You still might consider doing the DNA thing. I've been stuck on the Gordon line and not being able to cross the pond to Scotland. After doing the DNA, I've found I have Stewart kin as well. Ric ----- Original Message ----- From: David Ross To: ross@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:31 AM Subject: [ROSS] recent discovery - I'm a DOUGLAS not a ROSS Well, not exactly, but the discussion of Hewitt's legitimacy prompted me to report this. I've been stuck for years trying to trace my Ross line in Virginia. My g/g/grandfather James Anderson Ross (b. 1822) was a farmer in Braxton Co. but I knew that he was born in Bath Co. to William & Elizabeth Ross. I was making an assumption all this time that William's surname was Ross and that I didn't know Elizabeth's maiden name. Those assumptions were blown apart three weeks ago when another researcher working on a family that intermarried with two of James Anderson Ross' siblings (Corely) wrote to tell me the facts. It seems that Elizabeth's surname actually was Ross, and her children (Sarah Ellen b. 1812, Sophia b. abt. 1814, Rebecca, b. 1816, Benjamin Franklin b. 1818, William b. 1820 and JA) all took her surname. Their father was William DOUGLAS (b. 1767 Fauquier Co.), a wealthy landowner in Bath Co. William had about 15 children with three women. There is no evidence that he married any of them. William's DOUGLAS line is very well documented, since he is descended from Captain John Douglas, who emigrated to America in1654 and rose to political prominence. But now I'm stuck trying to find out more about Elizabeth Ross. Her parents were named Robert and Mary (no more assumptions!), and she died in about 1830. She was commonly known as Betsy. I have located an Elizabeth Ross in the Federal Census records in Bath Co., VA for 1810 and 1820, with the appropriate number of people in the household. She appears to be a neighbor of several other Rosses, including a Thomas. Does anyone have a clue about this Ross family? Any help much appreciated, even though I'm now "illegitimate!" (and I was even considering doing the DNA test - that would have been interesting). Regards, Dave Ross Portola Valley, CA David Lee Ross David Lee Ross Sr (b 1933) James Douglas Ross (b 1901) Harvey Oscar Ross (b. 1860) James Anderson Ross (b. 1822) William DOUGLAS (b. 1767) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Well, not exactly, but the discussion of Hewitt's legitimacy prompted me to report this. I've been stuck for years trying to trace my Ross line in Virginia. My g/g/grandfather James Anderson Ross (b. 1822) was a farmer in Braxton Co. but I knew that he was born in Bath Co. to William & Elizabeth Ross. I was making an assumption all this time that William's surname was Ross and that I didn't know Elizabeth's maiden name. Those assumptions were blown apart three weeks ago when another researcher working on a family that intermarried with two of James Anderson Ross' siblings (Corely) wrote to tell me the facts. It seems that Elizabeth's surname actually was Ross, and her children (Sarah Ellen b. 1812, Sophia b. abt. 1814, Rebecca, b. 1816, Benjamin Franklin b. 1818, William b. 1820 and JA) all took her surname. Their father was William DOUGLAS (b. 1767 Fauquier Co.), a wealthy landowner in Bath Co. William had about 15 children with three women. There is no evidence that he married any of them. William's DOUGLAS line is very well documented, since he is descended from Captain John Douglas, who emigrated to America in1654 and rose to political prominence. But now I'm stuck trying to find out more about Elizabeth Ross. Her parents were named Robert and Mary (no more assumptions!), and she died in about 1830. She was commonly known as Betsy. I have located an Elizabeth Ross in the Federal Census records in Bath Co., VA for 1810 and 1820, with the appropriate number of people in the household. She appears to be a neighbor of several other Rosses, including a Thomas. Does anyone have a clue about this Ross family? Any help much appreciated, even though I'm now "illegitimate!" (and I was even considering doing the DNA test - that would have been interesting). Regards, Dave Ross Portola Valley, CA David Lee Ross David Lee Ross Sr (b 1933) James Douglas Ross (b 1901) Harvey Oscar Ross (b. 1860) James Anderson Ross (b. 1822) William DOUGLAS (b. 1767)

