Rev.
Aeneas
Ross
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of George V. Aeneas Ross
and Joanna (Williams) Ross
Brother of
David Ross [half], Margaret (Ross) Currie, John Ross, Anne (Ross) Yeates, Jacob Ross, George Ross [half], James Ross [half], Gertrude (Ross) Read [half], Dorothy (Ross) Asbill [half], Elizabeth (Ross) Biddle [half], Susanna (Ross) Thompson [half], Catherine (Ross) Thompson [half] and Mary (Ross) Bird [half]
Husband of
Sarah (Leech) Ross
— married
14 Jun 1745 in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Descendants 
Died
at age 65
in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2011
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Aeneas Ross, son of George and Joanna Ross, was born at New Castle, Delaware on 17 Sep 1716.[1]
He was the rector of Christ Church in Philadelphia, Oxford in Chester County, White Marsh and other churches, and was in charge of Immanuel Church, New Castle prior to his death.[1]
He married in Philadelphia 3 Jan. 1745. Sarah Leach[1]
He died 1782.[1]
Children:
- Joanna Ross m. 1775 Thomas Holland and (2) James Armstrong (no issue)[1]
- John Ross m. Elizabeth Griscom "Betsy Ross" who made the American Flag.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jordan, John Woolf. Colonial Families of Philadelphia, Volume 2. Philadelphia: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911
- Source: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 February 2020), memorial page for Rev Aeneas Ross, Sr (17 Sep 1716–Apr 1782), Find A Grave Memorial no. 120183673, citing Immanuel Episcopal Churchyard, New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA ; Maintained by Laura Shepherd (Ibeling by adoption) (contributor 48230643) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aeneas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aeneas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aeneas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aeneas:
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~0.39%
Lenny Darnell
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23andMe, GEDmatch M623536 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A931011 [compare], Ancestry member CatesDarnell
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B12538
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~0.39%
Alice (Batchelor) Hambright :
23andMe, GEDmatch A531774 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A531774 [compare], Ancestry member hambrighta
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~0.39%
Michele Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HB8925926 [compare]
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