Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8315, Barnabas Allen, Navy Penn.
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(3--1776)
SERVICE NAVY PENN
ALLEN,  BARNABAS
MARY
NUMBER W8315
CONTENTS
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7,770
Kentucky 4
Barnabas Allen
of Mason County in the state of Kentucky
who was a marine in the ship Delaware commanded 
Capt. Alexander of the 
line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 11th of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued to the 18th of Mar: 181
and sent to Mayor Davidson
Washington City
Arrears to 4th of 4th Mar: 1819  18.45
Semi-anl. all'ce 4 Sept 1819  48
126.4[illegible]
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
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To the Honorable the Secretary of War of the United States

The petition of Barnabas Allen a citizen of Mason county & state of Kentucky, most respectfully represents, that being desirous, to aid his country in her struggles for independence, all that lay in his power he entered the service of the United States as a marine under Capt. Porter on board the frigate Delaware of forty seems in Philadelphia in the year 1776 by voluntary enlistment for one year with Lieutenant Henderson of the Marine Corps. in he served until Honorably discharged by the officer commanding the marines, stationed on board the ship Delaware.  He afterwards joined the land forces by voluntary enlistment in the seventh regiment of the Pennsylvania line, then commanded by Col. Harmer, it being in the year 1780, and in a company then commanded by Lieutenant McMahen, and in which he served until he again receive[d] an Honorable Discharge, both of which discharges he has lost not considering that they ever would be worth anything to him.
That being in indigent circumstances and drawing me on the close of life your petitions respectfully solicits, that his remaining may be rendered more easy, and the toils to which such indignities are subjected somewhat less by placing him on the invalid pension list roll  of the Kentucky agency, authorised [authorized] by a recent Act of Congress, passed for the benefit of the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, and further your petitioner declares that he is not in the habit of receiving nor has received any pension from the United States.  All which is respectfully submited [submitted] .  He further states that he cannot prove
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by any person in the State of Kentucky
other than himself, that he was
in the public
service, & that in consequence of his reduced
circumstances he needs the a pintence 
of his country for a support.  Barnabas Allen 
Be it known that on the day of  in the year personally appeared
the above named Barnabas Allen and
made oath according to law in open Court
to the entire verity of the statements in the
foregoing petition all of which is ordered to be
certified to the secretary of War. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my seal of office this
day of. 
Barnabas Allen 
7th Pa reg &
see roll [struck thru?]
Ship Delaware 
Commd. by Capt. Alex
under - 1776 - 1 year
Admitted 
I Judge of
of which Mason County constitues a part
do hereby certify that Marshall Key is Clark to both the
circuit and County Courts of said County and that the
foregoing is his signature, and his seal of Office.
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State of Kentucky
Mason Circuit Sct.

I Marshall Key clerk of the Court for the Circuit aforesaid, Do certify that the foregoing petition and statement of Barnabas Allen was subscribed and sworn to in open Court and the said Allen produced proof to the Court that he is in indigent circumstances which is certified to the Secretary of War.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at the Courthouse in the Town of Washington the Eleventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Marshall Key
(Seal affixed to left of last paragraph)

Mason Circuit Sct.
I Adam Beatty, presiding Judge of the Mason circuit court certify that the foregoing attestation of Marshall Key, clerk of said court, is in due form. Given under my hand this 18th of May 1818
A. Beatty
And I, Adam Beatty moreover certify that I am satisfied that the aforesaid
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claimant for pension Barnabas Allen, did produce proof of his being in indigent circumstances in open court which was satisfactory to me and that I am satisfied from an examination of said Allen upon oath that he served in the continental line for nine months at one period to the full verity of the contents not the foregoing petition said Barnabas Allen was in my presence duly attested, but he was not able to produce any other testimony as to his services, except his own oath. In witness whereof I have hereto affixed my hand this 8th of August 1818.
A Beatty

State of Kentucky
Mason Circuit Cet.
I Marshall Key clerk of the Mason circuit Court, do certify that Adam Beatty, ("before" crossed out)who hath granted the foregoing certificate , is now and was at the time of granting the same, Judge of the Mason Circuit Court, duly commissioned and sworn, and that to all his acts as such due faith and credit are due.

In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Washington Kentucky, the 8th day of August 1818.
Marshall Key
(Seal affixed to left side of last paragraph)
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7319
Kentucky
_______________
Mary Allen
widow of Barnabas Allen
who was a Penn pensioner under the Act of 1818, and who died on the 2nd Sept 1821.
at Pendleton in the State of Kentucky
who was a Marine & Private in Army in the Ship Delaware commanded by Captain Alexander of the____commanded by____in the
line____ for One year
____________________________
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars____Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
____________________
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of
August, 1843 and sent to 
Wm P. Allison
Present.
_________________________
Whole amount due . . . . $200.___
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Tho. Sumpters   Clerk.
Book A. Vol. 2 Page 171

let. to W.S. All Allison Augth 22 1843
Reh Augt 19_
Date of death not on G.B.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress ofJuly 7, 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows.

County of Pendleton
State of Kentucky

On this day personally appeared before me Birkett Colvin, a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Mary Allen a resident of the county of Pendleton State of Kentucky aged seventy-six years who cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court who being first duly sworn according to law 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 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows that she is the widow of Barnabas Allen who was a pensioner in Mason County under the Act of Congress of March the 18th 1818 and she refers to his papers on file for evidence of his service.

she further declares she was married to the said Barnabas Allen in the summer seventeen hundred and ninety-one in Beaver County State of Pennsylvania that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz. at the time above stated and that her husband the aforesaid Barnabas Allen died on the second day of September Eighteen hundred and twenty-one and she has remained a widow
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since my death which will more fully appear by the his proof hereto announced and she prays the best evidence that can be produced by her marriage may be received she has no family record of her marriage it being lost or destroyed and the ages of her first children but she presents her true and genuine family record of the ages of her youngest children which shows that her daughter Elenor was born February twenty-fifth seventeen hundred and ninety-seven which is in the handwriting of Williams Mountain and she was married to the said Barnabas Allen previous to the birth of any of her children and she refers to the record of Beaver County Pennsylvania for evidence of her marriage. Given under my hand this twenty-eight day of November one thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine. Mary Allen (her mark)

County of Pendleton
State of Kentucky}

On this day personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid  Mary Allen a resident of the County of Pendleton State of Kentucky who cannot by [illegible]of bodily infirmity attend the court and is well known to me to be an aged and respectable lady and woman of truth and piety , and subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration before me. I do further certify that from my personal acquaintance with her and her family that I do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of it and believe the foregoing [illegible] to be her true and genuine family record which was taken from
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her Bible in my presence which shows that her daughter Elenor was born February 25th 1797 Given under my hand this 28th day of November 1839
Beckett Colvin

WE the undersigned neighbors of Mary Allen state we have examined the declaration made by her and from our personal acquaintance with her and her family we do most fully concur in the belief of the truth of it she is well known to us to be n aged and respectable lady and that her husband died at or about the time stated by her and she has remained a widow ever since his death
J Foreythe
William Stites His  X  mark
Samuel Holmes

On this day personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County John Foreythe William Stites and Samuel Holmes all well known to me to be persons of truth and respectability and subscribed to the foregoing affidavit before me this 29th day of November 1839
Birkett Colvin PPPC

State of Kentucky
Pendleton County} Sct
I Reuben McCarty clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that Berkett Colvin Esq. whose name (in his own proper hand writing) is Subscribed to the foregoing certificate is and was, at the time of signing the same, one of the regularly
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acting Justices of the peace in and for
the County aforesaid duly commissioned and
qualified. And that full faith and credit is due and of right ought to be given to all his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the aforesaid County Court and
subscribed my have at.
Falmouth this 2d day of December 1839
R. McCarty Clerk
of the Court of Pendleton Cty

6481

V 6481
May Allen
of Barlrales
Kentucky

is
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Farter Allen
John Allen was Born July 16th  1800
Daniel Allen was Born January 15 1802
Henry Allen was Born May 12 1804
Anthony Allen was Born November 25 18[??]
Elenor Allen was Born February 25. 1747
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C H A P. XV.  Apocrypha  Before CHRIST cir. 161.

34 So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord, saying, Blessed be he that hath kept his own pace undefiled. 

35. He hanged also Nicanor's head upon the tower, an evident and mainfest sign unto all of the help of the Lord.

36. And they ordained all with a common decree, in no case to let that days pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mardocheus' day. 

37. Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here I will make an end.

38. And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired; but, if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto. 

39. For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone, and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste; even so, speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end.

The End of the APOCAYPHA.
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6481
Mary Allen
of Barnabas
Kentucky

Hon. W. O. Butler
HR
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State of Kentucky
County of Pendleton}

Be it known that this day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice the peace in court for the County aforesaid, Mary Allen who Cannot from bodily infirmity attend the Court and subscribed and made oath to the Truth of the foregoing Declaration also person appeared before me James Blackburn and John Pollard 
all of whom are well known to me as persons of Resetability[sic] and Truth and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me this 27th April 1840 appeared in ?terlinece before
Signed      Wm. H. Casey JPPC

Commonwealth of Kentucky
Pendleton County}. Sct.
I Reuben McCarty clerk of the County court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Wm. H. Casey, Esqr. whose name in his own proper hand writing is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate, is now and was at the time of Subscribing the Same one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified & that full faith & credit as such; is due to all his official Acts. In Testimony of Which I have have[sic] hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the aforesaid county court at Falmouth this 28th day of April 1840.

R. McCarty Clk
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled “an act Granting half pay and pension to Certain widows”

State of Kentucky
County of Pendleton}
Be it known that on this day personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid [very faint} Mary Allen Resident of the County of Penellton [Pendleton] State of Kentucky aged Seventy Six years who being first Duly Sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certain Widows that she is the widow of Barnabas Allen who was a pensioner in Mason County State of Kentucky as set forth in her former Declaration She further Declars [declares] that She was Marriad [Married] to the said Barnabas Allen in the Summer of Seventeen Hundred and ninety one in Beaver County State of Pennsylvania  and She has Caused the Clerk of said County to be written to for evidence of her Marriage to which She has Recieved [received] no Answer and her family Record Containing the ages of her three oldest children was Lost and her Marriage Record Also Lost previous to the birth of her Daughter [[sic] birth and after her birth was a Record made by Wm Martin of Her oldest son, Died in their infancy her there you rest is now a Living in Kentucky near me I move to Mason County Kentucky and
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ReMoved to Penellton[sic] County and know of as person She last prove her Marriage or was acquainted at the time her Marriage took place and She ? the Best Evidence that She Can provide May be received and a pension granted to her a poor widow of a Soldier of the Revolution that her Husband the said Barnabas Allen Died on the Second day of September one thousand Eight hundred twenty one and She has remained a widow Ever Since his Death that She was not Marriad[sic] to him prior to his Leaving the Services but the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen Hundred and ninety four viz. at the time above Stated.
Marcy[sic] Allen

We the undersigned neighbors of Mary State that we have Been acquainted with her for for[sic] several years and know her to be a woman as Faith and Respectability and piety and believe her Declaration to Contain the truth given from under ow[n] hand this Day of April 1840

James Blackburn
John Pollard
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I Elenore Gifford daughter of Barnabas and Mary Allen a resident of Pendleton County state of Kentucky state that I am the daughter of the persons as named above and was born  on Twenty-fifth day of February seventeen hundred and ninety-seven I have allways [always] uderstood [understood] from my Father and Mother that thair [there] was two children born previous to my birth I have frequently heard them speak of one of them geting [getting] burnt to death and the other dying with the croup I do not believe that my Father ever kept a record of our births in the bible but he got a Mr Mountain who was a schoolmaster living at his house to write the time of our births on a piece of a newspaper all the children that was alive at the time it was written which shows that I was borne at the time as stated above I have never heard it douted [doubted] but what my Father and Mother was married before  the birth of any of thair [their] children I do well know that my Mother Mary Allen is the widow of my Father Barnabas Allen who drew a pension except for the last six months of his life the man he impowered to drew stated he had to pay it back to the goverment [government] for his servises [services] as a soldier of the revolution until his death which took place on the second day of September eighteen hundred and twenty-one and my Mother has remained a widow ever since the death of my Father and she is a verry [very] poor woman


            her
Eleanore X Gifford
             mark


I Joshua Gifford have examined the affidavit of my wife Elenore Gifford and believe it contains the truth I do further state that I was acquainted with Barnabas Allen and Mary Allen in the years of seventeen hundred and Ninety on and know that they was living together as husband and wife and never heard it douted [doubted] but that they were lawfully married


        his
Joshua X Gifford
     mark
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Subscribed and sworn to before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Pendleton. 
Joshua and Elenora Gifford, both being persons of respectability and truth and made oath to the above affidavits given under my hand this 4th day of October 1842.
HW Cleavland.

State of Kentucky 
Pendleton County

I, R McCarty, clerk of the court of Pendleton County, certify that HW Cleavland is a magistrate of above, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. 

In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 4th day of October 1842.
R McCarty, clerk of the county of Pendleton County
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Mary Allen
K
addl evidence

W.S. Allison
Prest
June 24, 1843

sworn under my hand and the seal of the Commonwealth this tenth (10th) day of June AD 1843
Gen D Hall D.C. for H. McCary clk
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I, Joshua Gifford, a resident of the county of Pendleton and state of Kentucky, aged 59 in December 1843, state that I became acquainted with Barnabas Allen and his wife Mary Allen in the year seventeen hundred and ninety-one. That my father was living in Mason County Kentucky when Barnabas Allen and his wife Mary Allen, moved to that county it ws the year as stated above, I was a small boy but I well recollect that they was living together as husband and wife and lived together as such unntil his death. They raised a family of children and I never have it doubted but what they was legally married, that Elanor is their third child and she was born in the year of seventeen hundred and ninety seven. In the year of seventeen hundred and ninety one my fathers family had the small son I well recollect Barnabas Allen and his wife moving to Mason county Kentucky the same year and of Mrs Allen attending to us whilst we were sick with the small pox and it being the same year of Sinclair defeat I had a brother in that battle and I recollect hearing that he was killed and of my crying when I heard it given from under my hand this 9th day of June 1843.
Joshua (his X mark) Gifford
The above affidavit subscribed and sworn to before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the county of Pendleton and commonwealth of Kentucky, and I certify that Joshua Gifford is a man of respectability and truth and from appearances is as old as stated by him in his affidavit given from under my hand the day and year first above written and annexed in the second line of the affidavit before signing.
H.W. Colevilance JPPC
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Pendleton County Act
I Gowen D Hall deputy clerk for R McCarty Clerk of the county court for the county aforesaid do certify that WW Cleveland  the subscriber to the foregoing certificate was at the time writing and is now an acting Justice of the Peace and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts as such. Given under my hand and the seal of the Commonwealth this tenth (10th) day of June AD 1843.
Gowen D Hall D.C. for the R. Mc Carty Clk
[Written at bottom of letter] 
W. S. Allison [illegible] June 24, 1843

[in margin:]
Mary Allen K
add [illegible]
W.A Allen
June 24, 1843
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September 8, 1932

BA-J/AWF
Barnabas Allen
W. 8315

Mrs. J. T. McGill
Vanderbilt Campus
Nashville, Tennessee

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter requesting
information in regard to Barnabas Allen, a soldier of the War of the Revolution, and to Barnabas Allen, a soldier of the War of 1812.
The War of 1812 records of this office fail to
afford any information relative to a pension having been claimed on account of the services of Barnabas Allen, as described by you.
You are furnished herein the history of Barnabas Allen, a soldier of the War of the Revolution.
The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, W. 2315, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Barnabas Allen.
He entered in 1776 in Philadelphia as marine on board the frigate " Delaware", commanded by Captain Porter, and served one year.
He enlisted in 1780 and served under Lieutenant McMahen (?) (probably intended for McMichael) in Colonel Harmar's Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment, length of this service not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 18, 1818, at which time he was living in Mason County, Kentucky.
He died September 2, 1821 in Mason County, Ken
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tucky. The date of his birth is not shown, nor are the names of his parents given.
Barnabas Allen married in the summer of 1791 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mary, her maiden name not stated.
The widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed November 28, 1839, then a resident of Pendleton County, Kentucky, and was aged seventy-six
years.

The following is a list of their children as
found in the claim- 3 older die
Elenor or Eleanore born February 25, 1797
John born July 16, 1800
Daniel born January 15, 1802
Henry born May 12, 1804
Anthony born November 25, 18--(blurred)
Their daughter, Elenor (Eleanore) married, date not shown, Joshua Gifford or Gilford. He was born in December 1784. They were living in 1839 in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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Revy WIDOW, &c.

