Sunday, July 8, 2012

ROSS TIMELINE COMPILED BY SHARON SHELDON



ROSS TIMELINE - updated 8/1/97

                Date and Event                                                                                   Source                                                   Reliability Factor/Comments

1767 - St. James Episc. Church, Lancaster, PA - James ROSS and Ruth Robinson marry
Church records, Leach manuscripts
Reliability high

1768 - Ruth ROSS inherits 45 acres of land from her father in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.


William Robinson’s will

Reliability high
1769 - Lancaster Co., PA, Rebecca ROSS is born
Family Bible - no other source to back it up at this time
Reliability high

ca 1770 - ? Tri- County area, PA, Margaret ROSS is born

Her existence is proven in legal documents filed on William’s estate in 1818, and of her marriage records to Edward Wells (no parentage listed)
Reliability high.
1772 - ? Tri-County area, PA, William ROSS is born, brother of Rebecca ROSS
Bible of Mary Ann Ross (assumption based on notes in “The Brinleys of PA”)
Reliability high




1776 - ? Tri-County area, PA, Mary Ann ROSS is born, sister of Rebecca ROSS
Bible of Mary Ann Ross (assumption based on notes in “The Brinleys of PA”)
Reliability high




1779 - James ROSS, Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co., estate papers cites wife Ruth Ross, b-i-l John Robinson as co-administrators
James Ross’ intestate papers
Reliability high



1779 - Ruth ROSS appears on tax records as owning 50 acres in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
Tax records for Berks Co. (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri County)
Reliability high



1780 - Ruth ROSS, tax records in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co. (50 acres, 1 Negro, 1 horse, 4 cows)
Tax records for Berks Co. (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri County)
Reliability high



1781 - Ruth Ross, tax records in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co. (same as above +1 cow) although TAX WAS REDUCED TO 1.0.0 (???)
Tax records for Berks Co., (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri County)
Reliability high









1785 - 89 Ruth ROSS, tax records in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
Tax records for Berks Co., (furnished by Pam Shenk of Tri County)
Reliability high

PAGE TWO - ROSS TIME LINE



1787 – Rebecca Ross marries Benjamin Barefoot
Bible of Rebecca Ross Barefoot
Reliability high






1790 - Federal Census - Widow ROSS appears in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co., (1 male +16, 0 males - 16, 3 females (Ruth, Mary Ann and Margaret?)
Census report (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1790 - NOTE - no record of Benjamin Barefoot (age ~26) Rebecca Barefoot (age ~22)  and 2 yr. old James by name in the census!





1791-92 - Ruth ROSS on tax duplicate
Tax records for Berks Co.(Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1794-99- William ROSS starts appearing on the tax duplicate in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1796 – Margaret “Peggy” Ross marries Edward WELLS of Conestoga, Berks Co. (listed as Edward Dwells)

1800 - William ROSS appears in the census in Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co., with mother Ruth, sisters Mary Ann & Rebecca, and 4 of 5 of Rebecca’s children
Book: Berks Co. PA Marriages 1730-1800, Vol. 1; Frederic Paul & Jeffrey Howell, 1986 (apparently translated from German records)

Census INDEX (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



Reliability high



1801 - William ROSS on tax duplicate for Berks Co., although not in Morgantown, per se
Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1802 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (“in the township, as a single freeman, and in the village”
Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1803 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (in the township and as a single freeman”)
Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1805 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (assumption is Caernarvon Twp.)
Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1806 - William ROSS on tax duplicate (assumption again is Caernarvon Twp.)
Tax records for Berks Co. (Pam Shenk)
Reliability high

PAGE THREE - ROSS TIME LINE



1806 - Mary Ann ROSS marries John Brinley of Robeson Twp., Berks Co. (son of James and Mary Casselberry Brinley)
“The Brinleys of PA” - Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



1807 - Ann ROSS Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high






1808 - Mary Maria Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



1810 - Mary Ann ROSS Brinley and husband John are on the Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co., census with two daughters (living several doors away from Rebecca ROSS Barefoot (sans Benjamin) and a William Robinson
Xerox of 1810 Census for Caernarvon Twp., Berks Co.
Reliability high



1810 - William ROSS in census per index (assumption is Caernarvon Twp., )
Census Index (per Pam Shenk)
Reliability high



1810 - William ROSS Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



1810 - William and Mary ROSS purchase a lot on Main Street in Morgantown (deed #30, p.434 Reading, Berks Co., ) Oddfellows Hall now stands there
Pam Shenk’s research
Reliability high



1812 - John Castleberry (sic) Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



1813 - William and Mary ROSS sell their lot on Main Street to Margaret MORGAN and daughter Elizabeth REES
Pam Shenk’s research
Reliability high



1813 - William Ross purchases a tavern in Uwchlan Twp., Chester Co. from Abraham Wells which is called “The Compass” later to be named “The Sign of the Compass”
Chester Co., Archives - tavern petitions
Reliability high.

PAGE FOUR - ROSS TIME LINE



1814 - James Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



1815 - Mary Ann ROSS Brinley and husband John move to Northern Liberties, Philadelphia County
“The Brinleys of PA” (source – Land records)
Reliability high








1815 - Ruth Robinson ROSS dies and is buried , apparently with a 2 year old daughter (who predeceased her at an unknown time ca 1770’s most likely) in the Seceder Burial Ground of the Forks of Brandywine Presby. Church, Brandywine Manor, Chester Co., (west of Uwchlan).  Records indicate she is the daughter of William and Margaret Robinson
Church records (Pam Shenk, Becky Barefoot and Betti Moore); Ruth is also mentioned by name in father William Robinson’s will in 1768
Reliability high



1816 -George ROSS Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



1818 - William ROSS dies and is buried in St. Thomas P.E. Churchyard.  Will abstract shows “William of Uwchlan, admin. Mary Ross”
St. Thomas Church Records, Rebecca Ross Barefoot’s Bible Record, Will Abstracts of Chester Co.
Reliability high



1818 - Elizabeth Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born

1818 – The 3 Ross sisters (Rebecca, Margaret & Mary Ann) file a petition to partition William Ross’ real estate holdings since he died leaving only a wife and no heirs.

1818 – Rebecca Ross Barefoot appoints son William Barefoot as power of attorney to represent her for her share of William’s estate.
Mary Ann’s Bible


Chester Co., Court Records




Court records of Lancaster Co. (where she was living at the time).
Reliability high


Reliability high




Reliability high



1820 - Isaac Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



PAGE FIVE - ROSS TIME LINE



1820 - John and Mary Ann ROSS Brinley return to Caernarvon Twp., where they purchase a farm one mile north of Morgantown
“The Brinleys of PA” (apparent source - land records)
Reliability high



1822 - The John Brinley family appears to be attending the Harmony M.E. Church, Caernarvon Twp., Berks
“The Brinleys of PA” (apparent source, various church and Sunday School records)
Reliability high



1822 - Rebecca Brinley, d/o Mary Ann and John Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high



1823 - Rebecca, James and Isaac Brinley all die within a 3 week period of each other and are buried in the family plat at St. Thomas Church
Mary Ann’s Bible and St. Thomas church records
Reliability high



1824 - Ross Brinley, s/o Mary Ann and James Brinley, is born
Mary Ann’s Bible
Reliability high









1830 - John and Mary Ann ROSS Brinley appear on the census in Robeson Twp., Berks Co.
“The Brinleys of PA” - census records
Reliability high



1832 - Ann ROSS Brinley on class meeting rolls at Harmony M.E. Church in Caernarvon
“The Brinleys of PA” (apparent source - church records)
Reliability high



1834 - Mary Ann ROSS Brinley dies and is buried in St. Thomas P.E. Cemetery
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1837 - George Ross Brinley marries Mary Ann Liggett and moves to Union Twp., Berks Co.
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1838 - William ROSS marries Margaret (?) and moves to Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co.
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1839 - John Castleberry Brinley dies.  His marital status is unknown and he is buried in the family plot at St. Thomas
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



PAGE SIX - ROSS TIME LINE





1843 - Elizabeth Brinley dies, having never married.  Also buried in the family plat at St. Thomas
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1853 - George ROSS Brinley moves to Reading, having lived in Geigertown, Robeson Twp., prior
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1853 - William ROSS Brinley dies.  It is not known where he is buried (assume Salisbury Twp., Lancaster PA)
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1854 - Ross Brinley dies 11 days after his baptism at Elverson M.E. Church (location?).  His marital status was unknown and he is buried in the family plat at St. Thomas
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high












1855 - John Brinley, h/o Mary Ann ROSS, dies and is buried in St. Thomas beside her
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1865 - George ROSS Brinley and his family move to Birdsboro where he opens a dry goods store
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1870 - Mary Maria Brinley dies and is buried in the family plat at St. Thomas.  She was known as “Maria” and never married OR moved away from the homestead
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high



1882 - George ROSS Brinley dies and is buried in St. Paul’s M.E. Cemetery, Geigertown.  The store continued as “George R. Brinley and Son”
“The Brinleys of PA”
Reliability high

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