Israel B. Perry

Birth: about 1771

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/31860654/israel-b.-perry : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for Israel B. Perry (18 Feb 1811, in his 40th year), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31860654, Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden County, VT, maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).

Death: 18 Feb 1811

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/31860654/israel-b.-perry : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for Israel B. Perry (18 Feb 1811, in his 40th year), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31860654, Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden County, VT, maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).

Burial: Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/31860654/israel-b.-perry : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for Israel B. Perry (18 Feb 1811, in his 40th year), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31860654, Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden County, VT, maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).

Spouse: Jerusha (--?--)
Marriage:

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKC-WVP : accessed 2 July 2021), Jerusha Perry death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004667393; Death records names spouse Israel B. Perry.

1. Israel B. Perry, born 1794

Spouse: Sarah Wheelock
Marriage: about 1808

1. Leonard G. Perry, born 20 Jul 1809, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT
2. Nelson Wilkinson Perry, born 5 Feb 1811, probably Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

Notes:

He was probably related to the Perry family in Cambridge, Washington Co, NY.

On 1 March 1804, Israel B. Perry, of Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, mortgaged 83 acres in Charlotte to Valentine Perry, of Hinesburg, witnessed by William Niles and Elisha Smedley.¹

On 9 June 1809, Israel B. Perry, of Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, sold the same 83 acres in Charlotte to Aaron Perry, of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co, NY, witnessed by Valentine Pery and Thom. R. Rich.²

Israel B. Perry, of Charlotte, died intestate. Bond was filed on 6 Mar 1811. Aaron Perry of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co, NY, and Ithiel Stone of Charlotte were appointed administrators (Chittenden County Probate, 2:382, image 309 of 647 at FamilySearch.org). On 7 Apr 1812 articles of personal property were set aside for Sally Perry, Widow of Israel B. Perry. The residue of personal property belonging to the estate were sold (Chittenden County Probate, 4:26, image 35 of 574).

In 1810 he was at Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, one male under 10, two males between 10 and 15, 1 male 16 to 25, one male 26 to 44, one female under 10, and one female 26 to 44.

Another Israel B. Perry appears in the 1820 census, living in Hinesburg, but that man is younger, and likely his son.

Sources:

1. Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, land records, 4:461, image 529 of 712 at FamilySearch.org.
2. Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, land records, 5:226, image 708 of 712 at FamilySearch.org.

Leonard G. Perry

Birth: 20 Jul 1809, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• No Author Given, History of Jackson County, Michigan (Chicago: Inter-state Publishing, 1881), p. 1108; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofjackson00chic/page/1108/mode/2up : accessed 3 June 2021).

Death: 1885

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/18251203/leonard-g.-perry : accessed 03 June 2021), gravestone photo for Leonard G. Perry (1809–1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18251203, Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson Co, MI, maintained by Frank Passic, Albion Historian (contributor 46564182).

Burial: Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson Co, MI

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/18251203/leonard-g.-perry : accessed 03 June 2021), gravestone photo for Leonard G. Perry (1809–1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18251203, Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson Co, MI, maintained by Frank Passic, Albion Historian (contributor 46564182).

Father: Israel B. Perry
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

Notes:

Leonard G. Perry of Jackson, Jackson Co, Michigan was named an heir of Mary Grandey (his aunt) in an 1839 probate notice.¹

Sources:

1. Probate Notice, Albany Argus, 4 Oct 1839, p. 4, col. 4.

Nelson Wilkinson Perry

Birth: 5 Feb 1811, probably Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/79869960/nelson-wilkinson-perry : accessed 16 July 2021), gravestone photo for Nelson Wilkinson Perry (5 Feb 1811–31 Aug 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79869960, Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co, AL.

Death: 31 Aug 1884

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/79869960/nelson-wilkinson-perry : accessed 16 July 2021), gravestone photo for Nelson Wilkinson Perry (5 Feb 1811–31 Aug 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79869960, Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co, AL.

Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co, AL

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/79869960/nelson-wilkinson-perry : accessed 16 July 2021), gravestone photo for Nelson Wilkinson Perry (5 Feb 1811–31 Aug 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79869960, Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co, AL.

Father: Israel B. Perry
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

Notes:

Nelson W. Perry was identified as an heir of Sarah Rich (his mother) in her Chittenden Co, Vermont, probate records, dated 16 Nov 1832.¹

Nelson Perry, of the state of Alabama, was identified as an heir of Mary (Wheelock) Grandey (his mother's sister) in an 1839 probate notice.²

N. W. Perry (indexed as M. M. Perry at FamilySearch.org), age 39, merchant, born Vermont, was living in Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama, in 1850 with F. M. Perry, age 25, female, born Vermont, H A Perry, 6, female, born Canada, J. C. Beach, age 32, male, merchant, born New York, E. M. Beach, age 29, female, born Vermont, E. M. Beach, female, age 6, born New York, Catharine Beach, age 4, born New York, and P. C. Ranson, age 65, male, merchant, born Pennsylvania.

Nelson W. Perry was again at Mobile in 1860, age 49, born Vermont, with Fanny M. Perry, age 38, born Vermont, Helen A. Perry, age 16, born Canada, Harriet G. Perry, age 6, born Alabama, Frank B. Perry, age 3, born Alabama.

In 1870 he was at Mobile, age 59, cotton press, born Vermont, with Harriet Perry, age 38, born Connecticut?, Helen A. Perry, age 25, born Connecticut?, H. G. Perry, age 16, female, born Alabama, F. B. Perry, male, age 13, born Alabama, W. G. Greenleaf, age 14, male, born Louisiana, A. P. Greenleaf, male, age 13, born Louisiana, and M. L. Greenleaf, female, age 11, born Alabama, and three domenstic servants: Lucy Scott, age 23, Alice Charlton, age 26, and Elder Walker, age 15, all persons of color.

His first wife was Frances Maria (--?--), surname possibly Gregory, who was born in Vermont, per census records. She was born 15 Dec 1821, died 11 Oct 1867, and is buried with Nelson in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile.³ His second wife was Harriet (--?--), widow of (--?--) Greenleaf. She was probably the Harriet who died in Everett, Middlesex Co, MA, 16 Apr 1893, widow, aged 61 years, 4 months, 7 days, daughter of Isaac Gregory and Fanny Field.⁴ Per death notice in the Boston Herald, she died at the residence of her son, Rev. Arthur P. Greenleaf.⁵

Sources:

1. Chittenden County, Vermont, Estate Files, box 7, file 764, image 341 of 854, at FamilySearch.org.
2. Probate Notice, Albany Argus, 4 Oct 1839, p. 4, col. 4.
3. FindAGrave memorial #79870695.
4. "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with image, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 16 July 2021), Everett deaths, vol. 437 p. 190; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
5. Death notice, Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts), 17 Apr 1893, p. 3; at GenealogyBank.com.

Caroline Rich

Father: Samuel Rich
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

Spouse: William Myrick Frost
Marriage: 11 Sep 1834, Bridport, Addison Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV9-6HC : accessed 2 June 2021), William M. Frost - Caroline Rich; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004544011.

Notes:

William Frost and Caroline Frost of Addison Co, Vermont, were identified as heirs of Mary Grandey (aunt of Caroline) in an 1839 probate notice.¹

Sources:

1. Probate notice, Albany Argus (Albany, New York), 4 October 1839, p. 4, col. 4.

George Wheelock Rich

Birth: 21 Nov 1818, Chittenden Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/6518691/george-wheelock-rich : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for George Wheelock Rich (21 Nov 1818–5 Mar 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6518691, Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Howard Co, MO.

Death: 5 Mar 1890, Slater, Saline Co, MO

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/6518691/george-wheelock-rich : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for George Wheelock Rich (21 Nov 1818–5 Mar 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6518691, Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Howard Co, MO.

