Henry: I'm glad you're still out there, You never know when you will find out something, It is very difficult to find info when the families were here 200 years ago, There are only three of my generation living. The other two could care less or don't know anything, Just keep plugging along. It takes a long time. I have had a lot of help on this Web-site from many, Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Henry McCann <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [McCANN] Henry McCan > Ann, > > Yes, I've been reading and also printing out just about everything. I've > read and re-read some of the information, I guess one of my many problems is > that I just can't seem to tie any of this to the McCann's in South Texas. > Could be that I don't know how, I know I have wondered many times over the > years how so many seem to be able to do this. Is a lot of it just guessing, > hoping are what? > > None the less it has been interesting all that I have read, sorry I didn't > mention that I was here. I know if you still have living relatives it may be > possible to get information from them, but I'm one those that waited to get > into this after all have passed on. > > Thanks, > > Henry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "amccann74" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 3:49 PM > Subject: Re: [McCANN] Henry McCan > > > > Hi Dodie: > > I hope the person that was looking for Henry McCann from Texas is getting > > all this info on all the Henry McCanns. > > I wish he would let us know, > > Ann T. Meyer (Nee Ann McCann) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:24 AM > > Subject: [McCANN] Henry McCan > > > > > > > These henry Mccanns are quite numerous in my Va/WVa family, seems each > > > generation had a son by that name. I always find it interesting, as I > > have > > > always felt that William McCan b 1792 in Va. must have had an ancestor > by > > > that name as well - I had posted at one time a letter written by a > Henry > > > McCan who had "gone west" to MO. in the early days. he wrote the letter > > from > > > Franklin Co MO. in 1829. So he would have been one of the early > settlers > > > there! > > > > > > The 1840 census of Missouri shows the following McCanns: > > > 1. Henry, Franklin Co., St John Twp. (census #215) > > > 2. Alexander, St Louis Co, St Louis twp. (census #109) > > > 3. James, Lewis Co, no twp listed (census #199) > > > 4. James-2, Clinton Co, no twp listed (census #038) > > > 5. Jesse, Warren Co, Elkhorn twp. (census #171) > > > 6. Joseph, Barry Co Mt Pleasanr twp, (census #035) > > > > > > Further information I have is that a Henry McCan of Highland County Va > > (Then > > > it was Pendleton Co) wrote the letter to a friend, not named and > > addressed > > > to Hull's Store in that Co. Also this Henry appears in the Pa archives > > 5th > > > series, Vol 7 (War of 1812) in the Roll of Capt Hull's Co in 1814. He > > seems > > > to be the same one who moved to Mo. and probably written to Capt Hull in > > Va > > > (now W Va.) I have not found anything further on this Henry McCan > > however. > > > Interesting also to note that he may have been a brother to my ancestor > > > William McCan who also served in the War of 1812. William named his 2nd > > son > > > Henry, who moved to Madison Co OH with his family. > > > If some of you would like to see the letter, would be willing to post it > > on > > > the McCann list again. > > > Regards to all > > > Dorothy McCann-Phillips > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== McCANN Mailing List ==== > > > Caveat: Do NOT post to Multiple Lists with one email, please! > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== McCANN Mailing List ==== > > Reminder: Record Your Sources and Cite Them for Others! > > > > > > > > ==== McCANN Mailing List ==== > Plea: Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! > >