On 6/13/2011 8:44 AM, Don Maxwell wrote: > Jane and All,Am glad to see you are still active...Ive been focusing on other lines and had hoped there was a "major breakthru" in the W.Pa. McCann line.Seems James (Sr) was abt 15 yo when James (Jr) was born? We have alot of information to fill in....I have alot fo information on my William McCann b ca 1781-1785 for those interested (or visit my webpage below).Hope you get to feeling better soon! > Hi, Don, I have also been focusing on other lines ---- lines with published church baptismal records and early tax records in eastern PA. Thanks for suggesting we view your wepage for more information on William b.c. 1781-1785. Have had a recent minor "breakthrough" vis a vis the McCanns. A Rhodes researcher and I (also with Rhodes ancestors) bumped into one another, and when she spotted McCann in my name asked if I was related to the McCanns of sw PA. It appears that she descends from David, Jr. son of David, son of James. Her family history has some recorded oral history as an ancestor took down notes from his Mother, Orpha Ann McCann Wroe 1818-1906, apparently late in her life. Her existence was news! Orpha's Obit mentions two living sisters, Mary Ann McCann 1821-1908 who m. George Debolt. and Elizabeth Jane McCann 1828- after 1906 who m. Joseph Houlsworth -- news. I have had those two McCanns as daughters of David and Nancy ___. Another more recent, but unknown family member was looking for a James McCann who fought in the Rev. War as she had apparently learned that Orpha descended from that man, who was reportedly born in Cork, Ireland! More news! Orpha had reported that there were Kings in her family. There is a Monongalia county marriage record for a David McCann and a Nancy King dated 27 Nov 1817 (before Preston was created out of Monongalia) which someone had thought was in error and should read, "John son of David." Looks like that assumption was likely wrong, that it was really David Jr. who m. Nancy King not his brother John. It appears that David McCann's wife, Nancy King, died between 1830-1831. David, Jr. married second Sarah A. Morris before 1840. Sarah's maiden name is news. David, Jr. migrated to Jackson twp., Greene, IN after 1852 when he was still on a German twp., Fayette tax list recorded as "old laborer." Best regards, Jane