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Edward ross was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia __________________________ [edit] Revolutionary War Pension InformationInformation from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 4, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
[edit] Information on Edward RossEdward Ross, born c1755/1760, died in 1837, son of John Ross who came with his family from Fermanaugh Co., Ireland , landing in New Castle, Delaware. The family lived for about five years in Maryland and then moved to Botetourt Co. Va. near Fincastle. Edward had a brother John and a Sister Mary both of whom married MacDonalds in Va. Another brother William married Jane Allison and moved to Greene Co., Tn shortly after the Revolutionary War. Edward fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, Married Nancy Allison abt 1779, and settled in Washington Co. Tn, near Providence Presbyterian Church. He owned 238 acres of land on which he was paying taxes in 1787. [Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walker/carson.html] [edit] Citations |