Hi Kathy, It is a puzzling develoment. In a recent conversation with a distant cousin also involved in research on this family I was told that Hewitt/Huitt was the son of either George or of George's son David. I was not taking notes and heard so many details I'm not clear on exactly what it was. He is mailing me the details. I told him I was very sceptical of a connection with that ROSS family for many reasons, so am hoping someone will have information that will clear up this confusion. Will update you when I get more information. Best wishes, and curious as well, Jean On 11/7/06, KR EDWARDS <krosswards@verizon.net> wrote: > Dear Jean, > I am very interested in the source of the rumor about Hewitt being an > illigitimate son of George & where or how you discovered it ? > > I have not discovered that rumor in all the 40+ years that I have been > researching. It certainly could open up possiblities to some roadblocks. > > I descend from the ROSS family of Sussex County, Northwest Fork Hundred. > > The parents used to repeat the same first names so many times for their > children that it has driven me mad, trying to research my family. > > My grandfather was George ROSS, b 1867 in Illinois & he is the only one by > that name all the way back in my family to the early 1700's. I have always > wondered why he was given that name particularly since he was the only one > that had it. The only one that I ever knew with that first name was the > signer, but I could not find a connection. > > I am interested in your response. > > Best regards & very curious, > Kathy > > krosswards@verizon.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Masco" <JMasco@babayaga.org> > To: <ross@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 5:27 AM > Subject: [ROSS] Hewitt ROSS, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho > > > > Hello, > > > > I am interested in hearing from anyone researching the lineage of > > Hewitt ROSS, reportedly illegitimate son of George ROSS, signer of the > > Declaration of Independence or George's son David. I would hope to > > determine the veracity of conclusions drawn about his life. Hewitt > > reportedly moved from Delaware to Iowa to Idaho during his lifetime. > > He would have lived between approx. mid 1700s to early 1800s from what I > > have been told. I have no information about this man yet. > > > > Thanks for any replies. > > Best wishes, > > Jean Masco > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear Jean, I am very interested in the source of the rumor about Hewitt being an illigitimate son of George & where or how you discovered it ? I have not discovered that rumor in all the 40+ years that I have been researching. It certainly could open up possiblities to some roadblocks. I descend from the ROSS family of Sussex County, Northwest Fork Hundred. The parents used to repeat the same first names so many times for their children that it has driven me mad, trying to research my family. My grandfather was George ROSS, b 1867 in Illinois & he is the only one by that name all the way back in my family to the early 1700's. I have always wondered why he was given that name particularly since he was the only one that had it. The only one that I ever knew with that first name was the signer, but I could not find a connection. I am interested in your response. Best regards & very curious, Kathy krosswards@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Masco" <JMasco@babayaga.org> To: <ross@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 5:27 AM Subject: [ROSS] Hewitt ROSS, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho > Hello, > > I am interested in hearing from anyone researching the lineage of > Hewitt ROSS, reportedly illegitimate son of George ROSS, signer of the > Declaration of Independence or George's son David. I would hope to > determine the veracity of conclusions drawn about his life. Hewitt > reportedly moved from Delaware to Iowa to Idaho during his lifetime. > He would have lived between approx. mid 1700s to early 1800s from what I > have been told. I have no information about this man yet. > > Thanks for any replies. > Best wishes, > Jean Masco

Well, it should :-) Surnames come and go, but the DNA is there forever! It looks like ours is totally unrelated. Thanks so much. Jean On 11/6/06, Barbara David <youstdavid@egl.net> wrote: > Yes the results are there. We have a march to clan ROSS & 6 names that > are distant matches..only problem DNA, doesn't give names :-)

Yes the results are there. We have a march to clan ROSS & 6 names that are distant matches..only problem DNA, doesn't give names :-) Jean Masco wrote: > It could be of help to me. I arranged for a male cousin to get a 37 > marker YDNA done. Are you results on ysearch? > > Jean > > On 11/6/06, Barbara David <youstdavid@egl.net> wrote: > >> I have an Isaac Ross who m) Eliza Hopper,13-JUN-1838, in Morgan Co. >> ,OH. Son Thomas b) 22-JAN-1843. >> Raised by maternal grandparents Thomas & Nancy Hopper nee Head. Suspect >> siblings but unable to confirm.His parents unknown, BUT he is linked per >> DNA to George Ross & Constance Little >> >> Any help ?? >> >> Barb in MI >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

