Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 18,760, Noble Canedy, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Candy, Noble.
8 18 760
Carded
CONTENTS

27321 Massachusetts
Noble Canedy Plymouth in the State of Mass was a private in the Com commanded by Captain Wood of the Mass commanded by _____ in the _____ time for
6 months and 5 days
Mr
Inscribed on the Roll of _____ Mass at the rate of 20 Dollars 57 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 th day of April 1834 and sent to J. H. Lowell Esq. Plymouth Mass
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1834 . $ 61  71 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sep .. 10  28 $ 71 99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by George Taylor Clerk. Book _____ Vol. 2 Page 14
74 Plymo

State of Massachusetts County of Plymouth ss.
On this Sixth day of August 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before Hon. Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Middleborough within & for said County of Plymouth, Noble Canedy a resident of Middleborough in said County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts, aged Seventy three years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That is to say that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated,
In the month of December 1776 he volunteered as a private at an alarm , at the time the British landed at Newport R.I. and marched in the Company of Capt Job Pierce of Middleborough to Dartmouth in the vicinity of Howlands Ferry where was stationed there & performed Guard duty for a term which according to the best of his recollection was not up then fourteen days when he was dismissed & returned home - That he has no documentary evidence of this service & knows of no person whose testimony he can procure as to the same.
That afterwards in the fall of the year 1777 and according to the best of his recollection in the month of October, he was drafted as a private in the company of Capt Job

Service for the period of one month, and marched in said last Peirce's Company to Tiverton & was stationed in said Tiverton near Howland's Ferry until the said month was expired when he was discharged & returned home. That this was in Spencer's Expedition so called - that he had no written discharge & has no documentary evidence of this period of Service & knows of no person living whose testimony he can procure, as to this period of Service.
In the year 1778 and according to the best of his recollection in the month of July, he was drafted as a private to service in the Company of Capt. Samuel Wood for the term of fifteen months, that he immediately marched joined the said Wood's Company at Howland's Ferry & performed duty in the same in the vicinity of said Howland's Ferry until the expiration of the time for which he was detached which took place in the month of December 1778 - he had no written discharge. He recollects that there was a battle with the British on R. Island during this period, but he was not engaged in the action. His memory is become poor in consequence of the infirmities of age & he cannot recollect the names of the field officers in this service, he has no documentary evidence, nor does he know of any person living who served with him in said Company. That he was born in the Town of Middleborough September 1 st 1759 and possesses

That his age is recorded in the Records of said Town - That he lieth in the Town of Middleborough at at the several times when he entered the Service as aforesaid & continued to live there till the year 1786 when he removed into the adjoining Town of Taunton, where he resided till within a few years past. & that he now resides in said Middleborough. - That there is no settled minister in that part of the Town where he now resides - That he is known to Dr. Joseph Clark, Samuel Briggs, Nathaniel Staples & others who reside in said Middleborough & can testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services in the war of the Revolution. - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, & he claims that his name is not borne on the Pension roll of the agency of any State.
Noble Canedy Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Attest Jacob H. Lord, Register.
We Joseph Clark & Joseph Clark 3 d both of Middleborough in the County & State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Noble Canedy who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be of the age of seventy three years, that he is respected & beloved in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the war of the Revolution that we concur in that opinion.
Joseph Clark
Joseph Clark 3 d
Sworn to & subscribed November 12 th 1833 Before me Isaac Stevens Justice of the Peace

Court of Probate at Plymouth in & for the County of Plymouth on the second day of December A.D. 1833
The Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the within named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he stated. And that it appears to them that Doctor Joseph Clark who has signed the within Certificate is a respectable physician resident in the town of Middleborough & was also a Surgeon in the Army of the Revolution & that Joseph Clark Esq is also a resident in the same town & a credible person & that their statement sworn to before Isaac Stevens Esq a Justice of the Peace for said County is entitled to credit.
By the Court Attest
Jacob H. Lord Reg.
I Jacob H. Lord Reg. of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Noble Canedy for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this second day of December A.D. 1833
Jacob H. Lord