Burial: Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Howard Co, MO

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/6518691/george-wheelock-rich : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for George Wheelock Rich (21 Nov 1818–5 Mar 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6518691, Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Howard Co, MO.

Father: Samuel Rich
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

Notes:

George Rich was identified as an heir of Mary (Wheelock) Grandey (his aunt) in an 1839 probate notice.¹

The biography of Rev. George Wheelock Rich, and his wife, Susan Ann Roberts, can be found in The Centennial Volume of Missouri Methodism.²

Sources:

1. Probate notice, Albany Argus (Albany, New York), 4 October 1839, p. 4, col. 4.
2. Marcus L. Gray, Ward M. Baker, 1806 - 1906, The Centennial Volume of Missouri Methodism Methodist Episcopal Church South (Kansas City, Missouri: Burd & Fletcher, 1907), p. 138-9; online at Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/18061906centenni01gray/page/138/mode/2up : accessed 11 July 2021).

John W. Rich

Birth: about 1824

Death: 11 Oct 1844, Burlington, Chittenden Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8M5-25J : accessed 14 June 2021), John W. RIch death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27,668.

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Chittenden Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/112630773/john-w-rich : accessed 16 June 2021), gravestone photo for John W Rich (d. 11 Oct 1844, age 20 years, 8 months), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112630773, Elmwood Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden Co, VT.

Father: Samuel Rich
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

Notes:

John Rich was identified as a minor heir of Mary Grandey (his aunt) in an 1839 probate notice.¹

This is probably the John W. Rich who died 11 Oct 1844, in Burlington, VT, buried in Elmwood Cemetery there.

Sources:

1. Probate notice, Albany Argus (Albany, New York), 4 October 1839, p. 4, col. 4.

Mary Emily Rich

Birth: 11 Apr 1821

• "Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Deaths, 1854-1911," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61721/ : accessed 16 June 2021), Mary M. Brigham death, certificate no. 4590 (1903); Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee Vital Records, call number: 929.3, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Death: 28 Oct 1903, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI

• "Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Deaths, 1854-1911," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61721/ : accessed 16 June 2021), Mary M. Brigham death, certificate no. 4590 (1903); Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee Vital Records, call number: 929.3, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/109738157/mary-e.-brigham : accessed 16 June 2021), gravestone photo for Mary E. Brigham (d. 28 Oct 1903, Aged 82 years), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109738157, Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI, maintained by Nadeen Sobottka (contributor 47145936).

Burial: Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Mailaukee Co, WI

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/109738157/mary-e.-brigham : accessed 16 June 2021), gravestone photo for Mary E. Brigham (d. 28 Oct 1903, Aged 82 years), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109738157, Forest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co, WI, maintained by Nadeen Sobottka (contributor 47145936).

Father: Samuel Rich
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

Spouse: William M. Brigham
Marriage: 15 Sep 1841, Monkton, Addison Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MR-7ZB : accessed 16 June 2021), Mary E Rich - William M. Brigham; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004705253.

Notes:

In 1850 she was living in Au Sable, Clinton Co, NY, age 28, born VT, with Wm Brigham, Merchant, age 32, born NY. Also in the household was Charles Brigham, age 1, born NY, Adelia Fields, age 20, born NY (probably her cousin in law, whose step-mother was Philena Wheelock), and Joshua Shaw, age 17, clerk, born NY.

By 1860 she was living in Milwaukee, WI, age 40, born VT, with William M. Brigham, age 43, merchant, born NH, Charles R. Brigham, age 11, born NY, and Louisa Clen(?), 13, born WI.

She remained in Milwaukee until the end of her life.

Roxy Ann Rich

Birth: 27 Dec 1812, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/7233039/roxy-ann-dougherty : accessed 16 June 2021), memorial page for Roxy Ann Rich Dougherty (27 Dec 1812–4 Mar 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7233039, Harvey Bledsoe Place Burial Site, Andrew Co, MO.

Death: 4 Mar 1858, Andrew Co, MO

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/7233039/roxy-ann-dougherty : accessed 16 June 2021), memorial page for Roxy Ann Rich Dougherty (27 Dec 1812–4 Mar 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7233039, Harvey Bledsoe Place Burial Site, Andrew Co, MO.

