Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17217, Allen York, Conn.

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York, Allen
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17.084. Connecticut
Allen York
No. 10 in the State of Connecticut who was a Pri - in the Conn commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg commanded by Col Parsons in the Conn Infantry Militia 18 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Conn at the rate of 63 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July 1833. and sent H. N. Barber Groton Ct
Arrears to the 14th March 33 $126.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep. 4. " 3166 $158.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, As of June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by EDB Bullough Clerk, Book E Vol. 3 - Page 49

State of Connecticut, } County of New London, } of Probate District of Stonington
On this 25 day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Dist. Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington now sitting in North Stonington in said District, Allen York a resident of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged Seventy Eight Years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That on the first Monday of May 1775 at Stonington, then called - now called North Stonington in said County, he voluntarily enlisted as a Private for seven months service in the company of Connecticut State troops, commanded by Major Samuel Preston, James Elledge 1 st Lieutenant, Richard Hewitt 2 d Lieutenant, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Sam l H. Parsons, that on or about the 10 th of said May, on the day appointed, he marched to New London in said County and there joined said Company & continued at said New London a short period - that he then marched in said Company through Voluntown in said Connecticut through Providence Rhode Island - to Roxbury in the State of Massachusetts, at which place last named, and its vicinity the regiment aforesaid, with the army of the Americans, continued to serve in service, through the year till December following - that while serving in this campaign he assisted in building the Breastwork and Block House at Brooklyn and the Fort at Dorchester - that he also saw and knew Generals Washington, Putnam, Thomas and Spencer, That on or about the 10 th December 1775 after having served as aforesaid seven months, he received a written discharge signed by said Colonel Sam l H. Parsons.

stating that he had served seven months the term of his enlistment, and was honorably discharged, which dis- charge he kept many years, but the same is now lost or destroyed. That he knows of no person who can testify to his service aforesaid except David Main, who served in the same company. That he was a private in  Sergeant of the militia company loca- ted in said Stonington, on the 1 st of August, 1776, when the Militia were called in to actual service, that on or about said 1 st day of August, he marched in said Militia company commanded by Capt. Thomas Holmes, 1 st Lieut. S. Brown, 2 nd Lieut. Christ. Brown - in the Regt. commanded by Lt. Colonel Oliver Smith - from Stonington aforesaid, to New London & thence to Saybrook thence to New Haven all in Conn- ecticut, & thence to Kingsbridge in State of New York that the said Militia marched by companies to Kingsbridge, that he marched in his said Company to Norristown, to which place the said Regiment were ordered - & stationed there as a flank guard. That while the Regiment were serving at Norristown the American Army under Genl. Washington were at Harlem in New York Island, that when the said Army retreated to White Plains - the said Regiment in which he served, marched to said place - that he was at White Plains when the Battle was fought with the enemy near said Place, & when the Genl. Howe and said were defeated - that he saw at White Plains, Genl. Washington, Putnam, Clinton, and Heath, that his Regiment acted in Genl. Clinton's Divi- sion - that he marched with said Company to North Castle & continued there in service as Sergeant , till after the first day of December 1776, when he was honor- ably and verbally discharged, having served four months in this line of duty.
That in the year 1777 in the month of September of said year he enlisted as a Sergeant in the Connecticut State Troops in the Company

commanded by Capt Isaac Gallup, 1 st Lieutenant Reuben Hewitt, 2 d Lieutenant — Raymond. Ensign George Gallup — for Three months Service. That on or before the 20 th day of September 1777. he marched from S t Stonington with a part of S t Company under Ensign Gallup to Plainfield in Windham County, State aforesaid — there joined the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel M c Clellan, drew our arms and equipment at S t Plainfield, then marched with his Company aforesaid (the Regiment marching by companies) from S t Plainfield to Providence in the state of Rhode Island, & there the S t Regiment formed, and after a short period marched by companies to Tiverton in S t Rhode Island — that the S t Regiment encamped at S t Tiverton, where many Regiments were collected under the Command of General Spencer, that he does not recollect by what names they were called — except Stanton's Regiment of Rhode Island Troops — that he knew Colonel Dorton so called — that the whole brigade was reviewed by Gen Douglas at the Town corner, at S t Tiverton, that he heard the news of the Capture of Burgoyne & his army, while at Tiverton — That he marched with his company and Regiment to S t Providence & continued a considerable time — then marched from S t Providence, back to Plainfield aforesaid & was discharged on or after the 20 th December following having served three months — that he has no documentary evidence of this last alleged service, or of any other service — that he knows of no person whose testimony he can obtain, who can testify to his S t last alleged service, except Thomas Reynolds of North Stonington whom he saw and knew at Tiverton aforesaid — and who belonged to S t Stanton's Regiment —
That in the year 1778 he was a sergeant and belonged to the Militia Company in said

