Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8,095, Ebenezer Allen, Conn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                                                                                  NUMBER 
Conn.                   Allen, Ebenezer                                                       W. 8095
                                     Huldah
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CONTENTS
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Albany 30.323
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Ebenezer Allen
of Herkimer Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Priv & Corp in the _______ commanded
by Captain _________ of the Regt commanded
by Col. Enos in the Connt.
line for 6 months Private                     20.00
            9     " Corporal -                       33.00
                                                          ---------
                                                           $53.00
------------------------------------------------------------
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany
at the rate of 53 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Jany
1836 and sent to Hon. A.
Mann, H. R.
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '35                  238.50
Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 36    26.50
                                                                ________
                                                                $265.00
                                          {Revolutionary Claim,}
                                          {Act June 7, 1832.     }

Recorded by D. Brown                  Clerk,
Book E. 2. Vol. 4  Page 1

let to R H. Tyler Jan 13 1846
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Allen
Private    6 mo  Col Enos  1777
Corporal 9  "           Bube  1780,'81
15
Admitted
Private    6 mo-
Corporal 9  " -
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I Julius C. Nelson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
of Herkimer County of said do hereby certify that 
the forgoing contains the original proceedings of the said
Court in the matter of the application of Ebenezer Allen
for a pension
    In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand &
seal of office at Herkimer Oct 6,  1834
                               Julius C Nelson Clerk
-
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all the details & particulars that make up that amount
That this deponent has no papers or documents in his possession
shewing his service - That this deponent hereby relinquishes all
claims to any other pension or annuity except the present-- and
that the name of this Deponent is not on the pension Roll
of any State of Agency-
            And this deponent further saith that he was stationed
as a soldier at Dobbs Ferry in the State of New York at
the time when General Arnold deserted from West point &
When Genral Washington went from New England to the South
to take command of the Army, that captured Genral Corn-
wallis of the British army - That this Deponent now has
in his hands & possession a French Musket which was
found in the Camp at Dobbs Ferry when this Depont
first went there as aforesaid, and which this Deponent has
owned and possessed on since that time-
           That this deponent has no other evidence to sustain
his claim than what is hereto annexed -
          That this deponent, has resided on the same farm
where he now resides, for more than thirty years - That this
deponent previous to his removing to his final place of
residence lived in Cornwall in the County of Litchfield
& State of Connecticut. That this deponent was born in the
Sworn to in open Court }    Town of Old Fairfield in the State of Connecticut
Oct , 7, 1834                  }     That this Deponent has
                                      }       a record of his age at his residence in Winfield
  Julius C. Nelson  Clerk }     That during the whole revolutionary war he resided at
                                             New Fairfield - That most of his service in the army
                                            and served one tour as a substitute but cannot tell for whom
                                             was for friend under enlistment. That Silas
Eliza of Winfield & Silas Halcomb of Litchfield are persons
to whom this deponent is known & who can testify as
to his Character
                                                                             his
                                                              Ebenezer  X  Allen
                                                                           mark
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We Selah Holcomb of the Town of Litchfield in the
County of Halinerkimer & State of New York & Zenas Eldred of
the Town of Winfield in said County do hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Ebenezer Allen who has made
the aforesaid declaration & have been acquainted with
him for the period of Twenty five years during all which
time we have lived within the distance of three miles of
said Allen. That we believe him to be of the age of Seventy
Two years- That he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution &
that we concur in said opinion. & the said Zenas
Eldred further certifies that a year ago last winter the
said Allen experienced a severe fit of sickness from
which he has never entirely recovered - that from
that time the memory & recollection of said Allen
has been much impaired
                                                       Selah Holcomb
                                                       Zenas Eldred
Sworn to & subscribed
Oc, 7. 1814 in open
Court Julius C Nelson Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the
Interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the
above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served or
he states. And the Court further certify that it appears that
Selah Holcomb & Zenas Eldred who have signed the foregoing
certificate reside in the Town of Winfield & Litchfield as stated by
them and are credible witnesses & that their statement is
entitled to credit
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State of New York
Herkimer County ⎬ ss. On this Seventh day of October one thousand Eight
hundred & Thirty four, personally appeared before the Court of Common
Pleas of Herkimer County Ebenezer Allen, a resident of the Town of
Winfield in said County and State of New York, and at this time
Seventy Two years who being first duly sworn acording 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
7. 1832. That he enlisted & served during the war of the Revolution
in State troops of the State of Connecticut being a part of the Army
of the United States as follows. In the year 1777, the said Ebenezer
Allen enlisted as a private soldier in a company commanded by a Cap-
tain whose name this Deponent cannot now recollect, that one  Tro- 
bridge was the Lieutenant of said Company in a Regiment
commanded by Colonel Enos- This deponent at the time of his enlist-
ment resided in the Town of New Fairfield in the County of Fairfield
& State of Connecticut- That after enlisting as aforesaid this
Deponent went with his company to a place called Horwich
in the State of Connecticut lying upon Long Island Sound, that
during this period of enlistment this deponent remained at
Horwich & in that vicinity, being fruitfully employed in keeping
guard upon the lines of the British Army. This deponent
cannot state with certainty the full length of time that he
served during this enlistment, although he is certain that
he served six months at least
That during the whole of the Revolutionary war this deponent
was engaged more or less every year as a Soldier in the State
troops of the Connecticut line of the Army of the United
States, but for a failure of memory accorded by sickness &
advanced age this deponent cannot now state the said
duration with precision. - That about two years ago this
Deponent made a declaration in this Court for the purpose
of procuring a pension, and at that time the recollection &
memory of this Deponent were such that he was able
to state with particularity the service performed by this
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Deponent & the names of his officers & this Deponent did
make such particular statement, but said paper have been
lost or have miscarried & this Deponent cannot repeat the
said statement with the same precision. - that this Depo-
nent now recollects, that at different parts of the Revolutionary
war he served in Regiment commanded by Col Mead and by
Col Canfield, both officers of the Connecticut Troops - That one
of the Captains under whom this deponent served  was Capt
Daniel Williams and and another Captain was named
Chapman-- but this deponent cannot recollect the Chistian
names of said officer, - nor can he recollect the order or
succession of his services aforesaid - This Deponent well
recollects that he served as a soldier as aforesaid during the
whole of the Winter which has usually been called the
"Hard Winter" - During the whole of that winter this
deponent was stationed at Horwich aforesaid and
was discharged at that place in the Month of March
following said Winter. - That during a part of the time
when this deponent was engaged as aforesaid this deponent
acted as a Corporal in the Company to which belonged
but this deponent cannot now give the particulars of
such service. That this Deponent was engaged as a soldier as
aforesaid at the time that Danbury in Connecticut was
destroyed by the British & this deponent was engaged in skirmishes
with the British on that occasion-- This deponent cannot now
state who was his officers on that occasion - That all the
services which this deponent performed under his various comit-
ments during the Revolutionary war as aforesaid amounted to
the period of two years & 9 or 10 months. That this depo-
nent well recollects this fact from the circumstance that
after the close of the war this deponent found, an cition
& computation of the whole length of his said service &
found it to be as stated above - that this Deponent has
always retained a recollection of this ??? and now
well remembers the same although he cannot remember
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State of Connecticut}
Fairfield County ss.   }     Nancy Stewart of the town of
Sherman in said County of Fairfield being duly
sworn deposes & says that she was well acquaint-
ed with Ebenezer Allen late of Schoeppel in the
County of Oswego in the State of New York now
deceased - that she is personally acquainted with
Huldah Allen who now resides at Schoep-
pel aforesaid who is the widow of said Ebenezer
Allen deceased that the name of the said
Huldah Allen previous to her marriage to
the said Ebenezer Allen was Huldah Stewart
- that this deponent was present at the
wedding of the said Ebenezer Allen & Huldah
Stewart & saw them married - that the mar-
riage of the said Ebenezer Allen & Huldah
Stewart (now Huldah Allen) took place
at the house of Stephen Stewart in the town of
Cornwall in the County of Litchfield in
said State of Connecticut on the seventh
day of July A.D. one thousand seven hundred
eighty four- that said Ebenezer Allen
& Huldah Stewart were married
as aforesaid by David Welch Esquire then a Justice of
the Peace in & for the town of Litchfield in
said County of Litchfield- that said marriage
was in the usual form by Justices of the
Peace & this deponent well remembers the
ceremony.
And this deponent further says that she, this
deponent is now of the age of Seventy nine.
years, that at the time of the marriage of the
said Ebenezer Allen & Huldah Stewart as afore-
said, this deponents name was Nancy Hub-
bell, but that she has since married
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Sylvanus Stewart and is now his wife, and
this deponent saith not.
Subscribed & sworn to
this 3d day of February                          Nancy Stewart  
1847 Before me & I do
hereby certify that the
affiant is of good char-
acter & a person of credit
                                           ⎬
Willis Sherwood Justice of the peace

