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Benjamin Ross 1697–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1697

Birth Location: Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA

Father: John Ross

Mother: Abigail Spinning

Spouse(s): Abigail Alling

Children(s): Massy Ross, Sabra ROSS, Daniel Ross, John Ross

In 1697, Benjamin Ross entered the world in Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA, born to John Ross And Abigail Spinning. Benjamin Ross married Abigail Alling, and had children including Daniel Ross, John Ross, Massy Ross, Sabra Ross. Benjamin Ross passed away in 1760 in Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1697, Benjamin Ross entered the world in Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA, born to John Ross And Abigail Spinning.
  • Benjamin Ross married Abigail Alling, and had children including Daniel Ross, John Ross, Massy Ross, Sabra Ross.
  • Benjamin Ross passed away in 1760 in Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ross
1660–1702
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Spinning
1663–1718
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Alling
1701–1771
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Massy Ross
1727–1801
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Sabra ROSS
1740–1805
Birth Location: Morris Town, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Daniel Ross
1723–1750
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex, NJ, USA
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John Ross
1731–1810
Birth Location: Bound Brook, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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Benjamin Ross's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ross
1697–1760
Birth Place: Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Ross
1660–1702
New Haven, New Haven, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Spinning
1663–1718
Elizabethtown, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
George (Ross (Elder). Scottish immigrant in 1650 (exiled). Captured at Dunbar. 10th) GGF
1629–1705
Glascow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Constance (Mary) Little
1638–1715
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Humphrey Spinning
1636–1689
England, England, United Kingdom
Abigail Hubbard
1644–1689
Milford, New Haven, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Ross's Descendants

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Benjamin Ross (1697–1760) m. Abigail Alling (1701–1771)
  1. 1. Massy Ross 1727–1801 m. John Willcocks 1727–1776
    1. 1. Mary Lyon 1755–1849 m. Nathaniel Lyon 1759–1833
      1. 1. Jotham Lyon 1782–1843 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Harrington 1803–1882 m. Elizabeth Sellers 1790–1827
        1. 1. Isaac (S.) Lyon 1810–1895 m. Katherine Moss 1814–1887
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Caroline) Lyon 1813–1896
        3. 3. Noah Lyon 1822–
        4. 4. Tabitha Lyon 1807–1866
        5. 5. Nathaniel Lyon 1816–1863
        6. 6. Peter Lyon 1811–1897
        7. 7. John Lyon 1814–1838
        8. 8. Massah Lyon 1818–1905
        9. 9. James (W) Lyon 1838–
        10. 10. Susannah Lyon 1839–1862
        11. 11. Mary (M) Lyon 1835–
        12. 12. Jotham Lyon 1832–1920
        13. 13. Massah Lyon 1818–1905
        14. 14. James Lyon 1837–1897
        15. 15. Massah Lyon 1818–1905
        16. 16. Nathaniel Lyon 1816–1863
        17. 17. Tabitha Lyon 1807–1866
        18. 18. Elizabeth (Caroline) Lyon 1813–1896
        19. 19. Peter Lyon 1811–1897
        20. 20. John Lyon –1838
      2. 2. Phoebe Lyon 1784–
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Lyon 1780–
      4. 4. Sarah ((Sally)) Lyon 1778–1854
      5. 5. Joanna Lyon 1777–
      6. 6. Phoebe Lyon 1784–
      7. 7. Joanna Lyon 1777–
      8. 8. Sarah Lyon 1778–1854
      9. 9. Mary Lyon 1780–
    2. 2. William Wilcox 1775–1845
    3. 3. John Willcocks 1752–1819
    4. 4. Isaac Willcocks 1756–1826
    5. 5. Moses Wilcox 1766–1850
    6. 6. Mary Wilcox 1766–1836
    7. 7. Sarah Wilcox 1755–1784
    8. 8. Peter Willcocks 1758–1828
    9. 9. Stephen Willcocks 1764–1766
    10. 10. Daniel Wilcox 1762–1842
    11. 11. Sarah Wilcox 1750–1795
    12. 12. John Willcocks 1754–
    13. 13. Stephen Willcocks 1754–
    14. 14. Peter Willcocks 1751–
    15. 15. Isaac Willcocks 1748–
    16. 16. Sarah Wilcox 1755–1784
    17. 17. Peter Wilcox 1758–1828
    18. 18. Isaac Wilcox 1756–1826
    19. 19. Massey Wilcox 1754–1824
    20. 20. William Wilcox 1775–1845
    21. 21. Moses Wilcox 1762–1850
    22. 22. Mary Wilcox 1766–1836
    23. 23. Stephen Wilcox 1764–1766
    24. 24. Daniel Wilcox 1762–1842
  2. 2. Sabra ROSS 1740–1805
  3. 3. Daniel Ross 1723–1750
  4. 4. John Ross 1731–1810

Benjamin Ross's Timeline

2 Records

1697
1697
Birth of Benjamin Ross in Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
1760
1760
Age 63
Death of Benjamin Ross in Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3480.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBM
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: NJ
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3480.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBM

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Essex, British Colonial America, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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