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James Ross, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Castle, New Castle County, Lower Counties on the Delaware
Death: 1774 (41-42)
New Castle, New Castle County, Lower Counties on the Delaware
Place of Burial: Unknown
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. George Aeneas Ross, M.A. and Anna Catherine Ross
Husband of Eleanor Ross
Father of Thomas Ross; Ann Ross and James Ross, Jr.
Brother of John Ross; Col. George Ross, Signer of the "Declaration of Independence"; Gertrude Read; Elizabeth Biddle; Susanna Thomson and 2 others
Half brother of Rev. David Ross; Margaret Currie; Rev. Aeneas Ross; Ann Catharine Yeates; Jacob Ross and 1 other

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About James Ross, Sr.

James Ross

  • BIRTH 1735 New Castle County, Delaware, USA
  • DEATH 1774 (aged 38–39) New Castle County, Delaware, USA
  • BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
  • MEMORIAL ID 146247740

James Ross was born to Rev. George Ross and Anna Catharine Gezel Ross abt. 1735 in New Castle Co., DE. James is often confused with his brother George Ross' son James Ross. We do know that James Ross married Eleanor Reynolds in Oxford, Chester Co., Pennsylvania abt. 1754. They had two sons and two daughters; James, Thomas, Margaret, and Ann Ross. His wive Eleanor Reynolds Ross died in 1836. James Ross' brother was George Ross; signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Notes

Some believe that this James Ross was father to Joseph Harve Ross b. 1756 in Frederick Co., VA - but this has now been proven incorrect.

Parents
George V. Aeneas Ross 1680–1753
Anna Catharine VanGezel Ross 1689–1748

Spouse
Eleanor Reynolds Ross
1735–1836 (m. 1754)

Siblings
George Ross 1730–1779
Gertrude Ross Read 1735–1802
Catharine Ross Thompson 1739–1808
Mary Ross 1739–1790

Half Siblings
John Ross 1714–1776
John Ross 1715–1776
Aeneas Ross 1716–1782
Ann Catherine Ross Yeates 1719–1772
Jacob Jasper Ross 1726–1761

Children
James Ross
Thomas Ross
Margaret Ross
Ann Ross

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James Ross, Sr.'s Timeline

1732
1732
New Castle, New Castle County, Lower Counties on the Delaware
1767
1767
1770
1770
1772
1772
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1774
1774
Age 42
New Castle, New Castle County, Lower Counties on the Delaware
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Unknown