Burial: Harvey Bledsoe Place Burial Site, Andrew Co, MO

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/7233039/roxy-ann-dougherty : accessed 16 June 2021), memorial page for Roxy Ann Rich Dougherty (27 Dec 1812–4 Mar 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7233039, Harvey Bledsoe Place Burial Site, Andrew Co, MO.

Father: Samuel Rich
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

Spouse: Joseph L. Daugherty
Marriage: 10 Sep 1839, Clay Co, MO

• "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WP44-6ZZM : accessed 16 June 2021), Rosey Ann Rich and Joseph L Daugherty; citing Marriage, Clay, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007425241.

Notes:

On 7 March 1834, Roxy Ann Rich, of Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, appointed Noble Lovely of Charlotte to be her power of attorney.¹

On 20 Feb 1836, Roxy Ann Rich, of Liberty, Clay Co, MO, through her attorney, Noble Lovely, sold land in Charlotte to Everett and Hyson Rich.²

She married Joseph Daugherty 10 Sep 1839 in Clay Co, Missouri.

Roxanna Rich, of Missouri, was identified as an heir of Mary Grandey (her aunt) in an Oct 1839 New York probate notice.³

She was living in Jefferson, Andrew Co, MO, in 1850, listed as Ann Daugherty, age 35, born VT, with Joseph L. Daugherty, age 50, farmer, born KY, Louisa Daugherty, age 9, born MO, Frances Daugherty, age 6, born MO, Edmund Daugherty, age 6, born MO, and Joseph Daugherty, age 4, born MO.

Roxy Ann Rich Dougherty is buried in Harvey Bledsoe Place Burial Site, Andrew County, Missouri, FindAGrave.com memorial #7233039. The unsourced annotation on the memorial names her parents, and gives her birth and death dates.

Sources:

1. Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, land records, v. 10, p. 162, image 356 of 546 at FamilySearch.org.
2. Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, land records, v. 10, p. 163, image 356 of 546 at FamilySearch.org.
3. Probate notice, Albany Argus (Albany, New York), 4 October 1839, p. 4, col. 4.

Samuel Rich

Birth: 14 Jun 1764, Claremont, Sullivan Co, NH

• "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLP7-WGH : accessed 8 July 2021), Samuel Rich birth; citing Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,034.

Death: 8 Apr 1829, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8M5-N69 : accessed 2 June 2021), Samuel Rich death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004705253.

Burial: Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/6576847/samuel-rich : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for Samuel Rich (d. 8 Apr 1829, age 65 years), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6576847, Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT.

Father: Josiah Rich
Mother: Elizabeth Stone

Spouse: Anna Hurlburt
Marriage:

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8M5-LHP : accessed 20 July 2021), Anne Rich death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL film 27668.

1. Hyson Rich, born about 1789
2. Everett Rich, born about 1792
3. Betsey Rich, born about 1792
4. Hiram Rich, born 21 Sep 1799, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT
5. Eliza Rich, born calculated 30 Dec 1801

Spouse: (--?--) Hurlburt
Marriage:

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/6576847/samuel-rich : accessed 02 June 2021), gravestone photo for Samuel Rich (d. 8 Apr 1829, age 65 years), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6576847, Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT; Unsourced annotation.

1. Samuel Rich, born about 1810, Chittenden Co, VT

Spouse: Sarah Wheelock
Marriage: about 1812

1. Roxy Ann Rich, born 27 Dec 1812, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT
2. Caroline Rich
3. Sarah Ann Rich, born about 1817
4. George Wheelock Rich, born 21 Nov 1818, Chittenden Co, VT
5. Mary Emily Rich, born 11 Apr 1821
6. John W. Rich, born about 1824

Notes:

He died intestate in Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, 8 Apr 1829. His probate records, dated 23 Nov 1829, identify the following heirs, in order: Everett Rich, Betsey Keeler, Hyson Rich, Hiram Rich, Eliza Rich, Samuel Rich, Roxy Ann Rich, Caroline Rich, Sarah Ann Rich, George Rich, Mary E. Rich, John Rich.¹

His widow is identified as Sarah Rich.²

Sources:

1. Chittenden County, Vermont, probate records, vol. 14, p. 85, image 349 of 565 at FamilySearch.org.
2. Chittenden County, Vermont, probate records, vol. 14, p. 80, image 347 of 565 at FamilySearch.org.

