My dad, Robert Nobles who is originally from Hatfield Pt., Kings Co, NB, Canada, is apparently descended from Robert Noble who settled Nobletown. I know that my Canadian Nobles ancestors were Loyalists who settled in Kings County,NB in the 1780's. The first to come was, I thought, a Francis Noble, but new info suggests it was a Sylvanus Noble who recv'd the Hatfield Pt., Belleisle Bay grant where my grandfather Frederick grew up. Descent is as follows; Frederick Embree Nobles, b. 8/2/1896, son of Robert James Nobles, b. 1/25/1853, son of Francis Drake Nobles, b. 1813, son of Deacon Robert Nobles, b. 1788, son of (?) Francis Noble, b. 1757, or Sylvanus Noble, b. 1756, son of (?) Capt. Robert Noble, b. 1731 m. Lydia (Drake?) , of Nobletown, N.Y., son of (?) Ensign Francis Noble, b.1699, d.1747 in battle at Minas, Nova Scotia Most of this info came from my uncle who did this family research for the Mormon site. I know that Capt. Robert Noble was supposedly a cousin of Matthew Noble (From research I did at Hillsdale Library, they have an account, "A HIstory Of Hillsdale, Columbia County, N.Y., by John F. Collin). This account tells of Matthew's settling of Sheffield and of Robert's settling of Nobletown and his clashes with authorities and Van Rensellaer. Part of my confusion is that my uncle's research states that we're descended from Ensign Francis Noble who was with the British army, and came, with his brothers Arthur and James, to Boston in 1720. Capt. Robert Noble however, seems to be descended from the Noble family that had been in the Conn/Mass area from the 1600s. There are 2 Robert Nobles in the "List of Losses" that you posted, do you know if they're related, or could possibly be the same person? Do you know, or can you tell me where to look to find out, if they might be a connection to my Loyalist Nobles? I've tried to find info on this Nobletown Robert Noble, but haven't found anything that verifies the connection to Matthew, or to my line, or to anyone. I'm having trouble fitting Sylvanus in as well. Any info, or direction would be greatly appreciated. Marion Nobles