REV WAR--PENSION FILES
REVOLUTIONARY WAR INFORMATION
Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files
CANADY, William or William Cannady, S39272, VA Line, sol enl in Culpeper Cty VA, appl 28 Nov 1818 in Laurens Dist SC aged 67, in 1821 sol had a wife aged 57 & a daughter Nancy aged 22.
CANAFAX, William, S19233, VA line, appl 31 Jan 1834 Monroe Cty VA aged 75 on 9 Jul 1833, sol was b 9 Jul 1758 in Cumberland Cty VA, lived in Campbell Cty VA at enl & after the war lived 30 yrs in KY & in 1829 moved to Monroe Cty VA.
CANAHAN, Nathan or Nathan Carnahan, Lydia, BLW #36242-160-55, MA Line, see Nathan Carnahan.
CANDE, Zaccheus or Zacheus Cander, S29062, CT Line, sol was b 4 Dec 1762 in Middletown CT, lived at Canaan CT at enl, appl 15 Aug 1832 Berkshire Cty MA a res of Sheffield Ma, sol d 11 Aug 1838.
CANDEE, Job, S13036, CT Line, appl 16 Aug 1832 New Haven Cty CT aged 72, lived at Oxford CT at enl in 1781 & lived at West Haven (now Orange) in 1776 & also enl there, sol was b 20 Apr 1760 at Oxford Ct.
Nehemia, R1656, CT Line, appl 16 Jun 1834 Madison Cty NY aged 76 a res of Cazenovia NY, live at Derby in New Haven Cty CT at enl & was b there in 1758 & lived there until 1793 & moved to Galway in Saratoga Cty NY until 1819 & after that time lived in Schoharie & Madison Ctys NY.
Samuel, S17327, CT Line, sol appl 25 Jul `832 New Haven Cty CT age 78 a res of Southbury CT, sol was b 15 Dec 1753 at Derby CT & lived in New Haven Cty CT at a place now called Woodbridge CT at enl & after the war lived at Derby & Oxford CT, sol's bro Job Candee stated in Jun 1833 he srv with sol in Col Thompson's CT Regt, sol d 3 Jan 1841.
CANDEL, Absalom or Absalom Candle, Elizabeth, W10589, NC Line, sol appl 11 Oct 1832 Anson Cty NC aged 73, enl in Cumberland Cty NC at Cross Creek (now Fayetteville), sol was b 1759 in Halifax Cty VA & lived in Bladen Cty NC at enl as above stated, sol's son Jesse Candel grdn of sol's wid Elizabeth appl 13 Jan 1847 Anson Cty NC aged 57 & states sol d 7 Mar 1846, family records, sol was b 7 Oct 1757, sol's wife Elizabeth (Maness) b 7 May 1768, they m 22 Mar 1787, children were: Elendar b 0 Jun 1788, Jesse b 5 Oct 1791, Rebecca b 3 Mar 1794, William b 1 Apr 1796, Richard b 1 Mar 1798, Absalom b 15 Sep 1800, Sampson b 19 Oct 1803, Jeff'n probably Jefferson b 20 Oct 1808, Elizabeth b 29 Sep 1810, Minnie b 3 Mar 1818, Margaret b 16 Sep 1820, Nanna b 16 Sep 1822.
CANDER, Zacheus or Zaccheus Cande, S29062, CT Line, see Zaccheus Cande.
CANDLE, Absalom or Absalom Candel, Elizabeth, W10589, NC Line, see Absalom Candel.
CANDLER, William, S9159, VA Line, appl 8 Oct 1832 Campbell Cty Va aged 80, lived in Bedford Cty VA at enl, sol stated David Candler of Campbell Cty VA had the record of his birth.
CANE, David or David Cain, S36958, Cont & MA Line, appl 13 Apr 1818 York Cty MA aged 66 a res of York MA, in 1820 sol had a wife Elizabeth aged 55 & children; Sarah 28, Mary 24 & Elizabeth aged 22.
Hugh, S34676, MD Line, appl 7 Apr 1818 Frederick Cty MD aged 64 a res of Anne Arundel Cty MD.
James or James O'Kain, BLW #319-100, PA Line, see James O'Kain.
CANEDY, Noble, S18760, MA Line, appl 6 Aug 1833 Plymouth Cty MA aged 73 a res of Middleborough MA & lived there at enl & in 1786 moved to Taunton MA & lived there a number of yrs then returned to Middleboro Ma.
CANELY, William J., S23564, PA Line, appl 6 May 1833 Philadelphia Cty Pa aged 74.
