Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8441, for John Mc Candless, Virginia
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SERVICE NUMBER
Continental McCandless, John W. 8441
Va Jane
CONTENTS
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State of Kentucky
Nelson Circuit Sct

  I James Slaughter Jr Clerk of the Nelson Circuit do Certify that Alfred Metcalf Esq whose name is Subcribed to the foregoing Certificate is Sole Judge of the Said Court in the Fifth Judicial District of Kentucky duly Commissioned and Sworn
[seal affixed]
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto 
Set my name and Seal of Office at 
Bards Town this 2nd day of November 
Eighteen hundred and Eighteen and
in the 27th Year of the Commonwealth

   James Slaughter Jr Clk
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  To the Hon. John C. Calhooun Secretary of the Department of War of the United States -

  I Alfred Metcalf, circuit judge in & for the fifth judicial district of Kentucky and sole judge of the Hardin Circuit court in said District do certify that this day John McCandless came before me and declared under oath that he is a citizen of the United States & a resident of Hardin county aforesaid, that in December 1775 he enlisted as a soldier in the army of the revolution for two years, that he served as such in Capt. John Hayes' company in the ninth Virginia regiment on continental establishment, commanded by Col. Geo. Matthews, until December 1777, when he enlisted for three years, in the fourth regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by Col. Stephen Mayland; that he served in said regiment three years, and was then regularly discharged by Lieut. Col. Ben. Temple; that his discharge was lost by accident; that he was at the captures of Genl. Burgoyne, & Lord Cornwallis, at the battles of Trenton, Princeton & Monmouth; that he was wounded in the head by a British Dragoon and in the thigh by a bayonet; that the wound in the head is troublesome to this day; that he is so much afflicted with rheumatic pains that he cannot labour hard, that he is eighty three years of age, that he has never been allowed any pension under the [illegible]
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of the United States,and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support -

  Roert Kinkade also  made oath before me that he knew that the said McCandless served about two years in the army of the revolution, during a part of the time they served in the same company; that he has lived a neighbor to said McCandless about seven years, & is intimately acquainted with him & his circumstances in life; that said McCandless is not able to labour for a livelihood, & has not property sufficient to support himself without labour.

   James Hamback also made oath before me that he has lived in the neighborhood of said McCandless about seven years, & is well acquainted with him & his circumstances in life; that said McCandless is unable to labour and has not property to maintain himslf comfortably without labour

   I do further certify, that from the appearance of said McCandless, and the testimony by him produced respecting his circumstances in life, I believe that he needs the assistance of his country for support - Given under my hand this 27th day of June 1818
     Alfred Metcalf
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   State of Kentucky

Hardin Circuit Ct June Term 1820
Ordered that the following declaration affidavit and schedule be admitted to record having been sworn to in open Court
   
     Original Claim

District of Kentucky Hardin County Circuit Ct.
 On this 16th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the County and for the District of record John McCandless aged seventy five years hereto being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the act of congress of the 18th March 1818 and the 1st May 1820 that he the said John McCandless enlisted first for the term of two years and then in the fourth regiment of light Dragoons for the term of three years sometime in December seventeen hundred and seventy seven and the second time in December in the year 1777 in the State of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain George Gray in the regiment commanded by Stephen Moyland in the line of the State of Virginia during the first enlistment I was enlisted by Colonel Moylands light horse continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until sometime in December 1780 when he was discharged from the said service in 1780 in the state of Pennsylvania in Lancaster that he was at the Battle of Pencataway and at
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the Capture of Burgoyne then at the two Battles of the taking of Burgoyne and the battle of Monmouth and the taking of Lord Cornwallis and that he has no other evidence now to his power of his said services except the affidavit of Robert Kinkade and John Humphrey marked (A) and in these words Robert Kinkade and John Humphrey made oath in court to the said Kinkade that he served two years with John McCandless and John Humphrey that he served near four years with the said McCandless and in pursuance of an act 1st May 1820 I do solomnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to dimmish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contract or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and before me subscribed viz: one head of horses three cows two yearling calves and one yearling Bull six head hogs eight head sheep
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My occupation farming and ill able to pursue that I have a wife named Jane aged fifty five years and is very unhealthy also and Daughter Cynthia fourteen years she is tolerably healthy I am myself almost entirely unable to pursue my occupation and my family also are very unable
   John McCandless

