The Conger Family of America (Leonard)
(C. Avis Catalog entry #651)
The Ross information in the book follows. The bulk of the Conger information is not included.
p. 282 - 285
Hannah Conger
b. 2-5-1747 Woodbridge, NJ
d. 4-15-1820
daugther of John Conger and Zipporah
married Arthur Ross
Lizzie Conger
b. abt 1742
d. abt 1796
daugther of John Conger and Zipporah
married Nicholas Ross
Will of John Conger (dated 2-7-1784) mentions Hannah Ross as one of his daughters and grandaughter Jane Ross, daugther of Nicholas.
John Conger
b. abt 1734 Rowan Co., NC
d. 3-22-1806
m1. Judith Moores
m2. Mary Ross
b. 1-28-1751 Rowan Co., NC
d. 1-4-1795
daughter of Isaac Ross and Jean Brown
Mary Ross' tombstone "Mary Conger, deceast on Jan the 4th 1795. Was born Jan the 28d 1751". This Mary was Mary Ross daughter of Isaac and Jean (Brown) Ross, who married John Conger, Jr. son of John Conger (b. 1708).
A letter from John B. Conger dated 1839 is quoted:
"Uncle Isaac Ross's family are all no more, pretty much, and the children are taking steps to keep all the negroes in slavery. Also the smae Margaret A. Reed's estate (te daughter of Uncle Isaac, formerly Mrs. Archer). She has 230 slaves, and willed them to Dr. Stephen Duncan and Zubulan Butler, with a idea of having them sent to Liberia.
Eli K. Ross is living in Louisana, on the Ouchita River, and doing no good. 'I am building a fine house on my plantation on the Mississippi River, where I plan to spend the remainder of my days. I have 14,000 acres of rich bottom land and some equally rich above. More than 300 negroes, as likey as I ever saw. Will get probably 2,000 bales of cotton, wbich, together with sales of cord-wood to steamboats, should make an income this year of about $130,000. With all this a man is not <?> happy'"