Hello,
I'm new to the list and this is a long shot! To date I have not found
anything that relates me to the Cantrell/Cantrall family, however, one
branch was closely linked to my Canterbury ancestors. There is speculation
that the Cantrall and Canterbury families were related.
My ancestor, Asa Canterbury, was born in 1788 in Virginia. Possibly
Botetourt County. His father died when he was young and his mother moved
her family to Bath County Kentucky. I don't know the names of Asa's
parents. It is quite likely that Asa's mother remarried before moving to
Kentucky.
I have a family group sheet for Joshua Cantrall and Ann Graham. They were
married in Botetourt County Virginia about 1772 and had a large family.
Some of the children were born in Virginia and some in Bath County
Kentucky.
A son, Levi Cantrall, was born in 1787, a year before Asa Canterbury. Levi
and Asa both lived in Bath County during the same time period. And they
moved their families to Sangamon County Illinois at the same time. I think
Asa even worked for Levi. So it is quite apparent that these families were
close, and possibly related.
Does anyone have any information on the family of Joshua Cantrall? Does
anyone know the names of Ann Graham's parents?
As I said, this is a long shot, but I've been doing genealogy for over 40
years, and I've made some pretty incredible finds!
Thanks.
Chloe Patton
patton(a)eskimo.com