William Ross of Broad River
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William Ross | |
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| Residence | • Mecklenburg County, North Carolina • Tryon County, North Carolina |
William Ross was the recipient of a North Carolina land grant dated October 26, 1767.
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No sons of this William Ross have been identified, therefore no Y-DNA results have been associated with him in the Ross Surname Project.
Biography
William Ross entered a grant for 400 acres on the east side of Broad River on June 6, 1767. At the time, this area was part of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. His grant was issued on October 26, 1767. In 1769, this area became part of Tryon County, which is now extinct. At this time of this grant, in this area of the county, there was also First Broad River, Little First Broad River, and Second Broad River. The grant states specifically "on a branch of Turkey Creek", but a Turkey Creek intersecting with any of these Broad Rivers is not found on a modern map.
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- William Ross
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Timeline
- June 6, 1767 - William Ross entered a grant for 400 acres East side of Broad river in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina[1]
- October 26, 1767 - William Ross was granted the 400 acres he entered in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1767[1]
- April 10, 1769 - Part of Mecklenburg County lost to the creation of Tryon County[2]
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Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mecklenburg Co. File no. 2250, William Ross". North Carolina Land Grant Images and Data. North Carolina Historical Records Online – via State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh NC, microfilm call # S.108.839.
- ↑ "North Carolina". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry.
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