Benjamin Lyon ROSS^[1]
1777 - 1865

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• Birth	01 Jan 1777	Elizabethtown, New Jersey   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1865	Clermont County, OH
  Died	07 May 1865	Goshen, Clermont County, Ohio   [1]
  Buried	Lebanon Cemetery, Turtlecreek Twp, Warren County, Ohio
  Person ID	I985	Leonard
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009

  
  

  Family	Sarah LEONARD,   b. 14 May 1788, North Carolina ,   d. 1876, Clermont County, Ohio
  Married	01 Jan 1810	Warren County, Ohio
  Notes	Source: Beers History of Warren County, Biographical Sketches page 986: "Benjamin L. and Sarah LEONARD ROSS; he was a native of New York, she being a native of Pennsylvania; both came to Ohio when single; he came to Ft. Washington in 1797, in 1798, he came to Mason, but returned to his former place for greater security..." He married, near Mason, in the spring of 1803 to Sarah, daughter of Abner LEONARD, a pioneer preacher of the Methodist persuasion; he resided in Deerfield Township for a short time after his marriage, when he removed to near Lebanon ..."
  Children	1. Mehetible LEONARD ROSS,   b. 05 May 1814, Warren County, Lebanon, Oh ,   d. 30 Jul 1886, Highland County, Pricetown, OH   2. Abner Leonard ROSS, Sr.,   b. 29 Jul 1804, Warren County, Lebanon, Oh   3. Samuel ROSS,   b. 09 Jan 1809   4. Benjamin J. ROSS,   b. 27 Jan 1824, Ohio   5. Sarah Jane ROSS,   b. 20 May 1822   6. Isaac ROSS,   b. 13 Oct 1810,   d. 28 Dec 1819   7. Andrew B. ROSS,   b. 02 May 1807   8. William L. ROSS,   b. 09 Feb 1812   9. Infant ROSS   10. Elizabeth Jane ROSS   11. Hannah Ann ROSS   12. Joseph Clendinan ROSS   13. Robert Gains ROSS   14. Jabella ROSS   15. Cathaine ROSS   16. Mary L. ROSS,   b. Feb 1817
  Family ID	F00394	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  WARREN COUNTY OH, Research 4/2002 by Sharon LEONARD I have some confusion on the marriage record found for Robert Rees and Sarah LEONARD, 1810 Warren County. Will index has Robert I. ROSS Death notice DE1/2 p. 137 10 Jul 1837 No marriage record for Benjamin ROSS and Sarah LEONARD; only the history of Warren County which states Benjamin ROSS m. Sarah LEONARD, daughter of Methodist minister, Abner LEONARD. Warren County Marriages 1803-1833 Pg. 35, No. 308 Sarah LEONARD Married Robert REES(?) Note: This Robert I. Rees may be brother to Benjamin--Probate Record, Deerfield Twp, page 105, 106; Robert I. ROSS{Rees) OCP73 #18-DE1/2 P. 147 July 10, 1837 Executors Sarah ROSS and John ROSS, Date signed; June 2, 1837; Heirs: widower Sarah, dau Elizabeth Jane, dau Hannah Ann, son Joseph Clendinan ROSS, son Robert Gains ROSS, dau Jabella? Catharine, Julia Ann Boram lives with family Beers History of Warren County, page 986-"Abner L. ROSS, farmer; P.O. Pisgah, Butler Co. He was born in Turtle Creek Township July 29, 1805; he is a son of Benjamin L. and Sarah (LEONARD)ROSS; he was a native of New York, she being a native of NC (father from NJ and PA) both came to Ohio when single; ...Benjamin ROSS was married, near Mason, in the Spring of 1803 to Sarah, daughter of Abner LEONARD, a pioneer preacher of the Methodist persuasion, he resided in Deerfield Township, removed to Lebanon..removed to Goshen in Clermont Co., Ohio where he lived till his death." Around Mason, OH 1801 page 3: Benjamin L. ROSS came into Deerfield Township after having spent four years in Columbia. He had originally come from New York. Two years later he married Sarah LEONARD, the daughter of a Methodist minister, and the couple had ten children. ROSS was a farmer but later became one of the first mail carriers in Southwest Ohio. "The ROSS Family of New Jersey" compiled by Robert L. ROSS, p.43; Benjamin Lyon ROSS was born 1-17-1777, Elizabeth town, N.J. He died in 1876(?), left no will but there is a settlement of his estate at Batavia, Clermont Co. OH. He is buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Warren County, OH. " E-mail from Bob ROSS, September 1, 2004: romacross@earthlink.net "From Abner LEONARD ROSS, Jr.'s family bible published in 1889. "Benjamin Lyon ROSS married Sarah LEONARD in 1804. Born June 17, 1777. From Andrew ROSS's bible. "Benjamin ROSS (son) born Jan 17, 1777. This bible was destroyed in the 1936 flooding of the Ohio River at Portsmouth, OH. This was made from a copy made by his grandson Samuel Randall ROSS." "I believe the correct year of death for Sarah was 1871. She did not have a tombstone but is listed in her husband's plot in cemetery records." "From the pocket diary for 1866 of my great grandfather, James Whitcomb ROSS that is in my possession but badly aged: G.P. 1777, born Jan. 19 (grandfather Benjamin Lyon ROSS) G.M. 1788, born May 14; married Aug. 17, 1804. Benjamin L. ROSS died 7th day May 1865. 1840 Clermont County Ohio Census 1840 United States Federal Census There is one female, age 60-80 living in the household This could be Mehitable SEWARD LEONARD, divorced wife of Abner LEONARD Name: Benjamin ROSS Township: Goshen County: Clermont State: Ohio 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Sarah ROSS Estimated Birth Year: abt 1788 Age in 1870: 82 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1870: Kenton, Hardin, Ohio Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Kenton Household Members: Name Age William C ROSS 44 John ROSS 16 Joseph C ROSS 13 Robert ROSS 11 Sarah R ROSS 2 Sarah ROSS 82 born PA




• Sources

  [S00317] Sharon LEONARD GED/FBK file, Sharon LEONARD, (Name: ongoing research, emailed to me 8/29/2008;).