State of Connecticut
Litchfield County ss.   I Frederick Kellogg of the town
of Cornwall in said County being duly sworn
deposes & says that he is town Clerk of
said town of Cornwall & has charge of the
marriage records of said town, that he has
diligently searched & looked over said mar-
riage records of said town from the year
seventeen hundred & eighty to the present
time & that he can find no record by any
marriage between Ebenezer Allen and
Huldah Stewart in or among the town
of marriage records of said town & that he
cannot find any record of the marriage of
said Ebenezer Allen or Huldah
Stewart & further this deponent saith not.
Subscribed & sworn to this
27th day of May 1848                     Frederick Kellogg,
before me & I do hereby
certify that the affiant is
of good character a person of credit
                                         Philo Kellogg Justice of Peace
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State of Connecticut}
Fairfield County       } ss.
                                    I Bryant Smith Clerk
of the County Court of the County & State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that Willis Sherwood Esq.
is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County
duly commissioned and qualified that his
commission was dated on the
19th day of June 1846 and will
expire on the 20th day of June
1847. and that his signature
to the foregoing Affidavit is
his genuine official signature
that he has by the laws of this
State power to administer oaths
and take acknowledgement
of deeds & other instruments
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand
and seal of the sd County Court at Brookfield this
11th day of March 1847-
                                                          Bryant Smith Clerk
State of Connecticut
Litchfield County     ⎬ ss. Litchfield
I Frederick D. Beeman Assistant Clerk of the County Court of the County
and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Philo Kellogg of Cornwall in
said County, was on the 27th day of May 1848 an acting Justice
of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified
& by law authorized to administer oaths & to take the acknowledgement 
of Deeds, and that his commission was dated on the 20th day of
June 1847 & expired on the 20th day of June 1848
& that the signature to the accompanying
instrument, purporting to be his, is genuine.
Given under my hand & the Seal of sd Court
this 25th day of April A.D. 1849
                                   Frederick D. Beeman Assistant Clerk
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700
Huldah Allen
widow of Ebenezer
N. York



Atty June 18/44
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress
of the 7th July 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay
and pensions to certain widows," and by the act of
Congress of 3 March 1843 17th June 1844 & 2 July
1848.
State of New York  }
County of Oswego }. ss.     On this 27th day of April in the
year one thousand eight hundred forty nine personally
appeared before the undersigned County Judge of the
County Court for the County of Oswego state of
New York Mrs. Huldah Allen a resident of
the town of Schroeppel in the County of Oswego
State of New York and Eighty four years, who I 
certify find being bodily infirm is unable to appear in
open 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 pro-
visions made by the act of Congress passed July, 7 1838
entitled "an act granting half pay & pensions to
certain widows" and acts of Congress subsequent
thereto in such cases make provision, That
she is the widow of Ebenezer Allen who was a
private and corporal in the war of the rev-
olution and for his services in said war drew
a pension from the United States under the act
of Congress of 7th June 1832 at the rate of Fifty
three dollars per annum the following being
a copy of the pension certificate issued to him,
War Department. 30. 323. Revolutionary Claim, I
certify that in conformity with the law of the
United States of the 7th June 1832 Ebenezer Allen
the State of New York who was a private
and corporal in the war of the Revolution, is
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to
Sworn
before
He
be
Allen
entitled to receive Fifty three dollars per annum during
his natural life commencing on the 4th day of March
1831 and payable semi-annually on the 4th of 
March and 4th of September in every year.               [Lich'd]
Given at the war office of the United States, this
13th day of January one thousand eight hundred and
thirty six. Lewis Cass, Secretary of War. Examined 
and Countersigned J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
She further declares that she was married to the
said Ebenezer Allen on the seventh day of July
one thousand seven hundred & eighty four in
the town of Litchfield in the county of Litchfield
State of Connecticut that her husband
Eliza Allen died
●
in the nineteenth day of
hered & forty five,
her husband the aforesaid
---
April one thousand eight
that she was not married to him prior to his
having
the service, but the marriage took place
R
ing
and
to the first of January
The
nity for in at the time above stated
father
6
that she is now a widow
plication
Seventeen hundred
swears
and that she has
---
the fore
for
In presence
pension
made any ap
of
Camp, Lynn
Huldah
Samuel Allen
X
Mark
subscribed on the day & year
above written
Orla H. Whitney
Judge of Oscrip
Court,
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State of New York }
County of Oswego} ss   Hiram Allen being sworn
says that he resides in the town Schroeppel in the
County & State aforesaid, & has resided in said town
for thirteen years last past, - that ever since
his earliest recollection to the time of the death of
Ebenezer Allen mentined in the foregoing declara-
tion he has been acquainted with him said Ebenezer
Allen - that the said Ebenzer Allen was re-
puted to be the father of this deponent, & he
has no doubt that he was his father that 
the said Ebenezer Allen died at Schroeppel
aforesaid on the ninteenth day of April in
the year eighteen hundred & forty five, & that
this deponent saw the said Ebenezer after
his death & attended his funeral - that
Huldah Allen who made the foregoing
declaration is reputed to be the mother of
this deponent that he has no doubt that she is
his mother that the said Huldah Allen
is known in the neighbourhood where she
resides in Schroeppel aforesaid as the widow
of the aforesaid Ebenezer Allen - that this
deponent on Apr 7 the age of forty four years
Subscribed & sworn to this 27th }
day of April 1849 before me       }       Hiram Allen
              Orla H. Whitney
         Co Judge of Oswego Co