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section EEL
September 25, 1929
Mrs. Clara Freemire Heron Lake Minnesota
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18760, it appears that Noble Canedy was born September 1, 1759, in Middleboro, Massachusetts.
While residing in Middleboro, Massachusetts, he enlisted in December 1776, and served about fourteen days as a private in Captain Job Peirce's Massachusetts Company. He enlisted in October, 1777, and served one month as a private in Captain Job Peirce's Massachusetts Company; was in General Spencer's Rhode Island Expedition. He enlisted in July, 1778, and served five months as a private in Captain Lemuel Wood's Massachusetts Company; was in General Sullivan's Rhode Island Expedition.
In 1786, he moved to Taunton, Massachusetts, where he resided for a number of years, then returned to Middleboro, Massachusetts, where he was residing when he was allowed pension on his application executed August 6, 1833.

There are no data concerning his family.
The above is the history of the only Noble Canedy found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
Date of death not on ATB

18760 INVALID.
1929-Sept 25- Hist. to Mrs. Lelara Freeman Ed.
File No. 18,760
Rich Noble Comedy
Pris Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 63
[Arrangement of 1870.]

War Department Pension Office Decr 31. 1833
Sir
In return the documents in the case of Noble Canedy I have to state that before a final decision can be made in this case application must be made to the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts for evidence of his Service.

Francis Stevens Esq.
Middleborough
Lt.
Mass
Love

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, March 1. 1834.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Noble Canedy, as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of Capt. Job Pierce's Company, Col. Sprout's Regiment, where he is allowed for service and travel from Dec. 9. 1776 five days mo. days 5
Noble Canedy's name is also borne on a County Roll of Capt. Job Pierce's Company, Col. Cotton's Regt. where he is allowed for service one month in October 1777 1. 0
Noble Canedy claims for service in 1778, in Capt. General Wood's Company; but the Rolls he describes are not found in this office. 1. 5 Edward D. Bangs by [Signature]

Maps. returned. 20. March 1834.
Mrs. J. Edwards Esq. Commissaire of Revenue City of Washington D.C.
FREE

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Plymouth Mass.
March 13. 1834.
Dear Sir
I return you Noble Caneday's papers with Mr. Bangs Certificate. & so much of your letter as related to that Claim.
Yours &c
J. H. Lord

Noble Canadag
29063
of Plymouth
Co
Massachusetts
$211.5705
W. Am.
Private 6 mos & 8 days
Acme
Capt Wood
J. H. Lord Plymouth Mass.

I Job Hathaway of Middleborough in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts on oath declare & say that I am in the seventyfourth year of my age - that in the Summer of the year 1778, I was a private Soldier in the Company of Capt. Haskins & served in the Expedition of General Sullivan against the British on Rhode Island & was stationed a part of the time at Howlands Ferry & a part of the time on the Island of Rhode Island, that while I was there I well recollect that Noble Canedy of said Middleborough with whom I then was & ever since have been well acquainted, was there in the capacity of a Private in another Company - but I do not recollect the name of the Capt. of the Company in which Canedy served - Nor do I know how long he served - all I know about it is that I frequently saw him there in the service at that time -
Job Hathaway
My oath is. On the Eleventh day of November 1853 Then Job Hathaway appeared & made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed & I certify that from personal acquaintance the said Hathaway is a credible Witness Isaac Stevens Just Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth ss. I Jacob H Lord Register of Probate for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Isaac Stevens Ely is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the within signature purporting to be his is true & genuine.
Given under my hand & seal of office this sixth day of De- cember A. D. 1833
Jacob H Lord

Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.
Can you tell me if Capt. Noble Candy , only Middleboro, Mass. of Revolutionary War, received a Government Pension? I am trying to look up Revolutionary ancestors and any information you may be able to give me will help. I thank you.
Address
Mrs Clara Freeman Heron Lake Minn