An excerpt transcribed from the Revolutionary War Pension of William Allen, S*W8318:

State of Kentucky

County of Mason S.S.

Be it known that on this 10th day February 1834 personally appeared in open court William Allen a resident of Kentucky in the County of Mason aged seventy six years who being first sworn according to Law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.  That he enlisted in Faquir [sic] County & state of Virginia in the year 1775 and served in the army of the United States for the space of six months, at that time under the following officers Captain John Chilton in the 3rd Virginia Regiment commanded at that time by Major Thomas Marshall, the same being under the command of General Scott – after he entered the service he was marched to the lower part of Virginia and stationed at a place called the great Bridge where a battle was fought with the British commanded by Capt Fordice who was killed and a number of his men was taken prisoners.  And that after serving his tour he was honorably discharged.  This deponent further saith that he again entered the service of the United States as a drafted militia man in the year 1777 into the Company of Capt Charles Chilton, and was immediately marched to the north and joined the main army at a place called Penepecks mills, about two days after the battle at Germantown, and then remained with the main army under the command of Genel George Washington in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, and served a regular tour of three months and was then honorably discharged.  And he further states that in the year 1781 he was again drafted into the company of Capt Charles Chilton and entered the service of the United States, and was marched to Richmond where he joined the army under the command of the Marquis De LaFayette soon after which, he with two others of his company were detached and sent on a scouting party under the command of Colonel Call and Major Boyer down James River to a place called Mobbin’s Hills – where they remained untill the army retreated from Richmond the next day the British light horse under the command of Tarlton came upon them and compelled them to make a hasty retreat – and were pursued and sorely pressed by the British light horse untill they joined the main Army in Culpepper Virginia.  This deponent then remained with the main army untill his time of service expired and he served three months and was honorably discharged.  He further states that in all the aforesaid three towers, he served as a common soldier or as a private – and that in the first tower he thinks he was enlisted and served as a regular but it has been so long ago that his memory must of necessity be imperfect.  He well recollects he was denominated one of the minute men, and whether he volunteered or was enlisted he will not say positively.  The other two towers he served as a militia man.  He further states that he has no documentary evidence that will establish his services, that he has lost his discharge, and that he knows of no person who can prove his services who is living and within his reach he believes that his half brother George Shackleford if he could have got him to come could have proved a part of his services.  He has not yet been enable [sic] to get him to court – and does not know that he can get him.  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.  Sworn & subscribed this 10th day February 1834.

Wm Allen