Individual Details
Thomas Canney
(Abt 1605 - Aft 1681)
Thomas and his wife had five children: unknown daughter who married Matthew Austin, Mary, Thomas, Hannah, and Joseph.
"Thomas Canney of Dover, New Hampshire" in the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Jan 2001 (19:1)
Thomas was one of the signers of the Dover Combination in 1640:
Whereas sundry Mischeifes and inconveniences have befaln us, and more and greater may in regard of want of Civill Government, his Gratious Matie haveing hitherto setled no Order for us to our Knowledge:
Wee whose names are underwritten being Inhabitants upon the River Piscataquack have voluntarily agreed to combine our Selves into a Body Politique that wee may the more comfortably enjoy the benefit of his Maties Lawes. And do hereby actually ingage our Selves to Submit to his Royal Maties Lawes together with all such Orders as shal bee concluded by a Major part of the Freemen of our Society , in case they bee not repugnant to the Lawes of England and administred in the behalfe of his Majesty.
And this wee have Mutually promised and concluded to do and so to continue till his Excellent Matie shall give other Order concerning us.
In Witness wee have hereto Set our hands the two & twentieth day of October in the Sixteenth yeare of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles by the grace of God King of Great Brittain France & Ireland Defender of the Faith &c Annoq Domi: 1640.
"Thomas Canney of Dover, New Hampshire" in the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Jan 2001 (19:1)
Thomas was one of the signers of the Dover Combination in 1640:
Whereas sundry Mischeifes and inconveniences have befaln us, and more and greater may in regard of want of Civill Government, his Gratious Matie haveing hitherto setled no Order for us to our Knowledge:
Wee whose names are underwritten being Inhabitants upon the River Piscataquack have voluntarily agreed to combine our Selves into a Body Politique that wee may the more comfortably enjoy the benefit of his Maties Lawes. And do hereby actually ingage our Selves to Submit to his Royal Maties Lawes together with all such Orders as shal bee concluded by a Major part of the Freemen of our Society , in case they bee not repugnant to the Lawes of England and administred in the behalfe of his Majesty.
And this wee have Mutually promised and concluded to do and so to continue till his Excellent Matie shall give other Order concerning us.
In Witness wee have hereto Set our hands the two & twentieth day of October in the Sixteenth yeare of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles by the grace of God King of Great Brittain France & Ireland Defender of the Faith &c Annoq Domi: 1640.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1605 | England | |||
| Immigration | Abt 1631 | Dover Neck, New Hampshire | |||
| Death | Aft 1681 | Dover, New Hampshire |
Families
| Spouse | Unknown Mrs. Canney ( - ) |
| Child | Mary Canney (1635 - 1706) |