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Edward Cannon Jr 1635–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1729

Death Location: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA

Father: Edward Sr

Mother: Anne Née

Spouse(s): Sarah Dauley

Children(s): Sarah Cannon, Jane Cannon

The story of Edward Cannon Jr began in 1635 in Lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Edward Cannon Jr married Sarah Dawley Dolly Dauley, and had children including Jane Cannon, Sarah Cannon. Edward Cannon Jr passed away in 1729 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Cannon Jr began in 1635 in Lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • Edward Cannon Jr married Sarah Dawley Dolly Dauley, and had children including Jane Cannon, Sarah Cannon.
  • Edward Cannon Jr passed away in 1729 in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Sr
1615–1682
Birth Location: Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England
ES
Anne Née
1620–1680
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
AN

Spouses(s)

Sarah Dauley
1635–1733
Birth Location: Princess Anne, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
SD

Children(s)

Sarah Cannon
1681–1734
Birth Location: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
SC
Jane Cannon
1700–1758
Birth Location: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
JC

Edward Jr's Ancestors

Self
Edward Jr
1635–1729
Birth Place: Lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Cannon Sr
1615–1682
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England
Anne Née
1620–1680
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Cannon
1590–1642
Kirk Micheal, Peel, Isle of Man England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Jr's Descendants

1.
EJ
Edward (Cannon) Jr (1635–1729) m. Sarah ((Dawley) (Dolly)) Dauley (1635–26 Jun 1733)
  1. 1. Sarah Cannon 1681–1734 m. John (Woodard) I 1679–1734
    1. 1. John (S) Woodward 1699–1765 m. Margaret Blackwell 1698–1765
      1. 1. Thomas Woodward 1719–1791
      2. 2. Elisha (Woodward) Sr 1724–1798
      3. 3. Moses Woodard 1735–1789
      4. 4. John Woodard 1722–1773 m. Sarah 1735–1786
        1. 1. Dempsey ((change Father)) Woodward 1760–1835 m. Elizabeth Griggs 1768–1853
    2. 2. Henry Woodard 1697–1734 m. Mary Wright 1691–1731
      1. 1. John Woodard 1726–1777 m. Susannah Tillman 1722–1801
        1. 1. John Woodward 1775–1864 m. Hannah Rains 1785–1862
  2. 2. Jane Cannon 1700–1758

Edward Jr's Timeline

3 Records

1635
1635
Birth of Edward Cannon Jr in Lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1729
1729
Age 94
Death of Edward Cannon Jr in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
1729
10 Jun 1729
Age 94
Edward Cannon Jr - Probate in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Lower Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, North Carolina Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Secretary of State; Probate Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1729
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, North Carolina Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Secretary of State; Probate Place: North Carolina
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