Veteran of the War of 1812; married 17 Aug 1817 Shippenburg, Cumberland County, PA
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Francis M. McCann, born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and Sarah (Cramer) McCann, a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Mr. McCann came to America at the age of nine years with an uncle and settled in the city of Baltimore, where he grew to maturity. When about twenty-one years of age he enlisted in the United States army under Capt. Hale Hamilton, fought through the war of 1812, taking part in the battle of New Orleans under Gen. Jackson, and was mustered out of the service at the close of hostilities, as lieutenant of his company. In August, 1817, he was married to Miss Cramer, of Pennsylvania, a niece of Congressman Cramer, of that state, and moved to the mountains of Western Virginia. There some three years later, July 28, 1820, Amanda J. McCann was born. From Virginia, Mr. McCann moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, and after some losses and many changes he started with his family for Louisville, Kentucky. By accident, he was compelled to stop at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained for several years. From that city Amanda J. was sent to the convent school at Loretto, where she remained for four years, obtaining there the greater part of her education. Falling in with the tide of immigration to the South and West, Mr. McCann drifted to Mississippi, and finally, in 1840, settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where his family was domiciled and his servants quartered on a headright some miles outside of the town, which he had received for his services during the War of 1812. Two years later the family also settled on the headright, which now became the homestead, the affairs of which were ordered and conducted after the manner customary on the old-time southern plantations. [p. 2024, "A History of Texas and Texans", Volume 4, By Frank White Johnson; The American Historical Society, 1916
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Francis M. McCann, born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and Sarah (Cramer) McCann, a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Mr. McCann came to America at the age of nine years with an uncle and settled in the city of Baltimore, where he grew to maturity. When about twenty-one years of age he enlisted in the United States army under Capt. Hale Hamilton, fought through the war of 1812, taking part in the battle of New Orleans under Gen. Jackson, and was mustered out of the service at the close of hostilities, as lieutenant of his company. In August, 1817, he was married to Miss Cramer, of Pennsylvania, a niece of Congressman Cramer, of that state, and moved to the mountains of Western Virginia. There some three years later, July 28, 1820, Amanda J. McCann was born. From Virginia, Mr. McCann moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, and after some losses and many changes he started with his family for Louisville, Kentucky. By accident, he was compelled to stop at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained for several years. From that city Amanda J. was sent to the convent school at Loretto, where she remained for four years, obtaining there the greater part of her education. Falling in with the tide of immigration to the South and West, Mr. McCann drifted to Mississippi, and finally, in 1840, settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where his family was domiciled and his servants quartered on a headright some miles outside of the town, which he had received for his services during the War of 1812. Two years later the family also settled on the headright, which now became the homestead, the affairs of which were ordered and conducted after the manner customary on the old-time southern plantations. [p. 2024, "A History of Texas and Texans", Volume 4, By Frank White Johnson; The American Historical Society, 1916
Veteran of the War of 1812; married 17 Aug 1817 Shippenburg, Cumberland County, PA
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Francis M. McCann, born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and Sarah (Cramer) McCann, a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Mr. McCann came to America at the age of nine years with an uncle and settled in the city of Baltimore, where he grew to maturity. When about twenty-one years of age he enlisted in the United States army under Capt. Hale Hamilton, fought through the war of 1812, taking part in the battle of New Orleans under Gen. Jackson, and was mustered out of the service at the close of hostilities, as lieutenant of his company. In August, 1817, he was married to Miss Cramer, of Pennsylvania, a niece of Congressman Cramer, of that state, and moved to the mountains of Western Virginia. There some three years later, July 28, 1820, Amanda J. McCann was born. From Virginia, Mr. McCann moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, and after some losses and many changes he started with his family for Louisville, Kentucky. By accident, he was compelled to stop at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained for several years. From that city Amanda J. was sent to the convent school at Loretto, where she remained for four years, obtaining there the greater part of her education. Falling in with the tide of immigration to the South and West, Mr. McCann drifted to Mississippi, and finally, in 1840, settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where his family was domiciled and his servants quartered on a headright some miles outside of the town, which he had received for his services during the War of 1812. Two years later the family also settled on the headright, which now became the homestead, the affairs of which were ordered and conducted after the manner customary on the old-time southern plantations. [p. 2024, "A History of Texas and Texans", Volume 4, By Frank White Johnson; The American Historical Society, 1916
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Francis M. McCann, born in County Tyrone, Ireland, and Sarah (Cramer) McCann, a native of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Mr. McCann came to America at the age of nine years with an uncle and settled in the city of Baltimore, where he grew to maturity. When about twenty-one years of age he enlisted in the United States army under Capt. Hale Hamilton, fought through the war of 1812, taking part in the battle of New Orleans under Gen. Jackson, and was mustered out of the service at the close of hostilities, as lieutenant of his company. In August, 1817, he was married to Miss Cramer, of Pennsylvania, a niece of Congressman Cramer, of that state, and moved to the mountains of Western Virginia. There some three years later, July 28, 1820, Amanda J. McCann was born. From Virginia, Mr. McCann moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, and after some losses and many changes he started with his family for Louisville, Kentucky. By accident, he was compelled to stop at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he remained for several years. From that city Amanda J. was sent to the convent school at Loretto, where she remained for four years, obtaining there the greater part of her education. Falling in with the tide of immigration to the South and West, Mr. McCann drifted to Mississippi, and finally, in 1840, settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where his family was domiciled and his servants quartered on a headright some miles outside of the town, which he had received for his services during the War of 1812. Two years later the family also settled on the headright, which now became the homestead, the affairs of which were ordered and conducted after the manner customary on the old-time southern plantations. [p. 2024, "A History of Texas and Texans", Volume 4, By Frank White Johnson; The American Historical Society, 1916
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