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Hi All,
I have a question that I can't answer and I was hoping maybe someone out
there might be able to tell if it's true or just a rumor.
I found on another web site a listing for Dorothy Jones, wife of Richard
Cantril, which said her parents were:
Ellis Jones, b. ABT. 1637, Flint, Wales, Eng., d. 16 Jul 1727, Philadelphia,
PA.
and Ellen Jane Evans, b. ABT. 1642, Wales, Eng., d. 2 Oct 1732, Philadelphia,
PA, and that they were married in England.
Has anyone else heard of this? The web site I found it on:
GENEALOGY OF AVANTS-CANTRELL-HARP-STOCKTON-YATES
http://www.fishnet.net/~diana/
doesn't seem to work anymore and I don't have an e-mail address for Diana.
Does anyone else have this information and a source of it?
Jenny Cantrell Schulz
Chesapeake, VA
What an interesting article!
I hope that everyone is aware that many feel that some of the information
printed in this lady's book is a little less accurate than one might desire.
If you have questions about this matter please check the CANTRELL archives
re: CHRISTIE.........
Bonnie
I thought you might find this info interesting. It is from the book
"Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy", by Susan Cantrell-Christie. -CANTRELL-
ORIGIN AND SPELLING OF THE NAME
EXCERPTS OF THE CANTRELL HISTORY
Wherever found, the name can be traced to the original family of
Chantrelle or Cantrelle, in France. In Armorial Gen-erale by J.B. Riestap,
the name is given as Chantrell, Cantrelle and Canterall; in LaGrande
Encyclopedia, as Chantrell and Canteral; in LaFrance Heraldique" as
Chantrell(de) and Chantre(le); while in Nobilisse Universale, by M. L.
Vicomte Magny, it is given as Cantrel. In British Family Names by Henry
Barber, the following appears: "Cantrell (French), Can-trel, Chantrell. The
first mention of the name outside of France is William Chantrell, who
retained the French spelling of the name in England in the time of King John,
A.D. 1199.
Mark Antony Lower gives the definition thus: "Cantrell, Cantrell, from
Cantrellus, the little singer." Charles William Bardsley, in his Dictionary
of Surnames, says: "Cantrell, Cantrill, one who rang the Chantrelle.
Chantrelle, a small bell. Chanter, to sing."
The name is spelled in various ways: Cantrill, Cantrell, Cantrall,
Cantrelle, Cantril, Cantrel, Chantrell, and Chauntrell. The spelling has
always been one of personal taste; even brothers have spelled it differently.
THE FAMILY IN ENGLAND
In the History of Melbourne, County Derby, second edition, by J.J.
Briggs, the author says: The Cantrells were a very ancient family and are
supposed to have been located at Kings Newton for about five hundred years.
By deeds ex-tant in the family, we find that they possessed lands there as
early as the reign of Henry V, and 1413. Other deeds and surveys show
considerable landed proprietors during the reigns of Henry V, Henry VI,
Edward VI and Henry VII."
Ormeod's History of Cheshire says the Chantrells were possessed in
Cheshire as early as 1412 and in his History, the pedigree is given of John
Cantrell, 1424 (taken from Plea Recog Rolls), with the same coat-of-arms that
is given later in the Visitation of Cheshire, 1580, of Cantrell of Bache;
Visitation of Suffolk, 1612, of Cantrell of Bury St. Edmonds, and Visitation
of Berkshire, 1664, of Cantrill of Workingham. Various histories of Cheshire
have a great many records, covering a period from 1422-1558, showing that the
family of Chantrell was a prominent one and that they were large landed
proprietors, and speaking of the family as a very ancient one.
The name is enrolled in English records for patriots, soldiers, sailors,
college graduates, schoolmasters, barristers, writers, rectors and vicars of
the Church of England.
Hugh Cantrell was an archer in the retinue of Lord Grey of Godner
at the Agincourt Battle in 1415.
John Chantrell received special favors from the
Prince of Wales in
1400 for good service at the Battle of Bloreheth.
