Mary Custis Rogers

Notes:

Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison

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Family/Spouse: Richard Hardesty. Richard was born about 1830; died in 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hortense Hay Hardesty was born in 1866; died in 1933.
2. Elizabeth Kortright Hardesty was born in 1867; died on 26 May 1955.

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Nicholas married Hortense Monroe Hay on 5 Jul 1829. Hortense (daughter of Judge George Hay and Elizabeth Kortright Monroe) was born in 1809; died on 10 Dec 1854 in Orchard Hill, Kent Co., Maryland, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hortense was Nicholas' second wife.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret

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Nicholas married Eleanor Buchanan. Eleanor was born about 1764; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George Hay (or Hays) was the celebrated lawyer who prosecuted Aaron Burr for treason while U.S. District Attorney for Virginia (1803-1816). He later became a judge. Eliza was his second wife. A grandson by his first wife was Charles Hay, who became the Chief Clerk of the U.S. Navy.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Monroe Family of Virginia" -
compiled by Nancy E. Harris - Jul 1988 - p. 14

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George married Elizabeth Kortright Monroe on 17 Oct 1808 in , Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of James Monroe, 5th US President and Elizabeth Kortright) was born on 5 Dec 1787 in Fredericksburg, , Virginia, USA; died on 27 Jan 1840 in Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Paris, , Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth (or Eliza) lived in France while her father was minister there. (One reference says she was born in France.) She was eduacted in France and was called "LaBelle Americaine" and the Heiress of "Ashfield". She named her daughter after her classmate, Hortense de Beauharnais, who married Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonapart in 1802. Louis and Hortense were later crowned King and Queen of Holland.

Elizabeth later returned to France where she became a Catholic and died in a Paris Convent. She is buried in the cemetery of Pere la Chaise in Paris.

One reference gives her birth year as 1786 and another says she was born in Paris, France. Her sister, Maria was born in Paris while her father was minister to the Court of St. James in France, but Elizabeth was born before her father was appointed.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison

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Buried:
Pere La Chaise

Notes:

Married:
George and Elizabeth were married at "Ashlawn", the home of President James Monroe.

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Anthony married Elizabeth Davenport. Elizabeth was born about 1742; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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After a preliminary course in the local schools, and some tutoring by William Douglas, James entered William and Mary College in 1776. When the Revolutionary War broke out, he joined Washington near New York City where he began serving as a Lieutenant. He was among the soldiers who rowed across the Delaware with Washington. He was wounded at Harlem Heights and was promoted to Captain upon his recovery. Later, as a Major, he served as volunteer aide on the staff of Samuel Sterling. He finished the war as a Lieutenant Colonel in a Virginia unit.

Although he was eager to follow a military career, he was unable to obtain a permanent command when the war ended. He studied law under the supervision of Thomas Jefferson and was admitted to the bar and practiced in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he served as town councilman, his first public office. He served in official positions for nearly 50 years.

In 1782, at the age of 24, he was elected a member of the Virginia State Assembly. He served as a member of the Continental Congress 1783-1786. He was elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William Grayson. He was reelected in 1791 and resigned in 1794.

He was appointed United States Minister Plenipotentiary to France by President Washington and served until 1796. He was elected Governor of Virginia 1799-1802, and was again appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to France by President Jefferson and served from 12 Jan to 12 Jul 1803. He was appointed to the same post in England and served from 1803 to 1807. He also served as Minister to Spain. He was again elected as Governor of Virginia in 1811 but President Madison appointed him to his Cabinet as Secretary of State and Secretary of War (at the same time) and he served from 1811 to 1817. He was then elected President of the United States for two terms from 1817 to 1825.

While Minister to France under President Washington, he was ridiculed and recalled by Washington. Under President Jefferson, he returned to France with the treaty for the purchase of Louisiana. He was also discredited as Minister to England.

He gained prestige when, as Secretary of War under President Madison, he ordered the forces assembled at New Orleans in the War of 1812.

He was keenly interested in military matters. He enjoyed horseback riding and travel. While a member of Congress, he made a trip on the Great Lakes and down the Ohio River, inspecting posts occupied by British troops and studying the natural resources of the country and the attitude of Indians toward Americans. A connoisseur of art, he purchased for the White House the best Paris afforded.

He was inaugurated as fifth President of the United States on 4 Mar 1817 and served eight years. His administration was known as the "Era of Good Feeling", but in reality it was full of plots and disagreements, one example being the Missouri Compromise. However, during his presidency, legislation of great constructive value was enacted, and Florida was purchased from Spain.

During his second term as President, in 1823, a discussion arose over the possibility of Spain's regaining possession of Florida and in a message to Congress he said: "We should consider any attempt on their part (a foreign power) to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety..." and also further, "The American Continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers." Thus was born the famous Monroe Doctrine which has been at the foundation of US policy in the new world ever since.

He retired from the White House to his farm at Oak Hill, Virginia. He died poor in New York City at the home of his daughter on 4 Jul 1831. He was first buried in New York City, but was later re-interred in Richmond, Virginia.

Oak Hill, erected in 1820 by President Monroe, was designed by Thomas Jefferson and the plans were completed by James Hoban, designer and builder of the White House and supervising architect for the Capitol.

President Monroe employed william Benton, an Englishman, to superintend the construction of the mansion under Hoban's supervision and to manage the extensive farming operations of the estate. It is said that Benton served the President "in the triple capacity of steward, counselor, and friend."

James' will was dated 1831 and proved in 1847.

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The following is from "Clan Munro" compiled by Alan McNie, published in Jedburgh, Scotland. It is from the chapter entitled "Some Clan Notables".

Munroe, James (1758-1831) Monroe entered US Senate in 1790. He was a critic of Washington and helped organise the Republican party in opposition. He became President in 1816 and sought to maintain a large peacetime army. In his presidency, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine and Missouri joined the Union. In 1819 Spain ceded Florida. In the Monroe Doctrine he showed his desire for America's independence, disapproving of European intervention and affirming America's intention of not interfering in the internal affairs of other nations and stating the America's were not to be considered open to further European colonization.
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«i»The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton [the painting] by John Trumbull dramatizes the scene of the wounded Lt. James Monroe, who had been injured in the final stages of the Battle of Trenton. Lt. Monroe had been hit by a musket ball, severing an artery. The doctor who is tending him is the same man who had ordered Washington's troops off of his property as they advanced towards Trenton. When Dr. Riker realized they were not the British, but Americans, he volunteered to join them thinking he would be of some help later. Little did anyone know that Dr. Riker would clamp off the severed artery of Lt. Monroe, saving the life of this valiant patriot and future president.«/i»

("Capture of the Hessians at Trenton" - Eagle Flyer - Spring 2011 - Editor: Margaret Bardin)
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Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona
- Monroe, Ruby Lucille
- Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison
- Johnson, Monroe

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Phillips, Robert Lee Munro - "Mr. President: 5" - article from the Courier-Journal

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

Birth:
Monroe Hall on Monroes Creek

Died:
James died at the home of his daughter in New York.

Buried:
Hollywood Cemetery

James married Elizabeth Kortright on 16 Feb 1786 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Lawrence Kortright) was born on 30 Jun 1768 in New York, New York Co., New York, USA; died on 23 Sep 1830 in Oak Hill, Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA; was buried in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth was the daughter of Captain Lawrence Kortright of the British Army and Hannah (Aspinwall) Kortright and a descendant of Jan van Kortyke, a Flemish immigant from Leerdam to Harlem, New York in 1653.

Attending state functions in Europe with her ambassador husband, she was able to observe court etiquette. She won acclaim during the French Revolution for her courageous pleading that saved the life of Lafayette's wife.

She was an accomplished hostess in the White House and gave to the social functions a ceremonious elegance that was unknown before. Elizabeth was not in robust health, so she was assisted by her daughters, Eliza and Maria.

References:

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

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

Died:
"Oak Hill, Loudon Co., Va."

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Married:
Trinity Episcopal Church