Ancestry of Abner Ross

Ahnentafel, Generation No. 1

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1. Abner Ross was born 01 JUN 1760 in near, Elizabeth Town, NJ, and died 01 JUL 1831 in Longtown, SC. He was the son of 2. David Ross Sr. and 3. Hannah Scudder. He married Mary "Polly" Whitaker 20 FEB 1794 in SC, daughter of James Whitaker and Catherine Wiggins. She was born 08 SEP 1766 in NC, and died 08 APR 1846 in SC.



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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 2

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2. David Ross Sr. was born 1721 in NJ, and died 09 SEP 1795 in NJ. He was the son of 4. Thomas Ross and 5. Sarah Miller.

 

3. Hannah Scudder was born 24 MAR 1728 in NJ, and died 22 OCT 1779 in NY. She was the daughter of 6. Samuel Scudder Sr. and 7. Phoebe Miller.

Children of Hannah Scudder and David Ross Sr. are:

i. David Ross Jr. was born MAY 1746 in Elizabeth Twp., NJ, and died 22 SEP 1824 in NJ. He married Anna Stites in NJ. She was born ABT 1850? in NJ.
ii. Phebe Ross was born ABT 1755. She married John Hatfield. He was born ABT 1750?.
iii. John Ross was born 16 MAR 1757 in NJ, and died 1844 in Roxbury, NJ.
1. iv. Abner Ross was born 01 JUN 1760 in near, Elizabeth Town, NJ, and died 01 JUL 1831 in Longtown, SC. He married Mary "Polly" Whitaker 20 FEB 1794 in SC, daughter of James Whitaker and Catherine Wiggins. She was born 08 SEP 1766 in NC, and died 08 APR 1846 in SC.
v. Elizabeth Ross was born 03 JUL 1762 in Elizabeth Town, NJ, and died 02 SEP 1827 in Rahway, NJ. She married James Winans ABT 1787, son of Jonathan Winans and Sarah Mills. He was born ABT 1762?, and died in Rahway, NJ. She married Moses Jacques. He was born ABT 1740? in NJ?, and died BEF 1787.
vi. William Ross was born BEF 1764 in Elizabeth Town, NJ.
vii. Sarah Ross was born 02 JUL 1768 in NJ. She married David Hatfield ABT 1790 in NJ. He was born ABT 1765?.
viii. Samuel Scudder Ross was born ABT 1769 in NJ, and died 02 MAR 1832 in SC. He married Jane Buckhannan. She was born ABT 1795?.
ix. Hannah S. Ross was born ABT 1772 in Elizabeth Town, NJ. She married William Thorne 30 OCT 1808 in Westfield Presby. Church, Westfield, NJ. He was born ABT 1780?.

 

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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 3

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4. Thomas Ross was born ABT 1700 in Elizabeth Town, NJ, and died 04 FEB 1767 in Elizabeth Town, NJ. He was the son of 8. George Ross II and 9. Hannah Spinning.

5. Sarah Miller was born ABT 1708?. She was buried in Presbyterian Church Ceme., Elizabeth Town, NJ.

Children of Sarah Miller and Thomas Ross are:

2. i. David Ross Sr. was born 1721 in NJ, and died 09 SEP 1795 in NJ. He married Hannah Scudder ABT 1745 in Elizabeth Twp., NJ, daughter of Samuel Scudder Sr. and Phoebe Miller. She was born 24 MAR 1728 in NJ, and died 22 OCT 1779 in NY.
ii. Elizabeth Ross was born 1728 in Elizabeth Town, NJ, and died 22 JAN 1759.
iii. Phebe Ross was born BEF 1735.

 

6. Samuel Scudder Sr. was born ABT 1700?.

 

7. Phoebe Miller was born ABT 1705?.

Child of Phoebe Miller and Samuel Scudder Sr. is:

3. i. Hannah Scudder was born 24 MAR 1728 in NJ, and died 22 OCT 1779 in NY. She married David Ross Sr. ABT 1745 in Elizabeth Twp., NJ, son of Thomas Ross and Sarah Miller. He was born 1721 in NJ, and died 09 SEP 1795 in NJ.

 

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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 4

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8. George Ross II was born AFT 1670 in Elizabethtown, NJ, and died 14 NOV 1717 in Elizabeth Town, NJ. He was the son of 16. George Ross I and 17. Constance Little.

 

9. Hannah Spinning was born ABT 1679?. She was the daughter of 18. Humphrey Spinning.

Children of Hannah Spinning and George Ross II are:

i. John Ross was born 1698. He married Sarah Wheeler 1723. She was born ABT 1703?.
4. ii. Thomas Ross was born ABT 1700 in Elizabeth Town, NJ, and died 04 FEB 1767 in Elizabeth Town, NJ. He married Sarah Miller. She was born ABT 1708?.
iii. Abigail Ross was born 1703.
iv. George Ross (III) was born 1705, and died 26 SEP 1768. He married Joanna Ogden. She was born ABT 1708?.
v. Sarah Ross was born 1708.
vi. William Ross was born OCT 1710, and died 15 FEB 1764.
vii. Samuel Ross was born 15 FEB 1711/12, and died AFT 1783. He married Phebe Carpenter 24 MAY 1739. She was born ABT 1718?.
viii. Hannah Ross was born BEF 1714.
ix. Infant Ross was born 1717.

 

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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 5

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16. George Ross I was born 1629 in the Highlands, Scotland, and died AFT 1705 in NJ.

 

17. Constance Little was born ABT 1636. She was the daughter of 34. John Little and 35. Mary White.

Children of Constance Little and George Ross I are:

i. John Ross was born 23 FEB 1660 in New Haven, CT.
ii. Daniel Ross was born 10 OCT 1663 in New Haven, CT.
iii. Elizabeth Ross was born 16 DEC 1665 in New Haven, CT. She married Daniel Price 26 OCT 1717 in Elizabeth Town, NJ. He was born ABT 1690?.
iv. Hannah Ross was born 14 AUG 1668 in New Haven, CT.
8. v. George Ross II was born AFT 1670 in Elizabethtown, NJ, and died 14 NOV 1717 in Elizabeth Town, NJ. He married Hannah Spinning BEF 1697, daughter of Humphrey Spinning. She was born ABT 1679?.

 

18. Humphrey Spinning was born ABT 1650?.

Child of Humphrey Spinning is:

9. i. Hannah Spinning was born ABT 1679?. She married George Ross II BEF 1697, son of George Ross I and Constance Little. He was born AFT 1670 in Elizabethtown, NJ, and died 14 NOV 1717 in Elizabeth Town, NJ.

 

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Ahnentafel, Generation No. 6

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34. John Little was born ABT 1620?.

35. Mary White was born ABT 1623?.

Children of Mary White and John Little are:

i. Daniel Little was born ABT 1630?, and died 1690 in NJ.
17. ii. Constance Little was born ABT 1636. She married George Ross I 07 DEC 1658 in New Haven, CT. He was born 1629 in the Highlands, Scotland, and died AFT 1705 in NJ.
iii. Richard Little was born ABT 1645? in CT. He married Joan Walker 15 DEC 1664 in New Haven, CT. She was born ABT 1640?

Partial Bibliography

Ancient New Haven Families and Genealogies of Connecticut Families. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981.

Colonial America, 1607-1789.

Robert Ross, Ross Family of New Jersey.

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