William Cantrell, a Master in His Majesty's Navy, particularly
distinguished himself in Trecomale, in the East Indies, December 16, 1847, on
an occasion where few would perhaps have shown the same contempt of danger.
In bringing powder from the magazine, one of the boats blew up and a large
firebrand fell blazing into another boat in which were 45 barrels of powder,
covered only by a sail; it stove one of the barrels and must have inevitably
sent all of the people employed into the air, had not Mr. Cantrell taken the
burning brand from the powder, thrown it overboard, quenched the remains of
the fire on the sail and restored all to safety.
There are many records in Derbyshire of the Cantrell, or Cantrill, family
(as the name is alternately spelled), which was closely identified with St.
Alkmund's Church over a century. St. Alkmund's Church is believed to have
been founded as early as the ninth century and undoubtedly is the oldest
church in Derby. In the Register of this church is an autobiog-raphy of John
Cantrell, minister and schoolmaster, covering a period from 1627 to 1656.
John Cantrell had a son Simon Cantrell who was the father of Henry Cantrell,
a writer and Vicar of St. Alkmund's for fifty years, in whose honor there is
a flag within the Commune Rails of the church. There is a tablet on the
south wall of the chancel of the same church to Wil-liam Cantrell, a son of
Henry, who was rector many years at St. Michael's in the borough of Stamford,
and in the counties of Lincoln and Rutland.
There are also many interesting records of the Suffolk Branch of the
family. Ralph Cantrell, Gentleman of Thorpe Hall, Hemingstone, county
Suffolk, was Scribe to the Bishop (Lord Norwich, 1519-79), and his pedigree
is given in the Visitation of Suffolk, 1612, and of Berkshire, 1774. Many
records are found of his sons. One son was William Cantrell of whom we learn
in the Antiquities of the County Suffolk, Vol. 1, page 118.
Prior to being beheaded by Queen Elizabeth, Thomas Duke of Norfolk put
his vast estates in trust to William Cantrell and others. The queen had the
Duke continue to act as trustee until she sent the Earl of Arudenl to the
Tower. At that time, she appointed William Cantrell to act for her. Mr.
William Cantrell of Hemingstone was considered a gentleman of fortune and
consequence in the reigns of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth who granted
him marks of royal favor and confidence. Williams's brother, Thomas
Cantrell, was the father of Ralph Cantrell of Hemingstone, who was knighted
March 11, 1623.
THE FAMILY IN AMERICA
The name of Cantrell first appears at Jamestown, Virginia. Since then
there have been eight, possibly more, distinct families of Cantrill, Cantrell
and Cantrelle, who have come to this country from England, Ireland and
France.
The first permanent settlement of English speaking on the American
continent was made at Jamestown, VA, in April 1607. The history of all the
older nations begin with a fable or some mythological story which shrouds
their real birth in mystery. However, the American Republic can trace its
genesis to a definite place.
Captain John Smith was the leader of this first settlement. Every
hardship common to human life was met by the men who founded this first
colony. They planted the seed from which have sprung not only the nation,
but also its form of gov-ernment. Before 1620 when the second permanent
settlement was made at Plymouth, the Virginia Colony had estab-lished a
number of villages and trading posts; had built homes and churches,
established courts and tried the accused by jury. They had cultivated the
land and started a commercial career which was not confined to the colony, as
they ex-ported produce to England.
From 1608 to 1639, the name Cantrell appears in Virginia records and
after that date is found in other and newer set-tlements during that century.
William Cantrill, Gentleman, arrived in Jamestown on April 20, 1608, on the
ship Phenix. References are made to the "writings of William Cantrill."
Early histories tell us that on June 2, 1608, he was one of the fourteen who
accompanied Capt. John Smith on his "discoverie of Chesapeake Bay".
