John R. ROSS

1713 - 1748  (35 years)

• Name	John R. ROSS  [1]
  Birth	18 Feb 1713	New Garden MM, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [1]
  Christening	18 Feb 1713	Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	18 Aug 1735	Opecquon, Virginia, British Colonial America   [2]
  _FSFTID	LCFF-D45
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCFF-D45
  _UID	3F6C3D5A4B994165A4B92219A16A262FC40F
  Burial	1748	Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Death	7 Dec 1748	Frederick's Town, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I594788044	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander ROSS,   b. 1682, Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1 Dec 1748, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Katherine CHAMBERS,   b. 13 Sep 1681, Tollerton, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England d. 12 Dec 1749, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F536734816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 1717, New Castle, Delaware, British Colonial America d. 30 Dec 1759, Delaware Colony, British Colonial America (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1735	Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [3]
  Children	1. Alexander ROSS,   b. 9 Feb 1741, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States d. 12 Jul 1805, Franklin, Virginia, United States (Age 64 years)   2. David ROSS,   b. 18 Sep 1742, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States d. 23 Mar 1803, Richmond, Virginia, United States (Age 60 years)   3. John B. ROSS,   b. Abt 1745, Virginia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jonathan ROSS,   b. 23 May 1748, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 28 May 1832, Miami, Ohio, United States (Age 84 years)   5. Edward ROSS,   b. 1749, Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom d. 1 Nov 1830, Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom (Age 81 years)   6. Stephen I. ROSS,   b. 20 Oct 1749, Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 22 Apr 1814, Springfield, Ross, Ohio (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F536734813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Biography John Ross was born the 18 day of the 2nd month 1713. [1] He was the son of Alexander Ross and Katherine Chambers. [2] John was mentioned on a memorial in Hopewell Friends Burial Ground, Clear Brook, Frederick County, Virginia, United States with a death date of Nov 1748. [3] John, child of Alexander Ross and Katherine Ross, was born on 18 Feb 1713 in Chester, Pennsylvania. [4] [5] Intention to Marry John Ross, son of Alexander Ross and Lydia Hollingsworth, daughter of Stephen Hollingsworth, both of Orange County, Virginia, at a public meeting at Hopewell in Orange Co., Va. Aug 18, 1735. [6] Second Meeting John Ross & Lydia Hollingsworth appeared at this meeting (Sep 15, 1735) and signified the continuance of their intentions of marriage it being the 2nd time & nothing appearing to obstruct their proceedings they are left to their Liberty to accomplish their marriage according to Truths Order & Josiah Ballinger & Isaac Parkins are desired to attend the marriage (which is to be accomplished at Opechon) & make report thereof & send the marriage certificate as soon as the can.[7] Whereas John Ross son of Alexander Ross & Lydia Hollingsworth, daughter of Stephen Hollingsworth, both of Orange Co in Virginia declared their intentions of marriage to each other before several monthly meetings of the christian people called Quakers at Nottingham in ye Co of Chester & Province of Pennsylvania according to ye good used amongest them & having consent of parents & relations concerned, their said proposals of marriage was allowed of by ye said meetings now they are to certifie whom it may concern ye for ye full accomplishing their said intentions this 11th Day of ye 10th month in ye year of our lord 1735. They the said John Ross & Lydia hollingsworth appeared in a public meeting of ye County of Orange and the John Ross taking ye said Lydia Hollingsworth by ye hand did in a sollemn manner openly declare that he took her to be his wife promising......to be unto her a loving & Faithfull husband until death should separate them and then & there in ye saide assembly the said Lydia Hollingsworth did in like manner declare that she took him ye said John Ross to be her husband promising with divine assistance to be unto him a loving & faithfull wife until death should separate them or word to ye effect moreover they ye said John Ross & Lydia Hollingsworth (she according to ye custome of marriage assuming the surname of her husband) did as a farther confirmation thereof then & there to these ..... their hands & and we who were present in ye said assembly at ye ..... of the said marriage & .... do as wittnesses underwrite our names the day and year first above written. Abraham Hollingsworth; George Hollingsworth; Alexander Ross. Katherine Ross, Anne Hollingsworth, Mary Hollingsworth, Lydia Hollingsworth, Abreham Ross, Hannah Hollingsworth and 38 others.[8] John, child of Alexander Ross, married Lydia Hollingsworth on 11 Oct 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.[9] [10] On 11 October 1735, when he was twenty-two, he married Lydia Hollingsworth, daughter of Stephen Hollingsworth and Anne Robinson. in Hopewell Friends Monthly Meeting, Orange (now Frederick) County, Virginia. Abstracts of wills, inventories, and administrations accounts of Frederick County, Virginia: Ross, David Will, 9 Nov 1748. 