Gary,
It may take awhile to find it, but I have a copy of some records from a
book re one of the Newberry Cannons leaving a James Cannon of Pickens Co. or
Pendleton Dist some property in his will. Nudge me in a few days if I
haven't gotten back to you.
Joyce McManus
<joymac(a)embarqmail.com>
http://www.geocities.com/joymac117/
My Web Page includes history on Greenwood, SC and surrounding counties,
misc. items, inspirations links including my own. Enjoy!
> [Original Message]
> From: Gary & Ann Blakely <b424r560(a)sbcglobal.net>
> To: <cannon-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Date: 5/1/2007 7:47:12 PM
> Subject: [CANNON] Roll Call - James Cannon 1783-1855
>
> My earliest known Cannon ancestor is James Cannon. He was born about 1783
> and died in 1855. He married Mary Capehart. They both are buried in the
> Morgan Family Cemetery in Pickens County, South Carolina. Here is a file
> on
> what I have on them:
>
>
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=james_cannon
>
> My line is represented by kit # 9399 in the Cannon DNA project. A family
> story is that we came from Newberry County, South Carolina. We do match
> kit
> # 9183 who is a Newberry County Cannon but we do not have a paper
> connection
> so far. These are in Group 1 in the project.
>
>
>
> Gary Blakely