James Ross of Frederick County (1698-1751)
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James Ross | |
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| Born | 1698 |
| Died | March 27, 1751 (aged 53) |
| Y-DNA | R Haplogroup - Family 01 |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine McCullough (c1710-c1763) |
| Children | |
| Family | Rosses of Frederick County, Virginia |
| Father | Francis Ross of Frederick County (1665-1751) |
| Public trees (may need correction) | |
| WikiTree | ROSS-1912 |
| FamilySearch | GHZ4-895 |
James Ross (1698 Template:Ndash 27 March 1751) was an early settler of Frederick County, Virginia, where in 1749 he was granted two adjoining tracts of land on the Wappacomo, or Great South Branch of the Potomac River. He is generally regarded, though without documentary confirmation, as a son of Francis Ross.
DNA evidence
Y-DNA
Six documented male-line descendants of James Ross have taken Y-DNA tests, and all six results agree closely with one another, as expected for documented cousins. They fall into R Haplogroup - Family 01. These project participants descend through tree of James's sons.
1-James Ross b. 1698, Ireland, d. 27 Mar 1751, Frederick County, Virginia ...2-John McCullough Ross I b. Feb 1730/31, Lancaster, South Carolina, d. 1809, Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee ......3-George Ross b. 15 Jul 1760, the South branch of the Potomac River, Virginia, d. 21 Aug 1846, Hardin, Tennessee, Bur. Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee ...2-Jimmy Ross b. 1744, d. 22 May 1826, Bur. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, York, York County, South Carolina ......3-Arthur Erwin Ross b. 1771, York County, South Carolina ...2-William Ross b. Abt 1746, Hampshire County, Virginia, d. 1 Feb 1784 ......3-Francis William Ross b. 12 Dec 1779, York County, South Carolina, d. Abt 1869, Attala County, Mississippi
James's own father is not documented with certainty in the surviving Virginia records; he is generally assumed to be a son of Francis Ross of Frederick County, but this remains unconfirmed. This Y-DNA result is the first real evidence bearing on where the family originated before Virginia: it is a close genetic match to the Ross Surname Project's only Big Y-tested descendant of Hugh Rose, 9th of Kilravock (via Albert John Ross), suggesting James's own paternal line connects, at some point within the last few hundred years, to this same Scottish Kilravock family. This is a suggestive finding rather than a proven one – it points toward a likely family of origin without identifying a specific ancestor or generation, and testing from other, independent branches of James's own descendants would help narrow this down further.
This Kilravock group is descended from R1b-L21, known as the Atlantic Celtic branch. These peoples had reached what is now Germany by 2500 BCE and had crossed over to Britain by about by 2100 BCE.[1] This is not to say that the Kilravock line made its way to Britain 4,000 years ago and remained there. It's entirely possible that there were additional migrations that placed them back in the area of Normandy at the time of the Conquest as is postulated by later historians. While Y-DNA testing has not yet refuted this theory, it also has not confirmed it. More testing is needed.
Biography
Early life
No primary record of James Ross's birth or early life in Ireland has yet been identified.
Expanded description
James Ross's landholdings lay on the Wappacomo, or Great South Branch of the Potomac River, in what was then Frederick County, Virginia, in the vicinity of present-day Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Ancestors
| Francis Ross of Frederick County (1665-1751) | |||||||||
| James Ross of Frederick County (1698-1751) | |||||||||
- James Ross of Frederick County (1698-1751)
Marriage and children
James Ross married Catherine McCullough, 1728Template:Ndash1730, in South Carolina.
His documented children were:
- John McCullough Ross (Feb 1730/31 Template:Ndash 1809), who married Barbara Hogue in 1759.
- Maj. Francis Ross (1743 Template:Ndash 1779), who married Rachel Love.
- Jimmy Ross (1744 Template:Ndash 22 May 1826), buried at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, York County, South Carolina, who married Deborah Alexander.
- William Ross (c. 1746 Template:Ndash 1 Feb 1784).
Occupation
James Ross received two grants of land on the Wappacomo, or Great South Branch of the Potomac, in Frederick County, Virginia, from the Northern Neck Land Office. On 5 May 1749 he was granted 236 acres, Lot No. 46.[2] On 11 August 1749 he received a second, adjoining tract of 400 acres, Lot No. 45.[3]
Military
Death & burial
James Ross died 27 March 1751 in Frederick County, Virginia.
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Research notes
Disputed origins
Common discrepancies
Sources
- ↑ "Haplogroup R1b (Y-DNA)". Eupedia. May 9, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2026.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNorthern Neck Grants G p. 265
Bibliography
- Northern Neck Grants G. Virginia Land Office, Northern Neck Grants. Richmond, Virginia: Library of Virginia.
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