Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17203, Ebenezer Allen, Mass.
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Service: Mass
Allen, Ebenezer
Esther
Number: W. 17203.
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I Samuel Allen of New Fane , the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged eighty five  years, depose and say that Ebenezer Allen late of New Fane, deceased, was my brother, that I and my said brother lived with our father Seth Allen in 1775, when the Revolutionary War commenced, in Holliston, County of Middlesex Mass. -- that my brother Ebenezer and my father both enlisted in the first eight months service in the war -- my said brother enlisted at said Holliston into a company commanded by Capt. John Leland and was stationed at Cambridge -- my father enlisted into Capt. Samuel Cobb's company and was stationed at Roxbury -- I was left at home to carry on our farm -- during the said eight months I went to Cambridge and Roxbury and saw my father and my brother enlisted in the army and I carried each of them shoes -- they served each eight months, and returned home -- my said brother enlisted again, I think in the spring of 1777. He was gone from home and served in the war at that time, as I verily believe, from five to seven months, and was at the taking of Burgoyne -- I saw him when he marched and he returned by my house when he came home and related to me his services and what took place in the army while he was there -- he was in the war at other times than those above mentioned, but I also not was recollect the length of time her served --
I further say, that Esther Allen is the widow of my said brother Ebenezer -- that she has not intermarried since his decease -- that she now resides in said New Fane has has resided there more than forty years last past -- that my said brother died at said New Fane on the 16th day of December 1805 -- 
I further say that I was at the wedding of my said brother and the said Esther and saw them married -- they were married at said Holliston by the then Rev. M Prentiss who was the then minister of said Holliston in 1778 or 1779 I cannot state for certainty which --
New Fane July 13 -- 1839

Samuel Allen
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State of Vermont
Windham County SS.
New Fane July 13 1839
Personally ^appeared Samuel Allen and made solemn oath to the truth of the written affidavit by him subscribed

Before me Benj.a Ormsbee - Justice of the Peace

I hereby certify, that the said Samuel Allen is a man of undoubted truth and attest
Benj.a Ormsbee Justice of the Peace

[seal]

State of Vermont
Windham County Court Clerk's Office
New Fane July 15 AD. 1839
I Marshall Miller, Clerk of said County Court do hereby certify that Benhamin Ormsbee is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his signatures above written are genuine.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of said County Court, the day year above written and Attest
Marshall Miller, Clerk
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Esther Allen 1836
Vt. No "6352"
Act 4 July 36
Admd
2 years Pri
$80-
Deduct what has been paid under the Acts of 38 & 43

Hon. S. Foot H.R.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the 3d Section of the Act of Congress of the 4th July 1836
State of Vermont
District of Marlboro SS
On this 27th day of June 1844 personally appeared before the Probate Court for the Distrct aforesaid Esther Allen a resident of Newfane in the County of Windham and State of Vermont aged Eighty- years who being first duly sworn according to laws doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 1836 that she is the widow of Ebenezer Allen who was a private and in the Massachusetts troops in the Revolutionary war and who served as I believe about six months near the commencement of the war for which service I have received a pension under the acts of 1838 & 1843 he also served three months under Capt Burbank in Col Perry's Reg't. Jonathan Adams was in the same company and afterwards he served about six months in 1779 or 1780. he went out this last company with his brother Amos Allen but I cannot state whether he was in the same company or not.

This last term of service was performed after my marriage with the said Ebenezer Allen.
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She hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State except under the Act of July 7 1838 and March 30 1843. She further declasres that she was married to the said Ebenezer Allen on the 16th of July Seventeen hundred and seventy nine. that her husband the aforesaid Ebenezer
Allen died on the 16th day of November A D
1805 and that she has remained a widow
ever since that period as will more fully as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed & when I applied for a pension under the act of 1838 I was unable to prove any service of my deceased husband since the marriage aforesaid. Esther Allen [X] mark

Sworn to and subscribed on the day & year above written Before Henry Smith Judge of Probate for Marlboro District [illegible]
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State of Vermont
District of Marlboro
SS J. Asa Keyes Register of the Probate Court for the District of Marlboro aforesaid certify that Henry Smith is Judge of the Probate Court for said District that said Court is a court of record and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature.
In testimony whence I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 24 day of June 1844. Asa Keyes, Register
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378.
Vermont - Montpelier

Esther Allen
widow of Ebenezer Allen
who was a private in the Massachusetts line for 8 months

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of Pension issues the 17th day of June 1843 and sent to Marshall Miller New Fane Vermont

[Act of March 3, 1843.] Recorded in Book A Vol. 1 Page 24
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And I further certify, that, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written. 

