Hello, I'm new to the list. I'm trying to find the names of the parents and siblings of my ggg-grandfather, Asa Canterbury, who was born in Botetourt Co. Virginia. It is possible that he was related to the Cantrall and Graham families, but so far I can't verify this. Any information on the Canterbury family is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Chloe Patton patton@eskimo.com 1. ASA CANTERBURY was born March 07, 1788 in Botetourt Co. VA, and died October 16, 1856 in Sangamon Co. IL-Buried Canterbury Cemetery, Cantral, IL. He married MARGARET "PEGGY" HORNBACK 1809 in Aberdeen, Brown, OH, daughter of ABRAHAM HORNBACK and ELIZABETH TRUMBO. Notes for ASA CANTERBURY: Asa Canterbury's father died when Asa was a child, and his mother moved to Bath county Kentucky. It is thought that she was somehow connected to the Cantrall family. When Asa married, Margaret "Peggy" Horback, his wife, lived in Fleming county, on the opposite side of the Licking River. There being opposition to their marriage, they went to Aberdeen, Ohio, and were there married. It could there be solemnized on short notice, as no license was required by the laws of Ohio at that time, and runaway wedding parties from Kentucky were quite popular. They had four children in Bath county, and moved to the Fleming side of the Licking River, where they had three. The family moved to Sangamon county, Illinois, arriving in the fall of 1826, in what is now Fancy Creek Township, where they had four more children. Asa and his family travelled with Levi Cantrall and his family. Children of ASA CANTERBURY and MARGARET HORNBACK are: i. ISAAC T.2 CANTERBURY, b. 1810, Montgomery Co. KY; d. April 21, 1848, Des Moines Co. IA-Buried Old Middletown Cemetery, Des Moines Co. Iowa. ii. MARIA OWENS CANTERBURY, b. October 21, 1813, Bath Co. KY; d. April 30, 1872, Sangamon Co. IL. iii. CARLISLE HARRISON CANTERBURY, b. December 05, 1814, Bath Co. KY; d. November 27, 1880, Cantrall, Menard, IL. iv. VALENTINE CANTERBURY, b. December 05, 1817, Bath Co. KY; d. March 02, 1834, Sangamon, Sangamon, IL. v. JOHN TRUMBO CANTERBURY, b. August 27, 1820, Fleming Co. KY; d. October 06, 1894, Cantral, Menard, IL. vi. ELIZA JANE CANTERBURY, b. March 22, 1822, Fleming Co. KY; d. September 07, 1871, Sangamon Co. IL. vii. OLIVER PERRY CANTERBURY, b. July 21, 1824, Fleming Co. KY; d. October 23, 1899, Cantrall, Menard, IL - buried Canterbury Cemetery, SW of Cantrall, IL. viii. MARTHA ANN CANTERBURY, b. November 09, 1826, Sangamon Co. IL; d. Unknown, Marion Co. IA; m. ELIJAH BRITTIN, March 14, 1848, Sangamon Co. IL. ix. MARGARET CANTERBURY, b. December 31, 1829, Sangamon Co. IL; d. Unknown, Menard Co. IL. x. ABRAHAM CANTERBURY, b. October 01, 1832, Sangamon Co. IL; d. September 08, 1844, Sangamon Co. IL. xi. JULIA C. CANTERBURY, b. 1834, Sangamon Co. IL; d. Unknown, Unknown; m. AUGUSTUS J. BRONSON, Unknown, Unknown.