7 Dec 1748. All estate to brothers and sisters except sister Lydia Day. Exrs: brothers John & George Ross. [11] Alexander Ross Will in Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia: [12] LYDIA: Guardian of Alexander Ross, orphan son of John Ross. 8 August, l749. [13] John's child David Ross married Catharine Thomas on 20 Dec 1770 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.[14] Research John Ross, Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia Where The Record Is Found (Citation) Records of Hopewell Monthly Meetings and Meetings Reporting to Hopewell Compiled from Official Records by a Joint Committee of Hopewell Friends A Facsimile Reprint Published 2007 by Heritage Books, Inc. Original Copyright 1936 by the Trustees of Hopewell Monthly Meetings, Frederick County, Virginia Describe The Record (Notes) John Ross, page 56: "One of the first marriages of Friends at Opeckon was that of John Ross and Lydia Hollingsworth; but they had to go all the way to Nottingham and back to declare their intentions. John Ross was a son of Alexander, and Lydia Hollingsworth was a daughter of Stephen. At Nottingham under date of 8 month 18, 1735, it was recorded that John and Lydia had appeared and had produced from the 'weekly-meeting of Opeckon' what could be desired with respect to their conversation and clearness. On 9 month 15, 1735, they appeared at Nottingham the second time, and were allowed to proceed. Josiah Ballinger and Isaac Parkins were appointed to attend the marriage, 'which is to be accomplished at Opeckon,' to make report thereof, and to send the marriage certificate as soon as possible. William Jolliffe states that the marriage took place at Hopewell, then in Orange County, Va., on October 11, 1735." [15] Sources ? U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935; New Garden Monthly Meeting; Chester Pennsylvania; U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935; p37; for John Ross; 18 Feb 1713 ? Birth of child John Ross: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935" Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #11436685 (accessed 14 February 2024) John Ross born to Allexander Ross and Katherine Ross on 18 Apr 1713 in Chester, Pennsylvania. ? Memorial: "Find a Grave", database Find A Grave: Memorial #183440860 (accessed 12 February 2024) Memorial page for John Ross (18 Apr 1713-Nov 1748), citing Hopewell Friends Burial Ground, Clear Brook, Frederick County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Dale Lee Lane (contributor 47946546). ? Birth: "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database with images citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370984; Image number: 129 FamilySearch Record: 6CT5-5XDF (accessed 12 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-2R6Z John Ross born on 18 Feb 1713, child of Alexander Ross & Katherine Ross, in Chester, Pennsylvania. ? Birth: "U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940" Monthly Meeting: New Garden Monthly Meeting; Archive Reference: EE 161-2 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2705 #664210 (accessed 14 February 2024) John Ross born on 18 Feb 1713 in Pennsylvania. ? Historical, genealogical and biographical account of the Jolliffe family of Virginia: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/156389/?offset=0#page=76&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=John%20Ross ? U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 for John Ross; Pennsylvania, Chester, Nottingham Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1730-1756 ? U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 for John Ross; Pennsylvania; Chester; Nottingham Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1730-1889 ? Marriage: "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database with images citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370985; Image number: 16 FamilySearch Record: 6CYX-WFXD (accessed 12 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-2BGY John Ross marriage to Lydia Hollingsworth on 11 Oct 1735 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. ? Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777 ? Abstracts of wills, inventories, and administrations accounts of Frederick County, Virginia: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/603416/13 ? The will of Alexander Ross is recorded in Frederick County Will Book 1, page 226: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/viewedit/98YX-G73?context#:~:text=Alexander%20Ross%20Will%20in%20Hopewell%20Friends%20History%201734%2D1934%20Frederick%20County%2C%20Virginia ? Abstracts of wills, inventories, and administrations accounts of Frederick County, Virginia: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idviewer/603416/12 ? Marriage of child David Ross: "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database with images citing Affiliate Name: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Digital film/folder number: 102370992; Image number: 444 FamilySearch Record: 6CYX-X739 (accessed 8 March 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSCX-29W6-Y John Ross's child David Ross marriage to Catharine Thomas on 20 Dec 1770 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. ? John Ross, Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/sources/viewedit/98YN-2X9?context

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 26 Feb 2025), entry for Stephen I. ROSS, person ID GQ59-CJT. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 26 Feb 2025), entry for John R. Ross, person ID LCFF-D45. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 26 Feb 2025), entry for Lydia Hollingsworth, person ID L6JP-NKT. (Reliability: 3).