Hi Barbara, Yes, I subscribe to the Nova Scotia list as well as the Guysborough, UEL, and Ross lists. This list is my next stop. Any help in finding details about Donald ROSS would be greatly appreciated. ~~~Pam Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Brown Allen" <thyword21@earthlink.net> To: <SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 2:42 AM Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] Donald ROSS, Nova Scotia, 1780-1843 > Pam, have you tried the Nova Scotia list? Many folks responded to my > BROWN queries. Barbara Brown Allen > > Pam wrote: > > Hi List, > > I'm a new subscriber to this list and I'm searching for information on Donald ROSS, b abt 1765(?) somewhere in Scotland, died in 1843 in Guysborough, Nova Scotia. > > Donald was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary war and it appears he may have come to America with a Highland regiment sometime during the war. According to township records, he was granted land in Guysborough, Nova Scotia in 1783 following his evacuation from the New York area. He may have come to Guysborough with the Port Roseway group. > > I'm trying to learn where he came from in Scotland, which regiment he belonged to, and who his parents and siblings were. Any information greatly appreciated. Many thanks! > > ~~~Pam > > Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003

Hi Pam, At LOYALISTS-L@rootsweb.com there's a message posted July 14, 2003 "Scots Loyalists of Tyron Co., N.Y." in which ROSS is mentioned. Might be a lead. Barbara Pam wrote: > Hi Barbara, > Yes, I subscribe to the Nova Scotia list as well as the Guysborough, UEL, and Ross > lists. This list is my next stop. Any help in finding details about Donald ROSS would > be greatly appreciated. > ~~~Pam > Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Brown Allen" <thyword21@earthlink.net> > To: <SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 2:42 AM > Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] Donald ROSS, Nova Scotia, 1780-1843 > > > >>Pam, have you tried the Nova Scotia list? Many folks responded to my >>BROWN queries. Barbara Brown Allen >> >>Pam wrote: >> >>>Hi List, >>> I'm a new subscriber to this list and I'm searching for information on >> > Donald ROSS, b abt 1765(?) somewhere in Scotland, died in 1843 in Guysborough, Nova > Scotia. > >>> Donald was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary war and it appears >> > he may have come to America with a Highland regiment sometime during the war. According > to township records, he was granted land in Guysborough, Nova Scotia in 1783 following > his evacuation from the New York area. He may have come to Guysborough with the Port > Roseway group. > >>> I'm trying to learn where he came from in Scotland, which regiment he >> > belonged to, and who his parents and siblings were. Any information greatly > appreciated. Many thanks! > >>> ~~~Pam >>>Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003 >> > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > FAMILY HISTORY: a quiltwork of lives > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Pam, Maybe Donald is the son of Thomas Ross (name)Thomas (Tom) Ross...... (occupation) cord weaver........ (residence) Philadelphia........ (recommended by) Capt Dodds....... (comments) came with a woman and 3 children under 10 I wonder if looking at the Shelburne NS Rootsweb list for info on this would maybe give you some info as Port Roseway is now called Shelburne. Here is a URL with an article......about the group..... http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ab443/shelburn.html Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" <pamb@efn.org> To: <SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] Donald ROSS, Nova Scotia, 1780-1843 > Hi Barbara, > Yes, I subscribe to the Nova Scotia list as well as the Guysborough, UEL, and Ross > lists. This list is my next stop. Any help in finding details about Donald ROSS would > be greatly appreciated. > ~~~Pam > Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Brown Allen" <thyword21@earthlink.net> > To: <SCOTS-IN-CANADA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 2:42 AM > Subject: Re: [SCTCDN] Donald ROSS, Nova Scotia, 1780-1843 > > > > Pam, have you tried the Nova Scotia list? Many folks responded to my > > BROWN queries. Barbara Brown Allen > > > > Pam wrote: > > > Hi List, > > > I'm a new subscriber to this list and I'm searching for information on > Donald ROSS, b abt 1765(?) somewhere in Scotland, died in 1843 in Guysborough, Nova > Scotia. > > > Donald was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary war and it appears > he may have come to America with a Highland regiment sometime during the war. According > to township records, he was granted land in Guysborough, Nova Scotia in 1783 following > his evacuation from the New York area. He may have come to Guysborough with the Port > Roseway group. > > > I'm trying to learn where he came from in Scotland, which regiment he > belonged to, and who his parents and siblings were. Any information greatly > appreciated. Many thanks! > > > ~~~Pam > > > Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003 > > > > ==== SCOTS-IN-CANADA Mailing List ==== > FAMILY HISTORY: a quiltwork of lives > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >