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{{SHORTDESC:Son of John Ross the Immigrant}}
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'''Martin Ross''' was a son of [[John Ross the Immigrant]], traditionally counted among the six sons who emigrated from Scotland in 1774.

== DNA evidence ==

=== Y-DNA ===
No documented direct male-line descendant of Martin Ross has taken a Y-DNA test as of this writing. See [[John Ross the Immigrant#Y-DNA|John Ross the Immigrant]] for the status of Y-DNA testing within this family cluster generally.

=== Autosomal DNA ===


== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
Martin Ross was born in 1762 in Scotland and died in 1815; both dates are sourced to the research of Samuel Arthur Tuten Jr., a maternal-line descendant researcher whose composition-book genealogy, begun in 1941, was later shared with Cathy Brewer's mother, Opal June Hardison Ross, and incorporated into ''Granddaddy was a Patriot''.{{sfn|Brewer|2022|pp=[1-2]}} No marriage, residence, or other biographical detail has been located for him in the sources reviewed for this article.

=== Ancestors ===
{{Ancestors & descendants chart
|2=John Ross the Immigrant (c1727-)
|3=
|4=Angus Ross
|6=James McKenzie
|7=Isobel Unknown
|descendants=
*'''Martin Ross (1762-1815)'''
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Martin Ross is traditionally identified as a son of [[John Ross the Immigrant]]. See [[John Ross the Immigrant#Disputed origins|Disputed origins]] for the state of the evidence.

=== Marriage and children ===


=== Occupation ===


=== Military ===


=== Death & burial ===
Martin Ross died in 1815; no place of death or burial is documented in the sources reviewed for this article.

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

=== Disputed origins ===
See [[John Ross the Immigrant#Disputed origins|John Ross the Immigrant]] for the discussion of which six men are traditionally counted as sons of the Immigrant. Martin's identification as a brother rests on Tuten family tradition rather than any land, tax, or court record placing him alongside Elijah, Benjamin, or Francis Ross in Beaufort County.

== Common discrepancies ==


== Sources ==
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'''Bibliography'''
* {{cite book |last=Brewer |first=Cathy |title=Granddaddy was a Patriot |title-link=Granddaddy was a Patriot |publisher=Self-published family history |year=2022}}

{{Disclaimer}}

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