Individual Details
John Cantrell
(October, 1724 - February, 1803)
(IMPORTANT NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: "The family genealogist has stated that he had 21 sons and 2 daughters, but research has disclosed that a number of the children attributed to John were sons of his brother, Isaac." (Lola Mae Smith, 1988.) "In 1907, the family genealogist listed Reuben as a son of John and a nephew to Isaac. The protest of Peter Cantrell, brother to Reuben, filed in 1806, listed Reuben as a son of Isaac." (Sammie K. Cantrell Rose, April 15, 1987.) Therefore several children shown by some early Cantrell genealogists have been removed from the family of John Cantrell and added or merged with the family of Isaac Cantrell.)
"John Cantrell was born in New Castle County, Pennsylvania (now Delaware), October 1724, and baptized in Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church March 25, 1726. He was married twice. His first wife was _______ Brittian, by whom he had seventeen sons; his second wife was Jane _______, by whom he had four sons and two daughters. We have heard from several that there were a number of twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered upon his estate.
"There are many traditions in the family regarding John Cantrell and his family and their moving to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his leaving New Castle County is not known. It is known, however, that he was living in Rockingham County, or what is now that county, North Carolina, before the Revolutionary War, and shortly after the war he moved to Ninety Six District, now Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where he owned over eight hundred acres of land on Buck Creek, water of Pacolet River. John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active workers in the Buck Creek Baptist Church and some of his descendants still attend this old church. There is no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the first three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to make the list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from memory by his descendants. Children: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Stephen, John, Charles, Joshua, Aaron, Simon, Peter, Thomas, Reuben, Edward, Benjamin, Brittian (no record), James, William, Moses, Daniel, Gabriel." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 8.)
"Aaron, Simon and Peter Cantrell were young boys when the Revolution broke out, living with their parents in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. In 1780-81, they were among the South Carolina lads who acted as scouts to General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox."
"We read in history that: "In the darkest hour of the American cause in South Carolina, Marion, who had already distinguished himself as an officer, formed 'Marion's Brigade.' His men were armed with what they could get. Some carried rude sabres hammered out of old saws; their bullets were often made by melting down pewter mugs and platters. Their costumes were often grotesque, the majority being raggedly clothed, with small skin caps on their heads, as shabby as themselves. They lived chiefly on hominy and potatoes and they were capable of any amount of hardship, in which their Commander set them a good example by sleeping on the ground, usually without a blanket. With this force Marion would move with incredible swiftness, striking now one weak point in the enemy's defenses, and then quickly falling on another far away. He knew every by-way; it was impossible to entrap this swamp fox. When hard pressed by the enemy, he would disband his force, leaving every man to extricate himself. He gave the British no peace." With all his boldness, Francis Marion was famed for the sweetness of his temper and his men were devoted to him.
"Into this irregular warfare, near the close of the Revolution, our three young Cantrell soldiers entered. We regret our inablility to find exact record of their fearless service, but the very nature of it made this almost impossible. There is the following well-known tradition extant in many branches of the family regarding the: Aaron, Simon and Peter Cantrell were taken prisoners while on scout duty and condemned to be shot. They were bound by cords and led to a lonely spot. Some of the traditions relate that both Aaron and Peter escaped, and as there were several Aaron and Peter Cantrells of that age in South Carolina, this may be true, but we could not verify this. Others say that only Peter escaped: that in running away, he fell over a tree and severed the cords that bound him, which enabled him to run the faster and gain General Marion's camp, some two miles away, in safety. Simon Cantell was bound to a stake. He asked for time to pray; but while praying his captors, said to be Colonel Tarleton's men, fairly riddled his body with bullets." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, pages 96 - 97.)
"Cantrell, John 1724 - 1803, m. (1) ____ Brittian, (2) Jane ____." (North Carolina DAR Patriot Index.)
"John Cantrell was married twice. His first wife was ______Brittian, by whom he had seventeen sons; his second wife was Jane_____, by whom he had four sons and two daughters. We have heard from several that there were a number of twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered upon his estate.
