Hon. William Ross and Elizabeth Robinette

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Husband Hon. William Ross ¹

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           Born: 26 Apr 1789 - Warrington Twp, York Co, PA 1
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         Father: Alexander Ross (1756-1816) 2
         Mother: Margaret Ewing (1765-1829) 1

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       Marriage: 1 Jun 1830 3

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   Other Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" Bigham (1795-1827) 4 - 27 Jan 1818 4

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Wife Elizabeth Robinette ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. William Ross

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He was born at the new stone house, "Tipperary Plantation," Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
He was very active in local military affairs during the Second War with England, serving from Jan. 1 to Feb. 9, 1814, under Capt. James Montgomery, and as second sergeant on Aug. 26, 1814, under Capt. John Holmes. He also performed a tour of duty, and furnished rations for the army.
In 1834 Governor Wolf appointed him justice of the peace. In 1837 he was elected treasurer of Warrington Township, and was judge of elections for the fifth district the same year. In 1840 Governor Porter appointed him justice of the peace for five years. In 1848 he was elected to this office for life or good behavior. In 1847 he was elected to the House of Representatives at Harrisburg.
In 1823 William Ross rebuilt the stone mansion house which had been partially destroyed by fire and reset the cornerstone bearing the inscription, "A. and M. Ross 1788," over the front door.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Robinette

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from Cumberland Co, PA

She belonged to an old Huguenot family of noble Norman blood that sought refuge in the Isle of Re opposite La Rochelle in 1681. From here one branch went to England, where James Robinette became mayor of Saffron Walden. Another branch came to America and settled at Salisbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania, where Samuel was taxable in 1686, Allen was taxable in Upper Providence in 1689, Samuel, Jr., was taxable in East Nottingham in 1722, also George Robinette. Another George was taxable in Huntingdon Township, York Co. in 1799. He was first lieutenant of Company 7, First Battalion of York Associators. James was a member of the Assembly for Adams County in 1810, and in 1752 Allen Robinette petitioned for a road from George Crogan's place near the mouth of Yellow Breeches to Cesna's Fording Place by Frazier's Mill.

She entertained the gentle muse of poetry and among the wealth of old papers at one time preserved at "Tipperary" were many examples of her verse. One was entitled, "An Emblem of Love". It runs:

Just like love is yonder Rose
Heavenly fragrance round it throws
Yet tears its dewy leaves disclose
And in the midst of briars blows
Just like love.

Culled to bloom upon the breast
Since rough thorns the stem infest
They must be gathered with the rest
And with it to the heart be prest.
Just like love.

And when rude hands the twin buds sever,
The . . . and they shall blossom never.
Yet the thorns be fresh as ever
Just like love.

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Notes: Marriage

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He had paid court to her before his first marriage. It is said he had a rival for this lady's hand in the person of the Hon. David McConaughy of Gettysburg, in whose favor he withdrew, but the lady still remaining a spinster, at the death of his wife, Mr. Ross again paid court and won Miss Robinette for his second wife.

1 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 55.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 50.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 63.

4 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 62.