did he by any chance have a son named Joseph? Judie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Geo.Ross UE" <cgross_ue@cogeco.ca> To: <ROSS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [ROSS] Zenas Ross Vermont to Canada 1883 > Hello all; > My brick wall is for my 6th gr-grandfather who fought in the > American Revolution, > Zenas (os/us) Ross born possibly in 1745 in or around Union, Tolland Co., > Connecticut. > He married one Rachel Wright-Holcombe, her parents were Simeon and Sarah > Wright. > Her first husband was John Holcombe Sr. who was killed at the beginning of > the Revolution. > I have not been able to find out the proper date of birth, location, any > other siblings or his > parents names. I am trying to trace my clan back to Scotland. > Zenas was a patriot and is listed in the Vermont Rev. Soldiers pay > rolls. At some time > he switched sides and ended up being a spy for the British and at the > conclusion of the war > he and his family migrated to Canada and being a Loyalist received several > land grants from > the Crown. > Any help of information would be greatly appreciated. > > Chuck > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >