Ross has been the subject of a number of papers and articles. You might want to
look at:
Dew, Charles B.
1974 David Ross and the Oxford Iron Works: A Study of Industrial slavery in the
Early Nineteenth-Century South. William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. 31(2):189-224.
Salmon, John S.
1986a The Washington Iron Works of Franklin County Virginia 1773-1850.
Virginia State Library, Richmond.
The State Library also has some archival material-
Ross, David
1776a Letter, David Ross, Oxford Iron Works, to John Hook, New London, 20
October 1776. Virginia State Library, Personal Papers collection, #19904.
1776b Letter, David Ross, Oxford, to John Hook, New London, 30 November 1776.
Virginia State Library, Personal Papers collection, #19906.
My interest is in Ross' involvement in the iron industry. By 1776 Ross was
living at the Oxford IW, at least part of the time. Although I have looked at
the Grantor/Grantee files, I have been unable to establish when he bought the
property. Part of the problem is that the deeds are registered in a number of
different counties. some of them "burned". If you are interested, I have a
considerable amount of data in terms of deeds and Virginia Gazette articles that
are related. I have not worked with Ross' other land holdings, which are
extensive.
James H. Brothers IV
"W. Scott Smith" wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am looking for the location of David Ross's Plantation on the James River.
>
> His office is in the town of Columbia, at the Point of Fork, on the North
> Bank of the James.
>
> I was under the impression that his house was on the North Bank as well,
> but after speaking with someone in Columbia this weekend, I have heard that
> it might have been on the South Bank, just across the river.
>
> Any information would be appreciated.
>
> Scott Smith
> Gaskins' Virginia Battalion of 1781
> www.lynchburg.net/gaskins
>
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