This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D732AF91D5A52191145B15C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here's another file: -- Patricia McKee Bauer <[email protected]> I'm webmaster for: http://www.ccgs-wa.org (CCGS) http://www.c4ca.org (Cultural Arts) http://blackwells2.homestead.com (Blackwell Family) http://patbauer.homestead.com (Family Tree) http://www.pacifier.com/~patbauer (Reunions) --------------D732AF91D5A52191145B15C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="John.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="John.txt" These items are about people named John Ross. They are from "Ross Family History" by J. Montgomery Seaver 1929. I can find no connection to my Rosses but maybe you can use them. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Page 8: John Ross: of Auchlossin, co. Aberdeen; occurs in 1438 and John Ross: of Auchlossin; resigned his lands in north to Wm., Thane of Cawdor, 1457; succeeded by his son, Thomas Ross. Page 9: John Ross: of Auchlossin; signed a bond of allegiance at Aberdeen, 1574; another "anent religion," 1593. John Ross: ancestor of Arnage family; had a son George Ross. John Ross: of Clochcan; Treasurer of Aberdeen; fined 1200 pounds in 1662; represented city of Aberdeen in Convention of Estates, 1664; m., 1650, Christian Howieson; d. 1668. (1) George Ross: of Clocan; 1661-1684; m. 1682, Elizabeth Robertson. (A) Jean Ross: of Clochcan; m., 1711, Sir David Ogilvie, Bart.; d. 1717 (a) Elizabeth Ogilvie: m., 1738, Patrick Anderson. 1. Mary Anderson: m., 1781, William Young, of Sheddochsley, Aberdeen and from this marriage John Leith-Ross descends. Page 10: John Ross: of Clochcan and Arnage (which he acquired, 1702); Provost of Aberdeen, 1720-1789; deaf and dumb; m., 1728, Elizabeth Turner;' large family, but only two daughters, co- heirs of Arnage, survived him. (1) Christian Ross: succeeded to Arnage; d. unm., 1803; nephew became sole proprietor. (2) Martha Ross: m., 1775, Alex. Leith, of Freefield and Glenkindy; d. 1777 (A) Ross John Leith (afterwards John Leith-Ross); heir to his aunt. Page 13: John Ross: burgess of Limavady, 1614; believed to have father of Page 14: John Ross: of Newtown, Limavady; succeeded by eldest son, William Ross. John Ross: of Limavady; b. 1704; m., 1744, Elizabeth Reade. John Ross: of Limavady; Capt. of Limavady Corps of Yeo. Cav.; lived 1778-1830; m.(1) Elizabeth McCausland; m.(2), 1809, Jane Ogilby. Page 15: Rev. John Trelawny Trelawny-Ross D.D.: of Ham, in parish of ST. Pancras (otherwise Pennycross), co. Devon; educ. at Trinity Coll., Dublin; Vicar of Paynton, with Marldon, Devon, 1892- 1908; official of the Archdeacon of Totnos, 1908-1910; sometime Minor Canon and Librarian of Llandaff Cathedral, etc.; b. 1852; m.(1), 1881, Emma Mary Kath. Bassett; m.(2), 1894, Mary Frederica Cecila Digby. (1) William Edwin Trelawny Trelawny-Ross (Rev.); M.C.; M.A.; Hon. C.F., 4th class; educ. at Merton Coll., Oxford; b. 1883. (2) Alexander Hamelin Trelawny-Ross: M.A.; educ. at Merton Coll., Oxford; b. 1884. (3) Stephen Matthew Trelawny Trelawny-Ross (Rev.): M.A.; educ. at Ch. Ch., Oxford; served with artists Rifles O.T.C. in Great War; b. 1894. Page 23: Sir John Ross: (1777-1856); rear admiral and Arctic navigator. During his career he was wounded 13 times and was immured in French prison three times. In 1818 he sailed with several others to attempt to make the northwest passage through Davis Strait. Another expedition resulted in the survey of the peninsula since known as Boothia, of a great part of King William's Land, of the Gulf of Boothia and the discovery of the magnetic pole by Ross' nephew Lieutenant James C. Ross. In 1834 he was knighted; the Geographical societies of London and Paris awarded him their gold medals, and he became a C.B. He wrote of his experiences on nautical subjects. John Merry Ross: (1833-1883); Scottish writer; educated