Re: Irish origin of name Caney?
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In reply to:
Irish origin of name Caney?
12/29/99
Susan, I think we have exchanged information via US postal service when you were just getting started.I have some information that the original/previous spelling was Chaney.Over the years, the "h" was dropped when the "C" pronounciation was hardened and the soft "h" was not as noticable.Not pronounced "ch" as in "church"Names were often written by others when the person was not able to write their own name.Thus many variations occured.I still think "Caney" or "Chaney" is English.Was that Thomas Randall Caney?