I am researching the name Canada/Cannaday, etc. from an individual in
my wife's lineage who was from Pike Co. (originally part of Floyd
Co.), KY. This individual was Thomas Canada, b. 1802 in (perhaps)
Tazwill Co., VA or another part of VA. He was married on September
10, 1829 to Deliah Bevins in Pike Co., KY and lived his adult life
there. I would appreciate any information concerning his parents.
What I do know:
In some pedigrees containing Thomas Canada and Deliah Bevins
children's names, they are shown with the last name of Kennedy,
Canada, and Canady in the same listing. The 1850 Pike Co., KY census
lists all of the living family with the surname Kenaday.
The 1829 document that lists the marriage of Thomas and Deliliah by
Hamon (also spelled Hammon in the same document) Williamson (Minister
of the Gospel in the Baptist Church), spells Thomas' surname as
Canady and Deliliah's surname as Bevins. (Pike Co. Marriage Register
Vol. 1, pg 77)
The 1850 Federal census shows Thomas as the head of the household
with his surname spelled Kenaday. This same enumeration shows his age
as 48, born in VA and that he could not read or write. His wife
Deliliah is shown as age 40, born in KY and could not read or write.
The 1860 census shows Thomas and his children with their surname
spelled Canada.
At the time before Thomas Cannaday's marriage in 1829, there were
two Cannadays listed in the 1810 & 1820 census. One was Charles
Kennady is probably the father of Thomas Canada/Kennady. Thomas was
born in VA (declared on 1850 &60 census documents). Charles is not
listed on the 1800 KY census, so it is probable that he was in VA at
the time of Thomas' birth abt 1802. Charles is listed in the 1810
census enumeration of Floyd Co., KY. He is not listed in the Floyd
Co., 1820 census, but reappears in the 1830 census of Pike Co., KY
census (whether Charles was just missed in the 1820 Floyd enumeration
or was elsewhere is not known). It should be noted that Pike Co., KY
was formed from Floyd Co. in 1821. The only known Cannaday (or sound
alike) families in the Floyd/Pike Co. area in the 1810 to 1830 era
was that of Charles and of a Ruth Cannaday/Caneda (a head of a
household and not Charles' wife) who appears in the 1820 Floyd Co.
and the 1830 Pike Co. census. Thomas Caneda and Andrew Caneda appear
in the 1830 Pike Co. census. Thomas and Andrew are of the correct age
to be Charles Caneda's sons newly married or they may possibly be
sons of Ruth Cannaday who the 1820 census shows also had a number of
children.
A check of the Floyd/Pike Co., KY marriage records show several
marriages around 1830 and I speculate that they were were all
children of either Charles or Ruth. The list follows:
Andrew Canada to Peggy Hatfield-Jan. 29, 1824
Elijah Kenedy to Katherine Mead-April 24, 1828 (next listing is
probably Elijah's second marriage)
Eli Canada to Susan Tolar-Sep. 13, 1833
Thomas Canedy to Delilah Bevins-Sept. 10, 1829
Hiram Muncy to Nancy Canady-Feb. 12, 1827
Robert Rutherford to Jay Cannadya-May 19, 1822
I am sorry to have posted such a long message, but I hope that
somebody will recognize one or more of the names mentioned and
contact me with information.
Dr. H. Thomas Chandler
1714 Besley Rd.
Vienna, VA 22182-2004