The court is of opinion that the total aount invalue of the property described in the foregoing schedule is $160.
State of Kentucky  )
Hardin Circuit        ) Sct
I Samuel Haycraft Clerk of the County Circuit Court for the District aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing schedule is one hundred and sixty & no Dollars
[seal affixed]
In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of said
Court this 27th day of June 1820 
in the 29th year of the comm-
onwealth
  Samuel Haycroft  
  by John McClue, DC
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State of Kentucky
County of Hardin  Sct  )
   On this the 16th day of October 1839 Personally appeared before me William E. Wilson a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Hardin and State aforesaid Jane McCandless a resident of Hardin County Ky aged Seventy four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7-1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, That she is the widow of John McCandless late a pensioner on the roll of the Kentucky agency.  She further declares she was married to the said John McCandless on the fifth day of April Seventeen hundred and Eighty five (1785) And that her Husband the aforesaid John McCandless died on the Second day of February Eighteen hundred and twenty Seven (1827) that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninty four Viz at the time above stated  She further declares she was married to the said John McCandless in the County of Greenbrier in the State of Virginia by the Revd John McClue  She knows of no record of her marriage but has a record of the ages of her Children in a pocket book which record is in the hand writing of her Husband the said John McCandless
     Jane (her mark) McCandless

The deposition of Cynthia W McCandless a resident of Hardin County Ky taken this 16th October 1839 to be used as evidence in favour of the application of Mrs. Jane McCandless for a pension under an act of Congress passed July 7th 1838  Deponent being thirty three years old Deposeth and Saith that she is the Daughter of John McCandless Deceased & Jane McCandless his surviving widow.  She knows her Father the aforesaid John McCandless was a pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky agency at the time of his death and
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the said John McCandless dies on the second day of February Eighteen hundred & Twenty seven (1827) And that her Mother the aforesaid Jane McCandless has remained a widow ever since to the present period.  And that she has been this day shown her Fathers Pocket book containing the family register of the age of her Father and Mothers Children  The register commences with the age of the deponents Mother in these words to Wit:  Jinny McCandless was born May the 8- 1760 then commences the age of their Oldest Child Polly McCandless her Daughter was born Septemb the 3 1786 And the name and age of Alexander and William is entered on the same leaf these being the age of their three oldest Children, the age of the other Children are registered on another leaf of the said pocket book, the whole register is in the hand writing of the deponents Father and was in his possession at the time of his death, and has been in the possession of her Mother ever since  The deponent makes the leaf containing her Mothers age and the age of the three oldest Children part of this deposition, And further Saith not
     Cynthia W. McCandless

The deposition of Mrs. Mary Burks a resident of Hardin County Ky taken this 16th day of October 1839
Deponent being Sixty nine years old deposeth and Saith that She is the Sister of Jane McCandless the widow of John McCandless deceased.  She was raised with the said Jane and recollects perfectly well being at the wedding when the said Jane was married to the said John McCandless and stood by and saw them married.  The said marriage took place in the County of Greenbrier in the State of Virginia on the fifth day of April Seventeen hundred & Eighty five (1785) and the said John & Jane lived together as man and wife from that date untill the death of the said John McCandless, which death took place about twelve years last February past, and the said Jane has remained a widow ever since And further she saith not.
     Mary (her mark) Burks
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The deposition of John Mason a resident of Hardin County Ky taken at his own residence this 16th day of October 1839 to be used as evidence in favour of the appliation of Mrs Jane McCandless for a pension.  Deponent being Sixty eight years old Deposeth and Saith that he is the Brother of Jane McCandless the applicant and was raised in his Fathers family with the said Jane in the state of Virginia And recollects perfectly well when the said Jane was married to the said John McCandless deceased which marriage took place in the Spring of the year of Seventeen hundred and Eighty five in the County of Greenbrier Va.  And the said John McCandless & Jane lived together as man and wife from that date untill the death of the said John McCandless.  And the said Jane has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband John McCandless  And further saith not

