The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Author: Raymond Paul Owens
Moses Allen (fifth great-grandfather of member) was born November 2, 1754 in Fauqier County, Virginia. He married Atwood on February 13, 1783 in Page County, Virginia with Jacob Deerfoot acting as officiant. Martha was born in 1757 in Shenandoah, Page County, Virginia, the daughter of Atwood and Young. Between 1820 and 1830 the Moses and Martha Allen family moved from Page County, Virginia to Wilson County, Tennessee. Moses and Martha had six sons and three daughters all who are believed to have attained adulthood. Martha Atwood Allen died December 14, 1837 in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee. Moses Allen died August 22, 1845 in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee and is buried at the Brush Creek Baptist Cemetery northeast of Watertown.
Moses was the son of Archibald Allen (6th great-grandfather of member) born 1721 in Hamilton, Prince William County, Virginia, and died January 1817 in Shenandoah, Page County, Virginia; and Rhodes, born 1725 in Stafford County, Virginia. They were married in 1743 in Virginia. Abigail was the daughter of Rhodes and (Unknown). Moses was the fifth of nine sons. Archibald was the son of Archibald Allen (7th great-grandfather of member) born 1697 and died June 3, 1762 in King George County, Virginia; and Skinner who was born in 1700 in Massachusetts and died in 1740 in Virginia. They were married on December 26, 1722 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Penelope’s parents were unknown. Archibald was the second child and first-born son of two daughters and four sons. Archibald was the son of Archibald Allen(eighth great-grandfather of member) born 1675 in Scotland and immigrated to Virginia in 1683 at the age of eight and an unknown mother. According to Moses Allen’s pension application dated September 7, 1818 and filed in Shenandoah County, Virginia, (Certificate #7183) Moses enlisted at the Fauquier County, Virginia Courthouse in April of 1776. He was in the company commanded by John Chilton. The enlistment was for two years. Shortly before the enlistment was to expire, he enlisted for two more years. He served until 1780 when he was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston. Part of the time he was a prisoner he was held on a prison ship. The balance of the time he was made to work on a fort, which was built by the British on a small island in Charleston Bay. During high tide the island was under water. He was a prisoner until sometime in 1781 when he was exchanged for British prisoners held by the Americans. His health was so destroyed that he was not able to return to the army. He applied to General Muhlenburgfor a discharge, which he received. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and at the Siege of Charleston. ding to a reapplication for pension dated November 2, 1829 in Wilson County, Tennessee, Moses Allen stated, “he was an orderly or 1st sergeant during three years or more of his service.”
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