6th Generation: Samuel Allen & Pamela Lowrey
Samuel Allen
Married Pamela Lowrey on 3 October 1777 in Westchester County, New York, United States of America.
Died on 2 February 1810 in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States of America.
(Further research is necessary to discover and validate vital information for both Samuel Allen.)
Samuel and Pamela’s daughter Sarah Allen (1791-1867) married Brigham Howe (1779-1869).
Samuel Allen can be found under Ancestor #A001822 on the Daughters of the American Revolution 'Ancestor Search' at DAR Genealogical Research Databases and Patriot #P-100636 on the Sons of the American Revolution 'Patriot Research System' at Display Patriot - P-100636 - Samuel ALLEN (sar.org).
"She further declared that she was married to
the said Samuel Allen on the third day of October
1777, that her husband the said Samuel Allen died
on the second day of February A.D. 1819 and
that she has remained a widow ever since that
period, as well more fully appear by reference to
the proof hereto annexed. [signed] Pamela Allen"
Pamela Lowrey
Born on 3 September 1761 in North Salem, Westchester County, New York to Thomas Lowrey (Ireland) and Phoebe Benedict (USA.)
Married Samuel Allen on 3 October 1777 in Westchester County, New York, United States of America.
Died on 5 May 1843 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States of America.
(Further research is necessary to discover and validate vital information for Pamela Lowrey.)
In documents included in Pamela’s widow’s pension application for the service of Samuel Allen, Pamela does mention that Pamela and Samuel were married on 3 October 1777, and that Samuel Allen died on 2 February 1810. She did not remarry after his death.
Samuel and Pamela’s daughter Sarah Allen (1791-1867) married Brigham Howe (1779-1869).
According to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Lineage Book, Volume 76, “Samuel Allen (1751-1810) served as a sergeant in Major Thaddeus Crane’s 4th New York regiment, 1779-81. He died in Jericho, or Underhill, VT.”
Pamela did not live to see the approval of her widow’s pension application, but her surviving children did. The issue that prevented the application’s approval was that most of the depositions in the file were provided by individuals based on hearsay. It was the critical deposition provided by Silvanus Townsend that resulted in the approval of the widow’s pension application. On 25 May 1839, the 84-year-old Silvanus provided the deposition based on his personally having served with Samuel Allen during the American Revolutionary War.
According to Silvanus’ deposition, Samuel Allen was “a Refugee from Long Island, which was then inpossession [sic] of the British that he married a young Lady in North Salem in said County by the name of Pamela Lowry and resided in said North Salem, except when he was in the Army.” They both served under Captain Benoni Platt from January through March 1778 at North Castle; in Captain David Pardy’s company in Colonel Thomas Thomas’ regiment from August through October 1778 at North Castle with the drummer John Osborn, Sergeant Israel Silsberry, and Lieutenant William Rogers; and under Captain Gilbert Dean from April through June 1779 at North Castle during which they took nine prisoners near Tarrytown.