Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 106, Benjamin Allen, Va.

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SERVICE
Va.

Allen, Benjamin

NUMBER
R. 106

CONTENTS

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No. 35922

Declaration
B Co

Benjamin Allen
Ten. 106

Act 7 June 32

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Declaration

In order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed of June 7th 1832.

State of Tinnesee
McMinn County SS
 On this 2nd day of Decm. 1844 personally appeared in open Court before the worshipful County Court Mr Benjamin Allen a resident in the county and State aforesaid aged Eighty one years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he entered in the Militia Service in May 1780 in the town of Staunton Augusta County Virginia is under Captain McCamy and marched from Staunton to a place  called Clover Lick in the Green Briar River in the State of Va and thair built a block house for the purpose of guarding the frontiers from the Shawnee Indians and served for three months and discharged by Captain McCamy and served the above tour as a substitute for his [?] Brother He further declares that he entered the second time in the war of the Revolution September 1780 in Augustia County Virginia under Capn Gillen and marched from Augustia County to Petersburg Va and thair joined Gen Bozers Regiment and about five weeks after applicant joined Col Bozers Regiment. Col Bozers was broken[?] of his Commission from Petersburg applicant was marched to Yorktown  Virginia and was at the taking of Lord Cornwallace and was discharged after serving in aforesaid campaign three months making the service in all Six months in the war of the Revolution Applicant further declairs his reasons for not making application sooner for a pension that he [?] was in jail circumstances reverse of fortune has now rendered necessary to mak this application

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I hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he desires that his name is not on the Pension of any ... in any State sworn to and subscribed in Open Court
the last above written 

Benjaim Allen [ his mark ]

Wm John Walker and A. Mover residing in the County of McMinn and State of Tennessee hereby confirm that we are well acquatinted with Benjamin Allen who has subscribed and sworn to the declaration that we believe him to be Eighty one years of age and he served in the war of the Revolution as he stated that he is reputed in the neighborhood where he resides and that we concur in that opinion sworn to and subscribed in open court the ...

John Walker
A. Mower

And the said Court do hereby state their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the ... prescribed to the War Department than the above named application Eight one years of age and served as his status in the War of the Revolution the Court further confirms there appears to them that J. Walk and A. Moer is a Clergyman of Ministers of the gospel who has signed the proceeding certificate resides in the County of McMinn and State of Tennessee are credible persons that their statements are ... to credit, I J. G Carlock Clerk of the County Court of McMinn  and State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the ... contains the original proceedings of said County Court

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in the matter of the application of Benjamin Allen for a Pension
In listening where of I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seat of office at office i Athens this the 27th day of December 1844
J.G. Garlock, Clerk

I, JW Mackwell Representative in the 28th Congress of the United States, do certify that, J.G.  Garlock, whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the time it bears date, Clerk of the County Court of McMinn County Tennessee, duly elected, commissioned and qualified according to Law, and that the signature is genuine. Give under my hand this 16th day of December 1944.

J.W. Mackwell

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In reply to your request of ______, received _____ for a statement of military history of Benjamin 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.

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT
May 1780
Sept 1780

LENGTH OF SERVICE.
3 mos.
3 mos.

RANK.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED
CAPTAIN.  COLONEL
McCamp
Allen.   Boyer

STATE
Va.

Battles engaged in, taking of Lord Cornwallis
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl at Stauntons Augusta Co. Va.

Date of application for pension, Dec. 2 1844

Residence at date of Application, McMinn Co. Tenn.
Age at date of application, eighty-one years.
Remarks: This claim was never allowed for the reason that claimant failed to furnish satisfactory proof of alleged service in compliance with the pension law of June 7, 1832 under which he applied.

Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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Ex'r INVALID

No. 106

Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 3, 1873,

REJECTED [ Stamp ]

Benjamin Allen

P.O.

Service:

Elisted:

Discharged:

1913 May 1. History to Mrs. E.E. Barr. C

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No 35922

Act of 7 June 1832
Benjamin Allen
Tennessee

Let to Hon. J.W. Blackwell
December 28th 1846
N. Leake, July 6 '46
John Elliott, June 6, 1850
Let same June 4, '50

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April 30 / 46

Benjamin Allen.

