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{{SHORTDESC:Immigrant to Frederick County, Virginia}}
{{Infobox Ross ancestor
| given_name = James
| surname = Ross
| title_type = informal
| title_particle = of
| title_object = Frederick County
| date_format = mdy
| birth_date = 1698
| birth_place = Ireland
| death_date = 27 Mar 1751
| death_place = Frederick County, Virginia
| spouses = {{partner|Catherine McCullough (c1710-c1763)}}
| children = {{plainlist|
* [[John McCullough Ross (1731-1809)]]
* [[Francis Ross (1743-1779)]]
* [[Jimmy Ross (1744-1826)]]
* [[William Ross (c1746-1784)]]
}}
| mother =
| father = Francis Ross of Frederick County (1665-1751)
| family = Rosses of Frederick County, Virginia
| sex_chromosomes = XY
| y_matched_group = R Haplogroup - Family 01
| familysearch = GHZ4-895
| wikitree = ROSS-1912
| rin = 1185
}}

'''James Ross''' (1698 {{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 of Frederick County (1665-1751)|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 [[Y-DNA R Haplogroup - Family 01|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 (1665-1751)|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 9th Kilravock}} (via [[Albert John Ross (cir1877-1950)|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.

{{R Family 01 R1b-L21 text}}

== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
No primary record of James Ross's birth or early life in Ireland has yet been identified.

=== Expanded description ===
<div class="leafletmap">{{#display_map: geojson=FrederickCountyVA1738
|layers=Thunderforest.Pioneer|service=leaflet|
39.36,-78.75~Wappacomo survey, South Branch Potomac River~Lots No. 45 and 46, granted to James Ross, 1749
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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 ===
{{Ancestors & descendants chart
|1=James Ross of Frederick County (1698-1751)
|2=Francis Ross of Frederick County (1665-1751)
|3=
|4=
|5=
|6=
|7=
|descendants=* '''James Ross of Frederick County (1698-1751)'''
** m. 1728-1730 [[Catherine McCullough (c1710-c1763)|Catherine McCullough]]
*** [[John McCullough Ross (1731-1809)]]
**** m. 1759 [[Barbara Hogue (1741-1761)]]
*** [[Francis Ross (1743-1779)|Maj. Francis Ross]]
**** m. [[Rachel Love (1745-1790)]]
*** [[Jimmy Ross (1744-1826)]]
**** m. [[Deborah Alexander (1748-1818)]]
*** [[William Ross (c1746-1784)]]
}}

=== Marriage and children ===
James Ross married [[Catherine McCullough (c1710-c1763)|Catherine McCullough]], 1728{{ndash}}1730, in South Carolina.

His documented children were:
* [[John McCullough Ross (1731-1809)|John McCullough Ross]] (Feb 1730/31 {{ndash}} 1809), who married [[Barbara Hogue (1741-1761)|Barbara Hogue]] in 1759.
* [[Francis Ross (1743-1779)|Maj. Francis Ross]] (1743 {{ndash}} 1779), who married [[Rachel Love (1745-1790)|Rachel Love]].
* [[Jimmy Ross (1744-1826)|Jimmy Ross]] (1744 {{ndash}} 22 May 1826), buried at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, York County, South Carolina, who married [[Deborah Alexander (1748-1818)|Deborah Alexander]].
* [[William Ross (c1746-1784)|William Ross]] (c. 1746 {{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.<ref name="Northern Neck Grants G p. 296" /> On 11 August 1749 he received a second, adjoining tract of 400 acres, Lot No. 45.<ref name="Northern Neck Grants G p. 265" />

=== Military ===

=== Death & burial ===
James Ross died 27 March 1751 in Frederick County, Virginia.

=== Timeline ===
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== Research notes ==

== Disputed origins ==

== Common discrepancies ==

== Sources ==
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'''Bibliography'''
* {{cite book |title=Northern Neck Grants G |publisher=Library of Virginia |location=Richmond, Virginia |series=Virginia Land Office, Northern Neck Grants |ref={{sfnref|Northern Neck Grants G}} }}

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