Stonington commanded by Capt Amos Main, That he was drafted as a Sergeant to serve two months - That he joined the company stationed at Stonington Point now Stonington Borough, commanded by Lieut. Asa Sheffield which company belonged to the Regiment of Col Wm Ledyard in the Connecticut State Troops, that he served in said Company at said Stonington from the last day of April 1778 to the last day of June following two months and was verbally discharged having served the full term of draft aforesaid, as Sergeant aforesaid - That Jonathan Allen of said North Stonington is the only person whom he knows, whose testimony he can procure, who can testify as to his last alleged service of two months - That he was born in Stonington Connecticut aforesaid in the year 1754 - in the records of which town his age is recorded - that he was living in said Stonington when called into service, where he has ever lived and now lives - That he was called into service in the manner before stated - never was a substitute - that he has stated the manner in which he was at the end of his different tours of service discharged, that he lost the only one in writing which he received - that he has stated the general circumstances of his alleged services as far as he can recollect -
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and thumb at Albany New York This 10th day of March 1818
Before Asa Fish Judge

I David Main of North Stonington, in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged Eighty Years being duly sworn according to law do on my oath certify declare and say. That on the first Monday of May 1775 at Stonington, now called North Stonington. I enlisted as a private for Seven Months - in the State Troops of Connecticut that on about the 10 th May aforesaid I joined the Company commanded by Major Samuel Prentice James Eldridge 1 st Lieut. Rich d H enry 2 nd Lieut in Col t Parsons Regiment at New London in s d County thence marched through the State of Connecticut to Providence Rhode Island - thence to Roxbury, where the American Army encamped & served - and that I served at s d Roxbury till the s d Seven Months had fully terminated, when in December 1776 - I rec d a written discharge signed by Colonel Parsons, - which since lost -
That Allen York who subscribed the preceding declaration in my presence with whom I have ever been acquainted, since my childhood, and who has always resided in s d North Stonington enlisted the same day on which I enlisted as aforesaid & served seven months in the same company - at the same places and was discharged at the same time - at s d Roxbury.
October 25 th 1832
David Main
Sworn & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before N. A. Fish Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington

We Asher Miner a clergyman residing in the Town of North Stonington, in the County of Washington State of Connecticut and Russell Wheeler residing in S North Stonington hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Allen York who hath subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration. That we believe him to be Seventy Eight years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Asher Miner
Russel Wheeler
Given & Subscribed the day and year aforesaid before said Court
Asa Fish Judge

I Thomas Reynolds of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged seventy nine years being sworn according to law, do on my oaths certify declare and say that in the year 1777 I was serving as a corporal in the Company of Rhode Island State Troops, commanded by Capt Peleg Hosier. Wm Gardner Lieut. John Welch 2d Lieut in Colonel Joseph Stanton's Regiment, that in the months of October and November in 8 year he served in 8 Company and Regiment Stationed at Tiverton in 8 Rhode Island that while there he saw and knew Allen York, who signed and made oath to his preceding declaration in my presence that said Allen York of 8 North Stonington was in service at 8 Tiverton in 8 months of October and November, in the Col McClellan's Regiment of Connecticut Troops that I believe he was sergeant of the company in which he served that I believe 8 Allen York is Seventy Eight years old and know that he is a credible person. October 25. 1832. Sworn to & subscribed this day and then aforesaid before
Asa Fish Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington
Jonathan Allen We David Main aged 80 years, and Jonathan Allen aged 78 years, both of North Stonington in New London County, State of Connecticut being duly cautioned & sworn, do on our oaths declare and say that we have both been well acquainted since our childhood with Allen York of 8 North Stonington, that we belonged as privates to the militia Company, located in 8 North Stonington in the year 1776, (8 Town then being a part of Stonington). That when the Militia of the Eastern part of the State of Connecticut were called out into actual service, we together with 8 Allen York, marched in the month of August of 8 1776 in 8 Company, commanded by Capt Thomas Holmes 1st Lieut J. Brown 2d Lieut Chas Brown in the Regt commanded by Colonel Almon Southwick, from