Edwards Esquire
County Pensions
Present

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Washington Aprl 29th 1846

Sir
I enclose herewith the letter of Mr King as sent to me by J. Newman, Esq. of Knoxvile Tennessee intended to be used as evidence in the case of Benjie Allen of that state an applicant for pension under the law of 7th June 1832. Mr Newman informs me that such eveidnce was required by you in this case to establish the fact of the two three months forms of militia service at that period of the war for which Mr. Allen claims, hoping that this may be of service to his claim it is respectfully submitted

Very Respectively
Your Servant
Nathan Leake

Hon E. L. Edwards
Con of Pensions
Present

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Va. Virginia     Allen, Benjamin     R.106

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Staunton June 21st 1845

Dear Sir,
Your letter of date the 9th reached me days ago, since which time I have decided pension each day in search of the information which you desire, so far I have discovered nothing which would be of service. The is no record of the Militia drafts to be found in the clerk office, nor can I decide from an examaination of the old acts of Assembly collected and published by Mr Hennessey under the name of "Hennings Statutes at Large" that any accord of the drafts was required by law to be returned to the clerk office.

I have examined the records of the Courts Martial held in Staunton commencing in 1748 and missing up to 1796 but I cannot find the name of Captain Camp or Captain Allen nor can I find the name of Benjamin Allen; from the said record it appears that these had a draft of Militia in January 1781 the following in the etnry to wit -

"At a Coast Maritime held for the first
"Battalin of Augusta Militia for the trial
"of sundry delinquents for not appearing on
"the last draft of Militia in January 1781
"this 21st of May 1781 +++

It does not appear from said record

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that any draft was made in May 1781. I think is probable that their was a draft in Septermber 1781 from the following entries. in said Record made at a Court Martial heldo n 13th day of March 1781 to wit
"Peter Alexander and Hugh Alexander of Captain
"Yates company are both acquitted for not
"appearing at the Rendezvous on the 20th September
"1781; on the 12th of October 1781 there in this entry
"in said Record to aid "Wiliam Smith of Captain
"Buchannan's Company, for not appearing
"at the rendeyvoux under the command
"of Lieutenant Colonel Vance the 20th September 1891 is
"acquitted. I do not know wheter the above extracts willl afford you any clue to the investigation you are making if they should it will aford me pleasure if you can direct my attention to any other document written my search which many enable me to find what you want. I willl make the examintion for yo uand communicate the search for I am always gratified to be able to serve and old acquiaintance.

I delivered your message to Adam Bicka and I follow by reading that part of your letter in which you desire to , Bekle was very much to hear from your

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and requests me to say to you that he is still living at the old place, and camping at his store up street, he is like all his neighbors, doing very little to the old times but he hold on prudently to what he has made and is making and will do when any is to be done. He requests me also to say that Mrs. Buckles was very much pleased to hear that your were all well and to send her kindest regards to you and the whole family. Fuller also requests to have to you and family. Captain Newman is not at present athome but I bade declare your when the veterans have


Yours truly
Charley Kenney

NB
Should any of your acquaintances have any casto attend to please refer them to me. I attend to the adjutant of large lcaims any of where in war

RK

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Charleston,     Official Blessings
June 18, 50     W Niles

J. B. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington 
City
D.C.

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Charleston Glenn
June 18th '00

Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 6th instant accompanied with a copy of a communication addressed to the Hon. J.W. Blackwell written by you to him on the 23th day of Dec. 1844 in answer to a call made by him open you for information in relation to a claim of Benjamin Allen who claims to have served in the rear of the Revolution.  Which claim (UNCLEAR) by Mr. Nedaman and who I understand is now dead.   Which Claim seemed to be misreported by my other evidence (UNCLEAR) his own declaration and having (UNCLEAR) call above by the claimant to prosecute his claim for a pension. I therefore respectfully request to be (UNCLEAR) with a copy of his declaration with the preceedings had (UNCLEAR).  If consistent with the regulations of the department.
I have the honor to be the Honor to be for (UNCLEAR)
Sec. John Elliott

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Feb 8. 1850
Rec'd 
Charleston Official Business
Jan 29, 30
Mr. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of (UNCLEAR) Washington City

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Charleston, Tenn
June 1867
Sir
I wish you to inform one whether or not any application

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Nashville Tennessee
April 24 1913
49 Carroll St.

Mr J. C. Davenport,
Commissioner of Pensions

Dear Sir,
Please give me the pension records of Levi and Henry Pruitt or Pruitt or Prut and Benjamin Allen, soldiers in the Revolutionary Army from Virginia.

Oblige by prompt attention

Mrs. E. E. Barr.