Cannon Bible

Used with permission of Elizabeth Ross who attached the following
notes. J. L. Jackson, the late genealogist in Pitt, had access to this
Bible about 50 years ago, and his interpretation of the information is
in the J. L. Jackson Papers at Shepard Library in Greenville. Note that
while his expertise in reading old documents was high, his typing was
subject to error, and subject to my interpretation. Furthermore, my
copy of it is also typed (by now a 3rd-generation removed from the
original) and is also subject to typos.
Please take all this into consideration as you decide how reliable the
actual information might be!

The Cannon Bible

From the J. L. Jackson Papers, Shepard Library, Greenville, N. C. The
data copied by Mr. Jackson (probably in the 1940s or 1950s) is
represented here exactly as found in his papers, obviously paraphrased.
He had added notes in the margins which are placed in parentheses in
this transcription.
Bracketed notes are editorial. The Bible, credited to the possession of
Alonza Dail, was transcribed by Wm. L. Murphy in the 1980s. Jackson
wrote: "Data from Bible of Patsy Hart-Cannon, published in 1814 and now
in possession of Rev. Alonza Dail of Winterville, NC."

Alfred Cannon, son of Thomas and Mary Cannon, born Nov. 23, 1854

John William Cannon, son of Thomas and Alley [Allie Fair Cox] born Oct.
20, 1840

Sernea (Serena?) dau. of Henry and Uilney? (couldn't decipher name)
(Senea) born May 8, 1815

Caleb Cannon, son of Caleb and Selia, b. Mar. 4, 1815

Rekey Cannon, dau. of Delana Cannon (Those names looked more like I
havewritten than anything else) born July 17, 1817

Jutry Cannon, dau. of Thomas b. Aug. 15, 1798 (married Benj. Tripp)
Jonathan Cannon, son of Caleb b. Oct. 5, 1806

Mary Cannon, dau. of Caleb b. Dec. 10, 1808

Thomas Cannon, son of Caleb b. Sept. 12, 1810

Allen Cannon, son of Henry b. Oct. 27, 1812

Elisa Cannon dau. of Henry (date illegible)

Hilary Cannon, son of Thomas b. Dec. 26, 1779 (married Martha Harrell)

Caleb Cannon, son of Thomas, b. Aug. 20, 1781

Sarah Cannon, dau. of Thomas, Nov. 16, 1782 (married Simon [?] Cox)

Thomas Cannon, son of Thomas b. Jan. 30, 1784

John Cannon, son of Thomas b. Nov. 17, 1787

Polly Cannon was born Sept. 16, 1787 (m. Wm. Hart)

Henry Cannon son of Thomas b. Nov. 4, 1789

Argent Cannon was born May 7, 1791 (m. John Hart)

Catey Cannon was born Dec. 4, 1793 (m. Matthew Slaughter)

Elizabeth Cannon, dau of Thomas b. Dec. 11, 1795 (m. a Norris)

Laney Cannon, dau of Thomas b. Dec. 11, 1795 (m. a Wainright)

Sarah Cox, dau. of Amos and Sarah his wife b. Aug. 18, 1820 (m. Warren
Braxton)

John C. Cox, son of Amos and Sarah his wife b. May 15, 1822 (m.
Elizabeth
Gardner)

Thomas Hart, son of Jesse and Gemima Hart, b. Aug. 27, 1857

Hilary Cannon Hart, son of William and Mary Hart b. Feb. 25, 1823

Mary Hart, dau. of Thomas Hart b. June 9, 1856

John Hart, son of John and Argant [sic] b. July 1, 1833

Jesse Hart, son of William Hart b. Mar. 16, 1826 (m. Jemima Tripp)

Mary Hart, dau. of William Hart b. 1825

Titus Hart, son of William Hart b. Jan. 18, 1828

Rachel Slaughter, dau. of Matthew and Catey b. Dec. 19, 1813

John Slaughter, son of Matthew and Catey b. Dec. 25, 1816

Theophilus son of Matthew and Catey b. Sept. 27, 1818

Jutry daughter of Matthew and Catey b. Aug. 13, 1820

Suanah [sic] daughter of Matthew and Catey b. Sept. 19, 1822

Catey, daughter of Matthew and Catey b. May 8, 1825

Cannon Slaughter, son of Matthew and Catherine, b. Aug. 12, 1827

Edney Slaughter, dau. of Matthew and Catherine, b. Dec. 27, 1829 (n.m.)

Bryant Tripp, son of Benjamin and Jutry b. May 1836 (m. Abbie Nelson)

John Tripp, son of Benj. and Jutry b. Dec. 1838

Caleb Tripp, son of Benj. and Jutry b. Oct. 19, 1840

(m. 1st Florence Patrick

m. 2nd Sarah Louisa Buck)





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