Lois Hupfer wrote:
Glad to see that you are encouraging some activity. I thought maybe I was
just out of the link.
For several generations, we have spelled the name CANADAY, although one of
the sons of John Canaday, the Rev. War soldier, chose to go by Kennedy. This
branch of our line is found primarily in Iowa. The Revolutionary soldier's
name is found on some documents as Kanaday and Cannaday, as well as other
such similar spellings.
As for geographic locations - let's start with John who was born 1763 in
King George County Virginia. By 1781, the family was in Bedford Co VA; by
1782 in Cumberland Co VA; and in 1783 in New London, Campbell Co VA. It was
in Campbell CoVA that he married Mary Shearer. On the marriage record, his
name appears as Kennady. They remained in Campbell Co VA until 1801, when
they relocated to Bourbon Co KY. By 1807 they were residing in Casey Co KY.
They continued to reside in Casey Co KY until about 1835, when they
relocated to Montgomery Co, Illinois. John (the Rev soldier) died in
Hillsboro, Montgomery Co IL Dec 15, 1836, and his wife died there in 1844.
The next one in our direct line was Robert Canaday, born 1791 in Campbell Co
VA. and followed his parents until 1828 when he moved his family to Morgan
Co Illinois, remaining there until 1833; and then moved to a neighboring
county - Montgomery County Illinois. Their next move occurred in May of
1846, when they went to Missouri. Robert erected the first frame house in
1846 in Athens Missouri, which later changed its name to Albany, Gentry Co,
Missouri. Robert died there on May 31, 1847.
Next in the direct line was Caleb S. Canaday, quite prominent in Gentry
County history, who died there in 1888.
Caleb's son, James Monroe Canaday was born in Montgomery Co Illinois, moved
to Gentry Co Missouri, where in 1869 he married Lanorah Francis Ragland.
James Monroe Canaday was among those that lined up in Sept 1893 for the land
rush in Oklahoma. They homesteaded in the Cherokee Strip which later became
Major County, Oklahoma. James and his wife died there - he in 1921 and she
in 1935.
Clarence Elmer Canaday, son of James & Lanorah, spent all of his adult life
in the general vicinity of this location, passing away in Woodward Oklahoma
in 1960. Clarence's son, James Elmer Canaday (my father) grew up in
Oklahoma and after marriage moved to Kansas and later to Colorado.
Will look forward to hearing this same type of information from other
members.
Lois (Canaday) Hupfer of Colorado.
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http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Dear Lois,
First of all, it's nice to hear of another fellow Coloradoan who is
researching the Canaday name. My husband's line of Canaday's starts
with Meredith Canaday who was born in Essex Co. Va on the Rappahannock
River, in 1753. I have wondered, and still wonder if your John is a
younger brother, but so far cannot connect them. I have John's
Revolutionary War papers but they gave me no clue. Meredith served in
the Rev. War and afterward went to Culpeper County, VA where he married
Sarah "Sally" Smoot. He apparently had three brothers there: Thomas,
Leeroy, and Wharton. In 1795, they moved to Fleming Co. KY and were
there until about 1818, when they moved across the river into Scioto
County, OH. They had two sons that we know about: Hezekiah and Zanthus
(Xanthus). Meredith apparently died in 1838. The two sons began to use
the name Kennedy about this time. Hezekiah had a son named Zanthus also
and Zanthus was the father of my husband's great-grandmother Elizabeth
Drucella Kennedy Wolf. She and her husband came down the Ohio River on
a raft and settled in western Missouri (Bates County). Most of the
family still lives in that area except for us. We have lived in
Colorado Springs since 1970. If you think there is a connection, I
would love to hear from you. I'm glad to see some Cannady information
coming on the list!!
Kay Winter
Colorado Springs, CO