John Munroe

1666 - 1753  (87 years)

• Name	John Munroe  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	10 Mar 1666	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Sep 1753	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA   [2, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I106	Munro
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Munroe,   b. 10 Oct 1625, Inverness, , Inverness, Scotland ,   d. 27 Jan 1718, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Martha George,   b. Est 1634, , , , Scotland ,   d. 1672, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	1665	Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachel,   b. Est 1668,   d. 29 May 1741, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F1350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Marrett,   b. 17 Aug 1668, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1716, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Married	1692	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. John Munroe,   b. Abt 1693, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Abt 16 Feb 1781, New London, Connecticut, USA  (Age ~ 88 years)   2. Hannah Munroe,   b. Abt 1695, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1716  (Age ~ 21 years)   3. Constance Munroe,   b. Abt 1697, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jonathan Munroe,   b. Abt 1699, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1724  (Age ~ 25 years) + 5. William Munroe,   b. Abt 1700, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Bef 4 Jun 1783  (Age ~ 83 years)   6. Elizabeth Munroe,   b. Abt 1703, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Susannah Munroe,   b. 23 Jun 1705, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Lt. Jonas Munro,   b. Abt 1707, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1765, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 58 years)   9. Martha Munroe,   b. 6 Dec 1710, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 10. Marrett Munroe,   b. 6 Dec 1713, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1798, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Munroe was admitted to the church 1 Feb 1699 together with his father, and sisters Martha Commee, Elizabeth Rugg and Hannah Pierce. He was subscriber for the meeting-house in 1692, and was taxed for the purchase of ministerial land in 1693. He was one of the assessors in 1699, 1714 and 1720; constable in 1700, selectman in 1718, 1719 and 1726; also treasurer in 1718, 1719 and 1720. He was employed several years to ring the bell and sweep out the meeting-house, which shows that he did not consider it derogatory to perform this type of work. On 13 May 1709, he bought ten acres of land adjoining his farm in Cambridge. On 22 Feb 1723, he gave 20 acres in Lexington to his son, John. This land was sold back to John Sr. in Dec 1725 when John Jr. migrated to New London. John Sr. continued to acquire property in Lexington. In the last deed found for him, he bought land adjacent to that of his deceased father, William. According to the Andrews reference, John and others had 900 acres granted to them in 1735 for services rendered in an Indian fight at Lamprey River on 6 Jun 1690. John was honored with the office of Lieutenant in the military. He along with others, had nine hundred acres of land granted to them in 1735, for services rendered in the Indian fight at Lamprey River, 6 Jun 1690. Lucius R. Paige in his "History of Cambridge, Mass. 1630 to 1877," speculates that Hannah Marrett was John's second wife, but R. S. Munroe argues convincingly in his book about the Lexington Munroes that she was John's first wife. John's estate was administered by his son William, appt. 25 Nov 1753. No distribution is included in surviving documents. The total value of the inventory of 1 apr 1754 was £791.15.00. References: (2) "Charles Monroe (1823-1873) of Posey, Vanderburgh & Gibson County, Indiana - His Ancestors and Descendants" by Kendyl K. Monroe - (1997) - p. 3-4 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [1, 11, 12]

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 563 (Reliability: 3). [S20] Clan Munro files - Bainter, Nancy E., Nancy E. Bainter, Lineage Report - p. 3 (Reliability: 3). [S254] Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe, Waldomar Monroe Roeser, Descendants of Robert Monroe - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 2, 3 (Reliability: 3). [S254] Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe, Waldomar Monroe Roeser, Descendants of John Munro - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S727] The Monroe Book, Dr. Joan S. Guilford, (Franklin, North Carolina: Genealogy Publishing Service, 1993.). [S882] Clan Munro e-files - Murguia, Barbara J., Barbara J. Murguia, E-mail from Barbara J. Murguia - 9 Jan 2013 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 2, 5 (Reliability: 3). [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 569 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 5 (Reliability: 3). [S488] Clan Munro files - Andrews, Arlene MacGregor, Arlene MacGregor Andrews, Letter from Arlene M. Andrews to Clare Monroe dated 25 Ma r 1990 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 3 (Reliability: 3).