1. John Gross was born about 1750 in ,,NC,US?. He died before 21 Nov 1821 in ,Washington Co,VA,US.
John Gross's signature is listed on the Call to Reverend Charles Cummings-1772.
See Survey Records of Fincastle County, VA, May 18, 1775
Historical Society of Washington County, VA, Series II, #16, May, 1979, p. 16.
"Land on Gross's Creek on south side of Holston's South Fork in 1769. Located in the small rectangle formed by 604, 605, 606 and the south side of the South Fork. This land on the Smyth-Washington line (FA, 195).
Page 3 - Esther Rafferty...400 ac...Commissioners Certificate...on a branch of the South Fork of Holstein River called Mill Creek...Beginning on Francis Whitneys line...corner to John Gross...corner on Frathas Walls land...on Walls line crossing Mill Creek...on a ridge by the Iron Mountain...on the south fork of Mill Creek...July 2, 1782
Page 218 - Francis Whitney, assignee of Frathias Mall...132 ac...Commissioners Certificate...on the south side of the south fork of Holston River...Beginning on Mill Creek...April 26, 1782 - Matthias Wall, assignee of Thomas McNeil, assignee of John Gross...150 ac...on Mill Creek, branch of the south fork of Holston River, surveyed for Thomas McNeil on December 28, 1774, includes improvements, actual settlement made in 1775...August 31, 1781 - Assigned to Francis Whitney on September 30, 1783. Signed: Frathias Wall
Page 292 - Joseph Cole - 360 ac - Preemption Warrant - on the south side of the South Fork of Holstein river - corner to Nathaniel McClure's land - in Adam Serbrough's line - corner to John Gross - August 10, 1785
Page 316 - Jonathan Woods - 185 ac - Commissioners Certificate - on both sides of Mockison Creek a north branch of the north fork of Holstein River - beginning at the foot of Clinch Mountain - corner to William Huston - corner to James Davison's land - corner to John Fraizer - November 5, 1785...Jonathan Woods, assignee of John Floyd, assignee of John Gross - 185 ac - on Mockison creek surveyed December 15, 1774
Page 372 - John Houston - 307 ac - treasury warrant #8175 dated February 2, 1782 - on the south side of the south fork of Holstein River - beginning corner to Zachens Cole's land - on Surborough's line - on Cole's line - on Rafferty's line - corner to John Gross's land - on the east side of the creek - March 13, 1788
Soldiers of Fincastle Co, VA-Captain William Campbell's Company-
Jno. Gross 11 days. Captain James Thompson's Company- John Gross 32 daysSee Will of John Gross, Washington Co, VA, Will Book 5, p. 30-31 dated September
25, 1789. Filed for probate November 22, 1821.1810 Washington Co, VA census
Inventory and Appraisement of John Gross Estate, March 20, 1822
Estate Distribution, December 27, 1834.
John married (1) Barbara. Barbara was born about 1750. She died in 1810/1816.
1810 Washington Co, VA census
John and Barbara had the following children:
2 M i Isaac Gross died in ,,MO,US.
Group sheet of Marion GrossIsaac married Elizabeth Lamb on 3 May 1794 in , Botetourt, VA, US.
Lee Osborne+ 3 F ii Lucretia "Cressie" Gross + 4 M iii Jacob Gross + 5 M iv Edmond Gross + 6 F v Sarah Gross 7 F vi Mary "Polly" Gross. 8 M vii John Gross Jr.. John married Unknown on 12 Dec 1816 in ,Washington Co,VA,US. + 9 F viii Margaret "Peggy" Gross + 10 M ix Abraham Gross + 11 M x Richard Gross + 12 F xi Dorcas Gross + 13 F xii Elizabeth Gross
John married (2) Leah "Letty" Baker Smock on 12 Dec 1816 in ,Washington Co,VA,US. Leah died after 1834.
Will of John Gross
Inventory of John Gross estate dated December 27, 1834.