It could be of help to me. I arranged for a male cousin to get a 37 marker YDNA done. Are you results on ysearch? Jean On 11/6/06, Barbara David <youstdavid@egl.net> wrote: > > I have an Isaac Ross who m) Eliza Hopper,13-JUN-1838, in Morgan Co. > ,OH. Son Thomas b) 22-JAN-1843. > Raised by maternal grandparents Thomas & Nancy Hopper nee Head. Suspect > siblings but unable to confirm.His parents unknown, BUT he is linked per > DNA to George Ross & Constance Little > > Any help ?? > > Barb in MI > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have in my records a Daniel ROSS b abt 1815 who married a Susannah TEEPLE - inf from LDS files. I have the record only because my uncle was named Stanley Burnon which, according to my mother, was the name of close friends of my grandparents before the TEEPLEs moved away. TEEPLE was a builder and at the time lived in Cherry Tree, PA. Best wishes, Jean On 11/6/06, Sharon Haney <shedden2@mchsi.com> wrote: > Correction The county was Holmes. Archer is the township in Harrison County > Ohio. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Haney" <shedden2@mchsi.com> > To: <ross@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 10:35 AM > Subject: [ROSS] Daniel B. Ross Born Pennsylvania abt 1820 > > > >I have a Daniel B. Ross born about 1820 in Pennslyvania. Married Barbara > >Hospelhorn about 1840 in Harrison County Ohio. By the 1850 census he had > >moved to Archer County Ohio, By 1860 he had moved to McLean County > >Illinois. William Ross who is 2 yrs younger moved with Daniel Ross I > >believe they were brothers. Does this fit in with anyone? Sharon > >

I have an Isaac Ross who m) Eliza Hopper,13-JUN-1838, in Morgan Co. ,OH. Son Thomas b) 22-JAN-1843. Raised by maternal grandparents Thomas & Nancy Hopper nee Head. Suspect siblings but unable to confirm.His parents unknown, BUT he is linked per DNA to George Ross & Constance Little Any help ?? Barb in MI

That sounds like the family of our current focus. I heard from a distant cousin last night who feels he is the (son or grandson) of David ROSS who died in Mill Creek One Hundred (I can't find it on the map) Delaware. Where do you live? I am in FL and we still are running air conditioning. Jean On 11/6/06, Mbmackie123@cs.com <Mbmackie123@cs.com> wrote: > It's a rainey day today, and I have nothing else to do: > > MARINE, ROSS, ROTTON, WROTEN posted by Nancy M. Dickinson on Sunday, October > 27, 2002 > > I am researching a cluster of ROSS families from the 1800 Sussex County, > Northwest Fork Hundred, DE census. One of them are the parent(s) of my GGG > Grandfather, William ROSS, born there 1800/1803. At least two of the families > migrated to Ross County, OH as the Unice (Eunice, wife of Thomas) is buried in Good > Hope, Fayette, OH. The listing from the census is as follows: Robert Ross, > Micheal Ross, Shadrack ROTTEN (WROTEN), Archibald Ross, Clement Ross, Unice Ross, > Thomas Rotten, Job Rotten, Gibson Ross, Hughett Ross, William Ross, Jr., > William Ross, Sr. Interested in any and all references. It is rumored that in the > 1810s or so, there was a wagon train of about 50 families that came from the > DE/MD area (my MARINEs included) to the Ross County, OH area. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

It's a rainey day today, and I have nothing else to do: MARINE, ROSS, ROTTON, WROTEN posted by Nancy M. Dickinson on Sunday, October 27, 2002 I am researching a cluster of ROSS families from the 1800 Sussex County, Northwest Fork Hundred, DE census. One of them are the parent(s) of my GGG Grandfather, William ROSS, born there 1800/1803. At least two of the families migrated to Ross County, OH as the Unice (Eunice, wife of Thomas) is buried in Good Hope, Fayette, OH. The listing from the census is as follows: Robert Ross, Micheal Ross, Shadrack ROTTEN (WROTEN), Archibald Ross, Clement Ross, Unice Ross, Thomas Rotten, Job Rotten, Gibson Ross, Hughett Ross, William Ross, Jr., William Ross, Sr. Interested in any and all references. It is rumored that in the 1810s or so, there was a wagon train of about 50 families that came from the DE/MD area (my MARINEs included) to the Ross County, OH area.

Hello to the list, Does anyone have any information on a William Ross that married Margaret Ewing? They were born 1764 in Northville, Cayuga Co., NY. They had a son also named William, b. 26 April 1789 in Northville, Cayuga Co., NY. He married Phoebe Ogden and they had three children: Charles Ross, Theresa Ross, and Clarissa Ross. My wife descends from Charles Ross. Yes, Clarissa Ross is the one that married Brigham Young. She was born on 12 June 1814 and was married on 10 September 1844. She died on 17 October 1858 in Salt Lake city, Utah. We have the Ogden family back to 1450. However, we can't get beyond the William Ross that was born in Northville in 1764. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Bob Carpenter

No...I have a subscription to the site, so I looked him up and there was a Hewitt Ross. Sorry that was the only one. And it's possible this may not be the one you're interested in. :-)

