Individual Details
Robert Cann
( - 1685)
Robert twice became the Mayor of Bristol in 1662 and 1675. When he bought land at Stoke Bishop just outside Bristol on which to build a house, his success in moving into the county elite was marked by his term as High Sheriff in 1676. He was Bristol's Member of Parliament in 1678. He was knighted by King Charles II on 22nd April 1662, then was given a baronetcy on 13th September 1662. His first wife was Cicily Hook, daughter of Alderston Humphry Hook of Bristol, and they had two children, William and Ann. William later inherited the baronetcy from his father and became the 2nd Baronet of Compton Green. The second wife of Robert Cann was Deliverance Cann (1630 to 1656), daughter of John Cann the Preacher and publisher of the1611 King James Bible. They had a son, John (1643 - 1694) and it is this John Cann who sailed aboard the Griffin in October 1675 arriving in Newcastle, Delaware, USA. Deliverance Cann died in 1656 and was buried in Hull, Yorkshire. Robert had another wife, Ann Popley, with whom he had a son, Thomas, born 1662. There could also have been another marriage with the sister of Charles Jones. In 1668, Robert Cann owned land in North America and was granted a license to transport fifty horses for services on his plantations in the Barbados. Also, in 1652, the Governor of Waterford was ordered to deliver to Robert Cann, Robert Yate and Thomas Speed as many Irish rebel prisoners as they might choose to embark in their ship bound for the West Indies. Other property included a town house by the river in Bristol, and a manor house in Compton Greenfield. Sir Robert Cann died in 1685 and is buried at All Saint's Church in Compton Greenfield, an area to the north of Bristol.
Robert twice became the Mayor of Bristol in 1662 and 1675. When he bought land at Stoke Bishop just outside Bristol on which to build a house, his success in moving into the county elite was marked by his term as High Sheriff in 1676. He was Bristol's Member of Parliament in 1678. He was knighted by King Charles II on 22nd April 1662, then was given a baronetcy on 13th September 1662.
His first wife was Cicily Hook, daughter of Alderston Humphry Hook of Bristol, and they had two children, William and Ann. William later inherited the baronetcy from his father and became the 2nd Baronet of Compton Green.
The second wife of Robert Cann was Deliverance Cann (1630 to 1656), daughter of John Cann the Preacher and publisher of the1611 King James Bible. They had a son, John (1643 - 1694) and it is this John Cann who sailed aboard the Griffin in October 1675 arriving in Newcastle, Delaware, USA. Deliverance Cann died in 1656 and was buried in Hull, Yorkshire.
Robert had another wife, Ann Popley, with whom he had a son, Thomas, born 1662. There could also have been another marriage with the sister of Charles Jones.
In 1668, Robert Cann owned land in North America and was granted a license to transport fifty horses for services on his plantations in the Barbados. Also, in 1652, the Governor of Waterford was ordered to deliver to Robert Cann, Robert Yate and Thomas Speed as many Irish rebel prisoners as they might choose to embark in their ship bound for the West Indies. Other property included a town house by the river in Bristol, and a manor house in Compton Greenfield.
Sir Robert Cann died in 1685 and is buried at All Saint's Church in Compton Greenfield, an area to the north of Bristol.
Robert twice became the Mayor of Bristol in 1662 and 1675. When he bought land at Stoke Bishop just outside Bristol on which to build a house, his success in moving into the county elite was marked by his term as High Sheriff in 1676. He was Bristol's Member of Parliament in 1678. He was knighted by King Charles II on 22nd April 1662, then was given a baronetcy on 13th September 1662.
His first wife was Cicily Hook, daughter of Alderston Humphry Hook of Bristol, and they had two children, William and Ann. William later inherited the baronetcy from his father and became the 2nd Baronet of Compton Green.
The second wife of Robert Cann was Deliverance Cann (1630 to 1656), daughter of John Cann the Preacher and publisher of the1611 King James Bible. They had a son, John (1643 - 1694) and it is this John Cann who sailed aboard the Griffin in October 1675 arriving in Newcastle, Delaware, USA. Deliverance Cann died in 1656 and was buried in Hull, Yorkshire.
Robert had another wife, Ann Popley, with whom he had a son, Thomas, born 1662. There could also have been another marriage with the sister of Charles Jones.
In 1668, Robert Cann owned land in North America and was granted a license to transport fifty horses for services on his plantations in the Barbados. Also, in 1652, the Governor of Waterford was ordered to deliver to Robert Cann, Robert Yate and Thomas Speed as many Irish rebel prisoners as they might choose to embark in their ship bound for the West Indies. Other property included a town house by the river in Bristol, and a manor house in Compton Greenfield.
Sir Robert Cann died in 1685 and is buried at All Saint's Church in Compton Greenfield, an area to the north of Bristol.
Events
| Death | 1685 | All Saints Church Compton Greenfield, Bristol, England | |||
| Burial | 1685 | All Saint's Church in Compton Greenfield, an area to the north of Bristol | |||
| Birth | Bristol, England |
Families
| Spouse | Cicily Hook ( - ) |
| Child | William Cann ( - ) |
| Child | Ann Cann ( - ) |
| Spouse | Ann Popley ( - ) |
| Child | Thomas Cann (1662 - ) |
| Spouse | Deliverance Cann (1630 - 1656) |
| Child | John Cann (1643 - ) |
| Sibling | James Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hester Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Matthew Cann ( - ) |
| Father | William Cann (1600 - 1658) |
| Mother | Margaret Yeamans (1612 - ) |
| Sibling | John Cann (1636 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hester Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Matthew Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Richard Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | James Cann ( - ) |
| Father | William Cann (1600 - 1658) |
| Sibling | Margaret Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Hester Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | Matthew Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | James Cann ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Cann ( - ) |