"Cantrill's Point" was named for the discoverer and was "betwixt the
Patawomuk and Pamuke", now the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. There is a
tra-dition in the family that the Cantrills went up the Delaware from the
east shore of Virginia, but it has not been possible to verify this from
incomplete and fragmentary records. About four thousand Virginians were
among the first settlers of Maryland and others were scattered along the
Delaware into Pennsylvania before William Penn arrived there.
Early 1660s Hearth Tax Records of Derbyshire establish that there were
several Cantril families living in the shire. Over the years several
descendants of the family have traveled to Derbyshire and searched for
Richard's birth and par-entage. In 1986 and 1987, a family researcher
located a baptismal record dated May 13, 1666, for Richard Cantrill, son of
Richard and Alice Cantrell, in Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, England.
There is evidence that the family was in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Massachusetts before 1700. Unfortu-nately, the relation, if any, that
existed among the Cantrells in the various states has not been established.
Nor has it been possible to find the exact year in which they moved from one
settlement to another during the 17th and 18th centu-ries. Before the
Revolution, however, a branch of the Cantrell family had left Pennsylvania
and settled in western Virginia and the Carolinas. It is probable that those
who went to the Carolinas migrated with little bands of Baptists since they
had become identified with the Mother Baptist Church in the Old Welsh Tract
of Newcastle County, Pennsylvania. This church sent many branches out into
Virginia and the Carolinas about this time. In western Virginia, there were
but two denomi-nations at this time, i.e., the Church of England, which was
the first established in the Colony, and the Presbyterian, which sprang into
prominence when a large emigration of Scotch-Irish settled there about 1750.
In England the Cantrells were almost all members of the Church of England
and, as previously noted, were rectors and vicars in that church. In
Amer-ica, they became members of various religious organizations, being in
many instances organizers and founders of churches in different localities of
the Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, Christian and Episcopal denominations,
and have furnished many church officers and ministers to them. Today,
members of the Cantrell family are found in almost every religious
denomination.
The Cantrell name is woven into the histories of many states. Today
representatives of the family can be found in almost every state and
territory. In the South they have been planters; in the West, farmers; and
everywhere merchants, teachers, ministers, physicians, lawyers, judges, and
bankers plus city, county and state officials. To the credit of the name,
let it be said, we have never found anywhere a single criminal.
In every great crisis from pioneers down, the Cantrells have proven
themselves to be patriots as well as pioneers. To the Indian Wars; War for
American Independence; War of 1812; Mexican War; Black Hawk War; Civil War;
and Spanish-American War, can be added World War I, World War II, Korean,
Viet Nam and Gulf Wars. The muster rolls have been full of Cantrells
fighting for what they deemed right. They make a long Roll of Honor of
soldiers, sailors, and airmen - both enlisted and officers.
The most prominent characteristics of the family are honesty and courage.
As a rule, they are unassuming, conser-vative and quiet in manner. Many of
the men are described as tall, being over six feet in height, with Grecian
nose, blue-gray eyes and light brown hair, and many are said to be strikingly
handsome or fine looking.
References: Historie of the Settlement of the Virginias, by Captain
John Smith
Statues, or the Laws of Virginia, by Henning
Genesis of the United States, by Alexander Brown
Court Proceedings in Virginia from records of the
London Company of Virginia
State Papers, Colonial Series, American & West Indies
The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy, by Susan
Cantrell-Christie
Pennsylvania Archives, Vol XIX
Cantrell Family History, by Glenda Ruth Densmore
Harrel
Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of
Rockingham and Stokes,
compiled by James Hunter Chapter, National
Society of Daughters of
the American Revolution, Madison, North Carolina
CANTRELL GENEALOGY
1. William Cantrell, born about 1580 in Derbyshire, England. Spouse: Mary
2. William Cantrill, Jr. (William Sr.1)
3. Henry Cantril (William Jr. 2, William Sr.1), born 1616 in Jamestown, VA.
Spouse: unknown. Children:
i. Richard
ii. Henry, born 1639, Charles, VA, died 1708
4. Richard Cantril (Henry3, William Jr.2, William Sr.1), born 1635, Bakewell
Parish, Derbyshire, England, died 1676. Spouse: Alice, born 1640. Richard
had a number of children also born in Bakewell Parish. Children:
i. Richard
5. Richard L. Cantril, (Richard4, Henry3, William Jr2, William Sr1), born
May 1666. Bakewell Parish, Derbyshire, Eng-land, died May 31, 1753,
Philadelphia, PA. Arrived USA August 24, 1682 on the ship "Welcome".
