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David Hugh Ross 1681–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1681

Birth Location: Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Lord Ross

Mother: Lady Stronach

Spouse(s): Margaret Barclay

Children(s): William Ross

David Hugh Ross was born in 1681 in Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland, the child of Lord David Ross And Lady Margaret Stronach. David Hugh Ross married Margaret Barclay, and had children including William A Ross. David Hugh Ross passed away in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • David Hugh Ross was born in 1681 in Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland, the child of Lord David Ross And Lady Margaret Stronach.
  • David Hugh Ross married Margaret Barclay, and had children including William A Ross.
  • David Hugh Ross passed away in 1740 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Ross
1644–1710
Birth Location: Balblair, Parish Tain, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
LR
Lady Stronach
1655–1710
Birth Location: Balblair, Parish Tain, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Barclay
1685–1743
Birth Location: Nairn, Highland, Scotland
MB

Children(s)

William Ross
1700–1760
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
WR

David Ross's Ancestors

Self
David Ross
1681–1740
Birth Place: Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord David Ross
1644–1710
Balblair, Parish Tain, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Stronach
1655–1710
Balblair, Parish Tain, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Andrew) Ross
1619–1678
Balblair, Parish Tain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Lovat) Fraser
1617–1646
Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (McKenzie (Fraser)) (Stronach)
1622–1691
Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Ross's Descendants

1.
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David (Hugh) Ross (8 Jul 1681–1740) m. Margaret Barclay (31 October 1685–1743)
  1. 1. William (A.) Ross 1700–1760 m. Elizabeth Smithwick 1715–1745
    1. 1. William (Hugh Ross) Jr 1731–1801 m. Mary (Polly) Griffin 1731–1801
      1. 1. Martin Ross 1762–1828 m. Margaret (Peggy) Brown 1762–1835
        1. 1. Samuel Ross 1792–1859 m. Sarah Yarborough 1795–1860
        2. 2. Hugh (D) Ross 1785–1885
        3. 3. William Ross 1785–1850
        4. 4. Arden Ross 1786–1886
        5. 5. Nathaniel ("Nathan") Ross 1790–1868
        6. 6. Rebecca Ross 1802–1876
        7. 7. Ellen Ross 1807–1880

David Ross's Timeline

8 Records

1681
8 Jul 1681
Birth of David Hugh Ross in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Naimshire, Scotland
Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Naimshire, Scotland
1681
8 Jul 1681
Birth of David Hugh Ross in Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland
1695
07 Dec 1695
Age 14
David Hugh Ross was married in Dalmellington,Ayr,Scotland
Dalmellington,Ayr,Scotland
1701
abt 1701
Age 20
David Hugh Ross was married in Balblair, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Balblair, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
1707
abt 1707
Age 26
David Hugh Ross was married in Balblair, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Balblair, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
1723
15 Nov 1723
Age 42
David Hugh Ross was married in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1740
1740
Age 59
Death of David Hugh Ross in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1740
1740
Age 59
Death of David Hugh Ross in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1681
    Event Place: Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Naimshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1681
    Event Place: Balblair, Cromartyshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1695
    Event Place: Dalmellington,Ayr,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1701
    Event Place: Balblair, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1707
    Event Place: Balblair, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1723
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Index to the colonial and state records of North Carolina covering volumes i-xxv

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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