Ross Stoltz is from Camden, New York. He is a descendant of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest, one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact. One of his ancestors was among the original settlers of his hometown; he was a Revolutionary War soldier who fought under George Washington in Valley Forge.
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