Canning Family

The earliest CANNING for whom we have information is Elizabeth CANNING. The line of descent from her to Jim is as follows:

  1. Elizabeth CANNING, b 1676, Swan Creek, St. George Parish, Baltimore Co, MD, d unknown
    +John COTTRELL, b abt 1672, Swan Creek, St. George Parish, Baltimore Co, MD, d unknown, Baltimore Co, MD

    1. Elizabeth COTTRELL, b 8 Aug 1698

  2. Elizabeth COTTRELL, b 8 Aug 1698, Mosquito Creek, Baltimore Co, MD, d bef 5 Aug 1772
    +William PERKINS, b 15 Mar 1692, St. George Parish, Baltimore Co, MD, d 1760, Susquehanna, Baltimore Co, MD

    1. Mary PERKINS, b 17 Jun 1720
    2. John PERKINS, b unk
    3. Reuben PERKINS, b unk

  3. Mary PERKINS, b 17 Jun 1720, St. George Parish, Baltimore Co, MD, d 23 Apr 1760, Rowan Co, NC
    +John LOWRANCE, b 2 Feb 1716, Peapack, NJ, m 1738, Peapack, NJ, d 23 Apr 1781, Rowan Co, NC, bur Thyatira CP Church Cem, near Millbridge, NC

    1. Daniel LOWRANCE, b bef 1740
    2. Margaret LOWRANCE HUNT, b 28 Sep 1740
    3. Abraham LOWRANCE
    4. Andrew LOWRANCE
    5. Catherine LOWRANCE
    6. Elizabeth LOWRANCE
    7. Jacob LOWRANCE
    8. John LOWRANCE
    9. Joseph LOWRANCE
    10. Mary LOWRANCE

  4. Margaret LOWRANCE, b 28 Sep 1740, Peapack, NJ, m 3 Jan 1761, NC, d Davie Co, NC
    +Jonathan HUNT, b 1716, Hunterdon County, NJ, d 5 Sep 1782, Rowan Co, NC

    1. Daniel HUNT, b 17 Oct 1761
    2. Elizabeth HUNT PUGH, b 1 Jan 1763
    3. Gersham HUNT, b 10 Jul 1765
    4. Sarah Catherine HUNT RANKIN, b 26 Oct 1766
    5. Enoch HUNT, b 19 Jul 1768
    6. Susanna HUNT, b 10 Jun 1771
    7. Margaret HUNT JONES, b 18 Oct 1773
    8. Noah HUNT, b 1 Oct 1775
    9. Cynthia HUNT, b 16 May 1780

  5. Sarah Catherine HUNT, b 26 Oct 1766, NC, d abt 1835, TN
    +John RANKIN, b abt 1760, VA

    1. George Hunt RANKIN, b 24 Jun 1798
    2. Mary RANKIN FIELDS, b abt 1800
    3. Sarah R. RANKIN COSBEY, b 8 Nov 1803

  6. George Hunt RANKIN, b 24 Jun 1798, NC, d 28 Aug 1844, Williamson Co, TN, m 31 Oct 1821, Williamson Co, TN
    +Martha "Patsy" FIELDS, b 20 Jan 1805, Rockingham Co, NC, d 19 Sep 1860, Weakley Co, TN

    1. John Nelson RANKIN, b 25 Dec 1822
    2. Sarah Robert RANKIN, b 20 Jun 1824
    3. Mary RANKIN STILL, b 2 Dec 1825
    4. George Ezra RANKIN, b 2 Jul 1828
    5. Enoch Jones RANKIN, b 18 May 1830
    6. Josephus William RANKIN, b 5 Apr 1832
    7. Allen Dodd RANKIN, b 10 May 1834
    8. Maacha Ann RANKIN, b 26 Jul 1836
    9. Martha Elizabeth RANKIN, b 13 Mar 1837
    10. James Still RANKIN, b 2 Jun 1839
    11. Matilda Jane RANKIN ARNOLD, b 31 Jul 1841
    12. Thomas Walton RANKIN, b 31 Aug 1843
    13. Daniel Hunt RANKIN, b 1 Dec 1844

  7. George Ezra RANKIN, b 2 Jul 1828, Williamson Co, TN, d 18 Aug 1877, Obion Co, TN, m 7 Jun 1859
    +Susan M. PHELPS, b 29 Jun 1839, Rutherford Co, TN, d abt 1878, Obion Co, TN

    1. Annie RANKIN FINCH, b abt 1863
    2. Annette RANKIN KENDALL, b 25 Jan 1865
    3. Lou Ada RANKIN ADAMS, b 11 Jun 1867
    4. George Thomas RANKIN, b 31 Mar 1870

  8. Annette RANKIN, b 25 Jan 1865, Weakley Co, TN, d 8 May 1960, Albany, NY
    +James Alexander KENDALL, b 18 Oct 1861, Hickman Co, KY, d 13 Oct 1953, Albany, NY, m 21 Feb 1883, KY Photograph of Jim & Nettie

    1. Iris KENDALL, b abt 1884
    2. Grace KENDALL GORE, b 11 Nov 1885
    3. George Rupert KENDALL, b 4 Nov 1888
    4. Ruth KENDALL REID, b 14 Feb 1891
    5. Anna Verna KENDALL JAMES, b 29 Aug 1893 Photo of Verna and Bert
    6. Grayson KENDALL, b abt 1894
    7. Robert Guyn KENDALL, b 23 Sep 1895
    8. Lillian KENDALL WILLIAMS, b 18 Jul 1900 Photograph
    9. Joseph S. KENDALL, b 12 Nov 1903
    10. James Albert KENDALL, b 23 Dec 1905
    11. Thomas Alton KENDALL, b 23 Dec 1905
    12. Paul Rankin KENDALL, b 25 Sep 1909

  9. Anne Verna KENDALL, b 29 Aug 1893, Hickman Co, KY, d 13 Apr 1982, San Antonio, TX
    +George Thomas JAMES, b 21 Jan 1891, Graves Co, KY, d 10 Nov 1968, Fulton, KY, m 27 Nov 1919, KY

    1. George Thomas JAMES, Jr
    2. James Kendall JAMES
    3. Joseph Rankin JAMES

  10. James Kendall JAMES
    +Martha Lou CHAMBERS
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Revised 4 September 2007