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Indian Militia War Roll
Muster Roll of Capt WILLIAM NORTH
Co of 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade of Fla Militia Commanded by Col Johnson ordered into
Service by Gov Call from June 22 to Oct 22, 1836 enrolled in Columbia Co Fla.
JOHN CANADAY
Muster Roll of Capt William Haddock..Co of 1st Regiment of Fla Vol. Commanded by Col John
Warren received into service by Gen Thomas S Jessup, commander of the Army of the South
from the 18th day to the 19th day of Dec. 1837. All enrolled at Jacksonville Fla and
traveled a distance of 70 miles to enroll.
JOHN CANADAY
Muster Roll of Capt. William Williams
Fla Mounted Militia
Ordered into the Service in the Territory of Fla. 16th day of August 1838 to 16th day Feb.
1839
THOMAS CANADA 4th Corp
JOHN CANADA ...Private
WEST RAULERSON..Private
JOHN TANNER...Private
JAMES ALBRITTON...Private
The above nemes are spelled in various ways..Kennedy, Kanaday, Cannady, Canaday,Canada.
The JOHN and THOMAS CANADA/KENNEDY/CANADAY listed above are the sons of STEPHEN CANADAY
born before 1770. JOHN CANADA was born c. 1796 in SC and married SARAH (Last name
unknown). THOMAS was born c. 1802 in Bryan Co Ga. and married Sarah Delegal. The JOHN
CANADA listed above relocated to Columbia Co Fla from Bryan Co Ga. in the mid 1830's,
along with his wife SARAH, Daughter ELIZABETH, Daughter MARY and sons JOHN M., WILLIAM
JACKSON and HENRY.(His son FRANCIS MARION was born in Fla.) JOHN was listed in the 1820
and 1830 Bryan Co. Ga. Census and in the 1840 and 1850 Columbia Co Fla Census. The 1850
Census actually list the children by name, and list JOHN M. in the household with his
Father JOHN and Mother SARAH.1860 New River Fla Census lists JOHN, SARAH and son FRANCIS
MARION.
The JOHN M Canaday listed below is the son of the above JOHN CANADAY born c. 1796, who
fought in the Indian War in Fla.
Bethel Church Minutes list:
August 20, 1887
Divine Service by Brother WH Cowart and Elder DB Shefield. Received Sister SARAH CANADA?
by experience of grace and Brother JM CANADAY on profession of Faith
(This is son of JOHN CANADAY and SARAH..Last name unknown)
August 29, 1887..Charlton Co Ga. Divine Service. Sister ELIZABETH RAULERSON was received
by letter. JM CANADAY...Clerk Protem
(This is ELIZABETH CANADAY RAULERSON, daughter of JOHN CANADAY and SARAH..Last name
unknown and the sister of JOHN M CANADAY of Charlton Co Ga.)
April 14, 1888 Brother JOHN CANIDA requested a letter of Dismissal, which was
granted.(This is son of JOHN CANADAY and SARAH, last name unknown)
Marks and Brands
Charlton County Ga.
JOHN M CANADAY
Crop split in one ear and under square in other. Brand J.M. Recorded (Son of JOHN
CANADAY and SARAH, last name unknown)
January 17, 1891 Brother JOHN M CANIDAY applied for letter of dismission for himself and
his wife, which was granted
(Son of JOHN CANADAY and SARAH, last name unknown)