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On this 3rd day
of September 1832 before the Hon. Thomas Stuart Judge of the fourth judicial
circuit for the State of Tennessee now sitting for the county of Williamson
Charles Allen a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged seventy four
years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act passed June
7, 1832.
That he served two campaigns during the revolutionary war. The first of
which he entered the service as a volunteer in November 1779 under the
following officers: Captain Charles Allen, his father, Lieut. John Hopkins,
Ensign ___ Richardson in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Eaton, and
Major ___ Clinch and attached to the brigade commanded by Gen. Ash. When he
was called into the service he resided in the state of North Carolina,
Warren County. He joined the main army at Elizabethtown on Cape Fear River
under General Ash. He then marched with the army down the country within ten
miles of Charleston, South Carolina. Then marched up the River Savannah
opposite to Augusta which at that time was in the possession of the British
and lay there two or three weeks. We then crossed the river and marched to
Briar Creek at which place General Ash and his army were defeated. We then
recrossed the Savannah River and marched down it to Parisburg and there
remained until March 1780 at which time we were discharged, making a period
of five months that he served this campaign. He received a discharge from
Col. Eaton which has been lost or destroyed. He does not recollect any
officers of the Continental or Regular line [or] the number of any regiment
or companies that he served with during this campaign. Except Gen. Ashe,
Gen. Elbert of Georgia.
He volunteered and entered in to the service of the United States a second
time in the month of October in the year 1780 under the following officers:
Capt John White, Lieutenant William Christmas, Ensign ___ and in the
regiment commanded by Col Thomas Eaton attached to General Butler’s Brigade.
He was engaged for some months in collecting and procuring cattle and
provisions for the army and then immediately repaired to Guilford Courthouse
and remained there until after the battle and was discharged some time in
March or April following in 1781, making a term of service about 6 or 7
months.
He recollects that at the battle of Guilford he served Generals Butler and
Green and Col Henry Dickson. He did not recollect any other officers nor the
number of the regiments and companies with which he served during this
campaign. He also received a discharge for this campaign but it is lost or
destroyed. When he entered this service this campaign he also lived in
Warren County North Carolina and resided there after the Revolution till
1819 at which time he moved to Tennessee and has since resided in Williamson
County.
He was born in Virginia in Culpepper County on the 8th day of March 1758 as
appears from a record of his age in his possession copied from a book of his
father’s. He knows of no persons who can prove his services. Having lost his
discharge he has no documentary evidence in his possession by which he can
prove this. The only battles in which he was engaged were the battle in
which Gen Ashe got defeated at Briar Creek and the battle at Guilford Court
house which are above related.
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 whatever.
Sworn to and subscribed )) [signed] Charles Allen
in open court the day ))
and year aforesaid ))
[signed] Preston Hay, clk &c
State of Tennessee ))
Williamson County ))
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for the
county and State aforesaid Charles Allen who being duly sworn deposeth and
saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot
swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to
the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned
below and in the following grades. For eleven months I served as a private
volunteer in two campaigns as mentioned in his said declaration which this
is intended to amend and for such service I claim a pension.
[signed] Charles Allen {seal}
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this 8th of April 1833
[signed] John Allison {seal}
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