Paul Gross was born in 1735 in Zweibruecken, Germany. At the age of 17 years he emigrated to America, taking passage on the ship, "Two Brothers," which landed at Philadelphia on Sept. 15, 1752. He settled in Whitehall Township, then Northampton County, where in 1762 he was assessed five pounds, and in 1772 was taxed eighteen shillings, eight pence. In 1785 he was taxed seventeen shillings on 125 acres of land, two horses, and two cows. He died Feb. 19, 1793, aged 56 years.

Paul Gross married Maria Catherine Guth, and had three children: Peter; Barbara; and Daniel, born Oct. 23, 1767. Barbara married Michael Deibert.