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Cannon – Surname Saturday

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Don Taylor

Where did the Cannon name come from—and was Martha Cannon’s mother really a Rolfe? This Surname Saturday traces Martha Cannon Pankey (c.1764–1818) through colonial Goochland and Cumberland County, Virginia, untangling name origins, land patents, and an unconfirmed maternal mystery. Continue reading →

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Census Fact vs. Residence Fact — Caroline M. A. Pankey Howell (1811-?)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Don Taylor

By – Don Taylor Census Fact vs. Residence Fact I was recently reading the Genea Musings Blog by Randall J. Seaver where someone asked him why he uses “Census Fact” instead of other categories of Residence, Occupation, and other facts. … Continue reading →

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