"There are many traditions in the family regarding John Cantrell and his family and their moving to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his leaving New Castle county is not known. It is known however, that he was living in Rockingham county, or what is now that county , North Carolina, before the Revolutionary War, and shortly after the war he moved to Ninety Six District, now Spartanburg county, SC, where he owned over eight hundred acres of land on Buck creek, waters of Pacolet river.
"John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active workers in the Buck creek Baptist church and some of his descendants still attend this old church.
"There is no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the first three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to make the list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from memory by his descendants." (CANTRILL-CANTRELL GENEALOGY, Susan Christy.)
"John Cantrell was born in October 1724 in New Castle Couty, PA. (now Delaware) and was baptized 25 Mar 1726 in Old Swedes, now Holy Trinity Church in Wilmington, Delaware. He grew to manhood in the area of his birth and here he married 1st time to a Miss Brittain who was either a daughter or sister of Joseph Brittain who accompanied them to Orange County, NC. John became associated with the Welch Tract Baptist Church, which had been established in the early 1700 in the New Castle area. The rest of his life he was an active worker for the Old Regular Baptist Church. After the birth of some of their children in the New Catle area, John joined with others in the movement south, down through the Great Valley of Virginia to the Peidmnont Plateau of the Carolinas. They settled in the "Land of Eden" and he purchased land north of the Haw River and south of the Dan River. The land was on Wolf Island Creek, a triburtary of the Dan. The list of Taxables collected in the years of 1752 and 1753, contained the name of John Cantrell with two white polls. He purchased his land in 1758 and it was just north of the present town of Reidsville, NC. John was appointed to many juries in the next 15 years. His 1st wife died and he married 2nd Jane_____. The approximate date of Johns move south to the 96th District of South Carolina has not been established but it was probably soon after the war. There he farmed and worked with the Buck Creek Baptist Church which he had helped establish in 1789. He was listed with son Moses in the 1800 Census. John died in 1803 and three of his sons were the administrators of his estate. He was probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family genealogist has stated that he had 21 sons and 2 daughters, but recearch has disclosed that a number of the children attributed to John were sons of his brother, Isaac." (Lola Mae Smith, 1988.)
"John Cantrell was born in October 1724 in New Castle Co., PA. (now Delaware) and was baptized 25 Mar 1726 at Old Swedes, now Holy Trinity Church in Wilmington, Delaware. His father moved to the big valley of Virginia before John reached his teens. In 1738 his father was living in Orange County, VA.. He spent all of his life as a farmer. We don't know what education he [John] may have had but he probably received what ever was available to frontier lads. The family genealogist has stated that he married two times and from the ages of the children, this is probably true. She has stated that his 1st wife was a Miss. Brittain, who lived near John in NC. and who is mentioned in the records of Orange Co.. There was also a James Britton who was on a tax list with his brother, Joseph in 1759 in Rowan Co.. The marriage was probably somewhere in the valley of VA.. In the 18th century, families from Pennsylvania filtered down trhrough the Great Valley of VA. to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas. The famiily had become associated with the Baptist Church and Isaac, John's brother was ordained a minister. The family settled in the "Land of Eden", Granville County, NC., which became Orange County in 1752. John is first located on a tax list submitted by the Sheriff in 1754. The list was for two white polls. His brother Isaas received a land grant for 202 acres on land in Orange Co. on the 13 of November 1756. He sold this land to John on 13 Mar 1759. The deed was witnessed by James Watson. The land was on a ridge between the waters of County Line Creek and Jordons Creek. The land was about seven (7) miles north of the Upper Branch of the Haw River, on the waters of Wolf Island Creek which was a branach of the Dan River to the north. It is about two miles north of the present town of Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC. After the tax list of 1754, the next time we find John in the Minutes of the Orange County records, is when he was sued by James Cary Jr. on a debt in the Dec. court of 1758. In the Court of Sept. 1759, he and brother Joseph, were on a road jury to lay out a road from Hog__'s Creek to the county courthouse.. He and William Savage were appointed Overseers of the road. In August 1760, they were appoiinted to another road jury to lay out a road from Daniel McCulloms plantation to Taylors road leading to the courthouse. He was appointed Overseer of the lower section. In August 1763, Henry Cobb was appointed to replace John on the Lower town road, and in May 1765, John Morrow was appointed Overseeer in place of John on the other road. in May 1766, John was appointed Overseer of a road in place of Wm. Laughlin. On 12 November 1765, John sold his 202 acres of land to William Jones. No record of his having purchased other land in Orange county records. Guilford county, NC. was born in 1771 from the western part of Orange county. John and his family lived in the northern part of the new county, and this area became Rockingham County in 1785, by that time, John and his family and many others in the area had moved on south westward down the Piedmont Plateau to the 96th District of South Carolina. When this move was made has not been firmly established but it appears to have been shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War. His 1st wife died and he married 2nd Jane ______. The 1st wife is probably buried at the Wolf Island Baptist Church Cemetery. The church was formed in 1777 by his brother, Isaac, on a part of his 770 acre farm. Isaac's 1st wife had died in the area and she was probably buried on the ridge where the church was built. John's wife is probably buried at the same burial place. In the 1960's the field rock markers were removed to facilitate mowing. It was estimated that there were approximately one hundred unmarked graves in the cemetery. The family genealogist has stated that John had seventeen sons by the 1st wife and four sons and two daughters by the second wife. She admitted there was no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for the listed children of John, except for the first three. She had heard the tradition of the Cantrell with twenty one sons and through there was available evidence that Isaac was more likely to have had the twenty one sons she attributed them to John and proceeded to compile a list of twenty one. We now know that two of the listed sons were not Cantrells but Curtis. This was due to a misreading of the 1790 census. We know that at least three of the children listed were nephews, sons of brother, Isaac. Two sons listed were never locate on census reports or other records, but this does not mean that they did not exist, so we end up with a list of sixteen sons and as the two daughters of John that we have located were born during the years of the 1st marriage, we can assume there were at least four daughters.
"Soon after John arrived in the 96th District, later Sprartanburg Co., SC. He acquired 800 acres of land on Buck Creek, waters of the Pacolet River. Later, his brother, Isaac, and many of his sons and nephews also acquired land in the area. in 1790, John was listed as head of household in the census of 96th District. He had one son under sixteen and two daughter at home. Many family names on the this census were familiar names 1st located in the Court records of Orange County, NC.. We have assumed that John and his brothers were the first tuo use the spelling of the family name as Cantrell, but now we find his father, Joseph used this spelling in 1738 in Virginia.
"The history of the South Carolina Baptist Church gives statistics for the Buck Creek Baptist Church for the period 1790-1800. This church claims to have been a constituted body since 1779. Situated near Pacolet River about twelve miles northeast of Spartanburg, it became a constituent of the Bethel Association in 1789. In 1790, the church had 78 members. When John's brother, Isaac moved south in 1795 he became the minister there in 1796-97 and 1798. John was a messenger to the Bethel Association in 1797-98 and 1799. In 1800, John was listed as the minister. The church building has been rebuilt several times in the past 200 years. At the presest time, there is a fairly new, large, red brick church building across the road from the old church location and the cemetery. It is located on a hill, about a quarter of a mile north of the mouth of Buck Creek, about 2 miles west of Mayo. Descendants of the family are still members of the church.
"John was not listed as the head of household in the 1800 census of SC., but he was listed in the household of son, Moses age 36. the household listed a male and female over 45 years of age. We know that John owned three slaves and the listing for Moses had 3 slaves listed.
