ROSS, Thomas Taylor

   General Notes:

Emmigration: Bet. 1772 - 1773, Left Scotland on board the Pearl UEL Isabella Urquhart. ROSS, came from Ross-shire, Scotland to America in 1773. They settled in the United States and came to Canada in 1784. They were United Empire Loyalists." fighting on the loyalist side during the American Revolution. his name on same petition. 1783 was at Point Clear. settled at Johnstown. He came to Canada in 1779. He served 4 years. built a House, a Barn, a Stable and a Barrack. He had 6 Cows,some Furniture and Grain tolerable clearance, a House, a Sheep and Furniture and Grain. Township.[dpoyner.FTW]

Thomas Taylor Ross received lot 28, Concession 1, Lancaster Township.

THE OLD UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS LIST APPENDIX APPENDIX B page 246 Ross, Thomas Taylor Lancaster Had a wife & three children --P.L. 2d, 1786. [p.246]

Notes

1 REFN: 2207 Emmigration: Bet. 1772 - 1773, Left Scotland on board the Pearl Enlisted: 1776, Kings Royal Regiment of New York Immigration: Bef. 1784, Left Mohawk Valley to settle in Canada, UEL Discharge: Abt. 1784 The following is quoted fron the reasearch notes of Dorothy Isabella Urquhart. "Donald, Alexander, John, and George ROSS, sons of Thomas Taylor ROSS, came from Ross-shire, Scotland to America in 1773. They settled in the United States and came to Canada in 1784. They were United Empire Loyalists."



Children: - Margaret ROSS - Hugh ROSS - Isobelle ROSS - Thomas ROSS - Catherine ROSS - Ann (Nancy) ROSS - Duncan ROSS - Janet ROSS - Christy ROSS - Alexander ROSS - Elizabeth ROSS - John ROSS - Phillip (Finley) ROSS

Notes

1 REFN: 2207 Emmigration: Bet. 1772 - 1773, Left Scotland on board the Pearl Enlisted: 1776, Kings Royal Regiment of New York Immigration: Bef. 1784, Left Mohawk Valley to settle in Canada, UEL Discharge: Abt. 1784 The following is quoted fron the reasearch notes of Dorothy Isabella Urquhart. "Donald, Alexander, John, and George ROSS, sons of Thomas Taylor ROSS, came from Ross-shire, Scotland to America in 1773. They settled in the United States and came to Canada in 1784. They were United Empire Loyalists." ---------------------------- Thomas Ross joined the King's Royal Regiment of New York to fight on the loyalist side during the American Revolution. See Petition in William Urquhart's Scrapbook - Thomas Ross had his name on same petition. ----------------------- ------ From Book - "The Report of the Bureau of Archives" - Page 383 A New Claim Montreal, 15th January, 1788 Caimt. Sworn; Says he was a soldier in Sir John Johnson's 2nd Batal., and in 1783 was a Point Clear.

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Personal Information: Religious Affiliation: Place: Presbyterian Occupation: Place: soldier, farmer

The original Letter of Reference and Certificate of Discharge are owned by David Ross, a descendent of Thomas Taylor Ross's son Alexander. The documents have been preserved and passed down through his family. We are grateful to him for providing us with copies to post here, and for providing us with the history written by David's father, John A. Ross. (Don and Jeanne Ross)

   Research Notes:

Birth of Thomas Ross according to his headstone in the Old South Cemetery in Lancaster Township, Glengarry County Ontario. (Letter of Reference confirms location).

   Events:

1. Occupation. soldier, farmer

2. Religion. Presbyterian

3. Military; 19 Jun 1776. 78th Highland Regiment

"Gavin Watts Muster Roll of the Kings Royal Regiment of New York indicates that Thomas Taylor Ross joined the regiment on the 19th of June 1776, that he served in Captain Watts Company for the remainder of that year and then in 1777 was transferred to Captain John Munro's company. These two appointments were in the lst Battalion of the Regiment. He was transferred to the second battalion of the regiment on the 22nd of May 1780. The Muster Roll also indicates that following the end of the war Thomas Taylor settled in Lancaster Township, that he was married and that his family included two sons and three daughters."
June 24, 1784, Thomas Ross Taylor is discharged from the Second Battalion of the King's

4. Discharge; 24 Jun 1784. June 24, 1784, Thomas Ross Taylor is discharged from the Second Battalion of the King's Royal Regiment of New York

5. claim for damages; 15 Jan 1788. January 15, 1788, Montreal, Loyalist Claim for Damages filed by Thomas Taylor Ross

   Marriage Information:

Thomas married Isabella URQUHART in 1758 in Glencalvie Parish, Kincardine, Ross-Shire, Scotland. (Isabella URQUHART was born in 1743 in Glencalvie Parish, Kincardine, Ross-Shire, Scotland ¹⁰¹, died on 29 Sep 1817 in Lancaster, Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada ¹⁰¹ and was buried in Old Cemetary, South Lancaster, Ontario.)