John Ross was born probably between 1780-1790 from census age estimates. DNA has confirmed a kinship of the Ross and the Franks families who were both residing in Laurens Co, SC and enumerated in the 1790 and 1800 census.
In the 1810 census John and wife age 16-25 with one son and one daughter both were living in Laurens, South Carolina.[1]
In the 1820 census John and wife with five children were in Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee. They were living near Thomas J. Franks who is married to Elizabeth Ross, sister of John. Their sixth child was born 1824. [2]
1830 Census - residence unknown at this time
By 1833, John had moved to Greene County, Missouri[3]
John had two daughters and four sons verified in Missouri census -- the two eldest being born in Laurens Co, SC before the 1810 census:
John's wife, Lettice, is enumerated in the 1840 Census of Newton County, and thought to have died shortly after that. Burial is believed to be in the Ross Family Cemetery where John and son Robert are buried in Newton Co, MO.
1840 Missouri State Census - Shoal Creek Township [4]
John died in Newton Co, MO probated Feb 1847. John is buried in the Ross Cemetery, Diamond, Newton Co, MO listed from a foot stone online as J.R., but also buried there is his son, Robert M. Ross listed online as RMR. There is another Ross Cemetery in Newton Co, but only one Ross is buried there: JOHN ROSS b. 1812 d. 1855 the son of Elizabeth Grindstaff and Joseph Ross.
Last Will and Testament of John Ross Deceased
I John Ross, of Newton County Missouri, do hereby make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament, First, I wish my Excetutor as soon as possible to pay all just debts that I may owe, at the time of my death.
To my son David Ross I give and bequeath my negro boy Henry, to my son Abner Ross I give and bequeath my negro boy Jo, to my son John Ross I give and bequeath my negro girl Ann, to my daughter-in-law Charlotte Ross, wife of my late son Robert Ross, I give and bequeath my Negro woman Eliza, provided that at the death of my aforesaid daughter-in-law the said negro Eliza shall descend to and belong to the children of my late son Robert Ross, and to their heirs.
To my granddaughter Melvina Henry I desire the following described tract of land situate in Newton County, Missouri. To wit, the south east quarter of the south west quarter of section no. thirty three in township no twenty six of range no. thirty one west containing forty acres. Out of the amount of money which I may leave at the time of my death I wish my executor to take as much as may be necessary to enter eighty acres of land in Newton County Missouri , for and in the name of my grandchildren John and Bolivar Henry, but if they should prefer having One Hundred Dollars instead of the land, I wish my executor to pay them that amount in lieu of the land.
As to the reminder of my estate, I wish it distributed in the manner now provided by law with the express understanding however that in distributing my estate among my children now alive, and the descendants of my deceased children that the value of any property or money that I have heretofore given to any of my children shall be taken into consideration and further that the estate herein ?? and bequeathed to David Ross, Abner Ross, John Ross, Charlotte Ross, John Henry, Bolivar Henry and Melvina Henry shall be estimated and taken into consideration and my estate so distributed that the descendants of each of my deceased children shall name such portions of my estate as they would by the laws of this state be entitled to name in the event of my having died without a will and I hereby appoint William M. Chenault executor of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set by hand subcribed my name this 26th of January A.D. 1847 his John X Ross mark
Wm. M. Boyd
I William M. Boyd, a witness to the above will signed the name of John Ross to the above will at the request of the testator and in his presence on this 26th day of January A.D. 1847
William M. Boyd
DNA Information
One male descendant is a participant in the Ross Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA.
They fall into Matched Group 35 on this MRCA (Most Recent Common Ancestor) chart.
Several participants in this group trace their lines back to Hugh Rose 8th of Kilravock.
Also in this Matched Group are multiple descendants of Francis Ross, one descendant of William Ross, and one descendant of John Ross .
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