"John died before Feb. 1803 and three sons, Abraham, Stephen and Moses were appointed administrators of the estate. The probate was recorded in Deed book "L" page 193. His widow, Jane, received a dower settlement. In the last several years, a number of researchers have tried to locate this deed book without success. John was probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The center of the cemetery has a least one hundred graves marked by fieldstones. Only graves from the 1850's contain information on the stones. Jane was not listed as head of household on the 1810 census. She was probably living in the house hold of a married daughter." (Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per Warren G. Cantrell, 1913 Willowbend, Killeen, Texas 76543.)
(LDS Ancestor File, Ver 4.15; 1695-1731; 31 Aug 1995. Submitters: Betty Joan Wells, 122 Winham, Salinas, CA 93901 (submitted 1992); Audrey Chapman, 455 N 100 W #4, Provo, UT 84601 (1992); Mildred Ritchardson, Rt 2, Box 163, Hindsville, AR 72738 (1992); Fredrick M. Barry, 61359 Brittany Drive, Lacombe, LA 70445 (1992); Darrel Eugene Lawson, 525 San Miguel Dr., Corona, CA 91719 (1992); plus 8 more.)
"John Cantrell was born in New Castle County, Pennsylvania (now Delaware), October 1724, and baptized in Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church March 25, 1726. He was married twice. His first wife was _______ Brittian, by whom he had seventeen sons; his second wife was Jane _______, by whom he had four sons and two daughters. We have heard from several that there were a number of twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered upon his estate.
"There are many traditions in the family regarding John Cantrell and his family and their moving to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his leaving New Castle County is not known. It is known, however, that he was living in Rockingham County, or what is now that county, North Carolina, before the Revolutionary War, and shortly after the war he moved to Ninety Six District, now Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where he owned over eight hundred acres of land on Buck Creek, water of Pacolet River. John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active workers in the Buck Creek Baptist Church and some of his descendants still attend this old church. There is no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the first three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to make the list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from memory by his descendants. Children: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Stephen, John, Charles, Joshua, Aaron, Simon, Peter, Thomas, Reuben, Edward, Benjamin, Brittian (no record), James, William, Moses, Daniel, Gabriel." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 8.)
"Aaron, Simon and Peter Cantrell were young boys when the Revolution broke out, living with their parents in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. In 1780-81, they were among the South Carolina lads who acted as scouts to General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox."
"We read in history that: "In the darkest hour of the American cause in South Carolina, Marion, who had already distinguished himself as an officer, formed 'Marion's Brigade.' His men were armed with what they could get. Some carried rude sabres hammered out of old saws; their bullets were often made by melting down pewter mugs and platters. Their costumes were often grotesque, the majority being raggedly clothed, with small skin caps on their heads, as shabby as themselves. They lived chiefly on hominy and potatoes and they were capable of any amount of hardship, in which their Commander set them a good example by sleeping on the ground, usually without a blanket. With this force Marion would move with incredible swiftness, striking now one weak point in the enemy's defenses, and then quickly falling on another far away. He knew every by-way; it was impossible to entrap this swamp fox. When hard pressed by the enemy, he would disband his force, leaving every man to extricate himself. He gave the British no peace." With all his boldness, Francis Marion was famed for the sweetness of his temper and his men were devoted to him.
"Into this irregular warfare, near the close of the Revolution, our three young Cantrell soldiers entered. We regret our inablility to find exact record of their fearless service, but the very nature of it made this almost impossible. There is the following well-known tradition extant in many branches of the family regarding the: Aaron, Simon and Peter Cantrell were taken prisoners while on scout duty and condemned to be shot. They were bound by cords and led to a lonely spot. Some of the traditions relate that both Aaron and Peter escaped, and as there were several Aaron and Peter Cantrells of that age in South Carolina, this may be true, but we could not verify this. Others say that only Peter escaped: that in running away, he fell over a tree and severed the cords that bound him, which enabled him to run the faster and gain General Marion's camp, some two miles away, in safety. Simon Cantell was bound to a stake. He asked for time to pray; but while praying his captors, said to be Colonel Tarleton's men, fairly riddled his body with bullets." (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908, by Susan Cantrill Christie, pages 96 - 97.)
