Alexander
Ross
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Nancy Ann (Phillips) Ross
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Ross and Nancy Ann (Ross) Heaton
Died about
at about age 55
in Warren County, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2015
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Biography
quote from the rootsweb page cited below: " 19 May 2009 by John Apgar"
"My mother Mary Ross Apgar and her sister Janet Ross Johnson did extensive research on the Ross family. Alexander Ross is our stopping point on that side of the family. What we are lacking for him is his place of birth (country of Origin), his parents, emigration date to the US. We know he traveled to Brownsville (Redstone) in Pa, then moved with his inlaws to Franklin in Warren County . He served in the Rev War, at Battle of Brandywine, Paoli (captured), and Whiskey Rebellion. My mother, Mary Ross Apgar visited the Warren County Courthouse and examined their records in person. It was from there that she discovered Alexander Ross (1755-1809) and his wife, Nancy Ann Ross, were buried in Dicks Creek Cem. There is no gravestone, as it may have been destroyed or removed over the years. We also have references from the Kidner family (an in law from one of Alexander's children) that he was burried there." "
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There is no evidence to be found to connect this person to the Ross family which contained a signer of the Declaration of Independence, other than family lore. Facts support that there is no connection to this individual.
There is no evidence of Alexander Ross having military service in the Revolutionary War, other than the DAR entries - which contain no supporting evidence or documentation.
Research Notes
His FamilySearch profile has a war roll record attached regarding a Major Alexander Ross, who was recorded as serving in the revolutionary war 21 Oct 1777 in Pennsylvania.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-SK4W : 15 March 2018), Alexander Ross, 21 Oct 1777; citing 21 Oct 1777, Pennsylvania, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,362.
- MSR Family Tree Chart
- 64 Alexander Ross *RED STAR - Rev War*
B 1754 (Pa - in pencil. I will let original import of VA remain until proven otherwise) D (1809 in pencil) Warren Co, Ohio
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohwarren/Cemetery/DicksCreek/DicksCreek.htm
See also:
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCKP-KQP accessed 4 May 2020
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander 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 Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander 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 Alexander:
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~0.39%
Mitchell Ross
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m. John Ross; b.1752 d10 Jan .1776
John was the nephew of George Ross. John was the son of Rev. Aeneas Ross (b.1716, d.1785) and Sarah Leach. George and Aneas were brothers. George (b.10 May 1730, New Castle Delaware - d14 July 1779) father: Rev George Aeneas, 5th Laird Balblair Ross (two wives and 16 children) Anglican clergyman from Scotland mother Sarah Leach studied law at his half brother John's law practice in Philadelphia sister Gertrude m. Thomas Till, then George Read John died while guarding a munitions building.
above facts pulled directly from Wiki Bio on George Ross, delegate and signer of the Declaration of independence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ross_%28delegate%29
This Alexander Ross has been incorrectly tied to John Ross - spouse of Betsy Ross, in other research databases. It has been well documented that Betsey and John Ross had no children together. There are several contemporaries of this particular Alexander Ross, some in Pennsylvania, who share his name, and have documented backgrounds, as well as descendants who are clearly not of this family line. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN LINKING OR ADDING TO THIS PERSON, that you have well researched and CITED references for your connections.