Married 1693 to Dorothy Jane Jones, born 1672 in Wales, England, of
Quaker parents Ellis Jones & Ellen Jane Evans. Arrived USA September 1682
from either Flint or Denbigh, Wales, on the "Submission". According to
tradition, Richard was a brick maker and a mason who operated a brickyard and
erected the first brick house in Phila-delphia. Pennsylvania history
indicates the first brick house was owned by Robert Turner and was built on
the corner of Front & Mulberry (Arch) Street.
Richard married Dorothy in 1693. Dorothy, a Quaker, was apparently a
very free spirit since Richard was a member of the Church of England and they
were married "out of meeting" meaning not in a Quaker Church. In 1703 in
Delaware, Dorothy, wife of Richard Cantrell, was accused of "masking in men's
clothes the day after Christmas and walking and dancing in the house of John
Simes at 9 or 10 o'clock at night". John Simes, who gave the masquerade
party, was charged with a disorderly house, "a nursery of debotchery for ye
inhabitants and youth of this city To ye grief for and disturbance of mind
and propagating ye throne of wickedness amongst us."
Children of Richard and Dorothy:
i. Mary, born 01-06-1694 and died as an infant.
ii. Joseph, born 1695
iii. Zebulon, born about 1697 in Philadelphia
iv. Dorothy
At 01:26 PM 8/16/99 -0700, DWIGHT & KATHIE BASS wrote:
>Have received a reply to my email sent earlier for look up on the Peggy's
>Row and first brick houses in Phila supposedly built by the Cantrells and
>the brick foundry they were suppose to have operated. They will send me
>copies of all info that they find on either question.
>
>I had a telephone conversation with another person in a historical
>architecture firm today and they are also going to see what documentation
>they have.
>
>Will keep Y'all posted.
Kathie:
Since you seem so willing to share this information with others on the
list, I'll be glad to help make it easy -- I'll put all the information on
a web site where it can be downloaded at any time. If you get copies of
historical documents, we can scan them and store online so that you won't
be in the position of being asked for photocopies! Just let me know how I
can help.
Leigh
by way of Elisabeth Jane <- Berry <- John M <- John <- Joseph <- Richard
and Elisabeth Jane <- Berry <- Elizabeth <- Isaac <- Joseph <- Richard
and Cynthia <- John M <- John <- Joseph <- Richard
and Cynthia <- Elizabeth <- Isaac <- Joseph <- Richard
(These intermarriages are fun to sort out!)
Have received a reply to my email sent earlier for look up on the Peggy's
Row and first brick houses in Phila supposedly built by the Cantrells and
the brick foundry they were suppose to have operated. They will send me
copies of all info that they find on either question.
I had a telephone conversation with another person in a historical
architecture firm today and they are also going to see what documentation
they have.
Will keep Y'all posted.
Kathie Bass
Dwight & Kathie Bass
for EVERGREENE
sammie4(a)advicom.net or sammie4(a)earthlink.net
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/a/s/Dwight-L-Bass
Searching for BASS, ASBELL, MILLER, GREENE, PROVIN, COGGESHALL, BURNSED,
STECKER, BEELER, BRASSFIELD
Cantrell
Dear Cantrell Cousins,
I received an email today from another Cantrell cousin that was extremely
curt and snippy. It was lacking in being polite and full of criticism on a
Bcc I had sent to the rest of list on a request. I know not everyone out
there on this list is rude. I would like a personal feedback from other
cousins on how to handle these kind of situation. I have been replying to a
number of requests for look ups over the past few weeks and this is the
first time I have encountered this on any of the groups I belong to.
