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Jacob Allen (1739 - 1777)

Jacob Allen
Born in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 7 Dec 1762 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 38 in Freemans Farm, Saratoga, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Captain Jacob Allen served with 2nd Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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Jacob Allen is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 100755
Rank: Captain

Killed at the first Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution for Independence [1] He was popular with his fellow soldiers, who elected him their Captain, and first-hand accounts relate that he was shot through the heart while charging the British.

Jacob Allen was commissioned a Captain in Bailey's 2nd Massachusetts Regiment on January 1st 1777. He was killed fighting soldiers commanded by British General John Burgoyne. He was a sergeant during the Lexington Alarm in April 19, 1775 . ("Hero of Fort Schuyler: Selected Revolutionary War Correspondence of " By Peter Gansevoort, Jr.) [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Jacob Allen was born on April 4, 1739 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were Jacob and Abigail (Kingman) Allen. [9]

He married Abigail Bailey on December 7, 1762. [9] [10]

Together they had 7 children born in Bridgewater: [9]

  1. Jacob Allen, b. Sept. 3, 1763.
  2. Timothy Allen, b. Nov. 4, 1764.
  3. Bailey Allen, b. Nov. 8, 1766.
  4. Bettie Allen, b. Oct. 26, 1768.
  5. Jemima Allen, b. Oct. 15, 1770.
  6. Jonathan Allen, b. Feb. 4, 1773.
  7. Ward Allen, b. Sept. 11, 1775.

He died on September 19, 1777 in Freemans Farm, Saratoga, New York, United States.

Not much is known about Jacob. His daughter wrote in her application for a pension (through her husband's service in the revolution) that she does not remember her father very well. She only recalls the day when her brother and his friend (her future husband) returned home at the end of the war.

If there was an oral history passed on about Jacob it had been lost by the time of his great, great, great, great, grand daughter as she never said a word about him, and likely was lost even before his great, great, grand son, since he shared many stories with his grand daughter and she related these faithfully to the following generations. He is only known to the current generation through documents (1980s).

From "HISTORY OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT BRIDGEWATER, IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, *. INCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE FAMILY REGISTER." By NAHUM MITCHELL. BOSTON: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY KIDDER & WRIGHT, 32 CONGRESS STREET. 1840. [11]

26. Capt. Jacoh (s. of Jacob 12.) m. Abigail, D. of Israel Bailey, 1762, and had Jacob 1763, Timothy 1764, Bailey 1766, Betty 1768, Jemima 1770, Jonathan 1773. Ward 1775*. —

He commanded a company in the revolutionary War, and was killed at Saratoga, at the capture of Burgoyne, in 1777, a?. 38. —

The wid. Abigail m. Isaac Lazell. —

Jacob m. Susanna, D. of Ezra Alden, 1784, and went to Cummington. —

Timothy m. Celia, D. of Nathan Whitman, 1788, and had twins, who both d. in infancy, and the mother d. also 1789, and then he m. wid. Betty, late Avifc of Joseph Keith, and D. of Anthony Sherman, 1791, and had several children, viz : Joseph 1792, Jennett 1794, Bailey 1796, Orra 1798*, Anthony Sherman 1800, Timothy Wales 1801, Betsy Rogers 1803, Orra 1804, Dicy Hill 1807. He re-moved to Plymouth where his wife d., and he m. a 3d w.. and d. 1827. —

Bailey (s. of Capt. Jacob) removed to the westward. —

Betty m. Samuel Rogers 1790. —

Jemima m. Elisha Bisbee, his 2d. wife. —

Jonathan removed from town.

Sources

  1. ↑ (find a grave).
  2. ↑ DAR
  3. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  4. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  5. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  6. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
  7. ↑ Known Military Dead During the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
  8. ↑ Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
  10. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924
  11. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/historyofearlyse00mitc/historyofearlyse00mitc_djvu.txt
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-03-17), "Record of Jacob Allen", Ancestor # A001595.
  • Peterson, Clarence Stewart; Known Military Dead During the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; 2009; hathitrust.org
  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-MLYY : 22 July 2021), Jacob Allen and Abigail Bailey, 7 Dec 1762; citing Bridgewater, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 906,748.
  • "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-46Q3 : 20 February 2021), Jacob Allen, 1776; citing 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,280.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6P-4549 : 20 February 2021), Jacob Allen, Sep 1776; citing Sep 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,401.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL65-5WJL : 20 February 2021), Jacob Allen, Sep 1776; citing Sep 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,401.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-6DHH : 20 February 2021), Jacob Allen, Sep 1776; citing Sep 1776, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,401.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-49B3 : 20 February 2021), Jacob Allen, 1777; citing 1777, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,280.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-J3H7 : 9 March 2018), Jacob Allen, 01 Jan 1777; citing 01 Jan 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,314.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXR-RKZP : 9 March 2018), Jacob Allen, 07 Jun 1777; citing 07 Jun 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,314.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-H45M : 9 March 2018), Jacob Allen, 07 Jun 1777; citing 07 Jun 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,314.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-GZKB : 9 March 2018), Jacob Allen, 15 Jan 1778; citing 15 Jan 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,314.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXR-1PH5 : 9 March 2018), Jacob Allen, Feb 1778; citing Feb 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,314.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-YFYP : 9 March 2018), Jacob Allen, 01 Jun 1778; citing 01 Jun 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,314.
    • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGXT-P8RL : 9 March 2018), Jacob Allen, 09 Sep 1778; citing 09 Sep 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,314.
  • "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch




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