Margaret (Taylor) Ross (1754 - abt. 1805)

Born 1754 in County Antrim, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 1805 at about age 51 in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Margaret Taylor was born in 1754 in Antrim, Ireland ^[1] and was 13 years old when she arrived in South Carolina with her family aboard the ship Earl of Donegall in 1767.^[2]

About 4 years later, her future husband Robert Ross was granted the plot of land adjacent to her father's, which would lead to their marriage to occur most-probably within the next 2 years, or 1774.

After these two instances, the annuls of history are silent about Margaret, but much can be inferred by the biography of Robert Ross. She supported the Patriots in the Revolution, she gave birth to at least 5 children who survived to adulthood, and she lived the remainder of her life on the family farm in Laurens County, South Carolina.

In December, 1796 Robert Ross passes away and Margaret is named in the Inventory of Robert's Estate by denoting, "350 acres of land where the widow now lives". Then, in the Finalization of Robert Ross' estate in 1805, it is noted that Margaret had passed away when the Clerk makes a specific note that states, "Be remembered that whatever are Margaret Ross wife of Robert Ross each Decd from the Estate of Wm Talor Decd are to be equally divided amounghts us the heirs of Robert and Margret Ross Decd."

It is believed that both Robert Ross and Margaret are buried in unmarked graves in Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church, Laurens County, South Carolina.

Sources

• 1790 Census (as of 24 Apr 1971): South Carolina, Laurens District:
  • Robert Ross | 3 3 3 - 2^[3]
    • (3 Males over 16 (Robert, ? and Francis); 3 males under 16 (William, John and David); 3 Females (Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane); 2 Slaves)
• 1800 Census (as of 29 Dec 1800): South Carolina, Laurens District, Enoree Regiment, Upper Battalion:
  • Margaret Ross | - - 2 - - | 2 1 1 - 1 | - 2^[4]
    • (2 Males 16-26 (John and David); 2 females less than 10 (Margret and ?), 1 female 10-16 (Jane), 1 female 16-26 (Elizabeth), 1 female over 45 (Margaret), 2 slaves)

1. ↑ William Taylor WikiTree
2. ↑ Earl of Donegall Manifest
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790." Database with images. FamilySearch. (14 October 2022). Citing NARA microfilm publication M637. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch ( accessed 15 November 2022 ), Margaret Ross, Laurens District, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 13, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 181,425.