Andrew Ross Jr. of Edgecombe County (aft1693-1761)
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Andrew Ross Jr. | |
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| Died | April 14, 1761 - June 23, 1761 |
| Residence | • Nansemond County, Virginia • Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| Religion | Quaker |
| Children | |
| Progenitor of | Rosses of Nansemond County |
| Mother | Mary Unknown |
| Father | Andrew Ross Sr. of Nansemond County (-1761) |
| File:Andrew-ross-jr-of-edgecombe-county-signature.png | |
Andrew Ross ( – 1761) is known by a will he left in Edgecombe County dated April 14, 1761.[1] In his will he lists land on Sappony Creek.
DNA evidence
Y-DNA
No Y-DNA test kits have been identified as descendants of Andrew Ross. Considering that no substantiating evidence of Andrews's parents is available, male Ross descendants of his line would be great candidates for the Ross Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA. We might find very quickly that his Ross line is connected to one of our other identified Ross lines or we may find that he is a new, or at least previously-unidentified, Ross line.
Autosomal DNA
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Biography
Marriage and children
| Andrew Ross Sr. of Nansemond County (-1761) | |||||||||
| Andrew Ross Jr. of Edgecombe County (aft1693-1761) | |||||||||
| Mary Unknown | |||||||||
Andrew names in his will wife Sarah, daughter Sarah, daughter Judith, daughter Ann, son James, daughter Mary, daughter-in-Law Esther Ross, son Andrew, daughter Elizabeth, and sons-in-law Willaby Tucker, William Pitman, and James Stallings. The verbiage of the will indicates that sons James and Andrew had already passed by the time of the writing of the will, which was April 14, 1761.[1]
We find, also in Edgecombe County, the will of Daniel Ross, which was written on April 6, 1761.[2][3] Daniel states specifically in his will that he is the son of Andrew Ross.
We do find in the court records of June 23, 1761, the proving of the wills of Andrew Jr. and Daniel, along with the granting of the administration of the estates of Andrew III and James.[3][4] It appears, then, that Andrew's 3 sons died young. Daniel was the only one to leave a will and he mentions no spouse or children.
It appears that daughter Elizabeth may still be under age, or at least unmarried and still living at home, at the time of the writing of the will. She is to eventually inherit late son Andrew's plantation that is lent to his widow Esther during her widowhood. Also, there are 3 sons-in-law listed in Andrew's will and they are married to his other 3 daughters. No husband is listed for Elizabeth.
Death & Legacy
Andrew Ross left a will in Edgecombe County dated April 14, 1761.[1]
- wife Sarah "all my moveable Estate"
- daughter Sarah "One plantation at Sappony meadows"
- daughter Judith "piece of wood Land on Sappony Creek likewise another Piece on Stony Creek"
- daughter Ann "an the heirs of her body the Plantation on which My Son James Lived on Stony Creek"
- daughter Mary "Plantation on which I Live after my Wifes Deseace or Marriage"
- daughter in Law Easth Ross "Plantation on which My Son Andrew Late Lived During her widowhood and afterwards I Give the Same to my daughter Elizabeth & her heirs for Ever and that During the Said Esthers widowhood My aforesd Daughter Elizabeth Shall not be molested or debard from any other Part of the Same Except the Plantation and I Likewise Give to my Said Daughter Elizabeth after my wifes deceas or marriage my negro fellow named Jon"
- clothes to "my three Son in Laws Willaby Tucker William Pitman and James Stallings"
- Executors: wife and sons in law[5]
Verbiage in the will indicates that sons James and Andrew were dead by the time of the writing of the will. We find the granting of the administration of the estates of Andrew III and James in the Edgecombe County court records of June 23, 1761, along with the proving of the wills Andrew Jr. and his other son Daniel.[3][4]
This indicates that Andrew and his 3 sons, James, Andrew, and Daniel, all died within a short time of each other. Daniel's will was written April 6, 1761.[2] Andrew's will was written the next week, on April 14, 1761, and indicated that James and Andrew III had already passed. And all 4 estates were being probated in June of 1761.
Beginning in the the 1750s, North and South Carolina experienced bouts of smallpox.[6] They were confined mostly to the coastal counties, but is it possible that it made its way inland to this part of Edgecombe County?
Timeline
- February 19, 1744 - Andrew Ross ordered for jury duty in Edgecombe County.[7]
- November 20, 1744 - Andrew listed as secretary when Elizabeth Rodgers is granted administration on her deceased husband's estate.[8]
- May 23, 1745 - Andrew Ross continued as constable?[9]
- May 22, 1746 - John Murfrey assigned constable in the room of Andrew Ross.[10]
- September 22, 1760 - Andrew Ross listed as secretary when John Ricks appointed guardian to David Bunn.[11]
- April 14, 1761 - Andrew left a will in Edgecombe County.[1]
- June 23, 1761 - Will of Andrew Ross produced in Edgecombe County court by Sarah Ross, one of the executors. It was proved by the oaths of John Moore & Thomas Price, two of the witnesses.[3][12]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970". FamilySearch. 21 May 2014. Edgecombe > Wills, 1758-1830, Vol. 08 > image 188 of 291. Andrew Ross, 1761. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970". FamilySearch. 21 May 2014. Edgecombe > Wills, 1758-1830, Vol. 08 > image 192 of 291; Daniel Ross, 1761. Retrieved 10 Oct 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Edgecombe County). Minutes 1759-1764. FamilySearch. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Archives and History. p. 16.5. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMinutes 1759-1764 p. 17 - ↑ Anderson, Marc (Feb 14, 2012). "Andrew Ross will". Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina. Retrieved Oct 10, 2022.
- ↑ Watson, Alan D. (2013). "Combating Contagion: Smallpox and the Protection of Public Health in North Carolina, 1750 to 1825". The North Carolina Historical Review. North Carolina Office of Archives and History. 90 (1): 29. ISSN 23344458 00292494, 23344458 Check
|issn=value (help). JSTOR 23523656. Retrieved Oct 10, 2022. - ↑ County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Edgecombe County). Minutes 1744-1746. FamilySearch. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Archives and History. p. 1. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.
- ↑ Edgecombe County. Minutes 1744-1746. p. 20.
- ↑ Edgecombe County. Minutes 1744-1746. p. 44.
- ↑ Edgecombe County. Minutes 1744-1746. p. 76.
- ↑ Edgecombe County. Minutes 1759-1764. p. 6.
- ↑ "North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970". FamilySearch. 21 May 2014. Edgecombe > Wills, 1758-1830, Vol. 08 > image 190 of 291. Andrew Ross, 1761. Retrieved 9 Oct 2022.
Acknowledgements
Based extensively on the work of Marc Anderson as posted his website Andersons of Colonial N. Carolina.