State of New York }
County of Oswego} ss    On this 27th day April 1849
Personally appeared before me County Judge of the
County Courts for the County of Oswego aforesaid
Philo Allen being first duly sworn according
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to law, doth on his oath depose & say that he is
reputed to be a son of Ebenezer Allen mentioned
in the foregoing declaration who is now deceased
that the said Ebenezer Allen is now dead that
he died at the town of Schroeppel in the County
of Oswego & State of New York upon the nineteenth
day of April eighteen hundred & forty five, that 
this deponent attended the funeral of the said
Ebenezer Allen & saw him after his death, that 
Huldah Allen who made the foregoing dec-
laration is reputed to be the mother of this de-
ponent & that she isgenerally reputed to be
the widow of the said Ebenezer Allen & this
deponent believes that she is such widow
that this deponent is of this Apr age fifty seven
years.
                                      Philo Allen
Subscribed & sworn to on this day & year above written
                                      Orla H Whitney
County Judge of Oswego County
and
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            State of New York.               }
OSWEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.} SS.
                    I, Jabez H Gilbert, Clerk of the County of Oswego,
               hereby certify that Orla H Whitney Esq. whose name
is subscribed to the jurats of affidavits of Huldah Allen Hiram Allen and
Philo Allen hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jurats County Judge
in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and duly elect-
ed and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing,
and verily believe his signature to said jurats--------- is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the County Court of 
said county this 28th day of April
A. D. 1849
                                      J. H. Gilbert Clerk.
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New York
Huldah Allen
widow of Ebenezer Allen
who served in the Revolution
war, as a private & Corp
--------------------------------
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate
53 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to con
the 4th day of March, 18
-----------------------------------
Certificate of Pension issu
31 st day of Dec
and sent to
R H Tyler
Fulton
New York
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Recorded on Roll or Pensioners under act
February AD 1848 Page 68  Vol.

act 17 June 1834

Rejected
to G H Phillips  Lt Horst
  "  Harold S. Cougal 17 Apl 1857
  "  R. H. Tyler 22 Aug 1852
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State of New York
Oswego County ss.     Huldah Allen of Shroep-
pel in said County being sworn says that
she is the widow of Ebenezer Allen late
of Schroeppel aforesaid a Revolutionary
pensioner now deceased - that a family
record was left in the family of said
Ebenezer Allen & this deponent but
that this same was taken from the 
family bible of the deponent which
was formerly kept by myself & husband
& in the fall of eighteen hundred & forty
four was delivered to an itinerant pension
agent who promised to get a pension
fo deponent & deponent has not since
seen the same - that deponent has not
been able to get the said family record
returned & deponent has no acquaintance
with the individual to whom she
deliver the same, neither does she
knows his name or the place of his
residence but he represented that he
resided in Seneca County in the State
of New York some Seventy for miles
from the residence of deponent - that this
deponent caused a true copy of such
family record to be preserved & the follow-
ing is an exact copy of the same, viz.
        Marriages                        }      Births by Parents
Ebenezer Allen married to       }     Ebenezer Allen born
Huldah Stewart July 8th 1784  }     December 27th 1761
     deaths of Children              }     Huldah Allen born
Sarah Allen died Feb 18th       }      March 10th 1765
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Harriet Allen died
apl 14th 1842
Sarah S. Allen died Apl 18 1844
Ebenezer Allen died
April 18th 1845

Hiram Allen born
Feb 17th 1805

Births of children
Amasa Allen born
   Sept 11th 1785
Alexander Allen born
   Oct 30th 1787
Horace B. Allen born
   Oct 26th 1789
Philow Allen born
   Sept 25th 1791
Samuel Allen born
   Sept 5th 1793
Sarah Allen born
   Sept 8th 1795
Ennia Allen born
   June 11th 1798
Cyrus Allen born
   Feby 25th 1801
Harriet Allen born
   June 17th 1803
Sarah J. Allen born
   Apr 28th 1809 
And the deponent further says that the said
family record of which the foregoing is
a true copy was an accurate & correct record
of the marriage of the said Ebenezer Allen &
deponent & of the births names & death
of the children of the said Ebenezer Allen
& deponent & of the death of the said Ebene-
zer Allen & further deponent says not
Subscribed & sworn to this                      her
21st day of Sept 1849 by me         Huldah X  Allen
                                                               mark
and the name of Hiram Allen and his both found omitted in its proper place written above before signing
                                             Saml Merry Justice of the Peace
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State of New York }
Oswego County ss}     Jared C. Potter of Schroeppel in said
County being duly sworn deposes & says that he
is of the age of Sixty eight years. that he for-
merly resided in the State of Connecticut but
for the last few years he has resided in
the town of Schroeppel aforesaid - that he is
now well acquainted with Huldah Allen
residing in the town of Schroeppel aforesaid
& has been so acquainted with her for
over fifty seven years- that the said Huldah
Allen is reputed to be the widow of Eb-
enezer Allen late of Schroeppel aforesaid
a revolutionary pensioner now deceased
that this deponent was also will acquaint-
ed with the said Ebenezer Allen in his
life time & up to the time of his death
in Schroeppel aforesaid some four years since
that said Ebenezer & Huldah Allen were
reputed to be husband & wife-- that over
fifty seven years ago the said Ebenezer and
Huldah Allen resided in the State of
Conneticut & lived together as husband
& wife & were then reputed to be such - 
That deponent knew them at that time
& knew that they lived together as such
husband & wife & this deponent knows
from his own personal knowledge that
the said Ebenezer & Huldah Allen Con-
tinued to live together as such husband
& wife from the last aforesaid time until the
decease of said Ebenezer & brought up a large family of
children
Subscribed & sworn to this 21st day of
September 1849 before me                  Jared C. Potter
Saml Merry  Justice of the Peace
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State of New York
County Samuel Allen of Shubbel in said
County being duly sworn says that he
the said Eben Allen late of said
reputed to be
of
town of Schuy
put aforesaid
revolutionary pensioner now decd
X
that he has always understood that he was born
on the 5th day of April Seventeen
hundred & Ninety
there he believe that he was born in that day
that the deponent thou that a family and
who
kept in the family of
the said Ebenezer Allen
in wife Huldah Allin her
other of dement
now the widow of said bank which said
●
family and was preserved until after the
age of
said Eben
April 18th 1843 that
deponent has read examined the foregoing of
sidavit of said Huldah Allen
ponent
that de
the said
deliver
to the person
family
and was
the man
---
set forth
that his ment
that
said
affidavit is
family record the

