Constance (Little) Ross (abt. 1638 - abt. 1715)

Born about 1638 in New Haven, New Haven Colony, New England [uncertain]

Wife of George Ross — married 7 Dec 1658 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1715 at about age 77 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey

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Uncertain Parentage

Robert Leonard Ross, The Ross family of New Jersey:^[1]

Some say she was the daughter of Richard Little of New Haven, while others say she was the daughter of George or Benjamin Little of Newbury, Mass.^[2] It is likely she was related, perhaps a sister, to John Little/Littell who also came from New Haven to Elizabethtown. John Little had property adjacent to George Ross. On 1-29-1704 he was directed by the Court to deed title to a house lot in Elizabethtown to George Ross. John Little named one of his daughters Constance, an uncommon name. This John Little was evidently the progenitor of the prominent New Jersey Littell Family.

Donald Lines Jacobus, in Families of Ancient New Haven, suggests that Constance "was perhaps sister of Richard [Little]".^[3]

Biography

"Constance Little was born about 1636 as she gave her age as 28 in 1664."^[1] There is no record of Constance Ross's death, will or burial. It is supposed she predeceased her husband.

Marriage and Children

She married George Ross on 7 December 1658 in New Haven, New Haven, CT.^[4][5]

The had five children:^[1]

• John, b. 1660, New Haven, New Jersey.
• Daniel, b. 1663, New Haven, New Jersey.
• Elizabeth b. 1665, New Haven.
• Hannah b. 1668, New Haven.
• George b. By 1680

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ross, Robert Leonard, Ross family of New Jersey: A record of the descendants of George and Constance (Little) Ross and other New Jersey Ross families (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1990), pp. 1-2; FamilySearch.org.
2. ↑ Regarding supposed parentage by George Little, see John Littell
3. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, 1887-1970, Families of Ancient New Haven (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1981, Orig. New Haven Genealogical Magazine, vols. I-VIII, 1923-32), 5:1106; Archive.org.
4. ↑ "Geo: Rawse & Constance little were married by ye Gouvernor, December 7, 1658"; Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850 (Hartford: The Connecticut society of the Order of the founders and patriots of America, 1917), 1:16; Archive.org.
5. ↑ Torrey, Clarence A., New England Marriages prior to 1700 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), 2:1303; AmericanAncestors.org.

• The Ross family of New Jersey : a record of the descendants of George and Constance (Little) Ross and other New Jersey Ross families;Authors: Ross, Robert Leonard, 1930- (Main Author); Publication: Baltimore, Maryland : Gateway Press, c1990

• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations.
• Source: S-482874951

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Little-1301 created through the import of july 2012.ged on Sep 14, 2012 by Bob Wagner. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.