Display Patriot - P-282028 - William ROSS II

William ROSS II

SAR Patriot #: P-282028

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A098620

Birth: abt 1739 / Fauquier / VA
Death: 14 May 1834 nr Tremont / Clark / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

Private - CAPT John Hays, COLs. Thomas Fleming, George Mathews, 9th ViA Regt, 1776-1777

Additional References:

Compiled Army Service Records, NARA M881, Reel #1060
Gwathney, Historical Register of VA in the Revolution, Vol, 34, pg 78

Spouse: Winifred Rector
Children: Maria/Polly; John;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
1979-12-14	IL	Unassigned	Peter Douglas Ross (116331)	John
2005-10-10	CA	23728	William Francis Price Jr (155910)	Maria/Polly

Burial:

Rector-Gard (aka Rector, Gard) Cemetery_(C-0374553)

Location:

Mad River / Champaign / OH / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

42853

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

6025060

Marker Type:

vertical stone

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn

Born in 1739. He served in the Revolution as a Private from Virginia. He married Winneford Rector (1756-1849) in 1779. Their children are as follows all being born in Kentucky except Charles who was born after their arrival in Ohio: William b. 1782, Elijah b. 1788, Presley b. 1791, John b. 1793, Betsey Ross Harr, Elizabeth, Polly Ross Lord b. 1794 and Charles b. 1802. John married Rachel Wallace in 1806. William Ross, though not a native of the "Blue Grass" State, emigrated from Kentucky in 1797 to Ohio, stopping for about a year in Warren County, then to Clark County where he settled just north of Tremont City, where he remained. He died at 95 years of age on May 14, 1834 and was buried in Rector-Gard Cemetery, Tremont City, German Township, Clark County, Ohio. His will was written May 2, 1825, filed July 20, 1834 in Clark County court. His will lists six grandchildren namely: William, Betsey, Matilda, Jesse, Lucinda and Nancy Ross Pearce. He listed his daughters Betsy Harr and Polly Lord; his sons, Elijah, Presley, John, Charles and William, deceased. Rector-Gard Cemetery is located on the Clark-Champaign County line. References: D.A.R. Patriot Index; Beers History of Clark County, Ohio, 1881; Will record Vol. 3, page 7.

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