Mary Polly Boyle

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«i»The following is the text of a letter written by Mary Polly Boyle, and sent to her brother, John Boyle in New Jersey. This letter was found, with others, and other papers, in an old desk made by Solomon Munro and which his wife Sarah brought with her to her son Bedent Munro, Birmingham, Michigan, when she came to spend her last days there. James L. Munro (next to youngest of Bedent Munro) was left the old house and later married and lived there till 1878 of February when he sold it and moved with his family to Novi, Michigan. He took his brother's old desk with him, and in the winter of 1910 his daughter, Via Munro, with James Munro's oldest brother Chester spent several weeks going through all the the old papers in the desk and therefore finding these old letters pertaining to our Munro history of the family. Also later in an old trunk the old grant of land by King George III of England. It would seem as if every receipt or store bill was saved and put in the old desk and accounts for every neighbor. Several letters from Sarah Munro to her son and daughter and friends and letters of the Woods who were Bedent's first two wives relatives.

"Round Bay, March 23, 1807

Dear Brother.
I take this opertunity to inform you that I am in a very poor state of health and my husband (Daniel Munro) is dead after being sick all the later part of the summer and died the twentieth of December 1806 and all the rest is living and I have write to you several times and got not answer wich I take very bad and I believe that you have forgot that you have a sister and I do not know that I have behaved so that you need be ashamed of me and I would to know what has become of Solomon for I heard of him since he moved away and if he is living and I wish to know if you have heard of him since he moved away and if he is living and I wish to hear from you write direct to James Littlewood, Cape Negro and I write to one and all of you and now I pray you will not delay writing the first chance you have and I send this by my son in law James Littlewood that sails from Shelburne to New York and if you will send it to New York and if you will it to New York there is chance plenty to come to Shelburne and no more a present but I remain your and all friends join their love with me to you all and I have no more to write at present. I remain you loving Sister.
Mary Polly Munro"

The Revolutionary War many times pitted family members against each other. The fact that Mary Polly and her brother, John Boyle were estranged may emanate from the fact that Mary's husband Daniel was a loyalist, and John fought on the side of the colonists against England.

Marriage Notes for Daniel Munro and Mary Boyle:
They lived at a place near Shelburne,(Cape Hegon), Nova Scotia, Canada, called Round Bay. They are the first known Munros to be in North America as of this writing. November 29, 2000.

More About Daniel Munro and Mary Boyle:
Marriage: Abt. 1764, New Jersey«/i»

(E-mail from Donald Praast - 22 May 2012)
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Mary married Daniel Munro before 1766 in , , New Jersey, USA. Daniel was born in 1730 in , , , Scotland; died on 20 Dec 1806 in Round Bay, , Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Munro was born est 1766 in , Albany Co., New York, USA; died on 6 Aug 1843 in Round Bay, , Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. Susannah Munro was born in Jan 1768 in , Albany Co., New York, USA; died est 1851.
3. John Munro was born est 1770 in , Albany Co., New York, USA; died in 1827 in , , Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. Solomon Munro was born on 22 Feb 1772 in , Albany Co., New York, USA; died on 12 Jan 1845 in London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada.

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

Solomon married Susannah Pellatreau. Susannah was born est 1717; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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