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{{SHORTDESC:Of the Palmyra/Yellow Creek area, southwestern Montgomery County, Tennessee}}
{{About||William Ross Sr. of Montgomery County, Tennessee, land grants|William Ross Sr. of Rocky River}}
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'''William B. Ross''' is reported in the Palmyra/Yellow Creek corridor of southwestern Montgomery County, Tennessee, in the same period as [[William Ross Sr. of Rocky River|William Ross Sr.]], who held land in the northern/eastern part of the same county before it became part of Stewart County.

== DNA evidence ==

=== Y-DNA ===


=== Autosomal DNA ===


== Biography ==
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36.3798,-87.4842~Reported residence, Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee;
35.9126,-87.2731~Reported later association, Bon Aqua Springs, Tennessee
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=== Early life ===
No birth record has been located for this individual. He is reported, in correspondence from a fellow researcher, to have been closely associated with Parry W. Humphries and Robert Prince (the founder of Palmyra, Tennessee), and to have later been connected with the Bon Aqua Springs area, transitioning toward the Dickson/Hickman County line.<ref name="two-williams-mont">Jana Killebrew, "Two Montgomery County William Ross men at the same time," email to Kelly Moores, July 25, 2026.</ref> No independent primary-source citation for these associations or transactions has yet been located for this article; this page should be treated as a placeholder pending that verification.

A "Will Ross" witnessing a deed for Robert MacFarland has been tentatively attributed to this individual, on the reasoning that he appears alongside the southwestern Montgomery County landowner Parry W. Humphries in that record, rather than to William Ross Sr. of Montgomery/Stewart County.<ref name="two-williams-mont" /> The underlying deed itself has not been independently reviewed for this article.

=== Ancestors ===
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*'''William B. Ross'''
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No source located for this article documents this William B. Ross's parents, spouse, or children.

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== Research notes ==

=== Disputed origins ===


== Common discrepancies ==
* This individual is easily confused with [[William Ross Sr. of Rocky River|William Ross Sr.]], who held land in the same county in the same decade. The two are kept separate on the basis of geography and known associates: William B. Ross is reported in the southwestern Palmyra/Yellow Creek corridor of Montgomery County, associated with Parry W. Humphries and Robert Prince, while William Ross Sr. is documented in the northern/eastern part of the county, associated with Robert Nelson and connected to a land grant for the military service of Archibald McDonald, before moving to Stewart County.<ref name="two-williams-mont" /> This distinction currently rests on correspondence rather than an independently verified primary source and should be treated as a working research lead.

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William B. Ross of Palmyra - Revision history

Redheadkelly at 05:09, 30 August 2026