Person:Sarah Jackson (231)

There is a lot of conflicting information about the Sarah who married John Ross. Some have her born in Guilford and some in Woodbridge, NJ. Most all have her married to John Ross who could have been born in NJ or NC, depending on whose chart you look at. I have seen no documentation either way.

There is a marriage record for a Sarah Jackson and John Ross in NJ but whether this is the same Sarah as daughter of James Jackson and Mary Thorne is up for discussion. Folks posting info on John's wife are using James' daughter's birth date or they say she was born in Guilford. Other charts say she was d/o William Jackson and Margaret of Guilford.

I have found no clearance in Quaker records for James' daughter Sarah to be married or to leave Woodbridge MM. That's not to say it didn't happen - just that I haven't found the records yet.

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Marriage Licenses. The Marriage Ceremony Females. J page 219 Jackson, Sarah, Woodbridge, and John Ross, Middlesex 1759 June 20

LATER: Doug Wilson sent the 1805 Will of John Ross (see John's Notes) which was written in "Bonham Town, Middlesex Co. NJ, mentioning his wife Sarah and listing his children. This is obviously NOT the same Sarah who married John Ross of Guilford, NC. So that bit of conflicting data is resolved. I have not determined the parents of the NC Sarah.

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THEY MARRIED; 20 Jun 1759 Event Place Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America "New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985"

SARAHS WILL WRITTEN 1ST DEC 1814 OR 19?; https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/memories/L5LG-XV8

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.

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