Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 103, Arthur Allen, N. C.

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SERVICE NUMBER
[handwritten] N.C. Allen, Arthur R. 103

CONTENTS

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Declaration of arthur allen for Pension
Recording Fee $ 1.93 3/4

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Declaration
The State of Mississippi
Wayne County

On this 17th day of July eighteen hundred and thirty seven personaly appeared in open court before the court of probate now sitting Arthur Allen Allen a resident of the county of wayne and State of Mississippi aged seventy four years who first being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the acts of congress passed June the 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States. under the following named officer and served as him in status under the the command of Col Jonas Johnson.  commanding the regiment as a volunteer. General Lincoln or General Linkhorne commander in chief and under Capt. Edward Hall entered the service in the month of April year not recalled, and left in the July following of the same year which ended the first engagement. The second engagement he entered the service was under the command of  Gen Green commander in chief, Col Linton, captains name not recollected the times of entering and leaving the service not recollected. That the resided at the time of [illegible] the service of both engagements in the county of Nash in the state of North Carolina that he was a volunteer in the first engagement and drafted in the second. That he fought at the battle of Stone in the state of South Carolina that he marched from North Carolina through South Carolina into Georgia and then on into

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into South Carolina crossing the Savenee river at  the Chalk hills and camped at Augusta and [illegible] down said river crossing at a place not known on this march back into South Carolina on which march we overtook the enemy at the Stone River in which engagement the applicant was wounded on the left side of the abdomen. The regular regiments not recollected by the applicant nor officers except Gen Lincoln or Linkhorne whom he believes to be the commander of the continental army and militia at that place second engagement aforesaid under the officers aforesaid that he fought at the battle near Gilford Court House in the state of North Carolina in which engagement Gen Green commanded the Americans and Lord Cornwallis the British, marched from Nash County in North Carolina through the county to Gilford Court House a distance of about ninety miles the continental regiments or companies not recolected. nor regular officers except Gen Green the applicant served in the second engagement three months the time of entering and leaving the service not recollected

Third engagement. The applicant entered the service in the County of Nash State of North Carolina. under the command of major Pinckeaton draft time of entering and leaving the service not recollected the applicant at the time of entering the service was in the county and state last aforesaid. That under the command of

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Major Pinckeaton he fought [illegible] at the fort called by the Americans Fort Thompson and by the British Fort Defiance he says that the fort held out seven days and surrendered. The prisoners were conducted to to Salsbury in the state of last aforesaid. Regular regiments not recollected except the cavalry commanded by Col Washington. Said fort was situated on the Congaree near its junction with the Wateree. The applicant says that he has no documentary evidence now and that his discharge was worn out and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can provided to testify to his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and [illegible] that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to and subscribed to on the day and year aforesaid

[signed] Arthur Allen

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interrogatories to Arthur Allen applying for a pension under the act of June 7th 1832

Question 1st When and in what place wer you born

Answer In Nash County South Carolina

Question 2 Have you any record of your age

Answer No, I had a record of my age but in coming to this county I got it out and lost it

Question Where were you living when called into service where have you lived service the revolutionary war and where do you now live

Answer In Nash County North Carolina, Part of the time in South Carolina, Part of the time in Georgia and now living in this state in Wayne county

(4) [illegible] How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom

Answer The first time I volunteered the other [illegible] &  then drafted

[illegible] 5 State the names of some of the regular officers who [illegible] with the troops when you served such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the generate genuine statement of your service

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Ans.  General Lincoln or Linckhorn and General Green and Major Pinkeaton and Col Washington who commanded the cavalry the regular troops at [illegible] at the mouth of the Conagree river the Fort held out seven days and on that day they gave up and [illegible] carried the prisoners to [illegible] North Carolina

(6) [illegible] Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was and what has become of it

[Answer] I did, Capt Edward Hall gave me one at Stono in discharge of the first engagement

7 [illegible] State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood and can testify  as to your character veracity and their belief as to your service as a soldier of the Revolution

[Answer] Elias David Alfred Brown Gilbert Hays R.R. McCann and Frances Hough

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The state of Mississippi Wayne County July 17th 1837

Sir Elias Davis & Alfred Brown residing in the county and state aforesaid do freely certify that we are well acquainted with Arthur Allen who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy four years of age that he is reputed and beloved  in the neighborhood where he reside to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

[signed] D C Shaw J.P.C.W.C
[signed] Elias Davis
[signed] Al Browne

Probate court of Wayne County of the state of Mississippi and the said court do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter and after pulling the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the court further certifies that Elias Davis & Alfred Brown  who has signed the proceeding certificate are credible persons and that his statement are entitled to credit

[signed] D C Shaw J.P.C.W.C
[signed] Elias Davis
[signed] Al Browne

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[handwritten] The State of Mississippi Wayne County Probate Court Regular Time 17th July  A D 1837

I Samuel J. Chapin clerk of the court of the court of Probates do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Arthur Allen for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of July 1837

[signed] Sam J. Chapin Clk P.C.W.C.

The state of Mississippi Wayne County

I Samuel J Chapin clerk of the court of Probates hereby certify that D. C. Shaw whose name is herein subscribed is a judge of the Court of Probates in and for the court and state aforesaid and that his signature to the foregoing proceedings is his genuine chirography

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office 17th of July 1837.

[signed Sam J Chapin Clk. P.C.W.C.

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Ex'r. INVALID.
no 100

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 4, 1873

[stamped] REJECTED

Arthur Allen

P.O.

Service:

Enlisted:

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[illegible]
Arthur Allen
Mississippi
act, 7th June 1832

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cir seat,
Missi. Dec 23
Act 1832
Arthur Allen
Mississippi

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