Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21,715, Barney Crandal, R.I.
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[typed] (3-1776)
SERVICE 
[written] R. I. Crandal, Barney [typed] NUMBER [written] S. 21,715
[typed] CONTENTS [blank]
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[typed] (3-1776)
SERVICE [written] R. I. Crandal, Barney [typed] NUMBER [written] S. 21,715
[typed] CONTENTS [blank]
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[written] Rhode Island 27277
Barney Crandal
Hopkinton [typed] in the State of [written] R I.
[typed] who was a [written] private [typed] in the [written] Comp J [typed] commanded
by Captain [written] Gravit [typed] of the [written] Reg [typed] commanded
by [written] [illegible] Noyes [typed] in the [written] R. I.
[typed] line for 
[written] 11 1/2 months
Private
[typed] Inscribed on the Roll of [written] R I 
[typed] at the rate of [written] 38 [typed] Dollars [written] 34 [typed] Cents for annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834. 
[Certificate of Pension issued the [written] 21st, [typed] day of [written] March
1834 [typed] and [written] sent to W Barney
Crandal Hopkinston Wash Co
[typed] Arrears to the 4th of [written] Mar 1834 $ 115.02/ 19-62/$134.64
[typed] Semi-ant. allowance ending [written] 4 Sep 
[typed] {Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by [written] George Taylor [typed] Clerk
Book [written] E. [typed] Vol. [written] 2 [typed] Page [written] 105
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[written] Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed
June 7th AD 1832
State of Rhode Island
Washington County }Sc
On the 20th day of January Ad 1834 Personally appeared in open
Court before the Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting in Hopkinston
within said County of Washington Barney Crandall of Hopkinton
aforesaid aged 71 years this being duly examined [illegible] and sworn
according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passedJune 7th AD 1832 that he entered the service of the United States 
in the war of the Revolution in the State as Rhode Island under
the followig named officers and served as herein state that
he entered the service in the year Ad 1779 was drafted was
under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Saunders and was
attached to Col Joseph Noyes Regiment in Westerly in Rhodes
Island on the Long Island Sound and was in Boston Neck
and on the shores of the Narragansett Bay in South Kingstown
was in this tour two months atleast ending in October
of that year I then went as a substitute for my farther
was under Capt Gavit of the same company attached to Col
Noyes Regiment was in this tour at South Kingstown on point 
[illegible] and at North Kingstown guarding the shores of the
Narragansett Bay two months at least ending in December
of that year in the year Ad 1780 and I think if I
recollect in May of that year I was drafted and was
under command of Ensign Joseph Peckham attached
to Col Noyes Regiment in this tour I was at Boston
Neck and at a place called Swan[?] Hill in South Kingstown
two months at least in the month of September of
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[written] of that year I went as a substitute again for my farther
William Crandall and was under Capt. Gavit and attached
to Col Noyes Regiment was on the shores of Long Island Sound
in Westerly and in Charleston on said shores guarding
against the enemny was in this town two months at least
in the month of December of the same year I was Drafted
and was under Lieutnant Stephen Saunders attached to Col Noyes
Regiment in this tour I was at Wickford[?] in North Kingstown and
at and near the south Ferry so called on the Narragansett
Bay guarding said shore in this tour I was one month
and a half at least one month and fifteen days  
in the spring of 1781 I joined what then called the Alarm List Capt John Gavit generally had the command was
often called out by night and day to guard property
on the shore of said Westerly on the Long Island Sound
My farther myself and be living on said shore in
Westerly during the Revolution in these towns I  serious not