Kathie Bass
Dwight & Kathie Bass
for EVERGREENE
sammie4(a)advicom.net or sammie4(a)earthlink.net
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/a/s/Dwight-L-Bass
Searching for BASS, ASBELL, MILLER, GREENE, PROVIN, COGGESHALL, BURNSED,
STECKER, BEELER, BRASSFIELD
Cantrell
Kathie,
Kathie,
It was brilliant of you to send this request to find out about the first
brick house which was built by our ancestor!! I know you have been most
likely besieged with E-mail requesting copies of this info when you get it.
I for one will be most happy to pay you for copying and mailing costs as
well as a fee for your research if you decide to share. I think this is
wonderful of you and if you could share with others, the Pennsylvania
Historical Museum Commission will surely appreciate it, rather than having
the hundreds of requests that they would get! As for your other post
regarding rude responses to your posting this message, I can't imagine it,
unless they had also been bright enough to get this information and didn't
want the entire Cantrell descendants to know about the proof. Just jealousy
most likely. I'd ignore it myself and not give it another thought.
Peggy
KATHIE BASS <sammie4(a)advicom.net> wrote:
>Have received a reply to my email sent earlier for look up on the Peggy's
>Row and first brick houses in Phila supposedly built by the Cantrells and
>the brick foundry they were suppose to have operated. They will send me
>copies of all info that they find on either question.
>
>I had a telephone conversation with another person in a historical
>architecture firm today and they are also going to see what documentation
>they have.
>
>Will keep Y'all posted.
>
>Kathie Bass
This is my first post to this list (having just added Cantrell to my
surnames). Here goes:
Looking for leads on Abigail Jane CANTRELL, m. Thomas WARD ca. 1845-50
and lived in Carlow Town, Co. Carlow, IRL. She had a brother, Joseph C.
Cantrell who lived in Naas, Co. Kildare, IRL. One child, Richard J.
Ward b. 1854, emmigrated to the US in 1881 (to NYC). There was at least
one other male child who was a son of Abigail. Richard Ward had two
surviving sons; Richard J. Jr. and Herbert R (my line). Anyone have any
connections or info on this family either in US or IRL? Would like to
know if they had their roots in Co. Kildare or Co. Carlow. They were C
of I.
Thanks
Robin Ward
Do any of you Cantrell descendents have a DAVID HIRAM CANTRELL, b. Dec.
4, 1859 (in Robinson Co., Texas) - d. Aug. 3, 1933- m. Ollie Gentry (
b. Anderson Co. Texas) in your Gedcom? I am getting started and looking
for some leads. The children are Henry, Nellie, Hoyt, Florence, Hiram
Silas (b. May 7, 1898), and Dora Hall was a 1/2 sister to the children.
Thanks. Any lead is appreciated.
Pam (Cantrell) Henderson
Dear Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission,
I have information that one of my ancestors was the builder of the first
brick house in Philadelphia. I would like to verify this information and
ask if you have any pictures or documentation on this house.
The house is suppose to be on Willow Street (once known as Peggy's Row) and
was suppose to be built by either Richard or Zebulon Cantrell/Cantrall
sometime in the late 1700's.
I appreciate your help on this matter and would glady pay you for any copies
made and a research fee.
Kathie Bass
Dwight & Kathie Bass
for EVERGREENE
sammie4(a)advicom.net or sammie4(a)earthlink.net
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/a/s/Dwight-L-Bass
Searching for BASS, ASBELL, MILLER, GREENE, PROVIN, COGGESHALL, BURNSED,
STECKER, BEELER, BRASSFIELD
Cantrell
I am confused.......I have recently received a copy of some typewritten
papers compiled by Charles S Cantral and Marian E. Cathcart in 1963. In
these papers it states that Zebulon came over from Wales in 1700. My work
shows he is the son of Richard L. Cantril and Dorothy Jones and that he was
born in 1697 in Philadelphia, PA.
