Husband Alexander Ross 1
Born: Jun 1756 - Chester Co, PA 2
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Died: 15 Mar 1816 - Warrington Twp, York Co, PA 3
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Father: William Ross (Abt 1725-1777) 4
Mother: Jean Nesbit ( - ) 5
Marriage: 4 Apr 1786 3
• Document: Revolutionary War Journal.
• Document: Collector.
Wife Margaret Ewing 3
Born: 16 Dec 1765 3
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Died: 28 Jul 1829 3
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Father: James Ewing ( - ) 3
Mother: Eleanor [Unk] ( - ) 3
Children
1 F Jane Ross 3
Born: 18 May 1787 3
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Died: 3 Dec 1818 3
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M Hon. William Ross 3
Born: 26 Apr 1789 - Warrington Twp, York Co, PA 3
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Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" Bigham (1795-1827) 6
Marr: 27 Jan 1818 6
Spouse: Elizabeth Robinette ( - ) 6
Marr: 1 Jun 1830 7
3 F Martha Ross 3
Born: Sep 1791 3
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Died: Dec 1816 3
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4 M James Ross 3
Born: Mar 1794 3
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Died: 14 May 1820 3
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5 M Alexander Ross 3
Born: Mar 1797 3
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Died: 30 Oct 1815 3
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6 M Thomas Ross 3
Born: Jan 1799 3
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Died: Jan 1817 3
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7 F Margaret Ross 3
Born: 10 Feb or 20 Feb 1802 - "Tipperary", Warrington Twp, York Co, PA 8
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Spouse: Hugh Mortland ( - ) 9
8 F Elizabeth Ross 3
Born: 30 Nov 1806 - "Tipperary", Warrington Twp, York Co, PA 3
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Spouse: Samuel Smith ( - ) 10
General Notes: Husband - Alexander Ross
He came into possession of "Tipperary Plantation" under the terms of his father William Ross' will. He built a new stone mansion house which was partially destroyed by fire in 1823. The cornerstone bore the inscription "A and M. Ross, Oct. 29, 1788," and was long preserved at Tipperary. This house was totally destroyed by fire in 1893, when another one was built upon the original foundation.
He was a patriot and was connected with the army during the New Jersey campaign in 1776. In March, 1777, he was fined £15 for non-attendance at drill. [Many members of the militia not in active service at the time were occasionally compelled by the condition of their crops or a business emergency to be absent from drill. If they could not send a substitute, they paid the regular fine to which no odium was attached.] He served a Tour of Duty at Camp Security, York County, in 1781 [Camp Security, in the extreme northeastern part of Windsor Township, near Longstown, was where the British prisoners of war were confined.] where his name appears as a witness to a document, and in the same year was with his division at York. He was clerk to the commissary in the New Jersey campaign.
Oct. 9, 1782, Alexander Ross was appointed judge of elections for York County. In 1784 he was appointed collector of the State Supplies for Warrington Township. In 1784-5 he was appointed collector of the Sinking Fund and Eighty-one Emission Tax.