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The parents of John Cannon are unknown. We do know he never took out a patent for his own transportation, nor does he appear as a headright, and so must have been born in the colony. A John Cannon who arrived on the Abigail in 1622 was on 22 Jan. 1624/5 living at West and Shirley Hundred as a servant of Christopher Woodward and his partners John Higgins and Rice Howe [Hooe] (John Camden Hotten, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Baltimore 1974, p. 206; Peter Wilson Coldham, The Complete Book of Emigrants. 1607-166, Baltimore 1987, p. 52.) This place is located in Charles City County. On 20 Oct. 1665 a John Cannon in Charles City received an 80 acre land grant upon Kittawan Creek on the back of Weyanoke on the north side of James River, bounded by David Jones and due and confirmed by order of the General Court dated 16 Sept. 1663. (Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, v. 1, Richrnond 1934, p. 566). If this was John the immigrant he would have been 63 yeas of age. More likely it was his son.
John Cannon was born ca. 1642 and his wife Esther was born ca. 1664 according to the Pledge deposition discussed previously. There was a 21 year difference in their ages which suggests John could have had a previous marriage with no living issue. A family relationship to Morgan Peirce may be suggested by John Cannon's bringing an action on 2 Dec. 1682 against John Milner who had been the guardian of Morgan Peirce's orphans, Elizabeth, William and Francis, before 1678. In April 1682 John Cannon had been appointed the guardian of William and Francis and John Milner had not turned over to him their property. (Pauline Pearce Warner, Orphans Court Book 1677-1739, of Henrico County, Virginia, Tappahannock, Va.,1963, pp.14, 29, 31-33, 37; Henrico Co., Va. Record Bk. 1677-92, p. 238) William Peirce was of age in 1683 and Francis is 1684.
As noted before, John and Esther received 50 acres as a gift from her father in 1687. On 23 Oct. 1690 John patented 158 acres in Henrico County on the north side of James River on Four Mile Creek, bounded by John Pledge, for the transportation of John Brodnax three times and the transportation of Anthony Bourn once (Virginia Patent Bk. 8, p. 111). This gave him a total of 208 known acres.
A Mr. Brodnax owned a store in Henrico County and John Cannon did some work for him which was to be deducted from his store account. This transaction occurred in 1688. On 1 Sept. 1691 two depositions were made, one by Charles Bartholomew, aged about 30, and the other by Henry Randolph, Mr. Brodnax's attorney. aged about 25. Charles Bartholomew stated John Cannon had come to the store to settle his account but Mr. Brodnax was not there. Bartholomew came up with a balance due by John Cannon as £2.11.4. Mr. Brodnax then went to England and Mr. Randolph kept asking for the money. Cannon demied payment and said he had a discount against it and also not to bother him until Mr. Brodnax returned (Henrico Co., Va., Record Bk. 1677-92, pp. 228-29). How this was resolved we do not know but it is interesting to note that John Cannon received a grant for the transportation of a John Brodnax three times.
John Cannon also did his civic duty when he served on the grand jury for one year beginning 1 June 1685. (Henrico Co., Va., Record Bk. 1677-92, pp. 322). The only other record of interest was when Richard Parker on 1 April 1689 gave with affection to "John Cannon [Jr.] the son of John Cannon and Esther his wife one cow calf." (Henrico Co., Va., Record Bk. 1688-97. p. 41). No relationship has been established between the Cannon and Parker families.
John was aged about 53 when he made his will on 10 May 1696. Although it was not proved until 1 Feb. 1696/7, he died before Sept. 1696 when his widow, now called Hester, married Abraham Childers, the son of Phillemon Childers, Sr., and first cousin to Abraham Childers III. John gave to son John the land on Four Mile Creek and Spring Branch bounded by John Pledge. To son William he gave land on Four Mile Creek above Spring Branch up to the bridge and bounded by the road. To son Joseph he gave the land above the road up Four Mile Creek to Mirey Branch. Daughter Mary received a heifer called Venture. All the rest of the animals, household goods, etc., were given to wife Esther and she was named executrix. His loving friends Nich. Perkins, John Pledge [his brother-in-law], and John Redford were to be overseers and witnesses were John Pledge [brother-in-lawl, Edward Mathews and Pnill Childers. He signed his name. (Henrico Co., Va., Record Bk. 1710-14, pp. 249-50). Abra Childers, Jr., and Hester his wife were granted probate of the will of John Cannon on 1 Feb. 1696/7. (Henrico Co., Va., Record Bk. 1710-14, pp. 249-50. ).
The children of John and Esther Cannon were:
+A. John, married Mary Price.
+B. William, married Judith Woodson.
+C. Joseph. The only mention of him is found in his father' will.
+D. Mary.
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Abt 1642 - 1697 (~ 55 years)