John Ross of Adair County (1757-1835)
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John Ross | |
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| Born | c. 1757 |
| Died | February 11, 1835 (aged 78) |
| Burial place | Chance, Adair County, Kentucky |
| Residence | • Beaufort County, North Carolina • Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Boswell |
| Family | Rosses of Beaufort County |
| Progenitor of | Rosses of Adair County |
| Revolutionary War | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Unit | 1st North Carolina Battalion |
John Ross (1757–1835) was a son of John Ross the Immigrant, traditionally counted among the six sons who emigrated from Scotland in 1774. Described in family narrative as "the adventurous older brother, somewhat of a rolling stone," he was reportedly the first of the brothers to enlist for Revolutionary War service, and is the only one of the group documented as having relocated beyond North Carolina, settling ultimately in Adair County, Kentucky.[1]
DNA evidence
Y-DNA
No documented direct male-line descendant of this John Ross has taken a Y-DNA test as of this writing. See John Ross the Immigrant for the status of Y-DNA testing within this family cluster generally.
Autosomal DNA
Biography
Early life
John Ross was born in 1757, traditionally in Scotland. His own 1829 Revolutionary War pension statement gives his age as 71, consistent with a birth year of 1757–58, and matches the customs record of his father's six emigrating sons being aged 5 to 20 in 1774. (This John Ross should not be confused with his father, John Ross the Immigrant, nor with John Riley Ross or Benjamin Ross's several descendants of the same name; see Common discrepancies below.)
According to family narrative, John was the most adventurous of the Ross brothers, "somewhat of a rolling stone," and often led Elijah and their other brothers "into mischief that led to reprimands by their father."[1] On September 16, 1776, he enlisted in the 1st North Carolina Battalion, commanded by Colonel Thomas Clark of Wilmington — reportedly the first of John Ross the Immigrant's sons to do so, with several brothers said to have followed his lead.[2]
Ancestors
| Angus Ross | |||||||||
| John Ross the Immigrant (c1727-) | |||||||||
| John Ross of Adair County (1757-1835) | |||||||||
| James McKenzie | |||||||||
| Isobel Unknown | |||||||||
- John Ross of Adair County (1757-1835)
John Ross is traditionally identified as a son of John Ross the Immigrant. See Disputed origins for the state of the evidence.
Marriage and children
John Ross married Eleanor Boswell on January 11, 1787 in Bedford County, Virginia. No children are documented in the sources reviewed for this article.
Occupation
Military
John Ross enlisted September 16, 1776 in the 1st North Carolina Battalion under Colonel Thomas Clark.[1] Of the Ross brothers discussed in this cluster of articles, his Revolutionary War service is the most thoroughly documented: he applied for and received a Revolutionary War pension (sworn statement dated April 1829), and he is a registered Sons of the American Revolution patriot, national SAR number 60229.[3]
Death & burial
John Ross died February 11, 1835 in Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky, and was buried at Chance, Adair County, Kentucky.
Timeline
- circa 1757 - John Ross was born[4]
- 1776 - John Ross enlisted for the Revolutionary War in Bedford County, Virginia.[4]
- December 26, 1776 - John Ross served in the military Revolutionary War on 26 Dec 1776 in the Battle of Trenton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[4]
- September 11, 1777 - John Ross served in the military Revolutionary War on 11 Sep 1777 in the Battle of Brandywine, Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.[4]
- October 4, 1777 - John Ross served in the military Revolutionary War on 4 Oct 1777 in the Battle of Germantown, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]
- 1779 - John Ross was discharged from the military Revolutionary War in 1779 in Philadelphia.[4]
- July 16, 1779 - John Ross served in the military Revolutionary War on 16 Jul 1779 in the Battle of Stony Point, Orange County, New York.[4]
- March 18, 1818 - John Ross worked as a farmer on the 139 acres he owned in Adair County, Kentucky[4]
- December 1, 1828 - John Ross was living in Adair County, Kentucky[4]
- April 6, 1829 - John Ross was living in Adair County, Kentucky[4]
- February 11, 1835 - John Ross died in Adair County, Kentucky[4]
Research notes
Disputed origins
See John Ross the Immigrant for the discussion of which six men are traditionally counted as sons of the Immigrant. Unlike his brothers Elijah, Benjamin, and Francis, John does not appear in the Beaufort County land-deed and court records that tie the others together as neighbors and co-defendants; his identification as a brother rests on family tradition and the fit of his pension-statement age with the 1774 customs record.
Common discrepancies
- This John Ross (1757–1835) shares his given name with his father, John Ross the Immigrant, and with several later descendants, including John Riley Ross and two of Benjamin Ross's own descendants also called John (Riley) Ross. Care should be taken not to conflate them.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brewer 2022, p. [6].
- ↑ Brewer 2022, pp. [5-6].
- ↑ Brewer 2022, p. [44].
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Graves, William T. (ed.), "John Ross S35636. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Bibliography
- Brewer, Cathy (2022). Granddaddy was a Patriot. Self-published family history.
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