Sullivan County TN Archives Military Records.....Allison, Robert Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com October 27, 2005, 5:07 pm ROBERT ALLISON Robert Allison lived in Sullivan County, Tenn., where his widow, Martha McKinsley (?) Allison applied for pension April 22, 1844. He died March 2, 1826. He served under Capt. Paxton and was in the battles of Long Island and Fort Washington. He was taken prisoner and kept on a British ship. He married Martha McKinsley (the name is indistinct and one can not be positive of the spelling). Her pension was not allowed as soldier's service was not on record and the widow could not prove it. Her children were: Sarah, married ____ Hodges; Elizabeth, married _____ Deery; Susannah; Joseph; John; and Martha, married _____ Gray. Additional Comments: From: SOME TENNESSEE HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION Compiled From Pension Statements PAMPHLET NO. I by Zella Armstrong File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/sullivan/military/revwar/pensions/allison8nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb