John
Ross
Born about [location unknown]
Son of John Ross
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Jackson) Ross
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Jackson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Ross, John Ross, Rebecca Ross, Thomas Ross Sr., Agnes Ross, Margaret Ross, James Ross, Mary Ross, Jean Ross, Andrew Jackson Ross and Nancy Ross
Died
at about age 58
in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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This profile is part of the Ross Name Study.
Not to be confused with the John Ross who is buried in the Old Colonial Cemetery of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey, and who is also said to be the John Ross who married Sarah Jackson on 20 Jun 1759, in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
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DNA Evidence
Descendants of the John Ross who left a Will in Guilford County, North Carolina, in 1791, are participants in the Ross Project at FamilyTreeDNA.
They fall into a large group of matches that includes descendants of Hugh Rose 8th of Kilravock.
They are more closely matched to descendants of Joseph Harve Ross Sr. and Rosses of County Fermanagh, Ireland.
They are not a match to descendants of James Ross Jr. and Henry Ross of Guilford County who are often said to be either brothers or cousins of this John Ross.
They are also not a match to a descendant of Isaac Ross of Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Duplicate Profile
This John Ross needs to be merged with the previously existing [Ross-4419|John Ross] profile.
DNA Evidence
Descendants of the John Ross who is often said to have married Sarah Jackson are participants in the Ross Project at FamilyTreeDNA.
They fall into a large group of matches that includes descendants of Hugh Rose 8th of Kilravock.
They are more closely matched to descendants of Joseph Harve Ross Sr. and Rosses of County Fermanagh, Ireland.
They are not a match to descendants of James Ross Jr. and Henry Ross of Guilford County who are often said to be either brothers or cousins of this John Ross.
They are also not a match to a descendant of Isaac Ross of Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Biography
John Ross lived in Horsepen Creek, Greensboro, Guilford, Colony of North Carolina, about 1773. [1]
He was involved in a court case 20 Feb 1782 in Guilford County, North Carolina. [2]
He bought 200 acres on 22 Oct 1782 on the head of Kenedy's Creek, Guilford County, North Carolina. [3]
He bought 250 acres on 22 Oct 1782 on a ridge between Reedy fork and Haw River, Guilford County, North Carolina. [3]
He bought 300 acres on 22 Oct 1782 on the ____ ____ Creek of Haw River, Guilford County, North Carolina. [3]
He was a juror on 18 Aug 1784 in Guilford County, North Carolina. [4]
John witnessed the probate of William Meroney on 14 Dec 1786 in Guilford County, North Carolina. [5]
He witnessed the probate of William Maroney 18 Feb 1788 in Guilford County, North Carolina, when the Will was proven. [6]
He was Grand Jury 17 May 1790 at Guilford County, North Carolina. [7]
He signed a will 19 Apr 1791 in Guilford County, North Carolina. [8]
His Will was proved in May 1791 in Guilford County, North Carolina, [8]
In his Will he lists his wife as 'Mary'. She is only mentioned in North Carolina as Mary. Even so, it often said that she is the same person as Sarah Jackson who married a John Ross in Middlesex County, New Jersey. There is also another John Ross who could be the man who married this Sarah Jackson.
No biography yet.[9] Can you add information or sources?
'This profile is a duplicate of John Ross and needs to be merged.
I have moved all of John's children from this profile to the original profile of John Ross just to avoid anyone creating duplicates.
Sources
- ↑ Rankin, S. M, History of Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People, Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro, N. C.: J. J. Stone, 1934. Internet Archive. Web, <https://archive.org/details/historyofbuffalo00rank/page/44> p. 45.
- ↑ "Guilford Court Records 1781-1790," PDF. City of Greensboro. 9 Jan. 2018. Web. 29 Dec. 2019. <https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=5580>, p. 19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DEEDS - Various ROSS Deeds." Guilford County, North Carolina, USGenWeb Archives, 22 Jun. 2008. Web. 29 Dec. 2019. <http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/deeds/varrodee.txt>.
- ↑ "Guilford Court Records 1781-1790," PDF. City of Greensboro. 9 Jan. 2018. Web. 29 Dec. 2019. <https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=5580>, p. 111.
- ↑ "Will of William Meroney, 1786, Guilford Co. NC." Guilford County, North Carolina, USGenWeb Archives, 22 Jun. 2008. Web. 29 Dec. 2019. <http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/wills/meroney1.txt>.
- ↑ "Guilford Court Records 1781-1790," PDF. City of Greensboro. 9 Jan. 2018. Web. 29 Dec. 2019. <https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=5580>, p. 228.
- ↑ "Guilford Court Records 1781-1790," PDF. City of Greensboro. 9 Jan. 2018. Web. 29 Dec. 2019. <https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=5580>, p. 295.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "WILLS - John Ross - 1791." Guilford County, North Carolina, USGenWeb Archives, 22 Jun. 2008. Web. 29 Dec. 2019. <http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/wills/johrowil.txt>.
- ↑ Ross-10567 was created by Shaylea Huffnagle through the import of My-Family-15-Jul-2016-373.ged on Jul 15, 2016. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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The match I suggested he be merged to is also the John Ross, said to have married Sarah Jackson, who is often connected as the son of James Ross & Mary Woods.
I actually disconnected him from those parents because Y-DNA testing is now saying that they are not his parents, but he still needs to be merged with the original John Ross profile.
1. John Ross who left a Will dated 19 April 1791 in Guilford County, NC. The Will mentions 6 children, not just a single son as mentioned in this profile.
2. John Ross who died September 20, 1806 and is buried in Metuchen, New Jersey.
Which one was married to Sarah Jackson on 20 June 1759 in Middlesex County, New Jersey?