Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L. Wt. 1808-200, for Wadleigh Noyes, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Noyes, Wadleigh
B.L.M. 1808-200.
CONTENTS

Wadleigh Noyes N o 1808

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex, ss.
I, Daniel A. Write, judge of probate for said county, hereby certify, that Moses Noyes is a son of Wadleigh Noyes, late of Newbury in said county, husbandman, deceased, intestate, that Eliza Thimg, Sally Adams and Samuel Noyes are the children and legal representatives of Wadleigh Noyes deceased, a son of said intestate, - and that they the said Moses Noyes, Eliza Thimg, Sally Adams and Samuel Noyes are the only heirs at law of said intestate; as appears by the records in said office.
Given under my hand and seal of office this seventeenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Attest.
C. Wm. Lord Jr., register.
D. A. Write

Amos Pearson a Supt. appointed 1 st 1776 an Ensign in Col. Little 12 th Mass. Regt. - & served until the the last of Jan y 1777 - when he returned home the Regiment being broken up -
Commiss ry as an Ensign on file in the Pension Office.
Invalid Pension at $6. per month Mass. Agency

Moses Newcomb
Answered Feb. 8. 1853
Wadleigh Story - Mass line.
Rev. Mass
1808-2000 av

Land Warrant 9191808, for 200 acres
Issued 11 th Feb 1832 to Moses Moyer, son, and the other heirs at law of Wadleigh Moyer del Deed: Moses cont. line.
Who was an officer in the 4 th Massachusetts Regiment, and was mortally wounded at Saratoga on the 7 th of October 1777 of which wounds he died on the 27 th day of the same month and year
If anything in your office was allowed bounty lands —
If anything in your office will furnish evidence that lands were granted to the heirs of said Wadleigh Moyer,
You will confer a favour by furnishing the facts —
Very respectfully &c Moses Merrill

Washington Dec 8 th 1853
To James E. Heath Esq r Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir
I am informed that there was granted to the heirs of Hezekiah Noyes who was an officer in the 9 th Massachusetts Regiment, and was mortally wounded at Saratoga on the 7 th of October 1777 of which wounds he died on the 27 th day of the same month and year
If anything in your office was allowed bounty lands
If anything in your office will furnish evidence that lands were granted to the heirs of said Hezekiah Noyes,
You will confer a favour by furnishing the facts -
Very respectfully &c Moses Newell

Jan 1777 Dec 27 th
1777-
Cob-Wspn Ags 9/10/77

I Moses Noyes of West Newbury in the County of Essex, one of the Heirs at Law of the late M c Adleagh Noyes, do hereby testify and declare, that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the said M c Adleagh Noyes did enlist into the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution in the year 1777, for the term of during the war, and served therein, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel W o pper or other name until his decease, which was caused by a wound which he received in a battle with the enemy. — I do further declare, that I have never received any warrant for the Bounty land promised to said M c Adleagh Noyes, on the part of the United States: nor do I believe that I ever received it, or that he transferred his claim to it in any way or manner whatsoever. Moses Noyes Sworn before W m Wood
I know all men by these presents that I Moses Noyes above named, do hereby constitute and appoint Edmund Emery Esquire, to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid, or to the Heirs of said M c Adleagh Noyes of whom I am one, and my said Attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes and attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed. witness my hand and seal this second day of February A. D. 1832. Attest William Page W m Wood Moses Noyes
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. Newburyport February 2 d 1832. Personally appeared the above named Moses Noyes, subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the manner of attorning thereto, and acknowledged, to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Essex ss.
W m Wood Justice of the Peace
I John Prince jr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that W. Wood Esq r above named is a Justice of the Peace for said County & that I believe his signature above is genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court February 6. A. D. 1831.
John Prince jr. Clerk

I Amos Pearson of Newburyport in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts late a Lieutenant in the Army of the United States, in the War of the Revolution do hereby declare that I do know that Abigail Mayes within named late of Newbury in said County, was also a Lieutenant in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Barr, in the same service, and died therein, said Mayes was wounded at the battle of Saratoga October 7th 1777 and was taken to the Hospital I saw him in the Hospital on the 25th of said October, and I afterwards understood that he died there of his wounds - I was in the same battle with the Enemy, in which said Mayes was wounded. Newburyport Feb'y 4 th 1832.
Amos Pearson
Essex ss Newburyport - February 4 th 1832. personally appeared the above named Amos Pearson, and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my presence - I do also certify that said Amos Pearson is personally known to me and that he is a credible witness.
William D. Southwick

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Noyes, William, Decd. GRADE Sergeant LINE New York (Noris)
Pencil notation only
WARRANT NUMBER 7543 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 16, 1790
to Philip V Cortlandt, Adm l
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.