I Stonington to New London & thence to New Haven in the Connecticut, thence to Kingsbridge, in State of New York; that we served with S d Allen York at Morristown where S d Regiment, were stationed & performed duty as a Flank Guard - that he also continued serving with us at White Plains - and at South Castle in the State of New York till December, 1776 when we were all discharged together at the same time, having served four months as Privates in S d Company -
That we know said Allen, York is the identical person who per- formed said service, he having signed the Preceding Declaration in our presence, We believe him to be seventy Eight Years Old - October 25. 1832
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
David Main Jonathan Allen
Before Asa Fish Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington
I Jonathan Allen of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aged seventy Eight years, being duly sworn according to law do on my oath certify declare and say - that in addition to the facts stated in the foregoing certificate by me subscribed, I was a private in the Militia Company located in S d Stonington & was drafted for two months service, and served from the last of April 1778 in the Company of Connecticut State Troops, commanded by Lieut. Acors Sheffield in the Regi- ment commanded by Col. William Ledyard - S d Company being Stationed at Stonington (Borough) till the last of June follow- ing two months, - that S d Allen York, named in S d forego- ing Certificate served as Sergeant in S d Company the same period of time at S d place and was discharged, at the same time I was discharged which was at the expiration of the term of our two months draft. October 25. 1832. (Jonathan Allen)
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Before S d Court, A. Fish Judge
Allen York Privates.

In the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And further the Court certifies that it appears to them that John Minner who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of North Farmington and that Rufus Wheeler who has signed the same is a resident in said North Farmington and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and furthermore the Court certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Reynolds, David Minn and Jonathan Allen who have also signed the preceding certificate are credible persons and that their statements are entitled to credit.
A. M. Fish Judge
I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Farmington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Helen York for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this 14 th day of November 1832.
Nathan Daboll Clerk of Probate

Allen Yorks Pension Papers
19.286

State of Connecticut } of Prolate District of County of New London } Stonington,
On this twelfth day of February A.D. 1833 personally appeared before the Court of Prolate for the District of Stonington, in the State aforesaid now sitting in North Stonington in said District and said County of New London Allen York, a resident of the Town of North Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut aforesaid aged seventy Eight, years and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Statement, to amend his Declaration to which this Sheet, is annexed, in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7 th , 1832.
That he is the identical Allen York, who subscribed & swore to the preceding Declaration on the 25 th day of October 1832. That the term of his service in 1776, in Col. Smith's first a private four months, from 1 st August till December following he only believes to be correctly stated in his preceding Declaration - it being according to his best recollection that David Main and Jonathan Allen and Joseph Brown whose testimony he procured, were members of the same company in which he served, & served at the same time. That Jonathan Allen established the service of four months in the same Corps at the same time - that Joseph Brown of North Stonington established a like term of service, as he believes, & that the claims of Allen & Brown have been admitted by the Department.
That he has no recollection of receiving a warrant as Sergeant, while serving as such in the years 1777 and 1778, and is not able to give an account of the same, & he therefore relinquishes any claim as to rank, more than a private, that he served at different Periods, and under different engagements in the Revolutionary war, sixteen months, as stated in his preceding

