DESCENDANTS OF LAURENCE MCCAN

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                              Don Norman

 

1.LAURENCE MCCAN

 

    Laurence McCan was born in Ireland about 1730.  He married Mary

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Children of Laurence and Mary McCan.

 

  2.  (1). John

         m.Catherine Brown

 

  3.  (2). James

 

  4.  (3). Francis

 

  5.  (4). Daniel

 

  6.  (5). William

 

  7.  (6). Marmaduke

 

  8.  (7). Patrick                 b.c.     1765

         m.Hannah Johnson

 

 

8.PATRICK MCCAN     1.LAURENCE MCCAN

 

    Patrick McCan, a son of Laurence and Mary McCan, was born about

1765.  He married Hannah Johnson.  She was a daughter of William and Ruth Johnson. The family lived in present day Lewis County WV.  Patrick served in the American Revolution.

 

Children of Patrick and Hannah (Johnson) McCan.

 

  9.  (1). Mary                    b.       1788

         m.George Mitchell

         m.George Teter

 

 10.  (2). Ruth                    b.       1790

         m.George Cline

 

 11.  (3). Patrick Jr.             b.c.     1792

         m.Delia Teter

 

 12.  (4). Richard                 b.Jul  4 1796      d. May 18 1890

         m. Monica Eleanor Goff May 10 1821 Lewis County VA (WV)

         m. Mary Porter Mcclain Apr 11 1859 Meigs County OH

 

 13.  (5). Laurence                b.       1797

         m.Rachel ------

 

 14.  (6). Hester                  b.       1802

         m.William Sims Jr.

 

 15.  (7). Daniel                  b.       1804

         m.Mary Nicholas

 

 16.  (8). Martha                  b.       1806

         m.Jacob Nicholas

 

 17.  (9). William                 b.c      1809

         m.Elizabeth Jack

         m.Rebecca Goff

 

 18. (10). Margaret                b.       1809

         m.Richard Jones

 

 19. (11). Isaac

 

 20. (12). Strawn

 

12.RICHARD MCCAN     8.PATRICK MCCAN     1.LAURENCE MCCAN

 

Richard McCan, a son of Patrick and Hannah (Johnson) McCan, was born in VA July 4, 1796 and died in Roane County WV May 18, 1890. He married Monica Eleanor Goff May 10, 1821 Lewis County VA (WV). Elenaor, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Howell) Goff, was born in 1799 and died in Meigs county OH in September 1856.

      Richard married Mary Porter McClain April 11, 1859 in Meigs County OH. Mary was previously married to Abijah McClain.

Richard is buried on the old home place of Patrick McCan, Big Pigeon, Roane County WV. There was no marker in the mid 1980's. The area was grown up with weeds.

 

Children of Richard and Monica Eleanor (Goff) McCan.

 

 21.  (1). Patrick                  b. Dec 25 1822    d. Aug 7 1906

         m. Isabella Ann Geary May 22 1851  Kanawha County VA (WV)

 

22.         (2). Hannah

 

23.        (3). Calhoun                  b.        1828    d.       1903

 

24.        (4). Esther Ann               b.        1832    d.       1919

         m. Dr. Dixon

 

25.        (5). Mary M.                  b.        1840    d.       1925

 

 

21.PATRICK MCCAN    12.RICHARD MCCAN     8.PATRICK MCCAN     1.LAURENCE MCCAN

 

Dr. Patrick McCan, a son of Richard and Monica Eleanor (Goff) McCan, was born December 25, 1822 in Lewis County VA (WV) and died in Edison, NE August 7, 1906. He married Isabella Ann Geary May 22, 1851 in Kanawha County VA (WV). Isabella, a daughter of Mathew and Elizabeth (Ashley) Geary, was born July 25, 1835 in Osbornes Mills, Kanawha County VA (WV) and died January 23, Jan 1922 in Sterling, KS.

 

Children of Patrick and Isabella Ann (Geary) McCan.

 

 26.  (1). Mary Amilia              b. Aug  9 1852

   m. William A. Smith  Apr 26 1874

 

 27.  (2). Richard Locke Brooks     b. Jan 23 1854

 

 28.  (3). Esther Elizabeth         b. Feb 21 1857

   m. Isaac P. Smith Nov 21 1881

 

 29.  (4). Martha Ellen             b. Ju1 31 1858    d. Jun 20 1946

 

 30.  (5). Evangeline Caroline      b. Dec 20 1859

 

 31.  (6). Jessie Drusilla          b. Ju1  7 1861

 

 32.  (7). Ambrose Everett          b. May  7 1863

 

 33.  (8). Sherman Geary            b. Aug  4 1866

 

 34.  (9). Bertie Howard            b. Dec 30 1867

         m. Cora Mabel Hill

 

 35. (10). Patrick Henry            b. Jul 10 1869

 

 36. (11). Carrico Franklin         b. Jan 25 1871

 

 37. (12). Shelby Ryan              b. Jun 28 1873

 

 38. (13). Addie Belle              b. Jan  3 1875

 

 39. (14). Charles Wesley           b. Mar 12 1876

 

 40. (15). Benjamin West

         m. Eva Carmen McCoy

 

 

34.BERTIE HOWARD MCCAN  21.PATRICK MCCAN    12.RICHARD MCCAN     8.PATRICK MCCAN     1.LAURENCE MCCAN

 

Bertie Howard McCan, a son of Patrick and Isabella Ann (Geary) McCan, was born December 30, 1867. He married Cara Mabel Hill in Arapahoe, NE.

 

Children of Bertie Howard and Cora Mabel (Hill) McCan.

 

 41.  (1). Lloyd Ellis              b. Jan 8 1907

         m. Ruth Fern Erickson

 

 42.  (2). Howard Hill              b. Jan  7 19089

         m. Loris Fern Brawner

 

 

40.BENJAMIN WEST MCCAN   21.PATRICK MCCAN    12.RICHARD MCCAN     8.PATRICK MCCAN     1.LAURENCE MCCAN

 

Benjamin West McCan, a son of Pattick and Isabella Ann (Geary) McCan, married Eva Carmen McCoy.

 

 Children of Benjamin West and Eva Carmen (McCoy) McCan.

 

 44.  (1). Dorothy                  b. Oct 14 1922

         m. Wayne Frank Mues Nov 10 1945 Phillipsburg, KS

 

 44.  (2). Ruby Emongene            b. Jan 16 1928

         m. James Melvin Hays Mar 17 1945 Arapahoe, NE (Oct 18 1928-Sep 30 2000)

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

Callihan, Richard and Pat, letter to Don Norman October 20, 1993

White, Thomas Weldon, “Descendants of Patrick McCan”, Hacker’s Creek Journal, Vol. XXVI, Issue 1, 2007, 2008, pp.22-26, Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants, Horner WV 2008

“Hacker’s Creek Journal”, Vol. XXVI, Issue 2, 2007, 2008, p.6, Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants, Horner WV 2008