John Ross ^{851,1367,1368,1369}

  General Notes:

John ROSS was born in 1714 in New Castle, New Castle Co., DE. He was christened on 21 OCT 1714 in Immanuel Church, New Castle, New Castle Co., DE.8 He died on 5 MAY 1776 in Philadelphia, PA.9 He was buried in St. Paul's Church, Philadelphia, PA. John was admitted to the bar of the supreme court of Pennsylvania in 1735 and soon attained such prominence as an attorney that in 1743 he was considered Andrew Hamilton's chief rival. In 1744 he engaged in the manufacture of pig-iron in Bucks County, in partnership with John Lesher, and retained his interest until his death.

John was a close friend and correspondent of Benjamin Franklin. Before the Revolutionary War he was Attorney General under the Crown for the Lower Counties (New Castle, Kent and Sussex) on the Delaware River, and a member of the assembly. John was an early member of the American Philosophical Society, and in 1760 was a founder and the first warden of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.

He lived in a large mansion on Chestnut St., Philadelphia, which was later occupied by the Chevalier de la Luzerne, French minister to the U.S. John also owned a beautiful country home called Tusculum, which now forms a part of the Episcopal Hospital grounds.

He was married to Elizabeth MORGAN on 28 DEC 1735 in Philadelphia, PA. Elizabeth MORGAN was born about 1714. She died on 7 OCT 1776 in Philadelphia, PA.10 She was aged 62 at the time of her death. She was buried in Saint Paul's Church, Philadelphia, PA. Elizabeth's parents were Benjamin and Katharine Morgan. ¹³⁶⁴

  Research Notes:

John ROSS and Elizabeth MORGAN had the following children:
23 i. Elizabeth ROSS was born on 2 MAY 1740 in Philadelphia, PA. She died on 13 AUG 1741 in Philadelphia, PA. She was buried in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA.
24 ii. Margaret ROSS was born in 1747 in Philadelphia, PA. She died on 20 AUG 1766.
25 iii. Catharine "Kitty" ROSS was born on 21 JUL 1748 in Philadelphia, PA. She died on 27 AUG 1782.11 She was buried in Saint Paul's Church, Philadelphia, PA. Kitty married Henry Gurney, a lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 7 Jul 1768 at Christ Church in Philadelphia. They had no children.
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  Life Events:

1. Occupation: Lawyer. ¹³⁶⁴ Pennsylvania Supreme Court

John married Elizabeth Morgan on 28 Dec 1735 in Christ Church Cemetery (Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).¹³³⁰ (Elizabeth Morgan was born in 1714,^851,1330 died on 7 Oct 1776 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ^{851,1330,1370} and was buried in St. Paul's Church Cemetery (Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) ^851,1330.)