Gary Canant, 12th Generation Descendant
Family history of Gary Canant and Conant-Canant morph.
Conant to Canant?
Our family name Conant morphed to Canant during the life of Samuel Conant (1730-1802) and his son was Hardy (Major) Canant. It sounds like Samuel had a scribbling problem.
Signatures Tell the Tale
Easy to see how “o” could be read as “a” with imprecise handwriting.
Top to Bottom:
Richard Conant – Roger’s Father
Robert Conant – Roger’s Brother
Lot Conant – Roger’s Son
Richard Conant, vicar – Roger’s Nephew
Raymond Canant – Gary’s Father
Note that the signatures from the 1700s were not as careful about the "O" in Conant and could have been read Canant