Hugh Ross of Anson County

This is the Hugh Ross who married Margaret Pruett and died in Anson County circa 1809.

Disambiguation

He is not the same Hugh Ross that married Margaret McDonald and left a will in Anson County dated 18 Nov 1793.

• Not the same as Hugh Ross, Sr. & Margaret Ross
• Not the same as Hugh Ross of Chester County who married Lucretia Ross, presumed their son.
• Not the same as Hugh Ross who married Margaret Ross

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Life events for this Hugh Ross:

• He lived in Martin County, North Carolina in 1798.
• Hugh was a witness to the land of Francis Baker on 30 Mar 1798 both sides of Lanes Creek, Anson County, North Carolina, United States: 350 acres in 2 parcels.
• In 1799 he moved to Anson County, North Carolina.
• He sold 80 acres on 28 Sep 1804 in west side of Lanes Creek, Anson County, to David Ross.
• He sold 240 acres on 28 Sep 1804 in E. side of Lanes Creek, Anson County, to Griffin Ross.
• Deeds can be found in Anson County in 1805 & 1808 pertaining to a negro girl Violet, a negro boy named Dick, a negro girl named Penny, plus cattle, & household items.

His children were:

• -Griffin Ross
• -Martin Ross who married Peggy Brown
• -Rev. War soldier James Ross who married Lydia Coburn
• -William Ross b. 1770, d. after 9 Apr 1851
• -David Ross who married Elizabeth Hasty

One descendant of James Ross is a participant in the Ross Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA and his results put him in the 'Norse-Gaelic Scottish Highlands Ross & Loch Alsh Matheson' group. He is a match to descendants of Isaac Ross of Woodbridge NJ and Cabarrus County NC and George Ross of Elizabethtown NJ who was born in 1629.

He is not a match to descendants of James Ross, Henry Ross and John Ross of Guilford County who are often said to be descended from William Ross & Elizabeth Smithwick of Martin County NC.

The Order of the First Families of Mississippi

Http://www.offms.org/ancestors/ross_david.html

DAVID ROSS 1788-1858

David Ross (1788-1858), a son of Revolutionary War soldier Hugh Ross Jr. and Margaret Pruett of Anson County, NC ….

GEDCOM Note

FamilySearch: Family Tree Hugh Ross Sr Birth  1740 • Scotland, United Kingdom Death  3 March 1798 • Anson, North Carolina, United States Parents  Elizabeth Smithwick • William Ross Spouse  Margaret McDonald Children  Catherine Ross • Donald Ross • Hugh Ross Jr • Jane Ross • Margaret Ross • Mary Ross

Lead confidence: 5 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/L5R6-97Y

GEDCOM Note

FamilySearch: Family Tree Hugh Ross Birth  before 1741 • Tyrrell, North Carolina, United States Death  1809 • Anson, North Carolina, United States Parents  Elizabeth Smithwick • William Ross Spouse  Margaret Pruett Children  David Kinchen Ross Sr • Griffin Ross • James Ross • Martin Ross • William Ross

Lead confidence: 5 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LY16-CVT

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ross-7795