CANEFIELD, Amon, Meribah, W20832, NY Line, sol appl 5 Apr 1827 Litchfield Cty CT aged 68, sol had orig appl 22 Apr 1818, in 1827 sol stated he had several children but none depending on him but had a wife, one Amasa Smith who was adm'r of wid's estate appl 4 Jul 1843 in Sharon CT & states that sol d 4 Nov 1842 in Dutchess Cty NY, sol & wife had m in 1783, wid d 29 Jan 1843 leaving children, towit; Philip, Chloe, Susannah of Wayne Cty NY & Rebecca of Sharon CT, family records, sol was b 19 Sep 1759, wife Meribah b 21 Nov 1759, children were; Andrew b 4 Jun 1781, Samuel b 13 Jul 1786, Philip b 9 Apr 1790, Fila b 26 Jun 1792, Chloe b in Oct 1795, Susannah b 6 Jun 1798 & Rebekah b in Jul 1880.
CANFIELD, Andrew, Enice, R1658, CT Line, sol appl 11 Sep 1832 Susquehanna Cty PA aged 71 a res of Middletown Twnshp Pa, enl at New Milford in Litchfield Cty CT & was b there 3 Feb 1761 & lived there for 3 yrs after the war & moved to Pownal VT for 3 yrs then to Kent a town adjoining New Milford CT for 5 yrs then to moved to Middletown PA, sol m Eunice Fairchild in Jan 1781 at Kent CT & she was b 11 Feb 1764 & sol d 13 Jun 1843, wid d 3 Dec 1844 both in Middletown PA, children were; Amos b 7 Oct 1782, Polly b 10 Feb 1783 & m Jesse Edsell, Fairchild b 1 Jan 1785, Deborah b 12 Apr 1787 & d 10 Oct 1833, Wilson b 28 Dec 1789, Mosely b 5 Apr 1792 & d 2 Dec 1811, Eunice b 8 Jun 1795 & m Catlin Pierce, Sally b 2 Sep 1796 & m Nathaniel Billngs, Noble b 12 Mar 1802, Ruth b 5 Apr 1804 & m James W. Pratt & Andrew b 13 Apr 1808, in 1845 the residence of surviving children was as follows, towit; Fairchild, Wilson, Eunice Pierce, Nobel & Ruth Pratt at Pike in Bradford Cty PA, Amos & Andrew in Middletown PA, Polly Edsell in Warren PA & Sally Billings in Elmira NY, in 1832 one Russel Pratt was a res of Middletown PA but no relationship to sol's daughter Ruth was stated.
Azariah, BLW #5601-100-23 Feb 1797 to Ithamar Canfield, srv as a Pvt in the CT Line.
Daniel, S29696, Cont Line (CT), appl 28 Mar 1818 Litchfield Cty CT aged 57 a res of Norfolk CT, lived at Danbury CT at enl, in 1820 sol had a wife aged 62, sol d 8 Mar 1841 at Lenox in Berkshire Cty MA leaving a wid, sol's son Ruama Canfield a res of Colebrook in Litchfield Cty CT on 9 Jul 1853 states he is a son of Daniel & Ruth Canfield both dec'd in 1853.
Daniel, Elizabeth, W9768, NY Line, sol was b 10 Feb 1757, enl in NY, appl 2 Apr 1825 Randolph Cty VA & in 1830 he had moved to Crawford Cty OH to be near 3 of his sons, sol & wife m last of Oct or 1st of Nov 1778 in Dutchess Cty NY & she was b 24 May 1759, sol d 31 Oct 1832 Lewis Cty VA, wid appl 17 May 1843 Jennings Cty IN, children were; Nathan b 20 Jun 1779 & d 1813 near Chillicothe OH, Mary b 12 Nov 1781 & was dec'd in 1843, Titus b 28 Aug 1784 & was dec'd in 1843, Sarah b 14 Feb 1787, Zachariah b 8 or 28 Sep 1790 & was dec'd in 1843, Daniel b 17 Aug 1791, Amos b 14 Jun 1794, Jedediah b 20 Sep 1796, Moses b 6 Oct 1798, Henry b 18 Jan 1801, Margaret b 10 Jun 1804, also shown was the family records of sol's son Jedediah Canfield, towit; Priscilla b 31 May 1809 (probably his wife), Aaron b in Sep 1828, Amos b 25 Jan 183?, Daniel b 17 Mar 1833, Anny b 9 Sep 1835, Phillip M. b 22 Aug 183? & Nancy b 16 Mar 1841.