John G Palfrey,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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State of Vermont
Windham County
Town of Newfane

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office of the service of my late husband Ebenezer Allen.  He served about six months near the commencement of the war for which he serviced. I am now in the receipt of a pension under the act of July 7 1838.

He served also about three months under Capt Burbank in Col Abner Perrys Regiment and I have been informed and believe and believe Jonathan Adams of Medway Mass was in the same company with him. And I further say that after my marriage with the said Ebenezer Allen and in the year 1779 and 1780 he served again about six months in this campaign he went out with his brother Amos Allen, but whether they were in the same company or not I am unable to say.  He lived in Holliston at the time he entered the service. I cannot state who his officers were, but have heard the names of Capt Cobb and Capt Daniels spoken of.  We were married in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine.  He died in the year eighteen hundred and five.

I am now eighty seven years of age and my memory does not enable me to state anything further material
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to the search required.

Witness my hand this 21st day of January 1844

Signed in my acceptance by said Esther Allen

Esther her X mark Allen
Benj'n Ormsbee Justice Peace

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State of Vermont
Windham County ss County Court Clerk, office Newfane. February 21st 1844 I Marshall Miller Clerk of said court certify that Benjamin Ormsbee is a Justice of the Peace within and for said county duly commissioned and qualified that his his commission began date October 31, 1843 and will expire on the 30th of November 1844 and that his signature above written is genuine.

In testimony whereof these [?] are my hand and affix the seal of said court the day & year above written.

Attest Marshall Miller, Clerk
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Pension Office
October 31, 1844

Sir,

In the case of Esther Allen, a pensioner under the Act of July 7, 1838 and March 3rd, 1843, the additional evidence showing twelve months service in 1776 in addition to the eight months in 1775 heretofore allowed; but the subsequent terms of service particularly that in 1781, after her marriage should be established by the certificate of the Secretary of Massachusetts before her claim can be allowed under the Act of July 4th, 1836.  She should make a declaration under that act as it is not competent for an Agent to assert a new claim.

I am, very respectfully,
Your [?] Servant
J. L. Edwards

A.S. Campbell, Esq
Bellows Halls, Vermont
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16.1897 History to Mrs. N. Pierson Croffit St. Pittsfield, Mass L.H.B

Rev
Widow, &c.

File No. 17203
Esther Allen
Widow of
Ebenezer Allen
Priv Rev. War

Act: July 4th 1836
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 10

[Arrangement of 1870]

Jan 7
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Let. to A. S. Campbell
Oct 31, 1844
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Pierce's [illegible]
Lexington Alarm and is also credited with other service.
Will you ascertain if the pension paid the widow of Ebenezer Allen, Ester, of Newfane Vermont till 1849 was  for the service of this man. If you can obtain for me the certificate of pension I shall be pleased
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to [illegible]
Thanking you for past favors.
Yours truly
(Mrs.) F. N. Peirson
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Crofut Street
Pittsfield Massachusetts
December 11 1896
Mr. Murphy
Dear Sir;
Thank you for your information concerning Ebenezer Allen it is not however my ancestor.
My Ebenezer Allen was [illegible] in Medfield Massachusetts and enlisted there I think. He died in Newfane Vermont in 1805. The  pension
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was paid not to him I think but his widow Ester Allen of Newfane Vermont. She died in 1849 so the pension stopped before 1850.
Therefore your previous information cannot aid me although it may do so to others. 
Thanking you for the trouble you have already taken and trusting to hear from you further. 

Yours truly,
FN Peirson