State of New York. } SS.
OSWEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.} I, Jabez H. Gilbert Clerk of the County of Oswego,
hereby certify that Saml Merry Esq. whose name
is subscribed to the jurats affidavits of Huldah Allen, Jared C. Potter
& Samuel Allen hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jurats a Jus-
tice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and duly elected
and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing,
and verily believe his signature to said jurats is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the County Court of
said county this 24th day of September
A. D. 1849
J.H. Gilbert Clerk.
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State of New York.                           } SS.
OSWEGO COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.} I, Jabez H. Gilbert Clerk of the County of Oswego,
hereby certify that Saml Merry Esq. whose name 
is subscribed to the jurats affidavits of Huldah Allen, Jared C. Potter
& Samuel Allen hereto annexed, was, at the date of said jurats    a Jus-
tice of the Peace in and for the said county, dwelling in said county, and duly elected
and qualified to act as such; that I am well acquainted with his hand-writing,
and verily believe his signature to said jurats is genuine.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the County Court of 
said county this 24th day of September
A. D. 1849
                                                                   J.H. Gilbert Clerk.
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State of New York }
County of Oswego} ss.    Amasa Allen being sworn
says that he now resides in the town of Schroep
pel in said County of Oswego- that he is a son
of the late Ebenezer Allen deceased of Schroep
pel aforesaid & of Huldah Allen his widow
that he is of the age of sixty four years the
eleventh day of September last, that at the
time of this deponents earliest recollections
he lived with his parents, the said Ebenezer
& Huldah Allen in the town of Cornwall in
the state of Connecticut, from which time the
said Ebenezer & Huldah lived together as &
were reputed to be husband & wife until
on decease of the said Ebenezer on the 18th
day of April 1845 - that this deponent has a dis-
tinct  recollection of certain events which
took place previous to the time of the removal
of the said Ebenezer & Huldah from Cornwall
aforesaid to the town of Winfield formerly Litch-
field New York in the fall of 1794- that this
deponent well recollects the time that Philo
Allen & Samuel Allen Sons of the said Huldah
Allen were here & that it was previous to the
removal of said Ebenezer & Huldah from Corn-
wall in the fall of 1794 as aforesaid that this
deponent well recollects that in the fall of
1794 the said Ebenezer & Huldah Allen with
their family removed from Cornwall aforesaid
to the town of Litchfield now Winfield in the
state of New York - that at the time of such
removal the family of said Ebenezer & Huldah
consisted of themselves, and the following named
sons of the said Ebenezer & Huldah viz this depo-
nent who was always reputed to have been born
Sept 11, 1785, Alexander Allen who was always
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reputed to have been born Oct 30, 1787, Horace B
Allen who was always reputed to have been
born Oct 26, 1789, Philow Allen who was always
reputed to have been born Sept 25, 1791, Samuel
Allen who was always reputed to have the
born Sept 15, 1793. That at the time of said re-
moval this deponent well recollect that the
whole of the said family lived together & this
deponent was nine years of age that this
deponent lived with the said Ebenezer & Huldah
in the town of Litchfield now Winfield in
the state of New York from the time of this
removal to that place in the fall of 1784
as aforesaid until January 1806 being the Jany
just before this deponent was of the age of twenty
one years when this deponent was married,
that after this deponent was married as afore-
said he lived in the town of Litchfield now
Winfield in the state by New York, until he
removed into the true of Schroeppel aforesaid
seventeen or eighteen years ago last December
and that during the whole time that this de-
ponent lived in Winfield aforesaid the said
Ebenezer & Huldah Allen also resided in
the said town of Winfield that this deponent
has lived in Schroeppel aforesaid ever since he
removed into said town seventeen or eighteen
years ago as aforesaid- that some three or four
years after this deponent removed to the town
Schroeppel as aforesaid the said Ebenezer &
Huldah Allen also removed to said town of
Schroeppel from which time they lived to-
gether in said town of Schroeppel until the
decease of the said Ebenezer Allen as aforesaid,
Page 26

And this deponent further says that the said Eb-
enezer Allen died at the house of this depo-
nent in Schoeppel & after his decease the
said Huldah Allen the widow of the said
Ebenezer Allen remained with this depo-
nent lived at his house a part of the time
& a part of the time she lived with others of
her children & is still living a widow,
that some time in the fall of 1845 the said
Huldah was living with this deponent & had
the family bible containing the family record
of the said Ebenezer & Huldah Allen & a man
whose name is sadly unknown to this de-
ponent & who was a stranger in the neigh-
berhood came to the home of deponent & wished
the said Huldah to employ him to get a pension
for her & represented that he lived in Lincoln
County in the State by New York, & finally an
arrangement was made by which the said
stranger was to undertake to get the said
pension & the family record aforesaid was then
and there copied & then torn out of the bible afore-
said & delivered to the stranger aforesaid since
which time this deponent has never seen or
heard of said stranger or family record but this
deponent is informed &  believes that a true copy
of said family record was made confirmed & sent
to the Commissioner of pensions and further this
deponent says not
Subscribed & sworn to this 23d                 Amasa Allen
day of April 1850 before me & I
certify that the affiant is per-
sonally known to me & is a man
of respectability & credibility
                                 J D Stephens
                                             Justice of the Peace
Page 27

State of New York }
County of Oswego}      Jared C. Potter of the village
of Phoenix, town of Schoeppel County & State
aforesaid being duly sworn deposes & says
that he has a distinct recollection that as
long ago as the year 1793. Ebenezer Allen late
of the town of Schoeppel aforesaid now de-
ceased & Huldah Allen now his widow lived
together & cohabited as husband & wife were
reputed to be such husband & wife in  Cornwall
in the state of Connecticut & that since that
time until the decease of said Ebenezer
Allen this deponent knows personally that
said Ebenezer & Huldah Cohabited as husband &
wife & were reputed to be such, - that this depo-
nent has made an affidavit in this matter
which he is informed & believes has been forwarded
to the Commissioner of pensions.
And this deponent further says that he was
well acquainted with Nancy Stewart who in
1846 & 1847 lived in the town of Sherman in the
state of Connecticut & that she had the reputa-
tion of being a respectable intelligent and sensi-
ble woman & this deponent believes she
was such & further this deponent says not.
Subscribed & sworn to this 23d day of
April 1850 before me & I certify that the          Jared C Potter
affiant is personally known to me
is a man of respectability, & credibility
                J D Stephens Justice
                                        of the Peace
Page 28

Oswego County }
Clerks Office      } SS.
                                       I certify that J D Sterns Esqr
whose name is subscribed to the Jurats of the annexed affidavits 
is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Elected &
qualified as such and that his term of Office as such
Justice will expire on the 31st day of December 1853 And
further that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice 
                 And verily believe the signature subscribed 
to the said affidavits is genuine.
 In Testimony Whereof I have 
hereunto affixed the seal
of said County & set my hand 
this 25th day of April 1850
                                         B Rathbury Clk
Page 29

O. W. and N. Division.        3 -- 525.
SSC                            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Md. File 8095                      Bureau of Pensions,
Rev. War.                                Washington, D. C. ________


In reply to your request for a statement of the military history
of Ebenezer Allen, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR,
you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his
widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
______________________________________________________________________
DATE OF ENLISTMENT	LENGTH OF	RANK	OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVISE WAS RENDER		STATE
 OR APPOINTMENT	SERVICE		                                CAPT		COL		
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
							
Sp 1777	                         6 mos	        Pri	          {Edw. Rogers	             Roger Enos		                       Conn
                                                                                  {Lt Bills Trobridge
        78	                         5 or 6 m	                           ______     	           John Mead	
        79		                      6m                                Wm Geddins		Canfield (?)		
Apl 1780	                         9 mos	Corpl	           Nathan Chapman	     Bazileel Beebe		
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________		
Battles engaged in, √ July 8, 1779    July 12,  1779
                                    Fairfield               Norwalk
Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Fairfield, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 7, 1834. : allowed
Residence at date of application, Winfield Herkimer Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application B. Old Fairfield, Conn Dec. 27, 1761
Remarks: Sol mar - 7 July 1784 Litchfield, Conn. Huldah Stewart b. Mch 10, 1765
He d. 18 or 19  Apl. 1845 Schroeppel
Wid appl. Apl. 27, 1849. res Schroeppel,Oswego Co. NY at 84

                  Very respectfully,                                                                    over

                                                             Commissioner.
205815311 - 05
Page 30

                   Ch ----
Amasa b.            Sept. 11, 1785
Alexander           Oct. 30, 1787
Horace B             Oct. 26, 1789
Philow                 Sept 25, 1791
Samuel              XSept 5, 1793 pr. Samuel's affidavit in which                                                          
                          he says he was born Apr 5 1793
Sarah                   Sept 8, 1795   D. Feby 18, 1797
Eunice                 June 11, 1798
Cyrus                  Feby 25, 1801
Harriet                Dec. 17, 1803.  d. Apl. 14, 1842
Hiram                 Feby 7, 1805 
Sarah S               Apl 28, 1809    d. Apl. 18, 1844
---
Page 31

1906 July 31. Hist. to
Miss Clara A. Wright
1912 Oct. 29 Hist to Alice Sch???
See S.F. 14790 Cornelius Wall

Revolution
Connecticut
WIDOW, &c.
---------------------
File No. 8095
Huldah Allen
Wid
Ebenezer Allen 
Corpl Rev War
-----------------
Act: July 29. 1848.
   June 7  1844.
Index:-- Vol. A  Page 8

[Arrangement of 1870.]
Page 32

664
New York Albany
--------------------------------
Huldah Allen
widow of Ebenezer
who was a Pri & Corpl
in the Revolution
--------------------------------
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of
53 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on
19th day of April 1845
----------------------------------------
Certificate of Pension issued the
31st day of March 1851
and sent to
G. M. Phillips
Present
---------------------------------
[Act of JUNE 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol.  2. Page 70.
-
I
Page 33

Dcd 5/10
Rel to Can
Huldah Allen
wid of  Ebenezer
N Y ad'm 29 July 48-
Page 34

A review of the case of
Huldah Allen of N.Y. widow of
Ebenezer Allen a revolutionary
soldier is desired. She asserted
her claim 3 or 4 years ago
                H.S. Congre
                    Ho of Rep
Page 35

700
Huldah Allen
widow of Ebenezer
New York
______
Suspended
See Let 30 July 1848
G. M. Phillips
Letter to same 21st Nov 1849
Let 

remainder unreadable
Page 36

14743
New York
--------------
Ebenezer Allen
Suspended
-------------
Let to D. Carrier 27, March 1835
  "   "   "     "       28 May         "
  "   "   Hon. A. Mann 7, Jany '36
Page 37

No.           849                         A.
Huldah Allen, wid
of Ebenezer
N Y-
Act 29th July 1848
All 6 mo Pri                        $20
     9  "    Corpl                     33
                                          -----
                                          $53
 per ann from 4th March
1848

Lett. sent to 
R.  H. Tyler
Fulton
N. Y.
Page 38

Ebenezer Allen Albany, act 7 June 1832 $53
                          to what time last paid?  pd
                                 Pension Office to 4th Mar. 1845.
died 1845                            July 30, 1849 BSB
                                                    W.S. A
Page 39

War Department
Pension Office
January 7, 1836
Sir,
              The papers relating to the claim of
Ebenezer Allen, referred to in the letter of Mr
Eldred, have again been examined. All the service
established by the proof now before the Department
is six months as a private in 1777 in Col. Enos
regiment; and nine months in 1780 and 1781 as a
Corporal in Col. Beebe's regiment. If the applicant
rests his claim here, a pension certificate will be
issued accordingly. For the residue of the service,
more satisfactory proof will be required.
                                          I have the honor to be
                                                Very respectfully
                                                   Your Obt Sert.
                                                     J L Edwards

Sir
You will please to issue the certificate
upon the conditions above stated
The applicant will be content
and Esq
 J L Edwards Esq.                           Yours truly
                                                         A. Mann Jr MC
Hon. A. Mann                                             9th Jany 1836
   House of Representatives
Page 40

                                                 Washington, Octr 2 1849

Sir
       Herewith I enclose you the additional
evidence called for by your letter of the 30th
July, in the case of Mrs Huldah Allen of
New York, an applicant for a Pension
under the Act of 1838
                                            Very Respy
                                               Yr Ob Svt
                                                 Geo. M. Phillips
---
Col J. L. Edwards
Com'r of Pensions
Page 41


                                                  Cortland Village April 12, 1851
Sir
I send you herewith papers in upon which to
obtain arrears of pension due Huldah Allen
                             I have the honor to be
                                 very respectfully yours
                                         H.S. Conger




Jas. E. Heath Esq
Comr of Pensions
Page 42

                                              Fulton N.Y. Oct 5, 1850
Sir -
I am obliged for your letter of 1st inst but from
the tenor of it, I fear that the last additional evidence
sent to Mr Phillips in the Case of Huldah Allen
widow of Ebenezer Allen a revolutionary pensioner
of Schroeppel, Oneida Co. NY. has not been rec'd. May
I ask you to examine the papers on file & let me
know whether you find among them the affts
of Jared C. Potter, Samuel Allen & others, all
in one batch & taken in April May or June 1850
The first papers in the Case show that there is no
record of the marriage & then there is an
afft of a hum who was present at the
wedding, with the additional papers sent
from time to time. If you will now have
the goodness to inform me as to the above
affts of Jared C. Potter &c you will confer
an additional favor for which I will 
be greatly obliged
I am respectfully your
                         Obt Sevt
                                    R. H. Tyler
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Page 43

                                       Washington, July 12. 1849
Sir
Herewith I enclose you the De-
claration and other papers of Mrs
Huldah Allen of New York, (widow
of Ebenezer Allen, a pensioner un-
der the Act of 7th June 1832, for pen-
sion under the Act of 17th June
1844, &c
                                          With respect
                                              Yr Obt Svt
                                             Geo. M. Phillips
Page 44

                                   Fulton N.Y. Augst 18. 1850
Dr Sir,
          By due course of mail I recd a letter from you
of date June 10 1854 accompanying copy of a note of date May
27 1850 misdirected to Trenton N.J.
In your letter of May 27. you say that Geo M. Phillips 
had not then filed any additional evidence in the
case of Huldah Allen widow of Ebenezer Allen of
Schroeppel Oswego Co. N. Y. & you did say that under
a recent decision of the Secy of Interior, the claim
could not be allowed nor had the additional tes-
timony been rec'd. I have since written to Mr
Phillips upon the subject but can get no
answer from him. May I therefore trouble you
to answer the following questions
1. Has Mr Phillips now filed any additional testi-
    mony in the case above mentioned since your 
    letter to him of the 21st Nov 1849?
2. If Mrs Allen is not entitled to receive a pension under
    the act of June 17 1844 may she not receive a
   pension ( provided you are satisfied as to her marr-
iage) under the act of Congress of July 29, 1848?
I will be greatly obliged for an answer to the above interrogatories
I am my truly your Obt Svt
                                                              R. H. Tyler

Hon J.L. Edwards
-
Page 45


                                                              Washington July 7. 1830
Sir,
I send herewith additional evidence in the
case of Mrs Huldah Allen of N.Y. an
applicant for a pension under the act of
7th July 1838
                                                 I am Yours &c
                                                    H.S. Conged


Col J. L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Page 46

Ebenezer Allen
from
Arad Joy

Payments to be made
at Albany
by Ezra Amis, Esqr
Agent for paying Pension-
ers in the Agency of Albany

Recorded in
the Pension Of-
fice in Book E.2. Vol. 4
Page 1   by D. Brown
                           Clerk
Page 47

WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.

I certify that in conformity with the law of the United 
States of the 7th June, 1832, Ebenezer Allen
of the State of New York
who was a Private and Corporal in the
War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Fifty three dollars and
----- cents per annum, during his natural life, com-
mencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-
annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in
every year.
Given at the War Office of the United 
States, this -------- 13.th day of
January one thousand eight
hundred and thirty -six
                                       Lew Cass
                                    Secretary of War.