Dennis, Polly, W6636, BLW #222-60-55 & BLW #6956-100, NY Line, sol appl 18 Mar 1818 Rutland Cty VT a res of Denby aged 55, in 1820 sol had a wife Ruth aged 72 & a son Nathan aged 23, wid appl 24 May 1853 Erie Cty NY aged 67, sol & wid m 5 Jun 1824 or 25 & sol d 20 May 1846 at Hamburg NY, wid appl for BLW 11 Jun 1855 Erie Cty NY a res of Hamburgh NY, wid's name before m was Polly Mix.
Dennis, BLW #6956-100-24 Jan 1792 assignee Stephen Thorne, also BLW #222-60-55, srv as a Pvt in the NY Line, enl at Nine Partners NY, in 1853 sol's son Dennis Canfield lived in East Hamburgh NY & in 1835 a Jared Canfield was of Hamburgh NY, see Dennis Canfield W6636.
Ebenezer, Polly confirmed wid & alleged wid Elizabeth, W5245, BLW #35843-160-55, NY Line, sol was b at Bedford in Westchester Cty NY & lived at Fishkill NY 1st enl & also at Nine Partners NY at other enl, sol appl 15 Oct 1832 Otsego Cty NY aged 64, sol m Polly Frear his 2nd wife 11 May 1819 at Walton NY & sol m 3rd to Elizabeth Bovee on 23 Oct 1841 at Otsego NY, sol d 9 Sep 1849 at Unadilla NY & wid Elizabeth was allowed pension but was dropped from rolls as she was not lawful wife of sol (wid Polly appl 14 Dec 1854 Walton NY aged 68), in 1854 David & Esther Canfield stated Polly Canfield was their step-mother, in 1855 David Canfield & Mrs. Tracy (--) were referred to as children of sol & his 1st wife (not named), sol also srv a tour for a Titus Canfield but relationship not stated, wid Polly appl for BLW 23 Oct 1855 Delaware Cty NY.
Elijah, S2106, Cont & CT Line, sol appl 9 May 1808 Portage Cty OH aged 59 a res of Palmyra OH, in 1820 sol had a wife Anna aged 63 & a bound girl Jane Gilmor aged 12 & a boy David P. Miller aged 6 who was give to him when he was age of 5, sol enl 1st iin state of NY & 2nd time at New Milford CT.
Elijah, S45316, Cont Line (NY), appl 4 Sep 1819 Orange Cty NY aged 64 a res of Minisink NY, enl at Fort Montgomery NY, in 1820 sol had a wife Mary aged 57.
Isaiah, Anne, W16883, CT Line & srv on Lake Champlain, sol m Anne Leet 3 Jan 1776 at Saybrook (that part which was later Chester) in Middlesex Cty CT, sol d 11 June 1820 aged 69, wid appl 21 Jun 1837 Albany Cty NY aged 77 a res of Albany NY, sol's daughter Lucy wife of John G. Webb of Albany NY signed aff'dt 21 Jun 1837, wid appl for transfer to NY City on 7 Jan 1839.
Israel, S40801, Cont Line (VT), appl 13 Apr 1818 Bennington Cty VT a res of Arlington VT, in 1821 sol had a wife Sarah aged 48 & a son William aged 10.
Israel, S3142, NJ Line, appl 4 Aug 1832 Morris Cty NJ aged 73 & had enl there, sol was b 3 Jul 1759.
Ithamar, Betsey, R1657, CT Line, sol appl 16 Oct 1834 Litchfield Cty CT aged 70 on 19 Feb 1834, sol srv part of time as a sub for Heth Canfield (relationship not stated) of New Milford CT & sol was b there 19 Feb 1764 & always lived there, wid appl 19 Jul 1849 Litchfield Cty Ct aged 79, m 25 Sep 1787 & sol d 11 Apr 1848, sol's son Royal I. Canfield was aged 55 in 1849 & states wid was b 2 Jan 1770.
John, S10425, NY Line, appl 16 Feb 1833 Orange Cty NY aged 82 a res of Cornwall NY & had enl there & at one time lived 20 yrs in Walkill NY then returned to Cornwall NY.
Oliver, S23566, CT & cont Line, appl 10 Sep 1832 Bradford Cty PA aged 67 a res of Columbia Twnshp PA, sol enl at New Milford in Litchfield Cty CT.
Philo, Mary P., R1659, CT Line, sol appl 13 May 1788 Litchfield Cty CT a res of Kents Parish in Southeast Precinct of Dutchess Cty NY & was awarded $24 per annum, wid appl 9 Feb 1839 New York City NY, sol srv under his father Col Samuel Canfield & had lived at New Milford in Litchfield Cty CT at enl, sol m Mary P. Clark on 1 Jan 1783 & sol d 10 Mar 1827, so's bro Ithamar signed aff'dt in 1838.
