorpe. (something crossed out) He belonged to Colonel Meltons 
regiment as above mentioned. He this affiant does 
not recollect the term he was in service, he 
having volunteered to remain in service till the danger 
in which the Settlements were, should be over. He 
is sure that this latter tour of service continued 
over three months, but how much longer he cannot tell 
with any exactness. That during the service, we were
frequently called on to pursued the Indians but 
never overtook them. That he does not recollect that 
he ever had any written discharge and he never 
received any pay for his services. That he has 
no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no 
person whose testimony he can procure of his Service
as aforesaid. That he hereby relinquishes every claim 
whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and 
declares that his name is not on the pension roll of 
the agency of any State.
					Danl. Allen
Sworn to and subscribed 
the day & year aforesaid.

Interrogatories put by the court to the said 
Daniel Allen
1	When & in what year were you born?
	I was born in Burke County North Carolina 
	in the year 1762 or 3 and I am not positive 
	which according to the information I have received.
	(I have crossed out)
2d	Have you any record of your age and where 
	is it?
	answer I have & it is at my house in this 
	County & it was made when I was a young 
	man & soon after my marriage. The entry is made 
	in a family Bible. My wife's name & age entered at the
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	end the names of my children to the number 
	of ten have been entered given as they were 
	born.

3d 	Where were you living when called into 
	service? Where have you lived since the 
	Revolutionary War (illegible word crossed out) & where do you now 
	live? I was living in Burke County North 
	Carolina, when I was drafted & when I volunteered 
	afterwards I was residing in Washington County 
	Georgia, and a part of the time in the County 
	of Oglethorpe in the same state. (He crossed out) I remained 
	in Oglethorpe several years after the revolutionary 
	war and thence removed to Lincoln County 
	in the State of Tenese in which place I resided 
	till I removed to my present place of residence 
	about fourteen years ago.

4th 	How were you called into service, were 
	you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute 
	& if a substitute for whom?
	answer	I was drafted for the first term of service 
		which continued three months and I 
		volunteered for the other terms as stated 
	in my declaration.
5th 	State the names of some regular officers who 
	were with the troops where you served. Such
	Continental & Militia regiments as you can recollect 
	& the general circumstances of your service
	Answer I never served with the regular troops 
	but with the militia loan I served as I have 
	stated in my declaration. I recollect Col. Cleveland 
	of the militia & Col Campbell (illegible word crossed out) Capt Robert Patton
	were in the service at the same time I was.
6th 	Did you ever receive a discharge from 
	the service & if so by whom was it given & what 
	has become of it?
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	Answer 
		I have no recollection of (illegible word crossed out) 
	having received a discharge except a verbal 
	one. I never left the service without leave 
	of my Captain.
7th 	State the names of persons to whom 
	you are Known in your present neighborhood
	& who can testify to your character for truth 
	& veracity & good behavior & your services as 
	a soldier of the revolution
Ans. 	I am well Known to many persons in my 
	neighborhood & in the County of Greene among 
	whom I would name Philip Higgins, 
	Lewis Williams, Judge Brown, Col 
	Fry Sheriff of the County of Greene.
	Sworn & subscribed in open court 
	the 6th Decr 1832.		Danl. Allen

We John Brown & Jacob Frye residents of the
County of Greene in the State of Illinois hereby
certify that we have been well acquainted with
Daniel Allen for several years & who is the
same person who has subscribed and
sworn to the foregoing decleratrion &C the
answers put by the court. That we believe
him to be an honest & worthy old man &
that he was a soldier of the revolution
Sworn in open couret this 	John Brown
6th day of Decr 1832 before me	Jacob Fry
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and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter and
after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war
department, that the above named applicant was a 
revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And
the court further certify that it appears to them
that John Brown who has signed the preceeding
Certificate is a Judge of Probate resident in the county
of Green and is a credible person and that Jacob
Fry who has also signed the same is Sheriff of
the said county of Green and he is []
credible person and their statement is entitled to
credit. And the court further certify that it appears
to them that Harrison Boggess & Thomas Dodson who have
signed the certificate following, are residents in Green county
aforesaid and are credible persons and their statement is
entitled to credit
					Jesse.V. Mounts}
					[Cyrces] Tolman	 }
						Judges &C

