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{{SHORTDESC:Beaufort County, North Carolina landowner, son of Corp. Benjamin Ross}}
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| other_names = Isaiah Ross
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| residence = South Creek, Beaufort County, North Carolina;Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina
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| father = Benjamin Ross (1736-1823)
| mother = Prudence Redditt (c1747-1819)
| spouses = {{partner|Nancy West (1780-1850)}}
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* [[Martin H. Ross (1803-aft1870)|Martin H. Ross]]
* [[Lavinia Ross (1805-1880)|Lavinia Ross]]
* [[William John Ross (1814-1868)|William John Ross]]
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'''Josiah Ross''' was a landowner of the South Creek and Aurora vicinity of Beaufort County, North Carolina, and a son of [[Benjamin Ross (1736-1823)|Benjamin Ross]] and Prudence Redditt.

== DNA evidence ==

=== Y-DNA ===
No documented direct male-line descendant of Josiah Ross has taken a Y-DNA test as of this writing. See [[Benjamin Ross (1736-1823)#Y-DNA|Benjamin Ross]] for the status of Y-DNA testing within this family generally.

=== Autosomal DNA ===


== Biography ==
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=== Early life ===
Josiah Ross was born about 1776 in the South Creek vicinity of Beaufort County, North Carolina, a son of Benjamin Ross and Prudence Redditt. His given name is recorded in at least one source as "Isaiah" rather than "Josiah," suggesting some uncertainty in transcription between the two similar names; this article follows "Josiah."

He purchased land in Beaufort County from Thomas Ellison.<ref name="deed-ellison">"Index to Real Estate Conveyances, 1696–1959; Deeds & Mortgages, 1700–1960," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89DB-HB3W), Josiah Ross purchasing land from Thomas Ellison, Beaufort County, North Carolina.</ref> He appears in the 1840 United States census<ref name="census1840">"United States, Census, 1840," entry for Josiah Ross, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRR-9QD).</ref> and, together with his wife Nancy, in the 1850 census for Beaufort County.<ref name="census1850">"United States, Census, 1850," entry for Josiah Ross and Nancy Ross, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B7-38F).</ref>

=== Ancestors ===
{{Ancestors & descendants chart
|2=Benjamin Ross (1736-1823)
|3=Prudence Redditt (c1747-1819)
|6=William Redditt (1712-1784)
|7=Susan Reed Cobb (1713-1781)
|descendants=
*'''Josiah Ross (c1776-aft1850)'''
** m. [[Nancy West (1780-1850)]]
*** [[Martin H. Ross (1803-aft1870)]]
**** m. [[Elizabeth Betsy Bowen]]
*** [[William John Ross (1814-1868)]]
**** m. [[Lovey S. Walker]]
*** [[Lavinia Ross (1805-1880)]]
}}
Josiah Ross was a son of [[Benjamin Ross (1736-1823)|Benjamin Ross]] and Prudence Redditt. See [[Benjamin Ross (1736-1823)#Disputed origins|Disputed origins]] regarding Benjamin's own contested relationship to [[John Ross the Immigrant]].

=== Marriage and children ===
Josiah Ross married '''Nancy West''' (b. 1780, North Carolina; d. aft. November 19, 1850, Beaufort County, North Carolina). Their children included:
* Martin H. Ross (b. 1803, North Carolina; d. aft. 1870, Aurora, North Carolina), m. Elizabeth Betsy "Betty" Bowen
* Lavinia Ross (b. 1805, d. 1880)
* William John Ross (b. 1814, Beaufort County, North Carolina; d. April 1868, Beaufort County, North Carolina), m. Lovey S. Walker

=== Occupation ===


=== Military ===


=== Death & burial ===
Josiah Ross's death is documented only as after 1850, in Beaufort County, North Carolina, on the basis of the 1850 census.<ref name="census1850" /> No specific date or place of burial has been found.

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

=== Disputed origins ===
No primary source directly naming Josiah's parents has been located for this article. See [[Benjamin Ross (1736-1823)#Disputed origins|Benjamin Ross]] for the broader, unresolved question of Benjamin's own place in this family and his relationship (if any) to [[John Ross the Immigrant]].

== Common discrepancies ==
* His given name appears as both "Josiah" and "Isaiah" across the sources reviewed for this article.

== Sources ==
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