The mention of a John McInnis from Scotland in Mississippi Territory was of interest to me, because I may have a connection! My great-great grandmother Jane was born a McInnis (married David L. Myers) from Covington County, MS. She was born 1829 and, although I can't momentarily locate her father's year of birth, I know he died about 1850 from consumption. Her father's name was ANGUS McInnis and I'm wondering whether or not he may have been one of the seven children Poldi mentioned for which there are missing names. My mother had done quite a bit of research on our family in the seventies and I believe she had recorded that Angus was the son of a Scottish immigrant. I also found recently on the BLM website that Angus had applied for and received a land patent in the 1840s in Covington County, MS. Any matches here with your information? Bronya Berkeley, CA