Here is the quote from the papers I have received:
" The Cantrell family is of Welch, Scotch, and Irish descent. Zebulon
Cantrell came from Wales to America about the year 1700. Some say that two
brothers came with him but of this I find no record. You will find several
families at the close of this record, whose ancestors I cannot trace. It is
claimed that Zebulon Cantrell built the first brick house in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania."
Can any of you Cantrell researchers out there shed some light on this
discrepency? Did he immigrate with his parents as a child? This entry seems
to indicate he was an adult.
Midge in New Mexico
Dear Cantrell list:
I would like to thank all of you who responded to by query regarding my
CANTWELL family surname and how my information fits with the CANTRELL surname
for WILLIAM AND CYNTHIA CANTWELL/ CANTRELL. Some of you sent me e-mails with
only three children listed. William and Cynthia can be found in the 1850
census for Madison Co. AR. A very easily read listing for the Bolingers &
Bolinger Decedents of Bowen Township, AR which includes the above Cantwells
and some of their relatives. In that list it says William Cantrell went by
CANTWELL and that William and Abner are the sons of WM & Elizabeth Page
CANTRELL. So I'm going to assume at this point, only from William and his
brothers forward did the name change occur. I have the children of William
and Cynthia as:
Female b. bet. 1825 - 1830
Bobby CANTWELL/ CANTRELL b. bet. 1815-1820 m. George W. Hawkins
Stephen CANTWELL/CANTRELL b. ca. 1812 Ala. m. Sarah Johnson
James CANTWELL b. 27 Dec. 1820 Ala. d. 18 Apr. 1876 Ft. Smith
m. Anna Johnson (possibly a sister to
Sarah)?
Moses CANTWELL b. ca. 1824 m. Mary_________
William B. CANTWELL b. ca. 1826
Abner CANTWELL b. ca. 1830 Ala. m. Catherine DAWSEY
Children on the 1850 census are:
Sylvaney CANTWELL b. ca. 1832 AR m._________Boliston
Male CANTWELL b. bet. 1830 - 1835 (may have died as he isn't listed on
the 1850 census)
Melvina CANTWELL b. ca. 1834 m. John Burket
Ruben CANTWELL b. 30 Apr. 1835 , AR d. 1909 m 1Feb./ 1854 Rowena
Depriest
Susan CANTWELL b. ca. 1838 AR m ______Plumlee
Ariminda CANTWELL b. ca. 1844 AR m maybe? Newton COOK 1869 McLennon, TX.
My line comes from JAMES CANTWELL William & Cynthia's second son.
James' first son, William Bluford CANTWELL is my Great Grandfather.
Several of you were descended from STEPHEN, the first son, who kept, or went
back to, the CANTRELL spelling.
In checking with a distant CANTWELL cousin she said her family lore has the
name change because of a shoot out and murder at a Saloon. It seems a
stretch....but it those days it might have happened.
But with the information being sent my way I suspect I now have both
CANTRELL's, CANTRIL's to add to my CANTWELL's.
Interestingly enough...I had Richard Cantril and Dorothy Jones just not with
that spelling. I also appreciate hearing from those that sent me old
Cantril/Cantrell history for the New Castle, PA. area. The stories make the
people seem somehow much more human that just a name on a family pedigree.
Hope to keep hearing from you and maybe someone will know just why the name
was changed. Thanks, Sharyn Cantwell Baker
Jim Christian:
If you haven't all ready, try checking <A
HREF="http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/8155/">Old Pendleton Home
Page</A>. It contains the Old Pendleton Database (OPD) administered by Herman
Geschwind.
My Cantrells came through Pickens County, SC on there way to Overton Co., TN.
Good Luck!
Clif Looper
Hi Sharyn,
Sorry I can't be of any help on the Cantrell/Cantwell origins. I have only
known Richard and Dorothy Jones Cantrell to be referred to as Cantrell. But I can
give you the URL of another researcher of the Cantwell name. The Homepage is:
Missouri Ancestors < http://www.my-ged.com/calton/ >. It's been alittle while
since I've been there so I'm not sure how far she has gotten now. I hope this
helps some.
Take care,
John Shelton
sheltonj(a)csranet.com
My Savage (and others) Family Homepage
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/savagefamily/
SBaker2842(a)aol.com wrote:
> Please help!
>
> I have just stumbled upon this list. I thought I had my CANTWELL line well
> in hand and then discovered there are CANTRELL's & CANTWELL's with the same
> folks, places and dates. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone that
> knows the origin of the CANTRELL name and how and why it was converted to
> CANTWELL or just the reverse, as the case maybe.
>
> I do know that my GGGGrandfather was WILLIAM CANTWELL b. abt. 1790 in SC,
> married to Cynthia (no known last name).They had 14 children between 1812 and
> 1844 in ALabama, Arkansas, and Texas. William died in Texas before Aug.
> 1868. Of William and Cynthias' first three children, a female named Bobby
> (Bobbie) b. bet. 1815-20 and the first born son, Stephen b. ca. 1812 changed
> their last name to CANTRELL. The remaining children all stayed with the
> CANTWELL surname. My line comes down from the second son, James, born in
> 1820 in Alabama.
>
> I have information from other CANTWELL researchers that William goes back to
> Richard CANTWELL and Dorothy JONES from Derbyshire, England around 1660. I
> see that CANTRELL researchers claim Richard's surname name to be spelled as
> CANTRELL. Does anyone know for sure??? From Richard forward I have CANTWELL
> everyplace the Cantrell researcher has CANTRELL. There must be an
> explaination for this. From William (1790) forward I can find census and
> other records for the existence of the CANTWELL line. Before William....I
> only have the word of others that have sent me information.
>
> Bt the way, Stephen Cantrell was in the 1860 census and listed his age as 48.
> Stephen moved around quite a bit. After marrying Sarah Johnson they had 7
> children, two girls and five boys. The children all kept the CANTRELL last
> name.
>
> Bobby Cantrell married a George W. Hawkins. I have no futher information on
> her.
>
> It may very well be we were Cantrell's first....but I have no idea...would
> appreciate any help you can give in clearing up this confusion. Thanks,
> Sharyn Cantwell Baker
Please help!
I have just stumbled upon this list. I thought I had my CANTWELL line well
in hand and then discovered there are CANTRELL's & CANTWELL's with the same
folks, places and dates. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone that
knows the origin of the CANTRELL name and how and why it was converted to
CANTWELL or just the reverse, as the case maybe.
I do know that my GGGGrandfather was WILLIAM CANTWELL b. abt. 1790 in SC,
married to Cynthia (no known last name).They had 14 children between 1812 and
1844 in ALabama, Arkansas, and Texas. William died in Texas before Aug.
1868. Of William and Cynthias' first three children, a female named Bobby
(Bobbie) b. bet. 1815-20 and the first born son, Stephen b. ca. 1812 changed
their last name to CANTRELL. The remaining children all stayed with the
CANTWELL surname. My line comes down from the second son, James, born in
1820 in Alabama.
I have information from other CANTWELL researchers that William goes back to
Richard CANTWELL and Dorothy JONES from Derbyshire, England around 1660. I
see that CANTRELL researchers claim Richard's surname name to be spelled as
CANTRELL. Does anyone know for sure??? From Richard forward I have CANTWELL
everyplace the Cantrell researcher has CANTRELL. There must be an
explaination for this. From William (1790) forward I can find census and
other records for the existence of the CANTWELL line. Before William....I
only have the word of others that have sent me information.
Bt the way, Stephen Cantrell was in the 1860 census and listed his age as 48.
Stephen moved around quite a bit. After marrying Sarah Johnson they had 7
children, two girls and five boys. The children all kept the CANTRELL last
name.
Bobby Cantrell married a George W. Hawkins. I have no futher information on
her.
It may very well be we were Cantrell's first....but I have no idea...would
appreciate any help you can give in clearing up this confusion. Thanks,
Sharyn Cantwell Baker