John Ross (c. 1695-1766)
MSA SC 3520-13893
Biography:
Born c. 1695. Married Alicia Arnold (d. 1746); children Ann Arnold (b. 1727, m. Key), Elizabeth (1730-1819, m. Scott). Died 18 September 1766.
Deputy agent for Lord Baltimore. Register of the Land Office. Annapolis alderman. Mayor of Annapolis, 1748-49, 1758-59, 1765-66. Built "Belvior," a colonial estate built on "Wyatt's Ridge," overlooking Round Bay near Annapolis. On September 5, 1756, his daughter Elizabeth married Upton Scott, future mayor of Annapolis.
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