James Ross of Anson County

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29073292/james-ross

James Ross (8 Jun 1761 – 1 Feb 1849) served as a Private in the Martin County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. According to his very-detailed Revolutionary War pension application, he was born in Martin County in 1761 and moved to Anson County in 1798.[1] Today, James's gravestone can be found in what is now Union County, North Carolina.

• Parents: Hugh Ross (probable) (father) & Margaret Pruett (probable) (mother)
• Spouse(s) Lydia Coburn

Children

1. Elizabeth Ross Griffin
2. Dugal Ross
3. Polly Ross
4. Nancy Ross
5. Hugh Ross
6. Francis Ross
7. Liddy Ross
8. Spicy Ross
9. Sarah Ross
10. Thomas Ross
11. Margaret Ross

Relatives

• Martin Ross of Union County (brother)
• William Ross of Union County (brother)

Biography

His Revolutionary War pension application states that James Ross was born in Martin County, NC, 8 Jun 1761. He married Liddy Courborn in Martin County. He was still living in Martin County when he entered the war. He lived there until about 1799 then moved to Anson County. And that he died 1 Jan 1849.

It includes an affidavit written April 9, 1851, by his brother William Ross that states that William was born in 1770 and that he was living, at the age of 81, in Union County, North Carolina.

This is not the same James as James, the son of William Ross Jr. & Mary Griffin. The Life and times of Elder Reuben Ross states that James, the son of William Ross Jr. & Mary Griffin, was born 19 Mar 1769. It also states that his brother William was born 17 Jan 1760, was a soldier in the Revolution, and died in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. A Will can be found there which was probated 24 May 1820. So, not the same William that provided an affidavit in 1851 in Anson County, NC.

DNA Testing

One descendant of James Ross who married Liddy Coburn is a Participant in the Ross Project at FamilyTreeDNA. He is a match to Isaac Ross, Sr. & George Ross of Elizabethtown.

He is not a match to descendants of James P. Ross, II & Henry Ross.

http://thefryingpan.net/charts/ross-rose-ydna.html#differentmartinco

Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29073292/james-ross

Children: Sarah Ross Thomas 1789–1867, Mary Ross Denson 1793–1860, Thomas Griffin Ross 1806–1873, Margaret Lane Ross Robertson 1811–1883

Origins

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

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/L5R6-97Y

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

References

• https://wiki.rosssurnameproject.net/wiki/Rev._War_soldier_James_Ros...

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• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 6 2022, 14:40:35 UTC

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• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LV4V-TGW

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Oct 22 2023, 17:47:28 UTC