      John Mason

State of Kentucy
Hardin County  Sct  )

  The foregoing declaration of Jane McCandless and depositions of Cynthia W McCandless Mary Burks & John Mason were severally sworn to and subscribed before me William E Wilson a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Hardin and State aforesaid.  And I certify the said Jane McCandless is a woman of good moral character and a person of truth and veracity, And in consequence of old age and Bodily infirmity is unable to attend Court And I certify the said Cynthia W McCandless Mary Burks & John Mason are all persons of good moral character and persons & truth and Veracity
   Given from under my hand this 16th day of October 1839
   W E Wilson  JPHC
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State of Kentucky
Hardin County Sct  )

   I Saml Haycraft Clerk of the Court for Hardin County and State aforesaid, Certify that W.C. Wilson whose name is signed to the foregoing certificate is now and was at the time of signing the same a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified to administer oaths, And his signature is known to me to be genuine
   In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this 21st day
of October 1839
   Saml Haycraft  Clerk
   of the Hardin County Court

(side note:  6319 Jane McCandless0
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July 14, 1933

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Ba-J/KKl
John McCandless-W.844

Mrs. M.T. Baird
200 N. Avenue 55
Los Angeles, California

Dear Madam:

  Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John McCandless, a Revolutionary War soldier, who received pension while residing in Hardin County, Kentucky.

  The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War Pension claim, W.8441, based upon the military service of John McCandless in that war.

  The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John McCandless are not shown in the papers in the pension claim.

  He enlisted in the state of Virginia, in December, 1775, served in Captain John Hays' Company, Colonel George Matthews' 9th Virginia Regiment and was in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Piscataway and at the capture of Burgoyne, and was discharged in December, 1777; he immediately re-enlisted and served in Captain George Gray's Company, Colonel Stephen Maylen's 4th Regiment of Dragoons, was in the battle of Monmouth and was discharged in December, 1780:  the soldier stated that he was also at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis (no details of this service given) and that he received two wounds, one on the head from a British dragoon and one in the thigh by a bayonet; the names of the engagements in which these wounds were received are not stated.

  He was allowed pension on his applicatin executed June 27, 1818, at which time he was aged sixty-three years and resided in Hardin County, Kentucky.

  He died February 2, 1827, in said Hardin County.
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  John McCandless married April 5, 1785, in Greenbrier County, Virginia, Jane or Jinney Mason, who was born May 3, 1765, place not stated.

  Soldier's widow, Jane, was allowed pension on her application executed October 16, 1839, while residing in Hardin County, Kentucky:  in 1843, she was residing in Larne County, that part which had been lately separated from Hardin County.

  The names of the following children appear:

Polly McCandless          born September 3, 1786.
Alexander McCandless     "   November 7, 1789, living in Hodenville, Kentucky, in1853.
William McCandless          "   February 21, 1792.
Cynthia W. McCandless     "  aged thirty-three years in 1839, and then residing in Hardin County, Kentucky.

  It was stated that there were other children:  their names are not shown.  The first three noted above, are the three oldest children.

  In 1839, the widow's sister, Mrs. Mary Burks was aged sixty-nine years and resided in Hardin County, Kentucky:  in same year, her brother, John Mason also resided in said Hardin County, and was aged sixty-eight years.

  There are no further family data.

  In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jane McCandless, widow of John McCandless (W.844), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all the following data:

  Jane McCandless, Certificate No. 1969, issued September 14, 1843, rate $100 per annum, commenced March 4, 1843, Act of March 3, 1843, Kentucky Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. HILLER
Assistant to Adminstrator