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Brittany, your zeal for learning about your ancestry is to be sincerely admired! Good for you! If your interest is in gathering a pocketful of McCormick names, you could probably do that by opening a telephone book. However, if you are seriously wanting to learn who YOUR unique McCormick family is, begin with your father and work your way back, rather than starting at the end; Dr. John McCormick's family might be yours, but also might NOT be yours.
You will only learn the truth by beginning with yourself and verifying all the links to earlier McCormick ancestors by locating primary records -- certificates [birth, death, marriage], census records, land and military records, etc. Such records provide clues to preceding generations. With each new clue, the verification process is repeated.
Use a genealogical software program to record your findings and your sources. Several free programs are available online. http://www.google.com/search?q=genealogical+software+free&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GWYE
Your search will be the trip of a lifetime -- an exciting adventure! Best wishes for a successful journey!
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