Also remember that Hewitt is sometimes spelled Huitt and there are probably other spellings. Also, Anna was a nickname for Nancy, I'm told. Frank (or Phranque) Ross Son of Marvin Grandson of Joseph William (Kansas) Great-grandson of Silas (Illinois & Kansas) Great-Great Grandson of Joseph (Indiana, Illinois, Kansas) Great-Great-Great Grandson of Mitchell (Delaware to Illinois via Ohio& Indiana and maybe Kentucky) G-G-G-G Grandson of Edward (Delaware) kind of gets fuzzy from there. Jean Masco <jmasco@gmail.com> wrote: That sounds like the family of our current focus. I heard from a distant cousin last night who feels he is the (son or grandson) of David ROSS who died in Mill Creek One Hundred (I can't find it on the map) Delaware. Where do you live? I am in FL and we still are running air conditioning. Jean On 11/6/06, Mbmackie123@cs.com wrote: > It's a rainey day today, and I have nothing else to do: > > MARINE, ROSS, ROTTON, WROTEN posted by Nancy M. Dickinson on Sunday, October > 27, 2002 > > I am researching a cluster of ROSS families from the 1800 Sussex County, > Northwest Fork Hundred, DE census. One of them are the parent(s) of my GGG > Grandfather, William ROSS, born there 1800/1803. At least two of the families > migrated to Ross County, OH as the Unice (Eunice, wife of Thomas) is buried in Good > Hope, Fayette, OH. The listing from the census is as follows: Robert Ross, > Micheal Ross, Shadrack ROTTEN (WROTEN), Archibald Ross, Clement Ross, Unice Ross, > Thomas Rotten, Job Rotten, Gibson Ross, Hughett Ross, William Ross, Jr., > William Ross, Sr. Interested in any and all references. It is rumored that in the > 1810s or so, there was a wagon train of about 50 families that came from the > DE/MD area (my MARINEs included) to the Ross County, OH area. --------------------------------- Sponsored Link $200,000 mortgage for $660/mo - 30/15 yr fixed, reduce debt, home equity - Click now for info

Thank you very much. Shall I let you know if I learn anything about this family? Jean On 11/6/06, Mbmackie123@cs.com <Mbmackie123@cs.com> wrote: > Well, we started out of town, but the weather was so bad, we came back home. > > Here's what I found: > > From: Genealogical Records: Early Kentucky Settlers, 1700s-1800s > Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills & Inventories, Scott County, Book A, Page > 204 > CopyrightMy Family.com, Inc., Nov. 6, 2006 > > ROSS, WILLIAM Late of Sussex Co., Delaware. March 9, 1802. May 1802. > Wife: Anna. Grandson Daniel (son of Howell Ross) Sons: Clement, Hewitt, > William. Daus: Peggy Layton, Rebecca. Ex: wife, son William. Wit: Robert > Griffith, John Nutter, David Layton. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Well, we started out of town, but the weather was so bad, we came back home. Here's what I found: From: Genealogical Records: Early Kentucky Settlers, 1700s-1800s Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills & Inventories, Scott County, Book A, Page 204 CopyrightMy Family.com, Inc., Nov. 6, 2006 ROSS, WILLIAM Late of Sussex Co., Delaware. March 9, 1802. May 1802. Wife: Anna. Grandson Daniel (son of Howell Ross) Sons: Clement, Hewitt, William. Daus: Peggy Layton, Rebecca. Ex: wife, son William. Wit: Robert Griffith, John Nutter, David Layton.

Correction The county was Holmes. Archer is the township in Harrison County Ohio. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Haney" <shedden2@mchsi.com> To: <ross@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: [ROSS] Daniel B. Ross Born Pennsylvania abt 1820 >I have a Daniel B. Ross born about 1820 in Pennslyvania. Married Barbara >Hospelhorn about 1840 in Harrison County Ohio. By the 1850 census he had >moved to Archer County Ohio, By 1860 he had moved to McLean County >Illinois. William Ross who is 2 yrs younger moved with Daniel Ross I >believe they were brothers. Does this fit in with anyone? Sharon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I have a Daniel B. Ross born about 1820 in Pennslyvania. Married Barbara Hospelhorn about 1840 in Harrison County Ohio. By the 1850 census he had moved to Archer County Ohio, By 1860 he had moved to McLean County Illinois. William Ross who is 2 yrs younger moved with Daniel Ross I believe they were brothers. Does this fit in with anyone? Sharon

Thank you so much. I look forward to seeing the information. Jean

I found a Hewitt Ross, son of William Ross, in Delaware 1802. Don't have time to copy what I found; am going out of town for the day, but when I get back I'll look for it again.