Job Cannon was born August 5, 1766, in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. His parents were believed to be John (February 16, 1727, SC – d. Jan 19, 1794, NC) and Martha (Alexander) (b. ca. 1733 – d. Oct 8, 1799) Cannon.
The Birds’ Nest, U.S. Route 43, Vilula, Perry County, AL (Library of Congress)
Job Cannon married Margaret Irwin around 1791. They had seven known children. Job passed away July 21, 1842, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. His wife, Margaret, was in Perry County, Alabama by 1850 and living next door to her son Malcolm. She passed away Oct 16, 1860, in Perry County, Alabama. Some of their children moved to Georgia and Florida.
Some Southern Descendants of JOB CANNON (1766-1842) is a compilation of genealogy and descendant information of Job Cannon.
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Descendant surnames include: ABBOT, ALEXANDER, BAKER, BECKWORTH, BENSON, BOYD, BROWN, BROWNING, COLLINS, CRAWFORD, GRIFFEN, HANNON, HENRY, HOPKINS, MILLER, MOORE, MORELAND, MORLAND, ROACH, SANFORD, TUCKER, WILBURN, WOODALL
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This book helped me in my Cannon family research. It filled in several gaps, but of course, it added a few new questions. Such is genealogy.
Some Southern Descendants of JOB CANNON (1766-1842)

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Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey