Jane ROSS-Meshach and Alexander Harrison County, (West) Virginia, Deed Records, 1785-1810 - John David Davis Heritage Books, Inc. pg 139 15 October 1798, Page 12. Joseph & Mary DAVISSON, of Simpson Creek, Harrison Co., Virginia to Meshack ROSS, of same, for $500.00, 200 acres...Simpson Creek...adjoining said DAVISSON and Humphrey FARIS...on Skeltons Run. Signed Joseph DAVISSON and Mary DAVISSON. Recorded October 1798. pg 299 21 October 1805, Page 37. John CARPENTER, of Harrison Co., Virginia to Meshack ROSS, of same, for $80.00, 40 acres...head of Ann Moores Run. Signed John CARPENTER. Recorded October 1805 pg 318+319 20 April 1806, Page 170. Joseph & Mary DAVISSON, of Harrison Co., Virginia to Andrew DAVISSON, of same, for $2000.00, 200 acres...Simpson Creek...lines of Meshack ROSS, Thomas WEBB and Nathan WILKINSON. Signed Joseph DAVISSON. Wit: Jacob COPLIN, John WILLIAMS, Joseph DAVISSON Jr. and John DAVISSON. Recorded July 1807. pg 390 20 February 1809, Page 294. Joseph & Mary DAVISSON and Andrew & Nancy DAVISSON, of Harrison Co., Virginia to Jacob COPLIN, for $2000.00, 200 acres...Simpsons Creek...line of Richard SEABROOK...corner to M. ROSS. Signed Joseph DAVISSON, Mary DAVISSON, Andrew DAVISSON and Nancy DAVISSON. Recorded February 1809 pg 164 17 February 1800, Page 194. Humphrey & Sarah FARIS, of Harrison Co., Virginia to Alexander ROSS, of same, for $506.33, 170.5 acres...Davissons Run. Signed Humphrey FARIS and Sarah FARIS. Recorded February 1800. pg 278 16 April 1804, Page 412. Abel & Mary CARPENTER, of Harrison Co., Virginia to Humphrey FARIS and Alexander ROSS, both of same, 270.75 acres...Douglass Run. Signed Abel CARPENTER and Mary CARPENTER. Recorded April 1804. pg 352 19 October 1807, Page 125. Thomas & Sarah WEBB to Shadrach JOHNSTON, for $400.00, 120 acres...Joseph DAVISSON's Run...part of 1000 acres...corner to Alexander ROSS. Signed Thomas WEBB. Recorded October 1807. In a message dated 2/21/2001 7:52:26 PM, [email protected] writes: >Hi, Patricia, Thank you for the gracious offer. >I know that my Ross family arrived in the Bridgeport area prior to 1810 >but I do not know if they owned land prior to that time. Specifically, >they were Meshach Ross and Eleanor Jones. Meshach's brother Alexander >was there, too, along with his wife, Mary Ann Devall, but I'm just not >certain >how early they were in Harrison County. >Thank you for your time. >Very best regards, >Jane >