Cann Family Line

Cann Family Line

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Grandy's 5x Great-Grandmother:

My 7x Great-Grandmother:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 8x Great-Grandmother:

Family

Spouse:

James Claypoole II

Birthdate: June 12, 1664

Birthplace: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Denomination: (probably) Quaker

Death: ca. July 24, 1706 in New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware Colony

Public Service: Appointed Clerk of the Court in 1690 in and for New Castle, Delaware.

About Mary Jean Cann

Biography

After the death of her husband (before May 1700), Mary remarried either one of the following men...

Francis Cooke of Philadelphia

Christiern Hansson Steelman

Sources

Ancestry.com, Seven hundred ancestors (Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Leonard, Lewis Keeler.. Seven hundred ancestors. unknown: unknown, 1975.Original data: Leonard, Lewis Keeler.. Seven hundred ancestors. unknown: unknown, 1975.)

Deed Records of Sussex County, Delaware, 1693-1886: Deeds, book C3-D4, 1698-1721. FamilySearch.org. Accessed 23 Oct 2019

Image: 233 [1]

Date: 13 May 1700

Acknowledgment of “John Crew of Sussex county, Plant., of debt to ffrancis Cooke of Philadelphia, Admin. In the Right of Mary his wife of the goods and chattels rights and credits of James Claypoole, late of Philadelphia, dec’d. in the sum of £24.” John Crew hereby promises to pay 10 Oct next £12 to settle the debt.

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/27SG-XKL?icid=amp_hdr_signin

https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Claypoole-Steelman/6000000006445220659

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66093684/mary-claypoole

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cann-361

https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=mary&n=cann

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Grandy's 6x Great-Grandfather:

My 8x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 9x Great-Grandfather:

John Cann (1645 - 1694)

John Cann, Sr.

Birthdate: 1645

Birthplace: Bristol, Somerset, City of Bristol, England

Christening: October 21, 1638 at Bradworthy, Devon, England

Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian / Quaker / Episcopalian

Arrival: November of 1675, at "Fenwick's Colony" (Salem), Province of West Jersey, aboard the ship "Griffin"

Residence: November 21, 1682, Granted a "lott of ground" in the town of New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware Colony

Death: May 2, 1694 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania

Occupation: In official records he was variously listed as Deputy Surveyor, Constable, planter, merchant, innkeeper and tailor.

Public Service: He was a justice of the Peace and in 1684 was appointed the first Registrar of Wills in Delaware and became a member of the General Assembly. He also served on the Town Council of New Castle.

Parents:

Robert Cann

1624-1685

Deliverance Cann

1615-1656

Family

Spouse:

Mary Alice Smoot

1650-1685

Mary Alice Cann

Birthdate: 1650

Birthplace: New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware Colony

Denomination: (probably) Quaker

Date of Marriage: ca. 1668

Place of Marriage:

Death: ca. 1685 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania

Immediate Family:

Daughter of [parents unknown]

Children:

1. Mary Jean Cann 1670–1705

2. John Cann 1680–1753

3. William Cann

About John Cann

Excerpt from 'Quakers in Delaware in the Time of William Penn', pg. 136...

by Herbert Standing

"One of the first Quaker settlers in Delaware was John Cann. His name is

included in the list of passengers on the ship Griffen, which brought the first

contingent of Friends to Salem, New Jersey, in 1675. John Cann was listed as

taxable in the records of New Castle County in 1677, and his wife Mary

testified in the New Castle Court in the same year. After holding several

positions in the government of New Castle County, John Cann was a member

of the Provincial Assembly in 1682-83 and served on the Provincial Council

in 1684 and 1685. John Cann's daughter Mary married James Claypoole,

who held the position of Clerk of Court in New Castle. Although both James

and Mary were from Quaker families, there is no record that they took any

significant part in Friends' activities. John Cann's sons, William and John,

were both Episcopalians. John Cann, Sr., died in Philadelphia on May 2,

1694"

John Cann was born about 1650 in Bristol, England. He emigrated on 20 July 1675 from London, England, listed on the ship “Griffin”, which sailed that day and arrived in New Castle, Delaware sometime in November of 1675. The ship was chartered by Major John Fenwick, the leader of a group of Quakers who founded Salem, New Jersey. It was the first English settlement on the Eastern Shore of Delaware. John Cann and others disembarked at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. At the time of John’s arrival the Plague was in England. It might be that John’s move and stay in Delaware was because of the Plague but that is unconfirmed. He bought his first tract of land in 1680 and added more from time to time until in 1685 he paid taxes on 900 acres and two lots in New Castle. He died on 2 May 1694 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.

Although he was a Presbyterian, he was friendly with Quakers. He looks to have been a personal friend of William Penn. He appears on the Delaware before 1677. The indications are that he was a typical English younger son, a good education but no money to speak of except what the eldest son chose to give him, which in this case it appears he had no brotherly help.

He sat on many juries and in 1679 was appointed Constable for one year. When William Penn granted him a large tract of land in 1681 a movement was started to merge the Delaware Counties with PA. the result was a petition being drawn up, signed, and sent to Penn. As John Cann’s signature appears on the document as a representative of New Castle County, it appears safe to assume he was one of the leaders.

