My grandfather, however many greats, Stephen Ross was born in New England, ab 1814, and according to various sources he was born in Mass or Maine. Of course, the state of maine was created between his birth and death times, so both references were correct. I think I have traced him to upstate NY, where my line continues, and so I work to find them......just thought I would check in, cause it is nice to know we do not search alone......Pauline Waite Harper in sunny Florida.....heading home to NY soon..... -------Original Message------- From: Nancy Porter Date: 03/14/06 14:20:49 To: ROSS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ROSS-L] North Yarmouth Rosses Judie: Those Rosses in North Yarmouth haven't been fun to try to find. I've been trying to put together a pattern for a number of years. There's another fellow whose also trying to find info on that same Joseph. I have a gut feeling there may be something in the Reg. of Deeds in Cumberland County, but since the Reg. is in Portland - an hour and a half drive, I rarely get there to do research. I wonder...maybe the census records would at least narrow down the possible father's name. Nancy in Maine ==== ROSS Mailing List ==== Also post your Ross queries on the Ross Genconnect board at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=Surnames.Ross