File No. 8515
Mary Allen
Wid. of 
Barnabas Allen
Mariner in Ship Delaware
private in Army
Act: July 1738
Index:-Vol. A, Page 3
Arrangement of 1870.]

1932 Mach 18- list to Miss Ruth A. Murray
1932 Sept. 8 - list to Miss J. T. McGill
1934 March - list to Bertha A. Riley Army
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6481
Mary Allen
of Barnabas
Kentucky
Suspended
See let: 31 Above
1840, L. C. Suggett
Let. to Hon John Carr; 
May 27, 1840
Let 17 June 1840 to Hon
W. O. Butler
S. C. Suggett, Nov. 3, 1840
let 16 Nov: 42 Hon R. M. Johnson to same 14 Dec. 42
Act 7 July 1838
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In the case of the widow of Barnabas Allen I certify that Joshua Gilford of Pendleton, a resident of my old congressional district is a man about 70 years old and upwards; and moreover he is a man of character health and veracity and full faith & credit may be placed upon his statement that he knew Barnabas Allen and his wife in 1791 and that they were living together at that time as man and wife-as the commissioner only wished to be convinced of the truth of this fact I hope this statement will be sufficient as it would hurt the widow too much trouble and enforce and and delay to have to send and take the affidavit again of J. Gilford-
[illegible] Johnson
2nd Dec. 1842
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Congress Hall
15th June 1840

Sir
I enclose herewith the amended Declaration of Mrs Mary Allen,  with some further proof in support of the claim of William Johnson referred to and fully explained by your letter and that of Mrs W.B. suggest that after you will personally return to me when they have examined the claims
Respectfully,
J L Edwards Esq.      W O Butler
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Washington, Sept. 19, 1843

Sir,
In the case of Mrs. Mary Allen of Kentucky whose claim has been allowed under act 7 July 1838 for one year, her husband alleges to have served as an enlisted soldier of the Pennsylvania line beside his service for one year as a marine. It is possible that the rolls of service of the Pennsylvania line may show the service under that enlistment, and if so the claimant will of course be entitled to eighty dollars per annum. If there be no record proof of service be pleased to state the fact. 
I am respectfully
your obt. Servt
Wm S. Allisons
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commioner of Pensions
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Georgetown Scott Co.  Ky Dec5th 1839

Dear Sir
The enclosed is the Declaration of Mrs. Mary Allen widow of Barnabas Allen for the benefit of the Act of Congress July 7th 1838
Yours very Respectfully
Lewis C. Suggett
Hon James L. Edwards
Commission of Pension
Washington City KC
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Received Aug 27 1932
Director of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear sir-
Did one Barnabas Allen draw a pension from the Revolutionary War while living in KY in 1819?
A Barnabas W Allen was in the War of 1812 from Ky & likely drew a pension for same. I will appreciate
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any record you may be able to give me.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. J. T. McGill
Vanderbilt Campus
Nashville, Tenn.
Aug. 26th 1932
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DRS. RILEY
OSTEOPATHISTS
121 WHITNEY AVENUE
NEW HAVEN, CONN
Feb. 12, 1934

E.W. Morgan,
Veterans Administration
Washington.

Dear Sir- I am trying to trace my genealogy is the reason I asked for Wm. Allen or Barnabas Allen records-as they were pensioners of Maysville Ky. and Wm Allen was my great-grandfather.
Record in book on Page 160 Mason County Ky. forward by Jasper P Morris and Walter Warden
Feb. 1834. That Wm and Barnabas Allen had been soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
If you will kindly send me this pension record, I
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will be very much pleased as I have no other knowledge to give you.
Yours Respt.,
Bertha A. Riley

Ref. file M B.G.B.
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JOHN MARSHALL CHAPTER
N. S. D. A. R. NO. 4
LOUISVILLE, KY.

Feb. 18, 1932
18
War Records - Revolutionary Department
Pensions
If you have pension record of Barnabas Allen who belonged to the Marines and as a citizen from Mason County, Kentucky, applied for a pensioner for service in the War of the Revolution, please send it with any information you may have
Respectfully
Miss Ruth A. Murray
1250 Everett Avenue
Louisville KY
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March 1, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Barnabas Allen - W.8315
William Allen - W.8318
BA-J/AWF

Bertha A. Riley
121 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, Connecticut

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War records of Barnabas and William Allen, both pensioners of Kentucky.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claims, based upon their service in the War of the Revolution.

