Thomas Allen (or Allin) was an officer from Barrington. He served as captain of the Barrington Militia Company from 1775 to 1776. He then commanded a company in Archibald Crary’s Rhode Island State Regiment. His company served in defense of Bristol, and reported a loss of equipment due to the Burning of Bristol in 1778. Later in the war, Thomas Allen commanded the Bristol County Alarm Company. In 1794, he was a brigadier general, commanding the militia of Newport and Bristol Counties.
Bristol, Rhode Island in the Revolutionary War 1775-1783
Rev War Bristol 