Examined and  }
Countersigned. }
                            J L. Edwards
            Commissioner of Pensions.
Page 48

Moved from Winfield to Schroeppel Feb 1837
Page 49

                            Fulton N.Y. 11th June 1852
Sir,
On the 31st Dec 1850 the Secy of the Interior
issued a certificate to Mrs Huldah Allen of the
State of New York widow of Ebenezer Allen
who was a private &c in the revolutionary war
authorizing her to draw a pension under the
act of July 29, 1848, commencing 4th
Mch 1848, which certificate is No 727 &
purports to be recorded in the Pension Office
on the Roll of Pensions under act Feby 1848
page 68 Vol 1. A. under which she has
drawn a pension ever since.
On the 21st day of March 1851 the Secy
of the Interior issued another certificate
to widow Allen under the act of June
17th 1844 entitling her to draw a pension
from 19th Apl 1845 (the time her husband
died), until 4 Mch 1848, while certificate
is No 664 & recorded in the pension office
in Book A. Vol 2 page 70, under which
she has not yet drawn any thing & for
some cause never has tried, but I suppose
there is no difficulty in getting the pension
although
Page 50


I observed that the certificate says "unless the
pensioner married or died before the last
mentioned date" & now what I desire
to learn for Mrs Allen is this
First must her application to the O???
Albany under this last certificate for her
pension, shew that she has not married &
can you furnish me a proper blank to
fill out so as to draw that pension?
Second That she returns to the Pension
office the first certificate & have it ex-
changed for another one ????????
& draw her pension under that?
Will you have the goodness to answer these questions
& much oblige your very obt servt
                                     R.H. Tyler
Hon J.E. Heath Comr &c
Page 51

State of New York}
Oswego County   } ss.
                                      Personally appeared before
the Subscriber a Justice the peace in and
for said County Huldah Allen Widow
of Ebenezer Allen, a pensioner of the United
 States under act of 29 July 1848 at the rate
of $53. per annum commencing on the 4th of
March 1848. Now therefore it is believed that
I am entitled to a pension commencing
at the death of my said husband Ebenezer
Allen consequently I make this application
claiming a pension from the day of my
husbands death to the 4th March
1848. I hereby acknowledge the receipt
a pension from the 4th of March 1848
to 4th of March 1857
Subscribed and sworn this                            her
28th day of March 1851   ⎬               Huldah  X  Allen
Saml Merry, Justice of the  Peace                  mark

                        Witnessed by
                        Samuel Allen
Page 52

Jan 12 46
                                                                  FREE
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington

Ebzr AllenAllen
NY wh 32

FULTON
JAN
7
N.Y.
Page 53


                                              Fulton Oswego Co. N.Y.
                                                        Jany 7. 1846,
Hon. J. L. Edwards
                         Dr Sir
                                  Ebenezer Allen of
this county has drawn a pension
from about the year 1834, until
last March when he died & his widow
cannot find his certificate. He drew
$53. per year- would you have any
objection to send me a copy of the certifi-
cate on record in your office? I do not
desire it for evidence at all & it must
not be exemplified, at all events will you
tell me whether Mr Allens Service
(He was a Revolutionary pensioner) is
proved by a certificate of the Comptroller
of Connecticut, from what time he
draw &c. His widow is very needy &
desires to make an effort for a pension
Should you make any charge for
searching & tell me what it is & I
will promptly remit the money, I would
like the particulars so that I can make
out Mrs Allens papers,
                               Truly
                                          R H. Tyler
P.S. Immediate attention will oblige,
Page 54

State of New York
Oswego County  ss.   I hereby certify that Mrs Huldah
Allen, Jane C. Potter and Samuel Allen whose 
depositions in an application by Mrs Huldah Allen
for pension on account of the Revolutionary services
deceased husband Ebenezer Allen were
taken by & before me on the twenty first day
of September 1849 are person of good character
& credit whose statements are worthy of belief
& each of them is entitled to confidence
Dated April 29. 1850

                      Saml Merry, Justice of the Peace

Oswego County}
Clerk's Office    } ss.
I certify that Samuel Merry whose name is
subscribed above is a Justice of the Peace in and
for the said County, duly Elected and qualified
as such and that his term of office as such
Justice will expire on the 31st day of Dec 1851
and further that I am acquainted with the hand
writing of said Justice and verily believe this
signature "Saml Merry" subscribed above is genuine

In Testimony Whereof I have hereto 
affixed the seal of said County &
Set my hand this 11th day of May 1850
                                P. Rathbun Clk
Page 55

Mrs Huldah Allen
New York
Joint Resolution
-----------------------
Act Feb 1818
Under Act 17 June 1844
Married                   1789
Husb died 19 Apl    1845
Adm  $53 per ann
Com'g 19 Apl      1845

???? under act 29 July
& place on roll.
Act 2 Feb 1848,
when the certificate
she now holds is
returned

Geo. M. Phillips
Present
Page 56

                                   Washington, March 10, 1851.
Sir
    Apprehending that, by the passage of the Joint
Resolution of Congress of the 3d inst. the claim
of Mrs Huldah Allen (widow of Ebenezer) of
New York is perfected, I respectfully ask action
thereon, and that the certificate be sent me
I having prepared most of not all, the
papers in the case
I call your attention to this matter more
particularly from the fact that a short time
since a member of Congress informed me
that an Agent in New York, who I know
never performed any service in the case
(unless since Mr Ewings decision on this
class of claims) had written him on
the subject, desiring that he have it called
up
                      I am
                          Very Resp
                             yr Obt Svt
                               Geo. M. Phillips

J. E. Heath Esq.
Commr of Pensions
Page 57

                          Washington March 11 1850
Sir,
Will you oblige me by in-
forming me of the State of the ap-
plication for a pension referred
to on the enclosed letter?
                  Have the goodness to
return the letter with your answer
                            I am, respectfully
                                your obt sevt,
                                       William Dell

Hon J. L. Edwards
Page 58

                                                Fulton N Y. Jny 29. 1850
Hon J. L. Edwards,
                        Early in Sept last I rec'd a letter
from Mr Geo. M. Phillips Pension Agent at
Washington, that you required additional
evidence in the case of Huldah Allen
widow of Ebenezer Allen of Schroeppel
Oswego Co. N.Y. being an application for a
pension, her late husband having been a
revolutionary pensioner.
I immediately forwarded the additional
evidence to him since which time I
have not heard from Mr Phillips although
I have written him twice upon the sub-
ject. Will you therefore have the goodness
to inform me in returning mail whether 
the evidence is rec'd by you & what is
the State of the case! If you will do so
you will greatly oblige the old lady
                                 Your Obt Servt
                                      R H. Tyler
Page 59


Mr Ebenezer Allen Winfield
Herkimer County
New York

Washarly Mills                                18}
Adj- 28th -


14.113
Ebenezer Allen
Page 60

Milton Potter of lawful age testify and say that I was
Brought up when young in Newfairefield fairfield County
State of Connecticut and that one Ebenezer Allen now of
Windfield Herkimer Co State of New York was brought
up in the saime place and I have knowne him ever since
and I remember that he inlisted as a volentiere in the
revolutionary war in the spring of the year 1777 for the
term of about six month to serve in & regt comanded by
ol Enos and in 1778 he enliste againe for a bout seven or eight
months to serve in a Regt commanded by Col Mead and that 79 he again inlisted to serve for a boat the same time
regt Comanded by Col Canfield and in 177980 he again
liste to serve for about nine months in a regt Comanded
by Coln Beby and that I served with him as aforesaid and
know that he faithfully allway sserved and was honorably
discharge the said Allen served as a corpril the nine
months that we serve under Col Beby and in 1781 he inlits-
ted in the to New York troops particulars not known as
not serve with him that year the above service was
rmed in the Connecticut State troops socalld and
filed
                                                             Milton Potter


Personly came Milton Potter Before me & made oath
to the above Affidavit this 29th day of August 1834
Dated at Westport 29th day of August 1834

hereby certify that I Jesse Braman Justice
consider Milton Potter a man of truth of the Peace
and varasity and is a competent witness
in a Cort of Law
                                         Jesse Braman Justice of
                                                       the Peace

State of New York]
County of Essex.  ] ss.     I Edw'd S. Cuyler Clerk of the County of
Essex and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that Jesse Braman Esq
is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex residing in Westport
duly Commissioned & authorized to act as such that his Commission is
dated on the 1st day of January 1834 and will expire on the last day
December 1837, and that I am acquainted with hand writing of said
Justice & verily believe his signature above to be genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
the seal of said County this 27th day of August 1834
                                                 Edw'd S. Cuyler Clerk
Page 61

I Milton Potter of Pittsford in the County of
Rutland and State of Vermont testify and say
that I am Seventy two years of age, that I
was brought up (in thee) and resided in the
town of New Fairfield, and County of Fairfield
in the State of Connecticutt, and that one Elenezer
Allen of the town of Windfield, County of Her-
kimer and State of New York were brought up
and resided in the same town of Fairfield, and
we both enlisted together in the year 1777-
to serve our country in its struggle for
independence, and to serve in a Regiment
to be commanded by Col Enos, and in the
Company of Capt Rodgers, who was of Cornwall
in sd Con't and Lieut Trobridge of New Fair-
field, under whom we the sd Potter & Allen
enlisted in the spring of the year 1777 to serve
as near as I can recollect about seven or eight
months, the time of our enlistment I cannot
remember to a day, but I am quite certain
that our time was out on the first of January
following; and that the next Spring
AD 1778 there was a draft so called
ordered from the Militia to supply the port that
we occupied the year before at Horseneck, where
we served the chief of the time under Coln Enos
when Fort Independence was taken we were ordered
on to their assistance but did not arrive in season
but was ordered to stay a while near the Croten
River and them return to Horseneck, we then
served our time out and were discharged
    And when there was any men to be
drafted from the Militia it was a uniform
practice. In the town when I lived to first try to
obtain volunteers, and if they could not 
get the whole number, then to draft the remainder
for the time required for them to serve which
was as near as I can remember three months,
that was the longest time that I remember any
draft of men to have been required to serve except
to fill deficiences in the Continental Army
and sd Allen and I volunteered and was sent
on to Horseneck to serve under Col. John
Mead under whom he served in all about
five or six months - our Company officers were
selected by the Call of the Militia Regt to
which
Page 62

they belonged and were at liberty to go or Stay by
giving due notice, that their place, might be
filled of course there was considerable change in
Company officers, I therefore after so long a period
do not remember distinctly their names, but Coln
Mead was our Coln during the time of Allen's
and my service in AD. 1778, which included support
of Several draughts - In the year AD 1779 I &
Mr Allen enlisted under a Capt William Giddins
of sd New Fairfield-- and served under him about
six months and were in the Battles with the
Brittish at Fairfield & Norwalk, during this
term of service (viz) 1779 there were some dis-
charges & transfers but Allen & myself re-
mained in services this year about as before Stated
about five or six months which time ended about
the first of Jany AD. 1780-  In the year
A.D. 1780- I and said Allen enlisted as near
as I can ecollect in the month of April to
serve until the next Jany; Barzelel Beebe
was our Col and Capt Nathan Chapman
Lieut Amos Hubbell,  & Ensign Thom-
mas Avery were our company officers
and we served the whole time of our enlist-
ment which was nine months. -
I further State, that Col Beebe belonged to
Litchfield Cont. - Capt. Chapman to Bethlehem
in sd state, Lieut Hubbell to New Fairfield, & Ensign
Avery to Washington in sd Cont - which officers
were as ???? Commissioned by the State of
Connecticut and further the dep't saith not.
Pittsford 27th April 1835              Milton Potter

State of Vermont
Rutland County ⎬   Pittsford 27th April AD 1835
                              this day personally appeared
before me Milton Potter, and after being duly
cautioned and carefully examined made Solemn
oath that the foregoing Affidavit by him sub-
scribed contains the truth and nothing but the
truth.
     Attest                         T. F. Boque Just Peace
I further certify that I have for a long number
of years been personally acquainted with the said Potter
and that he always has & still does sustain a good
Character for truth and veracity
Attest - J F. Boque Just Peace
Page 63

State of Vermont  }
Rutland County ss}
I Robert Pierpoint Clerk of the
County Court for the County
of Ruland Certify that
Thomas J. Bosque is a Justice
of the peace for said County
and that I believe his signature
to the within certificate
to be genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court at Rutland this
27th day of April AD. 1835
                                    R. Pierpoint
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Ebenezer Allen                               State of Connecticut
application                                         Comptroller's office
                                                                   Hartford
                                                            12th May 1835
On examination of the books of this office. it appears
that in may 1777. 2 battalions were ordered to be raised to serve
untill January first 1778-
That one of said battalions was commanded by Colonel
Roger Enos- That Edward Rogers was a captain of a
company under Col Enos and Bille Trowbridge was a
second Lieutenant in said Enos Battalion -
That on the 7th day of July orders were issued to Colonel
Enos to send Captain Edward Rogers and Captain Reuben
Scofield with their companies to Greenwich -
That on the 17th day of Jany 1778. Captain Edward Rogers
rendered his account for the service of his company amounting
to £1433.8.3 - which was paid.
        That in February 1778. Col Enos was appointed to the
command of one of the battalions, ordered to be raised and
kept up untill the first day of March 1779, to receive
half pay when not on duty, not to be called more than
three months at a time-
        That in October 1778. Col Enos regiment of State
Troops were ordered to the South western part of the State,
(viz) one company to Norwalk, one company to
Stamford, the companies remaining to Greenwich -
       That on the 5th day of June 1779 Col Roger Enos
rendered his account for the service of the Field & Staff
officers of his regt amounting to £1564.6.8-which was paid
That in January 1780 Bezaleel Beebe was appointed
Lieutenant Colonel of a regiment raised to serve untill
the first day of January 1781-
                                                           over
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that Nathan Chapman was a captain, Amos Hubbell Lieu-
tenant and Thomas Avery Ensign in said Beebe's regt
That on the 5th day of July 1781. Captain Nathan Chapman
rendered the account for the service of his company amounting
to £2087.16. 0½ which was paid-
That on the 24th day of August 1779 Captain Thomas Giddings
recd an order on the treasurer for amt pay roll Horseneck
£3500. 8. 3
That on the 9th day of September 1779 Captain William
Giddings recd an order on the treasurer for amt pay roll
Horseneck £989. 1. 2 -
That on the 24th day of February 1788 the pay rolls for
said services were delivered over to the commissioner of
army accounts appointed by the United States (E. Haskell,)
and have never been returned to this office-
Certified by                           Roger Huntington
                                   Comptroller of Public Accounts
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                  State of Connecticut,
                County of Litchfield
                  Probate District of New Milford ss:
On this 21st day of January AD. 1835 personally
appeared in open Court before the Court of
Probate for said District now sitting at
New Milford in said District & County
Reuben Bronson of said New Milford
who being duly sworn according to
Law doth on his oath depose and say
that he is now in the seventy fourth
years of his age, that on the 1st of April
1780 he (the deponent) enlisted as Sergeant
in a company of Connecticut State Troops
commanded by Captain Nathan Chapman
He enlisted at New Milford - Amos Hubbell
was Lieutenant in said Company, a man by
the name of Avery was Ensign. - He marched
to Stamford & from thence to Horseneck where
he joined the Regiment commanded by
Col Beebe.The Major's name was Shipman
He remained there at Horseneck and in
that Neighborhood till the first of January
1781 at which time he was honorably
dismissed having served nine months
that Ebenezer Allen who then resided in
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the town of Sherman in this State enlisted
into the same company about the same
time that he (the deponent) did; and was a
Corporal in said company, he the said Allen
Marched from Newmilford at the same
time that he (the deponent) did and served
in the same company that he (the dept) did
for the term of nine months and was
a Corporal honorably dismissed at the same time that
he (the deponent) was, to wit, on the first
of January AD. 1781- That during the
whole time the said Ebenezer Allen was 
a faithful soldier- and further the deponent
says not
                                                 Reuben Brownson