When William Penn assumed direct management of his province, he appointed John Cann a Justice of the Peace, and in 1686, a Provincial Judge. In 1684, John became the first Registrar of Wills for New Castle and the same year a Deputy Surveyor. The first elected Assembly was called in 1683, and John Cann was chosen as a representative of New Castle County. The following year he became a member of the Provincial Council. The growing dissatisfaction with the appointment of officers for the tree lower counties came to a head in 1690, and the members of these counties refused to meet with those from Pennsylvania. After some months, the rebellious members met in New Castle, organized a separate council and proceeded to select John Cann as the President of Council, and to make their own appointments. This was the first attempt of the Delaware counties to break away from Pennsylvania, and, although this controversy was settled by compromise, the method of boycotting the council was found to be effective, and was used successfully when the colonies were separated in 1705. The compromise was that no one would be appointed without their approval. This principal was later adopted as a national policy, and is in effect today in the form of the Senate’s “advise and consent” on executive appointments.

In 1689, Jean Forat, a Justice of the Peace was removed from office by the Governor as a “seditious person.” He filed charges against John Cann, who sat as President of the Court, indirectly charging him with being disloyal to King William. Later in 1691, a John White filed a list of serious charges against John Cann, alleging all manner of things, such as that he was “selling justice,” that he was selling drink without a license, that he was transporting tobacco out of the colony without paying customs, that he was disrespectful and contemptuous of the King’s laws and his messengers, and generally not a proper person to administer the king’s law. However, the Governor reaffirmed his faith in John Cann’s loyalty and ability when he reappointed him the Provincial Council after the charges had been filed and he had been involved in a minor rebellion as a leader.

There is a Cann Road in Newark Delaware that is probably named after John or one of his descendents…also several Delaware homes carry the Cann name….here’s a link to one of them… http://www.pencaderheritage.org/landmarks/phland_p13.html

New Castle Quaker Meeting

Historical information

New Castle

Meeting established 1684

First Meeting House built 1705

Meeting "raised" [Moved to Wilm.] 1758

Meeting House demolished 1885

Location New Castle, Del.

From history of Friends' Meetings by T.C. Matlack (1938)

http://nc-chap.org/church/quaker.php

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/John-Cann-Sr/4467045193030074513

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2BD-SFF/john-cann-1645-1694

https://testfamilygenealogy.net/Documents/JohnTest/Griffin_PassengerList.htm

'Quakers in Delaware in the Time of William Penn', pg. 136

http://nc-chap.org/church/quaker/standingDH3crop.pdf

EARLY SETTLERS (BEFORE 1700) OF SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

http://usgenwebsites.org/NJSalem/documents/SalemCounty-earlysettlers-NJ.txt

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Grandy's 7x Great-Grandfather:

My 9x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandfather:

Robert Cann (1624 - 1685)

Also Known As: "not Sir Robert Cann"

Birthdate: 1624

Birthplace: Bristol, City of Bristol, England

Denomination: (probably) Church of England (Anglican) / Episcopalian

Death: 1685 in Bristol, Gloucester, England

Parents:

William Cann

1600-1658

Margaret Yeamans

1603-

Family

Spouse:

Deliverance Cann

1615-1656

Deliverance Cann

Birthdate: circa 1630

Birthplace: Bristol, City of Bristol, England

Denomination: (probably) Church of England (Anglican) / Episcopalian

Date of Marriage: [unknown]

Place of Marriage: [unknown]

Death: 1656 in Hull, Kingston upon Hull, England

Burial: Holy Trinity Church Hull, Kingston upon Hull, England

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Rev. John Cann and Agnes Ascott

Children:

1. Ann Cann 1634–

2. Thomas Cann 1638–

3. John Cann 1645–1694

About Robert Cann

From: The Flagon and Trencher - Colonial Tavernkeepers, Volume IV

John Cann 1645-1694

Innkeeper, New Castle, Delaware

John Cann was born 1635-1645 in Bristol, England; died in Philadelphia, Pa. 2 May 1694. He married Mary (-). He emigrated to America on the Griffin in 1675.

John Cann is believed to have been the son of Sir Robert Cann (See notes), Mayor of Bristol, England, and his wife Diliverance Cann, daughter of John Cann, noted preacher, publisher and translator of the Bible.

Notes

April 2014: Burke's, History of Parliament, and the Cann Family Tree do not have a marriage of Sir Robert Cann to Deliverance Cann. The relationship has been disconnected.

References:

https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Cann/6000000025621319993

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LTT7-HL8/robert-cann-1621-1685

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Grandy's 8x Great-Grandfather:

My 10x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:

William Cann (1600 - 1658)

Birthdate: 1600

Birthplace: Bristol, City of Bristol, England

Denomination: (probably) Church of England (Anglican)

Death: 1658 in Bristol, England

Parents: (unproven)

Sir Thomas Kinney

1578-1678

Ann Douglas

1578-1681

Family

Spouse:

Margaret Yeamans

1603-

Margaret Cann

Birthdate: 1603

Birthplace: Bristol, England

Denomination: (probably) Church of England (Anglican)

Date of Marriage: [unknown]

Place of Marriage: [unknown]

Death: [unknown]

Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Yeman and Joan Healey

Children:

1. Robert Cann 1624–1685

2. Matthew Cann 1628–

3. Agnes Cann 1631–1656

4. James Cann 1633–

5. Margaret Cann 1634–

6. Richard Cann 1637–1696

7. Timothy Cann 1637–

8. John Cann 1638–1703

9. William Cann 1639–1650

10. Nathaniel Cann 1639–

11. Martha Cann 1643–

12. Hester Cann 1645–

About

References:

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTT7-V2F

https://gw.geneanet.org/gsprague?lang=en&pz=geoffrey+huntley&nz=sprague&p=william&n=cann

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Grandy's 9x Great-Grandfather:

My 11x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 12x Great-Grandfather:

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Grandy's 10x Great-Grandfather:

My 12x Great-Grandfather:

Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 13x Great-Grandfather:

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