Have been researching "CYNTHIA KENNEDY (CANADY) of Troy, TN. Born about 1823 and dies 1870-1880 May have been second wife of Joseph P.Taylor. JR. (1798-dies aft.1880) Cynthia may have been granddaughter or dau of Polly Kennedy c1768-1850-1860 Family lives in Troy Obion County and Kenton, Gibson County area. No other clues to Cynthia's family other than names of some of her children: Hulda, Amanda, Winifred, Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: <MNNichol@aol.com> To: <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 11:19 AM Subject: [Tngibson] Canady/Canada/Kennedy Families > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ReB.2ACE/2774 > > Message Board Post: > > I am compiling a lineage of the Canady/Kennedy family that migrated to > Gibson County between 1820 and 1830. To date I have listed four brothers > who arrived with the large contingent of settlers who came from Moore > County, North Carolina. Hardy and Patrick Canady remained in Gibson > County; David Canady moved to Troy, Obion County; and Charles Canady moved > to Mine Creek District, Hemstead, Arkansas. I believe these four men were > sons of either David or John Kennedy in Moore County. The Kennedy > families migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania prior to 1790 and > were engaged in the manufacturing of the North Carolina Longrifles. > Several signed copies of those longrifles are still in existence today. > Any information concerning those families would be appreciated. > > > ==== TNGIBSON Mailing List ==== > Gibson Co TN Genealogy Pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/ > >