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
and this Court does certify that the said Ruben
Bronson sustains a good character for truth
and is a credible witness-
                                Nathaniel Perry Judge
                                   of the Court of Probate for sd District

I William J. Storn Clerk of said Court do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of said Court in taking the deposition
of Reuben Bronson to be and for the benefit of
Ebenezer Allen on applicant for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & affixed the seal of
said Court this 21st day of Janu-
ary AD. 1835
                                        William J Storn Clerk
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Winfield N Y
May                                                   25

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
May 26
NY
Ebenezer Allen
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Mr Edwards                     Winfield May 19th 1835

Sir as Mr Carner is gone
to the west on a journey I forward to you
a second affidavit of Milton Potter's and a certificate
from the Comptroller of Connecticut relating to the
claims of Ebenezer Allen - I wish you to write to
me on the subject at East Horsfield

I am respectfully your Obt
                          Servant Zenas Eldred

J. L Edwards Esq
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'-
Winfield
Dec 20th

Abijah Mann Esq
Member of Congress
Washington City

Hon. A. mann Jr
HR
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Winfield Dec 16th 1835
Dear Sir

I write to you once more in behalf
of my neighbour Ebenezer Allen an applicant for a
pension - I will briefly state to you the procedings and
what has taken place in the case - and request your
assistance as for as may be consistant. In the first
place - he made his declaration - and obtained the evidence
of Milton Potter to support it - and applied in Oct 1832
papers made out by Lauren Ford Esq and proved before the County
Court at its Oct. Session and forwarded - he had information from
you that they were returned for amendment on the 9th of
May 1833 they have not been heard from since in Oct
1834 he made a second application and forwarded it accompanied
by Milton Potter's and Reuben Bronsons affidavits-- The 27th of
March 1835 Mr Edwards informed him that Mr Potter's
affidavit was deficient in some respects and that it was
understood that the Comptrollers Office in Conn. afforded evidence
of the service rendered by that State-- Mr Allen obtained
a new affidavit from Mr Potter as full as he south recollect
to give and a certificate from the Comptroller of Conn.
which were forwarded in June - (I think)  to J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions-- I would only say that Mr Allen is
believed by all to have been a soldier in the army of
the revolution and entitled to a pension according to the
act of 1832 - it would add to his comfort in his last days-
I hope and trust you will use your accustomed - diligence
and perseverance in his case.
Abijah Man     --       yours with respect Zenas Eldred
P. S. search out the whole matter if you can and give
information - to him or me (over)
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The second application was not forwarded to Washington
untill February or March 1835 if you want further
information write-- Mr. Allen is very anxious 
to learn something about his pention-- Please to
attend to it as soon as may be consistent

Sir
In behalf of Mr Ebenezer Allen the applicant
I have to request that you will inform me
as to the State of his application. The foregoing
letter comes from a respectable farmer his neighbor
from my own knowledge and acquaintance
with Allen I have no doubt he is justly
entitled and I trust he may be able yet
to comply with the requirements of the Law
if has not done so already
                              I am Sir with true respect
                               your obt servt
                                     A Mann

Hon. J. L. Edwards
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W Niles                                      FREE
with answer
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commr of Pensions
Washington D.C

Huldah Allen
changed to Mr Amis
June 12 1850

FULTON
JUN
3
N. Y.
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                                                    Fulton N.Y. June 3. 1850
Dr Sir,
             Some additional papers in the case of
Mrs Huldah Allen Widow of Ebenezer Allen
late of Schroeppel Osengo County N. Y. a revolutionary
pensioner, for a pension, were forwarded to Geo. S.
Phillips Esq of Washington City to be submitted
to you with the other papers, on or about the
5th day of May last, but we have not heard
whether the papers were rec'd, & Mrs Allen
who is old & feeble is very anxious about
them. Will you therefore drop me a
line stating whether the lost papers
sent about 5 May have been recd or
submitted to you
                        Truly Yours
                                  R. H. Tyler

Hon. J. L . Edwards
Commr of Pensions

Mr Phillips has charge of the case
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Mar 26
N. Y.
Ebenezer Allen

D M Carrier PM. West Winfield NY March 4t free

Hon. J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
    at the War Department
                      Washington City
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West Winfield Herkimer Co N Y March 21st 183?
J L Edwards Esqr
Sir enclosed I send you the papers
of Mr Ebenezer Allen of this
Town, which is as he informs me
the second Set the first which was
sent back for some alteration never
has come to him. Yours
respectfully
                                  David N. Carrier
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30323

                                                       Dwight, Illinois, July 13, 1906.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
                           Washington, D. C.
Sir: --
                  I desire to obtain information regarding the Revolutionary
Soldier, Ebenezer Allen, who was born in Litchfield County, Connec-
ticut, and enlisted, probably, at Cornwall or Warren, Connecticut.
He afterward removed to Herkimer County, New York, and subsequently
to Oswego County, New York, where he died about 1836. During the
later years of his life he received his pension at Fulton, New York,
His pension certificate and all papers relative to his service have
apparently been lost. I desire such information as will enable me
to make application for membership in the Daughters of the American
Revolution.   Can I get such information through the Pension Bureau,
and if so what will be the approximate expense? If I cannot obtain
this information from your Department, will you kindly advise me
where such information may be obtained, and oblige,
                                                       Respectfully,
                                                                (Miss) Clara A. Wright,
West William Street,
                       Dwight, Illinois,

PENSION
    A
  JUL
U. 16  S.
  1906
 OFFICE
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Rev. War Section,

                                                              October 29, 1912.
Miss Alice Schenck,
   303 Worth Street,
      Fulton, N. Y.

Madam:
        In addition to the military history of Ebenezer Allen,
W. File No. 8095, Rev. War, you are furnished the following
data as to his children:
Amasa,       born  ____________________ September 11, 1785.
Alexander,     " _______________________ October 30, 1787.
Horace B.      " ___________________        October 26, 1789.
Philow,          " ______________________   September 25, 1791.
Samuel,         " _____________    April or September 5, 1793.
Sarah,            " __________                     September 8, 1795, died February 18, 1797
Eunice,          " _______________              June           11, 1798
Cyrus,            " _______________              February 25, 1801.
Harriet,         " ________                         December 17, 1803, died April 14, 1842.
Hiram,          " __________________          February 17, 1805.
Sarah S.        " __________________          April  28, 1809, died April 18, 1844.

                           Very respectfully,
                                           J. L. Davis
                                             Commissioner,