Person:Allen Sarratt (2)

Watchers
m. Abt 1755
  1. John Sarratt, Sr., of Spartanburg, SCAbt 1755 - 1830
  2. Allen Sarratt1763 - 1845
  3. Lemuel "Leonard" Sarratt1765 - 1820
  4. Samuel Sarratt1766 - 1810
  5. Kizzie Sarratt1772 - 1810
  6. Mirna "Mima" Sarrat1774 - 1820
Facts and Events
Name Allen Sarratt
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Dec 1763 Orange County, North Carolina
Death[1] 1845 Hartfield, Cocke County, Tennessee
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
  2.   Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

    Pension application of Allen Sarrett S4661 fn8SC
    Transcribed by Will Graves 1/29/11

    State of Tennessee Cocke County: SS: On this 27th day of May 1833 personally appeared in
    open Court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions now sitting Allen
    Sarrett aged seventy years a resident of the County of Cocke and State of Tennessee, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein after stated.
    That he was born in the State of North Carolina in the 11th day of December in the year
    1763 as appears from Record of which he is now in possession, from whence he was removed by
    his parents into now Spartanburg district South Carolina where he resided when he was drafted into service under Captain Daniel McClary in the month of May as he believes in the year 1779 being then sixteen years of age and served under said McClary & Colonel Brannon [sic, probably Thomas Brandon] but the Regiment of The militia he does not recollect.
    That he marched from Spartanburg towards Ninety Six in said State and was stationed at
    divers places in order to guard the inhabitants from the ravages of the British & Tories and after having served a tour of three months in this way without coming to any engagement, he was honorably discharged by his Captain at a point on Little River near Ninety Six, but the day and month he cannot recollect. During this campaign he missed [sic, messed] with William Byar,
    William Richman & others.
    Deponent further states that sometime in the month of September in the year 1780 he
    again entered service as a drafted militia man under Captain Absalom Jinny [?] and Col. Brannon – Adjutant Montgomery – and marched from Spartanburg District where he then resided and crossed Tiger River [Tyger River] at Blackstocks Ford and marched by way of Musgrove Mills
    on Enoree to Saluda River and stationed near the Island Ford from which place they made
    various excursions and routed the Tories who were then lying in the woods and after serving
    three months he was honorably discharged by his Captain and traveled several miles from the
    encampment to lodge on which night a company of the outliers visited the old encampment and
    butchered some soldiers who had not yet left the camps. That during this campaign he messed
    with John Byos & John Sarett.
    That after being so discharged he again entered into the service of the United States as a
    drafted militia man under Captain George Taylor and marched from Spartanburg where he still
    resided sometime in March 1781 as near as he can recollect and marched to Ninety Six where he joined General Green's [sic, Nathanael Greene's] Army whilst besieging that place but shortly after their arrival intelligence was received that Lord Rawdon was reinforced from Ireland and was marching to its relief upon which General Green made an attack but was defeated and one hundred and fifty or thereabouts of the Americans were killed. And after marching some
    distance with Green's Army Captain Taylor turned towards home his time having nearly expired
    for which he had been called out it being for three months which term deponent states he served and from which he was honorably discharged about the first of June as near as he can recollect.
    That afterwards he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer under Captain
    Elias Langum [?] and marched from Spartanburg District as aforesaid his stated residents without any officer sometime in November 1781 and joined Captain Langum at Salisbury in the State of North Carolina where he was stationed for a term of three months for the purpose of guarding the magazine and was also employed in making cartridges and ball for the use of the United States Army and after serving three months he was honorably discharged sometime in February 1782 by Colonel Lop [sic, Lopp?] Colonel of the militia. During this campaign he messed with John Grice, William Evitt, Lewis Evet & Benjamin Grice citizens of Roan County [sic, Rowan
    County] North Carolina. Amounting in all to twelve months service.

    Declarant states that from each of said terms of service he received a discharge but
    thinking them of no importance he took no care of them and has lost them long since nor does he know now know of any person living who can testify as to his services whose testimony he can procure. He states that he resided in South Carolina from the conclusion of his services until the year 1818 when he removed to Tennessee where he has ever since resided that he now lives in Cocke County in said State.
    He states that Thomas Hill a Minister and Samuel Haskins a citizen are acquainted with
    him and his present neighborhood and can testify as to his character for veracity.
    Sworn to & subscribed in open court the day above.

    He states that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State and he hereby
    relinquishes every claim to any pension except the present and prays that his name may be
    placed on the pension list.
    Sworn to in open court
    S/ G. M. Porter, Clerk S/ Allen Sarrett

    [Thomas Hill, a clergyman, and Samuel Haskins gave the standard supporting affidavit.]

    [Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $40 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 12
    months service as a private in the South Carolina militia.]

    http://revwarapps.org/s4661.pdf