Martin County, NC - James Ross Revolutionary War Pension, 1832

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April 21, 1933

Mrs. J.W. Dunlap
Ansonville, NC

Dear Madam:

By request of Honorable Josiah William Bailey you are herein furnished
the Revolutionary War records of James Ross.

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension
claim W.5722 based upon the military service of James Ross.

He was born June 8, 1761 in Martin County, North Carolina. The names
of his parents were not given.

While living in Martin County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served
as private with the North Carolina troops as follows: from sometime
in February 1781, to sometime in July 1781, under Captains John
Kennedy and James Evans in Colonel Whitmill Hill's Regiment and was
in the battle of Guilford Court House and the battle of Camden in
April 1781; from sometime in August 1781 to sometime in December 1781,
in Captain Ballard's Company in Colonel May's or Eaton's and Colonel
Sewell's Regiments; from sometime in January 1782 until sometime in
October 1782, in Captain George Cockburn's Company in Colonel
Whitmill Hill's Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 10, 1832
at which time he was living in Anson County, North Carolina having
moved there in 1798 or 1799 from Martin County.

James Ross died January 1, 1849.

This soldier married about 1781 or 1782 in Martin County, North
Carolina, Lydia or Liddy Coburn and the marriage took place at
the home of her father, Frank Coburn.

Said Lydia or Liddy was allwed pension as the widow of James
Ross on her application executed April 22, 1849 at which time she 
eighty-four years of age and was living in Union County, North
Carolina. She was living in that county in 1855.

It was stated that they had twelve or thirteen children but only
the following names were given: Elizabeth Griffin, aged sixty-
seven or sixty-eight in 1860; Dugal; Polly; Nancy; Hugh; Francis;
Liddy; Spicy; Sarah; Thomas; Margaret.

The soldier's brother William was eighty-one years of age in
1851 and living in Anson County, North Carolina. One James Ross,
born January 2, 1766 was living in Union County, North Carolina
in 1851 and stated that he knew the soldier and his wife before
they were married, no relationship given. One Frederick Coburn
was living in 1850, aged about seventy-four years, but it was
not stated that he was related to the widow.

Very truly yours,

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to the Administrator

Source: HeritageQuest Online

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