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Not much was known about James, mainly as he died in Feb 1732. He had
four children and left a wife Abigail (Chambers) Cady (1701-1757). My
research was started to find his son Penuel Cady born in Oct 1732.
James had three daughters Bethsheba (Cady) Johnson (1717-179x),
Prudence (Cady) Alexander (1718â1812) and Abigail (Cady) Church
(1726-1797). In the History of Windham County, CT James is mentioned
several times. His father gave him and each of his brothers 40 acres of
land in what was Thompson Township. He was active in the 2nd Killingley
Congregational Church (Thompson Parish) He was also involved in the
Thompson School, and he had a seasonal grist mill in Thompson. His
death before the birth of his son, Penuelâs in Oct 1732, leaves many
questions. James father Capt Joseph died in 1742 and it is likely young
Penuel was raised outside of the Cady family of Killingley. His name is
the first issue I researched. Traditionally, the first son was named
for the father-in-law, this was not a hard and fast rule. We know Capt
Penuel Child (1699-1756) was a friend of Capt Joseph Cady (first
Captain of Militia in Killingley) and that several of the Childâs clan
were officers of Militia (Capt Benjamin, Capt Josiah and Lt Ephraim) to
be named for Capt Penuel Child implies some relationship. My first
guess was Abigail was the daughter of Capt Child, but this did not pan
out. Capt Penuel Child was active in the French and Indian War and was
a local hero, but all this happened after Penuel Cady was born. This is
a puzzle, as with James death it is unclear what the relationship was.
It is known Jamesâ brother Benjamin also named a son Penuel (b 1745) as
did a cousin Daniel named two sonâs Penuel (b1749-d1750, b 1754) and a
third Penuel (b1761) was also in Danielâs line. Daniel Cady Sr and Capt
Joseph Cady were brothers and neighbors. Second issue was Bathsheba
Cady Johnson. She married Barachiah Johnson (1717-1740). But the
surname Johnson appeared in later generations, which might be a tribute
to her (see Benjamin Johnson Cady). Early records for Thompson Parish
were lost and most of what I found was from Killingley. It is thought
the Johnsonâs and Churchâs moved to Butternuts, Otsego, NY. (William
Cooper (1754-1809 of New Jersey) had a new idea that opened up New York
to settlement, he sold the land for a small down payment and he held
the mortgage on the balance. This opened up Otsego (Tryon Co. renamed
Montgomery Co.) and neighboring counties to many New Englanders.) Most
migration started before 1789 and many of these earlier settlers found
reasons to move west, as the population increased then dropped with in
few years. Possibly because the Ordinance of 1789 opened more land for
them. In the early 1770âs Windham County was the center for land
speculation due west of Connecticut. The Susquehanna Land Company
(founded 1753), was set up to sell land in Northern Pennsylvania to
Connecticut Yankeeâs starting about 1768. This resulted in several
conflicts and many were forced to leave, including the Troy and Indian
attacks of 1778. It was not until the late 1790âs that the Pennsylvania
Legislator confirmed land ownership of settlers from New England, as
per the Trenton Compromise. Because of this I found David Cady who
shows up in 1798 in Lackawaxen,Wayne Co, PA and on the Census of 1800
in Palmyra,Wayne Co, PA, David and Joseph Cady appears in Mohawk,
Montgomery Co, New York on the Census of 1790. In 1791, Montgomery was
divided into five counties of which Otsego County was one. Mohawk
Township was also divided between other towns and disappears. I note
the Census of 1850 to 1870 lists Daniel W Cady b 1786 CT, Joseph Cady
Jr 1794 PA and Benjamin Johnson Cady 1797 NY and Lucinda Cady their
aunt was born 1763 CT. This only matches with David and Joseph Cady who
moved from New York to Pennsylvania to Ohio. Third issue Abigail
Church, she died in 1797 Butternuts, Otsego, NY and this is where we
found David Cady after 1790 son of _____Cady . Abigail married Jonathan
Church (1724-1797) and they had eight children Elizabeth Church
(1748â1813), Mary Church (1750-), Amassa Church (1755â1839), Abigail
Church(1756-1856), Willard Church (1758â1847), Eli (1763-1782), James
Cady Church (1765-) and Clarissa Church (1768-1841) . In about 1783,
the family moved to Otsego County (then know as Tryon and later as
Montgomery County) Abigailâs mother Abigail Chambers Cady (1701-1785)
died in Killingley, Windham, NY and we do not have any record of Penuel
Cady. We know he likely was in Thompson or Pomfret Parish where records
were lost. In the âHistory of Windham Countyâ , I did not find him
listed, which only means he was not involved in politics. As David and
Joseph were born about 1760-70, Penuel was ideal for being their
parent. It is thought the Churchâs, Johnsonâs and Cadyâs moved to
Burlington, Otsego, NY at about this time. I looked at Penuel Cady, son
of Benjamin and Penuel Cady and Naham Cady sons of Daniel Cady as the
possible parent of David and Joseph. Benjaminâs son Penuel seems to be
well documented and can be elimited. I discussed James son Penuel above
which leaves Daniel son Naham (1721-1785) who had sonâs Penuel (1754- )
and Naham Jr (1752-1815). Naham Sr is often thought to be the father of
David and Joseph Sr, but he had other children that make it unlikely,
Naham Jr married Polly Johnson. He is more likely, but seems a bit off
in age. David and Joseph Sr were born between 1760 and 1765 (Based on
the age of their sonâs and Lucinda age) Naham moved to Hartford County
where records were missing (some records are misfiled under Child and
Clay) making it harder to find a connection. Naham Jr had several
children starting in 1785 who were documented. I do not see Naham Jr as
a strong possibility. I am looking at his other relatives.
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