James Allen (1760 - 1810)

Born 16 Nov 1760 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Thompson) Allen — married 14 May 1778 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 1810 at about age 49 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

alarm at Lexington, Bunker Hill

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online) Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol 1 Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors unknown

Pvt Capt Wm Briggs, Col Joseph Read's Regt pension app mentions Captain Alden

DAR records ASSOCIATED ANCESTOR (REVOLUTIONARY) RECORD ALLEN, JAMES Ancestor #: A001608 Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?) Service: NEW YORK Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 1-28-1758 DARTMOUTH BRISTOL CO MASSACHUSETTS Death: 11-26-1837 GREENFIELD SARATOGA CO NEW YORK Pension Number: S*W23423 Service Source: S*W23423 Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOHN VARNER ADIEL SHERWOOD 2) COL SCHUYLER

• • • 1) RACHEL IS DAU OF A DIFFERENT JAMES ALLEN.3-15-73 MRC

Allen, James, Stoughton. Private, Capt. AVilliam Briggs's co., Col. Joseph Read's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 1, 1775; service, 3 mos. 7 da_ys; also, company return dated Roxbiiry, Sept. 26, 1775; also, Capt. James Endicott's co., Col. William Mcintosh's regt. ; enlisted March 20, 1778 ; discharged April 5, 1778 ; service, 18 days ; marched to Roxbury ; also, descriptive list, dated Dorchester, June 29, 1778, of men enlisted from Suffolk Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 14, 1778; Capt. Swan's CO., Col. Gill's regt.; age, 18 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 7^ in.; hair, black; eyes, dark; nationality, American; occupation, husbandman; residence, Stoughton; con- ducted to camp by Sergt. Elkanah Hixson; also, Maj. Daniel Whiting's co.. Col. Ichabod Alden's (6th) regt.; muster roll for March and April, 1779, dated Cherry Valley; enlisted June 14, 1778; discharged March 14, 1779; service, 9 mos. ; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780; age, 21 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, dark; arrived at Springfield July 9, 1780; also, list of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster, in a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 25, 1780 ; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of Stoughton for service in the Continental Army durhig 1780; marched July 5, 1780; discharged Dec. 5, 1780; service, 5 mos. 11 days.

U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872

Name: James Allen Widow's Name: Anna Allen Pension Office State: Massachusetts Year Range: 1848-1868

married while he was on furlough at Stoughton by Rev Jedediah Adams

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

No James Allen in

Probate index, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1793-1900; vol. 1

Per pension app

26 November 1837 Greenfield, Saratoga, NY = wrong James Allen, this is the one attached to the DAR files of Bertha Milligan

This is also wrong James Allen Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 Report issue Name: James Allen Death Age: 22 Event Type: Death Birth Date: abt 1760 Death Date: 18 Jan 1782 Death Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Father: Allen

Name: Anna Thomson Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 4 Apr 1778 Marriage Place: Stoughton, Massachusetts Spouse Name: James Allen

Sources

• 1. DAR records - associated with the incorrect James Allen

2. Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - Amherst [1]

3. U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872

4. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988