Randolph County, W. V. History of the McCAN/MITCHELL Family ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The records for this work have been submitted by Dorothy M. Phillips ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The following are excerpts from the Notebook of Joseph Kellog Mary McCAN was the daughter of Patrick McCAN Sr., and Hannah JOHNSTON-McCAN. She was their oldest daughter, and was born June 22, 1788 in Harrison County, Va. but later in RANDOLPH Co. Va. (now W. Va.) She grew up on the home place on the West Fork. Mary McCan married George MITCHELL who was the oldest son of the Rev. John MITCHELL. Daniel McCAN signed as surety on the marriage bond. Along with the marriage bond is a note from her father Patrick McCAN giving permission for the marriage. The note is as follows: spelling is as found on the note December the 9 - 1807 Sir your heer By required to Eshue lisons for George Mitchell and my Dauter Mary as I am Parfitly agreed to it. Patrick McCan Witness pres. (Daniel McCan) (Catrin McCan) Mr. Benjamin Wilson Clerk of Harrison County Mary McCAN and her husband George MITCHELL, left Harrison County shortly after 1811, and settled in BARKERS SETTLEMENT, in RANDOLPH County; near the present site of Bellington. George MITCHELL died in 1821. On December 26, 1824, Mary married Joseph TETER in RANDOLPH Co. He built a new house on the south-west side of the river, where they then lived. This house was burned in January of 1858. mary McCAN-TETER was ill at this time, and had to be carried out. She lived a year afterward, but was never up and about. She died in Barbour Co., January 19, 1859 and was buried in the old cemetery where Belington now is. Her remains, however, with those of George MITCHELL and Joseph TETER, were later moved to the cemetery at Concord Church. She had died of consumption. (Her sister, Ruth McCAN, who had married George CLINE, the son of John CLINE, died also of consumption in Meigs Co., Ohio. The only known children of Ruth McCAN born 1790, and George CLINE were: Mary CLINE, b abt 1809-10, and who married Rueben HALL in 1827. Patrick CLINE, b abt 1811-12, who married Mary LYNCH, the dtr of Levi and Sarah LYNCH. (The Clines seem to have all moved to Meigs Co., Ohio.) They are buried at Temple U.M. Church Cemetery in Columbia Twp., Meigs Co., OH A grandaughter of Mary McCan was Mary Bennet-Hagler, and she describes her as: small, quite short, with dark black hair, dark eyes, very fair complexion. She talked with a brogue, although other grandchildren said this is not the case, and she stuttered. She had rheumatism , more in her hands than legs. She was very superticious and knew all the manner of signs and portents, and thought every little thing we did meant something. She was always very active, moved quickly, very busy around the house, and especially good about taking care of the stock. She used to read the Bible a good deal, but not much else. She was a good cook, and very severe with the children. and would beat them. She used to have a little switch that she used on the girls if they made any noise or weren't busy enough in the weaving room. Her hair was quite long, and dark, even tho she was 60 years old when Mary Hagler knew her. end