1. JOHN- d. by 1736
On 21 Feb. 1720/1 William Stanley of Kittery, blacksmith sold to John Ross of Kittery, husbandman for 20/ 50 acres of land and 10 acres of meadow in Wells next to James Littlefield which was granted to William 12 July 1720.(1)
"May 6 1722 John Ross of the Kingdom of Ireland received to Communion upon his letter of Recommendation from Mr. Samuel Henry, Pastor of Sligo in Ireland of June 9, 1719"(2) John was listed as being an inhabitant of Wells in 1726.(3)
On 29 Jan. 1731/2 John Hemmen of Arundel, weaver sold to John Ross of Wells, coaster 25 acres in Arundel for £8... perhaps this was John Jr.(4)
On 17 Aug. 1736 John Ross, marrinor & Mary Ross, spinster both of Boston sold to their brother William Ross of Wells, housewright for £20, 60 acres of land in Wells "where our honoured father John Ross of Wells died".(5) One week later John Gillpatrick of Wells, millman and Elizabeth his wife sold to William Ross of Wells, joyner for £10 1/9th part of 60 acres in "Merriland" in Wells "which land our father John Ross late of Wells owned".(6)
Issue-
Ref:
(1) York Co. Registry of Deeds- Vol.10, fol.126 (2) Wells Church Records- quoted by Thompson in Records of Kennebunk & Kennebunkport Families, Vol.IV, p.1511 (3) History of Wells and Kennebunk- Edward E. Bourne LLD (4) York Co. Registry of Deeds- Vol.16, fol.2 (5) Ibid- Vol.27, p.279 (6) Ibid- p.280
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- p.597
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b.c.1714 m. MARTHA (2) SPEAR d. 16 Sept. 1777 Brunswick, Maine bur. 1st Parish Cemetery
On 17 Aug. 1736 John Ross, marrinor & Mary Ross, spinster both of Boston sold to their brother William Ross of Wells, housewright for £20, 60 acres of land in Wells "where our honoured father John Ross of Wells died."(1) One week later John Gillpatrick of Wells, millman and Elizabeth his wife sold to William Ross of Wells, joyner for £10 1/9th part of 60 acres in "Merriland" in Wells "which land our father John Ross late of Wells owned."(2)
William then moved to Newcastle where on 16 May 1739 he purchased for £25 from Christopher Toppan of Newbury, clerk, 86 acres in Newcastle on the Canasixet River purchased from the Indians by Elizabeth Gent.(3) On 6 Aug. 1741 William Ross of Newcastle, housewright, sold to his brother James of Wells for £70 the 60 acres in Wells which was sold to him in 1736.(4)
William moved again and on 5 July 1758 he and his wife Martha purchased from his father-in-law Robert Spear of Brunswick, innholder, for 5/ 100 acres (lot No. 18) in Brunswick on the west side of the road from Fort george to Maquoit.(5) On 25 Oct. 1762 William and Martha of Brunswick sold to Moses Rogers of Marshfield, yeoman for £160 the 86 acres of land in Newcastle purchased from Christopher Toppan.(6) On 1 July 1760 RObert Spear of Brunswick, yeoman appointed his son-in-law John Given of Brunswick, Gent.as his lawful attorney to bargain with his son-in-law William Ross of Brunswick, innholder concerning a piece of land jupon which William had built his house (lot No. 19). On the same date John Given sold to William for £2/6/8 lot No. 19 on the road from Fort George to Maquoit.(7) On 12 Feb. 1765 William Ross of Brunswick, housewright, purchased from William Patten of Bowdoinham lot No. 1 from Fort George (100 acres) and lot No. 3 on Mereconeagee marsh on the west side of Main Creek (3 acres of marsh) on Maquoit Road for £53.(8) On 20 May 1767 William sold for 5/ to Robert Ross of Brunswick, labourer, lot No. 1 from Fort George except the saw mill.(9) William then sold to William Jr. of Brunswick, yeoman for £30 lot No. 24 on the Maquoit Road 22 Apr. 1776.(10)
William was listed in the 1771 tax list as having one house, one-quarter ownership in a saw mill valued at £8, 2 horses, 4 oxen, 5 cattle, 16 goats/sheep, 3 pigs, 8 acres for tillage which produced 80 bu. grain per year, 7.5 acres of salt marsh which produced 7 tons of hay per year, and 5 acres of meadow which produced 4 tons of hay per year.(11)
Issue- all probable but, none proven!
(1) York Co. Registry of Deeds- Vol. 27, p. 279 (2) Ibid- p.280 (3) Ibid- Vol. 19, p.245 (4) Ibid- Vol. 27, p. 281 (5) Ibid- Vol. 33, p. 245 (6) Lincoln Co. Registry of Deeds- Vol. 3, p. 105 (7) York Co. Registry of Deeds- Vol. 35, pp.209-10 (8) Cumberland Co. Registry of Deeds- Vol. 4, p. 111 (9) Ibid- Vol. 6, p. 72 (10) Ibid- Vol. 9, p. 553 (11) 1771 Tax List for Brunswick- 150/112
The Ross Family in Maine- Rev. C.N. Sinnett History of Brunswick, Topsham & Harpswell, Maine- Wheeler