Barnabas Allen - W.8315

Barnabas Allen entered in 1776 in Philadelphia
as a marine on board the frigate "Delaware", commanded by Captain Porter, served one year. He enlisted in 1780, served under Lieutenant McMahan (?) (probably intended for
McMichael) in Colonel Harmar's Seventh Pennsylvania regiment, length of this service not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 18, 1818, at which time he was living in Mason County, Kentucky. He died September 2, 1821 in said Mason County. The date of his birth is not given, nor are the names of his parents stated.

The soldier, Barnabas Allen, married in the summer of 1791 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mary, her maiden name not shown.

The widow, Mary Allen, was allowed pension on her application executed, November 28, 1839, then aged seventy-
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six years and living in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
The following data in regard to the children of
Barnabas Allen and his wife, Mary, are found in the claim;
Elenor or Eleanore born February 25, 1797
John " July 16, 1800
Daniel " January 15, 1802
Henry " May 12, 1804
Anthony " November 25, 18-- (blurred)

There were two or three children older than
Elenor (Eleanore), whose names are not given.
Their daughter, Elenor (Eleanore), married, date
not given, Joshua Gifford or Gilford. He was born in December, 1784; they were living in 1839 in Pendleton County, Kentucky.

-------

William Allen - W.8318

The date and place of birth of William Allen are
not stated, nor are the names of his parents given.

While residing in Fauquier County, Virginia,
William Allen enlisted and served as a private in the Virginia troops, as follows - in 1775, six months in Captain John Chilton's company under Major Thomas Marshall and was in the battle of Great Bridge; in 1777, three months in Captain Charles Chilton's company; in 1781, three months in Captain Charles Chilton's company, a part of the time under Colonel Call.

He was allowed pension on his application executed, February 10, 1834, aged seventy-six years and a resident of Mason County, Kentucky. He died May 20, 1839 at his home in Mason County, Kentucky.

The soldier, William Allen, married August 8,
1781 or 1784 in Fauquier County, Virginia, Miss Frances
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Pepper, who was a native of said Fauquier County. William Allen and his wife, Frances, moved to Kentucky in 1993.

     The widow, Frances Allen, was allowed pension on her application executed July 10, 1843, aged eighty-one years and living in Mason County, Kentucky.

     William Allen and his wife, Frances, had five or six children, no names are given.

     George Shackleford, half brother of the soldier, William Allen, was seventy-eight years old in 1843 and living in Mason County, Kentucky; a sister of the soldier is referred to, her name not stated.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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BA-J/AWF

Miss Ruth A. Murray
1250 Everett Avenue
Louisville, Kentucky.

Dear Madam:

     Reference is made to your letter relative to Barbanas Allen, who you state was a Revolutionary War pensioner, residing in Mason County, Kentucky.

     The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to Barbanas Allen.

     You are furnished herewith the history of Barbanas Allen, a pensioner for Revolutionary War service, while a resident of Mason County, Kentucky.

     The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, W. 8315, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Barnabas Allen.

     He entered in 1776 in Philadelphia as a marine on board the frigate "Delaware", Captain Porter, and served one year.

     He enlisted in 1780 and served under Lieutenant McMahen (?) (probably intended for McMichael) in Colonel Harmar's Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment, length of this service not stated.

     He was allowed pension on his application executed May 18, 1818, at which time he was living in Mason County, Kentucky.

     He died September 2, 1821 in Mason County, Kentucky. The date of his birth is not given.

     He married in the summer of 1791 in Beaver County,
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Pennsylvania, Mary, her maiden name is not given.

She was allowed pension on her application executed November 28, 1839, then a resident of Pendleton County, Kentucky, and was seventy-six years of age.

She stated that her daughter, Elenor, was their third child, and that their oldest two children died in infancy, their names were not given.

The following is a list of their children as found in the claim;

Elenor or Eleanore born February 25, 1797
John born July 16, 1800
Daniel born January 15, 1802
Henry born May 12, 1804
Anthony born November 25, 18-- [blurred]

Their daughter, Elenor (Eleanore), married, date not shown, Joshua Gifford or Gilford. He was born in December, 1784. They were living in 1839 in Pendleton County, Kentucky.

Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator