Person:John Ross (126)

Doug Wilson sent me this on John Ross and wife Sarah: from http://files.usgwarchives.org/nj/statewide/history/family/ford.txt FORD Family in New Jersey State Archives Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by David Tourison http://www.usgwarchives.org/nj/njfiles.htm

Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series; Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary & Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XL; Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume XI, 1806-1809; Edited and Indexed by Elmer T. Hutchinson; Trenton, NJ, 1947. p. 287, as follows:

1805, May 6. Ross, John, of Bonham Town, Middlesex Co.; will of. Wife, Sarah, $250; also income from monies to be invested from sale of estate, while my widow; should she marry, $100. After wife's decease or marriage monies to be collected and divided in 14 parts, sons, Jackson, James, Phineas, Richard and John, each 2 parts, and daughters Mary, Catharine (wife of Nathaniel Martin), Sarah (wife of William Foord), and Margaret, each one part.

Executors--sons, James Ross and Richard Ross and son-in-law Nathaniel Martin. Witnesses--David Dunham Jr., David Dunham, Nathan Mundy. Proved Sept. 29, 1806.

1806, Sept. 30. Inventory, $1,014.96; made by Isaac Cotheal and WilliamF. Manning. File 10118 L.

Comment: Not having seen the actual will, I can only assume the spouses names in parenthesis were added by whoever posted this to usgenweb and were not in the original will. Otherwise, the wording would have been slightly different. It was this will combined with info in 'The Ford Family Notes' ("The Record" Apr , pg 180) that enabled me to see the connection between Sarah Ross and William Foord/Ford.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ WALSTONS RESEARCH; DAR & SARS ~ NJ ~ ROSS, JOHN 1) SARAH JACKSON

SARS~ State of Service: NJ Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service DAR #: A098430 Birth: 1738 Woodbridge Twp / / NJ Death: 20 Sep 1806 Bonhamton / / NJ

Qualifying Service Description: Member & Clerk of Committee of Observation; Inspector,CMSR; WOODBRIDGE,MIDDLESEX CO, NJ

Additional References: 36th-45th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC DAR Patriots Index 1966 Edition pg 582

"History of Woodbridge and Vicinity" by Rev Joseph Dally NJ Archives: Vol 27, Series 1770-1771 "Minutes of Provincial Council, Council of Safety of NJ" pg 42,45,46,355,459,506 NJ Archives Vol 18 1st Series, Journal of Govenors, Vol 6, 1789-1775 NJ Archives 1st Series Vol XXII, pg 327, 1st Series,

Spouse: Sara Jackson; Children: James; Richard;

Burial:Old Colonial Cemetery of Metuchen (C-0086931) Location:Metuchen / Middlesex / NJ / USA Find A Grave Cemetery #:2215246

https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/281957

ROSS, JOHN Ancestor #: A098430 Service: NEW JERSEY Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1738 WOODBRIDGE MIDDLESEX CO NEW JERSEY Death: 9-20-1806 BONHAMTOWN NEW JERSEY

Service Description: 1) MEM & CLERK OF COMM OF OBSERVATION, 2) INSPECTOR,CMSR; WOODBRIDGE,MIDDLESEX CO

Residence 1) City: WOODBRIDGE TWP - County: MIDDLESEX CO - State: NEW JERSEY

Spouse Number Name

1) SARAH JACKSON  

CHILDREN IN DAR; RICHARD [1] ELIZABETH FREEMAN

	JAMES	[1] MARTHA MARTIN  

https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A098430

THIS FAMILY IS ALSO IN THE HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX CO NJ.

1. ↑ Research of Doug Wilson.
2. ↑ Will
   1805 Will of John Ross.