Neva; Dates would be crucial for any attempt at identification. Do you have any? Evidently there is a will for a William CANADA in Bedford Co. VA Will Bk 2, p. 52. Several publications show names interpreted as Canada, Kanada, Kannady, Keneday, and several more variations. It might take much work for you to pin down Who was Who in your 3rd gr-grandfather's generation and connect to the line you are now searching. The William Canada will was dated Dec 18, 1790 and an abstract states a wife was mentioned (not named), plus a son William. Also: daughters Mary Carey, Margret Hews, Jenit Sullivant, Elizabeth Martin, Isabella Key, Sarah Huddleston. Executors nominated were John Ayers and Henry Woody. Witnesses were John Ashwell, Elisha Burnit and Patrick Lynch. The will was probated in Bedford 28 Feb 1791 under the name William CANNADA. There's no mention of a daughter Nancy. Obviously this man had a son William we could call Jr., who, in turn, could have become known as Sr. and had his own son named William. You might want to review all names & dates & locations associated with your people and pay particular attention to the sources for same. Unless someone "hands you" the answer along with excellent documentation, you might have to try making eventual identifications by using other associated surnames (other than Allen) & begin to separate your precise line from others which just "seem like them". Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neva Elaine Muehlenbein" <muehlenb@midwest.net> To: <VAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 12:24 PM Subject: [VAFRANKL] Cannaday and Allen > > Could anyone give me any information about William Cannaday.Sr. His daughter Nancy married James Allen. they were my ggggrandparents. > Neva from Illinois > > > ==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Messages from this mailing list are "warranted" to be virus free ... > BUT some virus might masquerade as a mailing list message ... > ALWAYS be careful with unexpected attachments to email messages. > >