Sarah Ann Rich

Birth: about 1817

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8M5-55C : accessed 2 June 2021), Sarah Ann Rich death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004705253; Age 15 at death.

Death: 1 Jul 1832, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8M5-55C : accessed 2 June 2021), Sarah Ann Rich death; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004705253; Death record names her parents.

Burial: Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/31771343/sarah_ann-rich : accessed 20 July 2021), gravestone photo for Sarah Ann Rich (d. 1 Jul 1832, in 16th year), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31771343, Barber Cemetery, Charlotte, Chittenden Co, VT, maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).

Father: Samuel Rich
Mother: Sarah Wheelock

John Ross

Birth: 9 Oct 1784, Monson, Hampden Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/122923049/john-ross : accessed 05 June 2021), gravestone photo for John Ross (9 Oct 1784–22 Jan 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122923049, Pittsfield West Cemetery, Pittsfield, Pike Co, maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931).

Death: 22 Jan 1832

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/122923049/john-ross : accessed 05 June 2021), gravestone photo for John Ross (9 Oct 1784–22 Jan 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122923049, Pittsfield West Cemetery, Pittsfield, Pike Co, maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931).

Burial: Pittsfield West Cemetery, Pittsfield, Pike Co, IL

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/122923049/john-ross : accessed 05 June 2021), gravestone photo for John Ross (9 Oct 1784–22 Jan 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122923049, Pittsfield West Cemetery, Pittsfield, Pike Co, maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931).

Father: Micah Ross
Mother: Sarah Davis

Spouse: Dorothy Wheelock
Marriage: about 1810

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/122923050/dorothy-ross : accessed 04 June 2021), gravestone photo for Dorothy Ross (13 Jun 1786–5 Feb 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122923050, Pittsfield West Cemetery, Pittsfield, Pike Co, Ill, maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931); John and Dorothy share a gravestone.
• 1810 U.S. census, Hancock, Berkshire Co, MA, household of John Ross, age 16 to 25, with a female age 16 to 25, no children, implying that John and Dorothy had recently married.

1. Mary Emily Ross, born 14 Aug 1811, Hancock, Berkshire Co, MA
2. Elizabeth Mariah Ross, born 17 Sep 1817, Stephentown, Rensselaer Co, NY

Notes:

He was the son of Micah Ross, per Charles C. Chapman, History of Pike County, Illinois (Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman, 1880), p. 697, at Archive.org, which identifies Micah Ross as the father of William, John's brother. Also, see annotations at the FindAGrave memorial for Micah, no. 37479669.

He died intestate. Dorothy Ross, his widow, forfeited her right to administor his estate,and requested that Henry J. Ross [John's brother] be appointed administrator. The appraisal included "an account against Dexter Wheelock [Dorothy's brother]," and a "balance due from Leonard Ross [John's brother]." Property of John Ross was sold 3 Mar 1832; many items were sold to Dorothy Ross, Mary E. Ross, and Betsey M. Ross. After all settlements, the estate of John Ross amounted to $1469, and was split three ways between his widow, Dorothy Ross, his daughter, Mary E. Ross, and his daughter, Betsey M. Gay (date of settlement not stated, but must have been after Elizabeth M. Ross married Stephen Gay).¹

Sources:

1. Pike County, Illinois, Probate record Book 1 1821-1837, p. 68, FHL 1314858, image 75 of 681 at FamilySearch.org; ibid. p. 101-2, image 95-6; ibid. p. 106, image 97.