Samuel, S15772, CT & Cont Line, sol was b 31 Jan 1755 or 56 at New Milford in Litchfield Cty CT, sol was called Samuel Canfield, Jr. during the war, sol appl 28 Sep 1821 Litchfield Cty CT a res of Sharon, sol d 1 Oct 1837 leaving no wid, in 1842 surviving children were; Jay S. Canfield & Cornelia wife of Israel Camp both of Sharon CT.
Timothy, BLW #6953-100-16 Mar 1792 assignee Ebenezer Purdy, srv as a Pvt in the NY Line.
Timothy, S45317, NY Line, appl 22 Mar 1819 Otsego Cty NY aged 50, enl at Poughkeepsie NY, in 1820 sol had a wife in tolerable health.
CANINE, Peter or Peter Carnine, S1182, NJ Line, sol was b 16 Nov 1752 at Boundbrook in Somerset Cty NJ & enl in Somerset Cty NJ, appl 18 Sep 1832 Shelby Cty KY where he had moved in 1803, sol d 2 Feb 1841 leaving a wid but she wasn't named.
CANION, William or William Cannion, Martha, W842, NJ Line, see William Cannion.
CANK, Garret, BLW #s 11990 & 12964-100-19 Jan 1792, srv as a Pvt in Lee's Legion in the VA Line.
CANN, Augustine, BLW #2059-100, MD Line, sol's heir Mary Johnson of Anne Arundel Cty MD signed p.o.a. 13 Aug 1834 at Annapolis MD, one Stephen Rummels of Anne Arundel Cty MD in 1834 states sol d leaving no wid or children but left grandchildren, towit; Mary Johnson, John, William & James Richardson.
John, BLW #6989-100-13 Jan 1792 assignee Heil Peck, srv as a Pvt in the NY Line.
William, R1660, VA Line, appl 27 Jun 1837 Hart Cty KY aged 80 on 19 Mar 1837, enl in Amherst Cty Va, sol was b in Cecil Cty MD, after the war sol lived in Montgomery Cty VA, Lincoln, Barren, Hardin, Warren & Hart Ctys KY.
CANNADAY, John or John Kennady or Canaday or Kanaday, Mary, R1654, VA Line, sol was b 14 Mar 1763 in King George Cty VA & lived in Bedford Cty VA at enl & also enl in Cumberland Cty, sol appl 20 Aug 1832 Casey Cty KY & in 1836 was living in Montgomery Cty Il, sol m Mary Shearer 26 Mar 1787 Campbell Cty VA & sol d 15 Dec 1836, in 1844 was aged 83 a res of Montgomery Cty IL, children were; James b 27 Jan 1788, John b 26 Aug 1789 & was dec'd in 1844, Robert b 24 Sep 1791, William b 8 Jan 1796, Sophia b 3 May 1798, Patsey b 24 Jun 1800 & Elizabeth b 9 May 1806, in 1836 a John Canaday & a William I Canaday were living in Montgomery Cty IL & knew sol but their relationship to sol was not stated, in 1844 sol's son Robert Kanaday (as he signed) was of Montgomery Cty IL.
CANNADY, John or John Canady, BLW #2091-100, VA Line, see John Canady.
William or William Canady, S39272, VA Line, see William Canady.
CANNAN, James, R1661, NY Line, appl 26 Mar 1818 Otsego Cty NY, sol d 12 Sep 1829 at Cherry Valley NY & his 2 daughters; Nancy Cannan aged 42 & Mary Cannan aged 40 appl for final payment 22 Oct 1852 in Montgomery Cty NY.
John, BLW #12945-100-27 Jul 1789 assignee Richard Platt, srv as a Pvt in the PA Invalid Corps
CANNDAY, John or John Canady, S9161, Sea Srv & VA Line, appl 10 Dec 1832 Stafford Cty VA aged 68, sol was b 21 Aug 1764 in Westmoreland Cty VA & lived there at enl & followed the sea until 1804.
CANNEDAY, Andrew or Andrew Kenedy, BLW #89-100, PA Line, see Andrew Kenedy.
CANNER, Daniel or Daniel Conner, S45321, Cont & MA Line, sol lived at Great Barrington in Berkshire Cty MA at enl, appl 4 May 1818 Onondaga Cty NY aged 63 a res of Fabius NY.
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