at the University of Glasgow, where he devoted much time to English literature and won the prize for the poem in the class of logic and rhetoric; sub-editor of Chamber's a fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; during the latter part of his life prepared a work on Scottish history and literature to the period of the Reformation. Page 24: John Wilson Ross: (1818-1887); author; during early years lived in British Guiana, where he acted as secretary to the vendue master of Berbice; returned to England and engaged in literary work; edited the second and third series of "The Universal Decorator.: His first separate publication was "Ninian,": a poem in three stanzas. In 1846 he produced a translation of Paul Fevol's "Les Amours de Paris;" also wrote much in popular magazines. Page 48: John Ross: m. ____? Gile about 1848; settled in Underhill, VT. Children included: (1) Ira Gile Ross: b. 1851; was a Methodist minister in the New England conference; m. Ella Holcomb; d. in Philadelphia, PA, 1922. (A) Myron Alcott Ross: b. Bernardston, MA, 1882; m. Mary Anderson Neill. (a) Margaret Neill Ross: b. 1904 (b) Ira Guild Ross: b. 1905; m. Helen Cabot Toler, at Champaign, IL. (c) Myron Alcott Ross: b. 1908, d. 1908. (B) Merton W. Ross: Episcopal Rector, St. Albans, VT. John C. Ross: b. 1852, at Blenheim, ONT, m. Inez Walters at Byron NY. (1) Charles Walter Ross: b. 1885, at LeRoy, NY; m. Bess Milne; 1 child, Eleanor. (2) Percy A. Ross: b. 1887; m. Maude Lillian Horton (A) Don Horton Ross: b. 1921, in Yonkers, NY (3) Florence Alice Ross: b. 1888; d. 1897 (4) John Archie Ross: b. 1889; ;m. Alice Mahoney, Montreal, CAN; 2 daughters, Jean and Arlene. Page 54: John Ross: Merchant; b., Tain, County Ross, Scotland, 1726; became shipping merchant in Philadelphia, 1763. In May, 1776, he was employed by the committee of commerce of Congress to purchase clothes, arms and powder for the use of the army. For that purpose he established agencies in Nantes and Paris and made repeated visits to France during the war. He was on terms of familiar intercourse with Franklin, Robert Morris and General Washington. Page 55: John Ross: Canadian statesman; b., County Antrim, Ireland, 1818; served in Canadian Legislature and also as attorney- general and receiver-general. He was president of the executive council in Cartier's administration, and later became a member of the Dominion Senate. John Jones Ross: Canadian Senator; b., in St. Anne de la Perade, 1832; was a member of the executive Council of Quebec, speaker of the Legislative Council, and a member of the Canadian Senate. During his busy career he was vice- president of the Provincial Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, a member of the Agricultural Council of Quebec, and in 1875, vice-president of the North Shore Railroad. Pages 57 - 58: Prominent American Rosses of Today (1929) John Dawson Ross: Author. John Elliott Ross: Clergyman; b. Baltimore, MD, 1884; s. John R.; A.B., Loyola Coll., Baltimore, MD, 1902; chaplain and approved lecturer to Catholic students, Univ. of Texas, 1914-23. Author of "Innocence and Ignorance: (1917). Living in New York. John Jacob Ross: Clergyman; b., Lochaber, Quebec, CAN, 1871; s. Jacob; educ., public and high schools, CAN; studied Bible archaeology, British Mus., in Bible lands; ordained Baptist ministry, 1898. Author of various books on religious subjects. Living in Vancouver, BC, CAN. John Mason Ross: Lawyer; b. Alfordsville, IN, 1874; s. Edwin; admitted to CA Bar, 1898; began practice at San Francisco; is Mason, Shriner and Elk; Presbyterian faith. Living in Brisbee, AZ. John Walker Ross: Editor; b., Gretna, LA, 1868; s. William; began as copyholder, "Daily States," New Orleans, 1885; managing editor of same in 1909; Lutheran. Living in New Orleans, LA. John William ("John Rosslyn") Ross: Writer John William Ross: Judge; died 1925 --------------D732AF91D5A52191145B15C0--