left than two months and for their service I claim a
Pension I have no record of my age only my farther family
record I was born in the town of Westerly aforesaid and live
there until after the war of the Recolution then I moved
into the town of Hopkinton and have lived in said
town  for thirty eight years and now live in said
Hopkinton I have not any written discharge and do not
recollect of ever having any my name is not on the [illegible]
book of any agency or state and I hereby relinguish
every claim to a pension except the present I also
annex a [illegible] statement of my service [illegible]
and sworn to the day and year above written
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[written] Period When Services
 Rendered/ Years/ Days/ Grade of Command/  Company Officees/ Field/ Officers/ Age Residence/  Proof by Whom Declaration 
Produced
1779/ 0/ 2/ 0/ Soldier/ Leiut Stephen Saunders/ Col/ Joseph Noyes/ 71  Revernd Mathew Stillman
Dec/ 0/ 2/ 0/ Re/ Gavit/ Re/ RE/ Hopkinton/ Joseph Spicer
1780/ 0/ 2/ 0/ De/ Ensign Jos/ Dc/ Dc/
Dc/ 0/ 2/ 0/ Dc/ Putham/ Dc/ Dc/ Henry Babcock
Dc/ 0/ 1/ 0/ Dc/ Capt Gavit/ Dc/ Dc/ Edward Barber 
1781/ 0/ 2/ 0/ Dc/ Lieutent Saunders, Capt Gavit/ Dc/ Dc/ Nathan Lillibridge
-11/ 15
Barney Crandal
Chris C Lewis
Rev Mathew Stillman written of the Gospel of Hopkinton
And Joseph Spicer of said Hopkinton hereby Certify that
We are well acquainted with Barney Crandall who has 
subscribed and sworn to the above Declaraation that we believe
him to be of the age of 71 years that his reputed and 
believed in the neighborhood when he reside to have been
a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in
that opinion subscribe and sworn to the day and year
[illegible] aforesaid Matthew Stillman Minister of gospel
Chrison C Lewis D Clark Joseph Spicer Esq
find the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigatiin of the matter and after further  this
interragation, provided by the war Department the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states and know as he states and
the court furthee certify that he appears to them Joseph Spicer in
is a resident i said Hopkinton who have signed the
preceeding certificate and made oath to the same and
that their statement is entitled to credit
Witnesses Chris C Lewis Clerk
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[typed] REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION 3-523
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., [blank], 192 [blank]
In reply to your request of [blank], for the history of
[written] Barney Crandal, [typed] a soldier of the Revolutionary War,
the following is taken from the [written] Sol [typed] claim for pension.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT./ LENGHT OF SERVICE./ RANK./ OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED./ CAPTAIN./ COLONEL./ STATE.
[written] 1779/ 2 Mon Pvt Lt. Stephen Saunders/ Jos. Noyes./ R.I.
Ending Dec. '79/ 2 Mon./ Pit./ [blank] Gavit/ Jos. Noyes/
May 1780/ 2 Mon. Prit/ [blank]/ Jos. Noyes/
Sept 1780/ 2 mon./ [blank] [blank] Gavit/ Jos. Noyes
Dec. 1780 1 1/2 Mon./ [blank]/ Lt. Stephen Saunders/ Jos. Noyes/
Spg. 1781/ 2 Mon./ [blank] John Gavit/ Jos. Noyes/  
[typed] Battles engaged in, [written] None [illegible]
[typed] Residence of soldier at enlistment. [written] Westerly, R. I.
[typed] Date of application for pension. [written] Jan 20, 1834 [illegible]
[typed] residence at date of application, [written] Hopkinton Washington Co. R.I.
[typed] Age at date of application. [written] 71 yrs. in Westerly R. I.
[typed] Remarks: [written] He was the son of Wm Crandal no father fam.
 data
* substitute for his father
[typed] Respectfully,
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Commissioner.
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[written] 21715
Revolution
[typed] INVALID.
File No. [written] 21715
Barney Crandal
Pri. Rev. War
[typed] Act: [written] June 7" [illegible] 2"
[typed] 
Index:-Vol. [written] 2, [typed] Page [written] 85
[typed] {Arrangement of 1870.}
[written on side of document] 1922, Dec. 15 wish to So. Sons of Rev Los . Angles Cal. En.
