Elizabeth Jones

Notes:

Elizabeth was the daughter of James and Hester (Davis) Jones of Wales. She was the sister of the Honorable Joseph Jones of Virginia, a member of the Continental Congress.

Her son, President James Monroe, said that his mother, Elizabeth, was "a very amiable and respectable woman, possessing the best domestic qualities of a good wife, and a good parent".

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Partial Lines of Selected
Ancestors and Selected Collateral Descendants of the Monroes

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - The Monroes of Virginia:
Corrections, updates - e-mail message dated 19 Oct 1997 - p. 3

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "William and Mary College
Quarterly" - Jun 1997 - p. 194

(4) Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew
Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #3

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Birth:
Elizabeth's place of birth has not been verified.

Elizabeth married Col. Spence Monroe in 1752 in , King George Co., Virginia, USA. Spence (son of Capt. Andrew Monroe and Christian M. Tyler) was born in 1727 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; died in 1774 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth M. Monroe was born in 1754 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; died in 1812.
2. James Monroe, 5th US President was born on 28 Apr 1758 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; died on 4 Jul 1831 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA; was buried in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA.
3. Spence Monroe, Jr. was born about 1759 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; and died.
4. Andrew Augustine Monroe was born in 1764 in Milton, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA; died on 2 Dec 1826 in , Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA.
5. Joseph Jones Monroe was born in 1764 in Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA; died on 5 Aug 1824 in , Franklin Co., Missouri, USA.

Notes:

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.