We Harrison Boggess of the county of Greene in the State of 
Illinois and Thomas Dodson residing in the same
County hereby certify that We are well acquainted with
Daniel Allen who has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration; that we believe him to be seventy years of age or
thereabouts. That he is respected and believed in the neighbor
hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur that opinion
sworn in open court before me			Harrison Boggess
8th day of dec.r 1832				Thomas Dodson

I Mortimer Kennett clerk of the county commissioners court
[for] the county of Greene in the State of Illinois a court
[] do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceeding of the said court on the matter of the application
of Daniel Allen for a pension
In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office this 8th day of dec.r 1832
		Mortimer Kennett Clk
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12.000.000
12.19. (James [Kincaid] being duly sworn ac
cording to Law depose Saith that he was []
of [] of [] [] was
a [] deposeth and saith
deposeth and saith: []
		    []
crossed out)
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Daniel Allen being duly sworn doth deposeth and 
say that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of
memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise 
length of his service, but according to the best of his
recollection he served not less than the period 
mentioned in his declaration to which this is
supplementary & which is hereunto annexed that 
is to say under Captain Finazer 2 tours of 3 months each 
& 3 months under Capt Brown as mentioned in said 
declaration in the whole (9) nine months, that all of 
his services were rendered as a private soldier 
& for these services I claim a pension. I have 
no doubt of the fact that the corps in which I 
was embodied were called out by public authority 
but I am unable to prove the fact. That is I do 
not know the witnesses who could give me any
information on the subject & I have not funds to 
bear the expense of perfecting the inquiry. The 
reason why I have not obtained the Certificate 
of a clergyman to my good character &c is that 
I have no acquaintance of that character in my 
	Major Dodson hereinafter mentioned
neighborhood except ^ The only person of the kind with 
whom I am acquainted in the County & who is willing 
& able to testify on my behalf is Elijah Dodson. He 
lives about fifteen miles from me and promised 
to attend to Court & make the certificate & oath 
for me but he has failed to keep his engagement. 
	Major Dodson above named 
His father ^ is a clergyman & declined attending 
for me on account of not having the time to 
spare to make the journey to the courthouse 
& referred me to his son Elijah. That during 			}
		this deponent
his military service he ^ was not employed in any civil pursuit.} Daniel Allen

The judges of the county commissioners court of siad
county of Greene do certify that on the 6th day of June
1833 The above named Daniel Allen appeared in open
court & made oath to the facts in the foregoing statement
or affidavit by him subscribed June 6. 1833
				Grees Solman
				Jessee V Mounts
				Judges &c
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State of Illinois
Greene County		I Mortimer Kennett clerk of
the County commissioners court for said
County of Greene do certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceeding of the said court
in the matter of the application of Daniel Allen for
a pension (In testimony whereof I have hereunto
at my hand & seal of office this 6th day of June 1833 crossed off)
and the foregoing certificate purporting to be signed by
the judges is in their own hands writing
In testimony whreof I have hereunto set my hand 
& seal this 6th day of June 1833
		AM Mortimer Kennett Clk

Danl Allen
26.907.
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26.901
	22.365
Daniel Allen
Illinois
[] 9 months
	$30.

Mortimer Kennett
Carrollton
Illinois
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			WAR DEPARTMENT,
				Pension Office,
				18 October 1833

Sir:
	The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and 
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension is allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return to your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your 
claim.

...

I am respectfully,
	Your obedient servant,
		J. L. EDWARDS,
			Commissioner of Pensions.
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SERVICE                                       NUMBER
Ga.                 Allen, Daniel          S. 32093
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SERVICE                                        NUMBER
Ga.                 Allen, Daniel           S. 32093
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32093

Revg INVALID

File No. 32,093
Daniel Allen
[] Rev War

Act: June 7 32

Index:- Vol. 2, Page 7

[Arrangement of 1870.]