declaration, which he trusts he has established agreeably to the Regulations of the War Department, and for which he claims a pension, and not being able to prove his rank as Sergeant, agreeably to the Regulations, he claims as a private, which he hopes will be admissible —
Given to & subscribed this 2 day and year aforesaid Before the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut
Allen York
A. M. Fish Judge
I Joseph Brown of North Stonington in the County of New London & State of Connecticut aged Seventy four years being duly sworn according to Law do in my oath certify declare & say that in the year 1776. I lived in S. North Stonington, then being a part of Stonington, and belonged as a private in the Company of Militia, commanded by Capt. Amos Hain, That in the month of August 1776, the Militia were called into service, and on 3 day I marched from S. N. Stonington, in the Company commanded by Capt. Thomas Holmes 1 st Lieut. Joshua Brown 2 nd Lieut. Christo. Brown (being one of the Companies composing Col. Smith's Regiment) to New London in S. County, that after a short delay at New London I marched in S. Company to Saybrook, thence to New Haven, where we halted thence to the Westward to Kingsbridge in the State of New York, to Norristown and continued to serve in S. Company, till on or after the 1 st December 1776, when Capt. Holmes' company were discharged — when I was discharged, that I well know and remember that Allen York of S. North Stonington, who subscribed the preceding statement & foregoing Declaration, was a private in S. Thomas, Holmes' Company of Militia, & served from the time S. company was first called into service, 1 st August, to December following — in said Company —

that I know he is the identical Allen York who performed said four months service. that he has always resided in S Stonington since my earliest recollection, and that I have been ever well acquainted with him, and that I believe him to be upward of Seventy Eight years of age. that having no memorandum in writing of the Date of the commencement, & termination, he can not state positively thereof, but well knows, and hereby certifies on his & oath, that they were in service as aforesaid Four months. — that I continued to as late a day in December 1776. in service — at the day in August, when I commenced service
Sworn and subscribed the 10th. of Feb. 1833 day and year aforesaid before the Court aforesaid Asa Fish Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the S Allen York, the above named applicant, was a Revolutionary soldier & served as such, Sixteen months, as he states, And the Court further certifies that it appears to S Court that J. M. Brown, who signed the foregoing Certificate, is a Resident of the S Town of North Stonington in S New London County, Connecticut, and is a creditable person and that his Statement is entitled to credit.
Asa Fish Judge
I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington, Ct. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Allen York for a pension for testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 12 th day of February 1833. Nathan Daboll Clerk

In the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war Department that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And further the Court certifies that it appears to them that John Minis who has signed the Preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the Town of North Berington, and that Rufus Wheeler who has signed the same is a resident in said North Berington and is a credible person and that their Statement is entitled to Credit and furthermore the Court certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Reynolds, David Minis and Jonathan Allen who have also signed the Preceding certificate are credible persons and that their Statements are entitled to credit.
A. McSparran Judge,
I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Berington do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the Original Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Allen York for a Pension, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal of Office this 14 th day of November 1822
Nathan Daboll Clerk of Probate

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 192
In reply to your request of _____, for the history of _____, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the _____ claim for pension.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 45 12 mos. Pvt Maj Saml. Prentice Col. H. Parsons Conn.   Aug 1 76 4 " " Thos Holmes Oliver Smith   Oct 30 77 3 " Sgt Isaac Gallup Col. M. Sheldon   Apr 30 78 2 " Cpl Amos Main Wm. Ledyard  
Battles engaged in, Putnam's Residence of soldier at enlistment, Stonington Conn Date of application for pension, Oct 25 1892 His d was al Residence at date of application, North Stonington Conn Age at date of application, Stonington Conn 1894
Remarks: No farm data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

17 217 INVALID.
123 May 21. 'Krist. & Mrs. D.N. Dalrymple Ad.
File No. 17 217
Allen Jack Dis. Geo. W. W.
Act: June 7 th '72
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 421
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Get-stamp and wd B Grandview, Wash.
Feb. 27-1923.
Com. of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir: -
Am trying to obtain official proof of service of my Revolutionary ancestor, Allen York . In a history of Sturminster, Conn. , have record that he was a pensioner under act of 1832 in New London, Conn.

Can you furnish me with the desired certificate of service? Am desirous of becoming a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and this proof is required.
Very truly y rs me,
Mrs. D. R. Dabrymple
Grandview, Wash.
Yakima county.