Thomas Ross (abt. 1774 - 1849)

Born about 1774 in At Sea

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Nickerson) Ross — married 14 Oct 1802 in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 7 May 1849 at about age 75 in Stoney Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Thomas was born at sea on the journey from Scotland to New York. No sources have been found that name his parents^[1], who settled in New York and died there.

He was adopted by the Lickmacutt family^[1] who came to Shelburne Nova Scotia and brought him with them, then only 4 or 5 years of age. ^[2] When older he went to sea, staying when ashore with Prince Kenney of Argyle and Michael Swim.

Thomas Ross was the first Ross to settle in Stoney Island , Cape Sable Island Nova Scotia. He bought land on Stoney Island from Isaac Kenny. Then he brought the Lickmacutt house from Shelburne to Stoney Island. This was the house in which his adopted mother lived with him until his marriage.

He married Abigail Nickerson on October 14, 1802. ^{[3] [4] [5] [1]}. They had twenty-one children of whom several died in childhood. Their children included:

1. James (married Ann, daughter of Archelaus Smith) ^{[6] [7] [1]}
2. Rebecca (married Joshua Nickerson) ^{[6] [7]}
3. Moses (married Susan, daughter of Abram Brannen) ^{[6] [7] [1]}
4. Edmund (married Emily daughter of Crowell Shag Hr) ^{[6] [7] [1]}
5. Susanna (married Isaac Hunt) ^{[6] [7] [1]}
6. Mariah (married the daughter of David Larkin)^{[6] [7] [1]}
7. Benjamin (married Mary, daughter of Daniel Penney) ^{[6] [7] [1]}
8. Roxanna (married Matthew Quinlan) ^{[6] [7] [1]}
9. William (Died young) ^{[7] [1]}
10. David (married Eliza McGray) ^[6]
11. Charles (married the daughter of Heman Kenney) ^[6]
12. George (married Bethanie, daughter of Seth Nickerson) ^{[6] [7]}
13. Sarah ^{[6] [7][1]}
14. Maria ^[6]
15. Thomas ^[1]
16. Jane ^{[7] [1]}

Thomas died on May 7, 1849 at Stoney Island, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ^[1], and is buried on in a private lot overlooking the ocean. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Smith, Eleanor, and Kimberley Robertson Walker. 2008. Founders of Shelburne, Nova Scotia who came, 1783-1793, and stayed. Shelburne, NS: Shelburne County Archives & Genealogical Society.
2. ↑ Smith, Leonard H., and Norma H. Smith. 1992. Nova Scotia immigrants to 1867. Volume 1 Volume 1. Baltimore: Clearfield. Page 470. Ross, Thomas. B. ca. 1778; with Loyalist family (Lippencott or Lickmacutt) to Shelburne Co., 1783.
3. ↑ Messenger, Margaret E. 1982. Island memories. [Nova Scotia]: The Society.
4. ↑ Messenger, Margaret E. 1998. Island people. [Clark's Harbour, N.S.]: The Society.
5. ↑ Marriages & Baptisms, Barrington Methodist Church Records - Marriages (1804-1819) Baptisms (1790-1821)
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12} Crowell, Edwin, and Arnold Doane. 1923. A history of Barrington township and vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, 1604-1870: with a biographical and genealogical appendix. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Crowell
7. ↑ ^{7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11} Terry, Patricia. 1994. Barrington Township records: early records of marriages, births, and deaths in Barrington, Nova Scotia, from the year 1761. Yarmouth, NS, Canada: Stoneycroft Pub.
8. ↑ Allan Everett Marble, C.G.(C); Deaths, Burials, And Probates of Nova Scotians, 1800-1850, From Primary Sources Volume 4 (P-Z); Publication Number 25. Page 114. There are two entries on this page for his death. Entry 1: Name: Ross, Thomas; Date: 11 April 1846; Place: Stoney Island; Age: 72; Kin: Abigail; Source: Ross Family Cem.(S); Addendum: husband. Entry 2: Name: Ross, Thomas Sr; Date: 7 May 1849; Place: Cape Sable I.; Age: ; Kin: Abigail; Source: RG48 Reel 20.178(W); Addendum: husband.
9. ↑ Perry, Hattie A. 1983. These stones shall be a memorial. Barrington, N.S.: H.A. Perry. Page 21. Ross Family Cemetery, Stoney Island. Thomas Ross, who died April 11, 1846, age 72 yrs., and his wife Abigail (Nickerson), who died Apr. 19, 1860, age 74 yrs.