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1. Charles CANADAY was born about 1715 in [Cecil, Kent, or Prince George's
County] Maryland, third child of John and Elizabeth (DOUZE/DOUGE) CANADAY.
Charles married about 1740 to Phebe BEALS, daughter of John Jr & Sarah C.
(BOWATER) BEALS of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Charles died 1745 in Fairfax
County, Virginia, aged 29-30 years, during the Indian Wars. Phoebe 2nd married
on 26 Sep 1746 in Fairfax County, Virginia, to Robert SUMNER; they had ten
children, six sons and four daughters. Phoebe died 19 Aug 1805, in Jamestown,
Guilford County, North Carolina, aged 84 years.
Charles and Phebe (BEALS)
CANADAY had at least two children:
1-1. John CANADAY was born 25 Mar 1741 in Prince George's County, Maryland [or Fairfax, Virginia?]. John married in 1764 to Margaret THORNBURGH, daughter of Walter and Margaret (BEESON) THORNBURGH. Margaret was born about 1744 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
"My gggggrandfather, Abraham Woodward, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, had an affair with Alice Simcock in the 1770's, and the Quaker church kicked him out. So, he went the few miles to Old Swede's Church in Wilmington, Delaware, and married Hannah Thornburough. They moved to North Carolina, then over the Smokies to Jefferson County, Tennessee, along with Hannah's sister, Margaret, and her husband, John Canaday, a Quaker gunsmith and farmer. Margaret and John kept young Davy Crockett for five months, teaching him to shoot." --M.D. Monk, 17 Jun 2026
"John and Margaret Canaday joined the migration to the western waters of the Holston River and on October 29, 1796 were given certificates to leave the New Garden Monthly Meeting. The certificates were received at New Hope Monthly Meeting which was receiving certificates for the Holston River settlers until the organization of Lost Creek Monthly Meeting in Jefferson County, Tennessee. They were accompanied by their sons John, Robert, and Bowater, and their families. Son-in-law Mordecai and Phebe Canaday Mendenhall followed in June 1797. The other sons arrived later, Charles in October 1797, Henry in April of 1799, and Walter in July 1804. John and Margaret settled at Panther Springs, probably on Panther Creek, and near Abraham Woodward's sons John and Aaron who bought land at Three Springs on Panther Creek in 1796." --https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mygermanfamilies/family/CanadayJohn.html
Margaret died 12 Mar 1819 in Economy, Wayne County, Indiana, aged 74–75 years. John died 2 Mar 1830, in Wayne County, Indiana, aged 88 years.
John and Margaret (THORNBURGH) CANADAY had children [the children were actually all born in the same place. Guilford County was set off from Rowan County December 5, 1770 so the name of the county simply changed]:1-1-1. Phoebe CANADAY was born 10 Jan 1765 in Rowan County, North Carolina; married Mordecai MENDENHALL; died 1840 in Randolph County, Indiana1-2. Charles CANADAY, Jr.
1-1-2. Henry CANADAY was born 29 Jun 1766 in Rowan County, North Carolina; married Matilda BERNARD; died 24 Dec 1837 in Vermillion County, Illinois, aged 71 years
1-1-3. Bowater CANADAY was born 14 May 1768 in Rowan County, North Carolina; married Mary RUSSELL
1-1-4. Charles CANADAY was born 18 Apr 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina; married Sarah RUSSELL; died 20 May 1851 in Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana, aged 81 years
1-1-5. Walter CANADAY was born 19 Dec 1771 in Guilford County, North Carolina; married Nancy Ann ___; died 19 Mar 1846 in Iowa, aged 74 years
1-1-6. John CANADAY, Jr. was born 13 Apr 1774 in Guilford County, North Carolina; married Juliatha COX; died 9 Jul 1843 1837 in Vermillion County, Illinois, aged 69 years
1-1-7. Robert CANADAY was born 13 Jan 1777 in Guilford County, North Carolina; married 1st Amy SUMNER, 2nd Sarah SUMNER [granddaughters of Robert and Phebe (BEALS) CANADAY]
Contributed 17 Jun 2026, thanks to M.D. Monk
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