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