Dodie, Thanks. In terms of John of Wilkes, the John of Amelia, John of Cumberland and the John of Giles - in light of those who survived until the 1820 census- had too many children . I will look more carefully at the date of death of John of Wilkes to see how the 1819 date fits in. Thanks for the reply and I invite others to join in. So far I am sure searching , especially in view of your question re John as a son of Lawrence, is in order. Jim [email protected] wrote: > Jim, Jane and all: > What bothers me about John McCan being one of the sons of Lawrence McCan is > this: Tho he seemed to be perhaps a son, , because of the regular > attendance at some of the weddings etc., we cannot be positive! I find that > at the time of Mary McCan's death, (wife of lawrence) she doesn't mention > John as a son in her will. She died 1819 as did her son Daniel. (Lawrence > already had passed away). She only mentions Patrick. It seems to me that > perhaps by 1819 that "maybe" John had already died, and I suppose this is a > possibility. Or perhaps this John may have been a nephew of Lawrence or a > grandson? Or a near relative of some sort. > Here too are more John McCans who are not traced further: > In Amelia Co Va - Jno. McCan with 7 whites in 1790 > In Cumberland Co. Va John McCan with 5 whites in 1790. > In Fluvanna Co Va Daniel McCan with 4 whites in 1790. > > In Giles Co Va John McCann appears 1810 census with the following: > (southwest of Monroe Co ) > 1 male age 0-10 > 5 females ages 0-10 > 1 male age 10-16 (this male could have been born 1794 or later.) > 2 females ages 10-16 > (9 children unidentified) > 1 male 45 or older (no doubt John McCan) > No wife listed. So this John would have been born 1765 or earlier > No further info however from Giles Co > Jim, wish we could find something further to help solve this mystery. All we > can > do is to keep searching...and hopefully something may turn up. I had been > hoping for some time to prove Samuel's (b 1815) relationship to William (b > 1792) and found William as being born in Parkersburg, Wood Co Va., then > later found him in a clip showing him, with Samuel, Elizabeth and MaryAnn as > children, being listed as being home schooled - so sometimes we get that > lucky to find a piece that fits. > Regards > Dorothy > > ==== McCANN Mailing List ==== > Hint: Visit the RootsWeb Archives and other resources at: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/m/c/MCCANN/

Can someone who is a more careful researcher than I provide all the census of 1800 listings for a John McCann? Also 1790? I am unable to secure this from my library at present and am trying to link the 1790 Johns to 1800 Johns and then to see if these same Johns are in the same location in 1810. I wold hope, although not overly confient because of boundry changes, family moves, etc. to try to find out who is unaccounted for and might be the John who is on the 1810 Wilkes county North Carolina census. If possible, please help me again on this. Jim Knoxville, Tn.