Samuel Canby (1745 - abt. 1823)

Born 6 Jun 1745 in Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Hough — married 28 Feb 1770 in Fairfax Meeting House, Virginia

Husband of Ann (Shinn) Canby — married 1 Sep 1779 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1823 at about age 77 in Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Samuel was a Friend (Quaker)

Samuel Canby was born 6 Jun 1745, the son of Benjamin Canby and Sarah Yardley ^[1] I have not found a document with the births of his parents, as the births for Buckingham MM online begin at 1747, and it was not found in the book of births and burials of Buckingham MM. Samuel was named in the will of his father Benjamin Canby, who died when he was very young. In 1769 Samuel received a certificate of removal from the Falls MM to go to the Fairfax MM in VA.^[2] He married his wife Elizabeth the following year.

He married (1) Elizabeth Hough^[3]https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3753/images/quakergenvolvi-006153?ssrc=pt&treeid=14327370&personid=90801465&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=347234^[4] Per the record in the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Elizabeth was the daughter of John Hough and Sarah. Samuel and Elizabeth had two children- Benjamin Hough Canby b. 16 Feb 1771 and John Hough Canby b. 27 Apr 1772.^[5]

Samuel married (2) Ann Shene^[6][7] As they were married in a Quaker meeting house, she was of the Quaker faith. The marriage record does not have anyone with the last name of Shene who attended the marriage. Her parents apparently died when she was young and she was adopted by Israel Thompson and his wife Ann (Richardson).^[8] Israel Thompson was in attendance at the wedding.

Adoption of Ann Shean by Israel Thompson and Ann his wife. Posted 24 Aug 2020 by colonialloudounvalley

In late winter of 1771 at the Fairfax Monthly Meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia, it was reported that Israel Thompson and Ann his wife having under their care a cousin about 11 years of age whom they had brought up from a child her parents being dead, and she likely to continue with them to mature age, they requested that she, “Ann Shein”, might be received as a Member of the Society of Friends. Such a request was deliberated upon and granted. In the fall of 1779 at Fairfax Monthly Meeting it was stated that those appointed to attend the anticipated marriage of Samuel Canby to “Ann Sheine” not being present, were continued to report to the following Meeting. Samuel Canby was at the time a thirty four years old widower with at least two children from his late wife the former Elizabeth Hough, daughter of John Hough and Sarah his wife. Later in the summer of same year Samuel Canby and “Ann Shean” were reported to have appeared before said Meeting to signify their intentions of marriage, which was consummated dated 1 September 1779. Seven members of the Thompson family formally witnesses their betrothal. Shortly beforehand Ann by her hand formally witnessed the then widowed Israel Thompson enter into a marriage contract with Sarah Hague, daughter of Francis Hague and Jane his wife. It being made a part of Israel Thompson’s final papers (Loudoun County Will Book E, pp. 87-9).

It is further noted that Ann's surname was spelled in a variety of ways as above given (Sheine, Shean, Shein). Also, see Shinn. A related possibility is the surname Chinn.

Roberto Costantino 26 December 2020

Three children were born to Samuel and Ann- Israel T. Canby, Joseph Canby and Sarah Canby. The births of these children were not recorded by the Fairfax Monthly Meeting. Israel and Joseph were received into membership at the Goose Creek Meeting, 1807/1808.

The minutes of the Goose Creek Monthly Meeting, Loudoun County, Virginia, for May 2, 1816, read that, "Samuel, who many years past, removed from this meeting into a situation in Kentucky, too remote from any settlement of Friends, to be joined to any meeting in that quarter, having stated in a letter addressed to one of our members, that he has again lately removed to and settled in Cincinnati in the State of Ohio and requesting a certificate to the Cincinnati Monthly Meeting. It was considered from the great lapse of time that has occurred since he could have had a part in any transaction here, usual inquiry may be omitted. We hereby certify that he is a member of our Society and as such we recommend him to your religious care and oversight." ^[9]

Samuel's date of death is given as 1823 Ohio, but I have no source at this time for this fact.

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Births Bucks County 1682-1800; John T. Humphrey, Humphrey Publ., Washington, D.C., 1993, pg. 47.
2. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1767-1771; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2/PH/F37 1.1; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #1107041537
3. ↑ Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol. VI, pg.510
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XF-2ZZ5?mode=g. Image 68
5. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Marriages, Births and Burials 1760-1892; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #1107386543
6. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore; US Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994; Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 2189 #1107386201
7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XF-2ZZ5?mode=g. Image 78
8. ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Minutes, 1746-1776; Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry Record 2189 #1107392736
9. ↑ Darrell B. Kitchen, A History and Background of the Kitchen Family http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kitgens/genealogy/chapter8.htm