"Cantrell, John 1724 - 1803, m. (1) ____ Brittian, (2) Jane ____." (North Carolina DAR Patriot Index.)
"John Cantrell was married twice. His first wife was ______Brittian, by whom he had seventeen sons; his second wife was Jane_____, by whom he had four sons and two daughters. We have heard from several that there were a number of twins in this large family. He died in 1803 and his sons Abraham, Stephen and Moses administered upon his estate.
"There are many traditions in the family regarding John Cantrell and his family and their moving to the Carolinas, but the exact date of his leaving New Castle county is not known. It is known however, that he was living in Rockingham county, or what is now that county , North Carolina, before the Revolutionary War, and shortly after the war he moved to Ninety Six District, now Spartanburg county, SC, where he owned over eight hundred acres of land on Buck creek, waters of Pacolet river.
"John Cantrell and his family were devoted and active workers in the Buck creek Baptist church and some of his descendants still attend this old church.
"There is no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for any but the first three of the children of John Cantrell and we have endeavored to make the list correct from records, rather than from lists furnished from memory by his descendants." (CANTRILL-CANTRELL GENEALOGY, Susan Christy.)
"John Cantrell was born in October 1724 in New Castle Couty, PA. (now Delaware) and was baptized 25 Mar 1726 in Old Swedes, now Holy Trinity Church in Wilmington, Delaware. He grew to manhood in the area of his birth and here he married 1st time to a Miss Brittain who was either a daughter or sister of Joseph Brittain who accompanied them to Orange County, NC. John became associated with the Welch Tract Baptist Church, which had been established in the early 1700 in the New Castle area. The rest of his life he was an active worker for the Old Regular Baptist Church. After the birth of some of their children in the New Catle area, John joined with others in the movement south, down through the Great Valley of Virginia to the Peidmnont Plateau of the Carolinas. They settled in the "Land of Eden" and he purchased land north of the Haw River and south of the Dan River. The land was on Wolf Island Creek, a triburtary of the Dan. The list of Taxables collected in the years of 1752 and 1753, contained the name of John Cantrell with two white polls. He purchased his land in 1758 and it was just north of the present town of Reidsville, NC. John was appointed to many juries in the next 15 years. His 1st wife died and he married 2nd Jane_____. The approximate date of Johns move south to the 96th District of South Carolina has not been established but it was probably soon after the war. There he farmed and worked with the Buck Creek Baptist Church which he had helped establish in 1789. He was listed with son Moses in the 1800 Census. John died in 1803 and three of his sons were the administrators of his estate. He was probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family genealogist has stated that he had 21 sons and 2 daughters, but recearch has disclosed that a number of the children attributed to John were sons of his brother, Isaac." (Lola Mae Smith, 1988.)