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[written] 29634
Barney Crandal
Hopkinton R I
Adm 11 1/2 [illegible]
Cap Gavit Col [illegible]Sent to Claimant 
M. Barney Crandal
Hopkinston-Washing-Co.
R.I.
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[written] Henry Babcock of Westerly in the Couty of Washington
and State of Rhode Island on Oath says he is sevenrt
five years of age, that he is well acquainted with Barney
Crandal formerly of said Westerly but now of Hopkinton
in said County, and well remembers that said Crandal
severed in the Revolutioinary War as a Soldier in Capt John
Gavits Company at Green Hill in South Kingstown, in Charlestown
and Westerly, in the County of Washington, in guarding the
shores against the Enemy, but the precise lenght of time
said Crandal served his [illegible] asignment does not remember
This [illegible] further nsays that said Crandal was
notified and served in various short extraditions, and that
he is reported to have been a Soldier of the Revolution.
Henry [his X mark] Babcock
State of Rhode Island
Washington sc. Westerly Jan 30th 1834. Personally
came before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
for said County, Henry Babcock. who gave and subscribed
the preceeding Depostion and was engaged thereto
according to said I further certify that the said
Henry Babcock is well kniwn to me, that he is a 
person of veracity, and that his said Deposition is
intitled to credit.
Jed W Knight Justice of the Peace
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[written] State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations
Washington Sc} Clerks Office Court Common PleasI Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court Aforesaid
do hereby certify that Christopher C Lewis Esq. is
Town Clerk of the Town of Hopkinton legally chosen
and qualified as the law requires that Jedediah W
Knight Esq. is a Justice of the Peace for the town of Westerly
lagally sworn and qualified   as the Law requires that
Elisha R Potter [illegible] ? Esq ia a Justice of the Peace for the
Town of South Kingstown legally chisen and qualifired as
the Law requires that full faith and Credit  oughtto be given to their several attestations (hereto aforesaid)
throughtout the United States of America
In testimony whereof I have hereto set
my hand & affixed the Seal of the
Court aforesaid this thirteenth day of
February on the One Thsousand Eight
Hunfred & thirty four
Sam Helme Clk
[seal affixed, illegible]
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[written] The deposition of Edward Barber and Nathan
Lillibridge both of Hopkinton Rhode Island who
being both duly cautioned and sworn according
to law testify and say that we are well
acquainted with Barney Crandall of Hopkinton
formerly of Westerly in the county of Washington
in the state of Rhode Island, thta we believe him
to be of the age of seventy one years, that he has 
always born a fair character and been
reported to have been a soldier in the Revolutiinary
War & we concur in that opinion. Dated at
/south Kingstown Rhode Island Feb 4, 1834
Edward Barber
Nathen Lillibridge
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South Kingston
Washington Co. 
Rhode Island, February 4, 1834. This day before the subscriber
of the Peace in and for said county hereby
appeared Edward Barber & Nathan Lillibridge 
subscribes to the within instrument said being
of lawful age, there viz there made oath to the
truth of the same and I further certify that
the said deposents are men of good character for
truth of veracity and that their statement is
entitled to credit
Elisha R Potter [illegible]
Justice of the Peace
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[typed] Sons of the Revolutiin
in the state of California
STATE HEADQUARTERS
424 SOUTH BROADWAY
LOS ANGLES
19103
November 13, 1922
Pension Department
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Please send to the 
Society, Sons  of the Revolutiin
Room 809, 424 South Broadway,
Los Angles, California,
a copy of the Pension papers of Barney Crandall, shown on page 43 of volumn
one, "Statement, etc., of Washington County, Rhode Island" served as a
private in the Rhode Island Mikitia, placed on the pension rolls March 21, 1834.Thanking you for your attention in this matter, I amCordially yours,
THOMAS EUGENE CRANDALL,
Box 22, Pasadena, Calif.
[written] PWB(?)  
[typed] [stamped seal] PENSION OFFICE
US
NOV 20 1922