"John Cantrell was born in October 1724 in New Castle Co., PA. (now Delaware) and was baptized 25 Mar 1726 at Old Swedes, now Holy Trinity Church in Wilmington, Delaware. His father moved to the big valley of Virginia before John reached his teens. In 1738 his father was living in Orange County, VA.. He spent all of his life as a farmer. We don't know what education he [John] may have had but he probably received what ever was available to frontier lads. The family genealogist has stated that he married two times and from the ages of the children, this is probably true. She has stated that his 1st wife was a Miss. Brittain, who lived near John in NC. and who is mentioned in the records of Orange Co.. There was also a James Britton who was on a tax list with his brother, Joseph in 1759 in Rowan Co.. The marriage was probably somewhere in the valley of VA.. In the 18th century, families from Pennsylvania filtered down trhrough the Great Valley of VA. to the Piedmont Plateau of the Carolinas. The famiily had become associated with the Baptist Church and Isaac, John's brother was ordained a minister. The family settled in the "Land of Eden", Granville County, NC., which became Orange County in 1752. John is first located on a tax list submitted by the Sheriff in 1754. The list was for two white polls. His brother Isaas received a land grant for 202 acres on land in Orange Co. on the 13 of November 1756. He sold this land to John on 13 Mar 1759. The deed was witnessed by James Watson. The land was on a ridge between the waters of County Line Creek and Jordons Creek. The land was about seven (7) miles north of the Upper Branch of the Haw River, on the waters of Wolf Island Creek which was a branach of the Dan River to the north. It is about two miles north of the present town of Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC. After the tax list of 1754, the next time we find John in the Minutes of the Orange County records, is when he was sued by James Cary Jr. on a debt in the Dec. court of 1758. In the Court of Sept. 1759, he and brother Joseph, were on a road jury to lay out a road from Hog__'s Creek to the county courthouse.. He and William Savage were appointed Overseers of the road. In August 1760, they were appoiinted to another road jury to lay out a road from Daniel McCulloms plantation to Taylors road leading to the courthouse. He was appointed Overseer of the lower section. In August 1763, Henry Cobb was appointed to replace John on the Lower town road, and in May 1765, John Morrow was appointed Overseeer in place of John on the other road. in May 1766, John was appointed Overseer of a road in place of Wm. Laughlin. On 12 November 1765, John sold his 202 acres of land to William Jones. No record of his having purchased other land in Orange county records. Guilford county, NC. was born in 1771 from the western part of Orange county. John and his family lived in the northern part of the new county, and this area became Rockingham County in 1785, by that time, John and his family and many others in the area had moved on south westward down the Piedmont Plateau to the 96th District of South Carolina. When this move was made has not been firmly established but it appears to have been shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War. His 1st wife died and he married 2nd Jane ______. The 1st wife is probably buried at the Wolf Island Baptist Church Cemetery. The church was formed in 1777 by his brother, Isaac, on a part of his 770 acre farm. Isaac's 1st wife had died in the area and she was probably buried on the ridge where the church was built. John's wife is probably buried at the same burial place. In the 1960's the field rock markers were removed to facilitate mowing. It was estimated that there were approximately one hundred unmarked graves in the cemetery. The family genealogist has stated that John had seventeen sons by the 1st wife and four sons and two daughters by the second wife. She admitted there was no reliable authority for a correct tabulation for the listed children of John, except for the first three. She had heard the tradition of the Cantrell with twenty one sons and through there was available evidence that Isaac was more likely to have had the twenty one sons she attributed them to John and proceeded to compile a list of twenty one. We now know that two of the listed sons were not Cantrells but Curtis. This was due to a misreading of the 1790 census. We know that at least three of the children listed were nephews, sons of brother, Isaac. Two sons listed were never locate on census reports or other records, but this does not mean that they did not exist, so we end up with a list of sixteen sons and as the two daughters of John that we have located were born during the years of the 1st marriage, we can assume there were at least four daughters.
"Soon after John arrived in the 96th District, later Sprartanburg Co., SC. He acquired 800 acres of land on Buck Creek, waters of the Pacolet River. Later, his brother, Isaac, and many of his sons and nephews also acquired land in the area. in 1790, John was listed as head of household in the census of 96th District. He had one son under sixteen and two daughter at home. Many family names on the this census were familiar names 1st located in the Court records of Orange County, NC.. We have assumed that John and his brothers were the first tuo use the spelling of the family name as Cantrell, but now we find his father, Joseph used this spelling in 1738 in Virginia.
"The history of the South Carolina Baptist Church gives statistics for the Buck Creek Baptist Church for the period 1790-1800. This church claims to have been a constituted body since 1779. Situated near Pacolet River about twelve miles northeast of Spartanburg, it became a constituent of the Bethel Association in 1789. In 1790, the church had 78 members. When John's brother, Isaac moved south in 1795 he became the minister there in 1796-97 and 1798. John was a messenger to the Bethel Association in 1797-98 and 1799. In 1800, John was listed as the minister. The church building has been rebuilt several times in the past 200 years. At the presest time, there is a fairly new, large, red brick church building across the road from the old church location and the cemetery. It is located on a hill, about a quarter of a mile north of the mouth of Buck Creek, about 2 miles west of Mayo. Descendants of the family are still members of the church.
"John was not listed as the head of household in the 1800 census of SC., but he was listed in the household of son, Moses age 36. the household listed a male and female over 45 years of age. We know that John owned three slaves and the listing for Moses had 3 slaves listed.
"John died before Feb. 1803 and three sons, Abraham, Stephen and Moses were appointed administrators of the estate. The probate was recorded in Deed book "L" page 193. His widow, Jane, received a dower settlement. In the last several years, a number of researchers have tried to locate this deed book without success. John was probably buried at the Buck Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The center of the cemetery has a least one hundred graves marked by fieldstones. Only graves from the 1850's contain information on the stones. Jane was not listed as head of household on the 1810 census. She was probably living in the house hold of a married daughter." (Carolyn Sue Mitchell Bouska, 15001 Quail Drive, Balch Springs, Texas 75180-2447; tele: 214-557-5532, 1993 - 1995, as per Warren G. Cantrell, 1913 Willowbend, Killeen, Texas 76543.)
(LDS Ancestor File, Ver 4.15; 1695-1731; 31 Aug 1995. Submitters: Betty Joan Wells, 122 Winham, Salinas, CA 93901 (submitted 1992); Audrey Chapman, 455 N 100 W #4, Provo, UT 84601 (1992); Mildred Ritchardson, Rt 2, Box 163, Hindsville, AR 72738 (1992); Fredrick M. Barry, 61359 Brittany Drive, Lacombe, LA 70445 (1992); Darrel Eugene Lawson, 525 San Miguel Dr., Corona, CA 91719 (1992); plus 8 more.)
Events
| Marriage | April 25, 1720 | Wilmington, Delaware - Rachel Brittian | |||
| Birth | October, 1724 | New Castle County, Pennsylvania (now Delaware) | |||
| Christen | March 25, 1726 | Holy Trinity Church, New Castle County, Pennsylvania (now Delaware) | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1770 | Jane | |||
| Death | February, 1803 | Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Rachel Brittian (1726 - 1796) |
| Child | Capt. Abraham Cantrell (1744 - 1807) |
| Child | Isaac Cantrell (1744 - 1804) |
| Child | Jacob Cantrill (1747 - 1790) |
| Child | Joseph Cantrell (1748 - 1804) |
| Child | Joshua Cantrell (1748 - ) |
| Child | Stephen Cantrell (1749 - 1827) |
| Child | James Cantrell (1751 - ) |
| Child | Charles Cantrel (1751 - ) |
| Child | John M. "Miller John" Cantrell Jr. (1751 - 1823) |
| Child | Brittian Cantrell (1752 - ) |
| Child | Susan Cantrell (1753 - ) |
| Child | Aaron Cantrell (1755 - ) |
| Child | Simon Cantrell (1757 - ) |
| Child | Peter Cantrell (1759 - ) |
| Child | Margaret Cantrell (1760 - ) |
| Child | Thomas E. Cantrell (1761 - 1830) |
| Child | Moses Cantrell (1764 - ) |
| Child | Edward Cantrell (1764 - ) |
| Child | William Cantrell (1766 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Cantrell (1768 - 1843) |
| Spouse | Jane ( - ) |
| Child | Daniel Cantrell ( - ) |
| Child | Cantrell (1773 - ) |
| Child | Gabriel Cantrell (1775 - ) |
| Child | Cantrell (1777 - ) |
| Father | Joseph Cantrill (1695 - ) |
| Mother | Catherina Heath (1697 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Cantrell (1720 - ) |
| Sibling | daughter Cantrell (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Cantrill (1726 - ) |
| Sibling | Zebulon Cantrell (1728 - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac Cantrell (1729 - 1805) |
| Sibling | James Cantrell (1731 - ) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Cantrell (1733 - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen Cantrell (1735 - 1777) |