William I. Thurston

Notes:

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-22-23 - p. 348

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William married in Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas was the son of William and Patience (Young) Thurston.

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-22-2 - p. 348

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

Thomas married Clarissa Monroe on 30 Apr 1843 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA. Clarissa (daughter of Thomas Bateman Monro and Clarissa Usher Sanford) was born on 9 Aug 1820 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 27 Mar 1879 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Conn. Unconnected Monroes

Ref. (1) gives her name as Clara. "The Monroe Book" p. 122 says she was married in Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, but ref. (1) says Bristol, Rhode Island.

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-22-2 - p. 348

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Notes:

Ref 2 says Thomas was born "5 of 15 Oct 1794." Ref 3 says he was born in Columbia, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

He was a sea captain of the sloop "Phebe" out of Bristol, Rhode Island. He died aboard the "Phebe" near Wilmington, North Carolina and was buried at sea.

Error alert: There are some major problems with this family. According to the references, Thomas died at age 27 after fathering seven children in four years. I guess that would kill anyone.

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-22 - p. 221

(2) "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina
(1993) - p. 122

(3) Clan Munro files - Gould, Imogene Gifford - letter dated 3 Apr 1995 - p. 3
of enclosure

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

Died:
Thomas died off the coast of North Carolina.

Thomas married Clarissa Usher Sanford on 17 Oct 1817 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York, USA. Clarissa was born on 5 Sep 1792 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 17 Jun 1854 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Clarissa was the daughter of Ellery and Sarah (Usher) Sanford of Bristol, Rhode Island.

References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-22 - p. 221

(2) "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina
(1993) - p. 122

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

Notes:

Thomas was baptized at St. Michael's Church by the first Rev. John Usher. He lived for a time on what was known as the Herreshoff farm on Poppasush, Bristol, RI, which was then on the main road of Bristol leading to the ferry.

In his youth, Thomas learned the tailor's trade, but later he became a farmer.

In Oct 1823, he moved to Columbia, Pennsylvania (Sylvania, Pennsylvania) taking the younger members of his family. He lived there until his death in Bradford County.

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The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes:

[Abraham Borden Munro] «i»Born 23 October, 1802; died ? Unmarried at Sylvania, Pennsylvania.

Mackenzie Page 581
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References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-2 - p. 110

(2) "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina
(1993) - p. 122

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

Thomas married Sybil Borden on 25 Jan 1791 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA. Sybil was born on 8 Oct 1773 in Prob., Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island; died on 9 Nov 1864 in Columbia, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sybil was the daughter of William and Sybil (Smith) Borden, a distinguished family of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

She is found on the 1850 census of Columbia, Pennsylvania. The census says that she was 75 years old, had $1500 in property, and worked as a "manager of farms." She was living with her son, Abraham.

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The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes:

[Abraham Borden Munro] «i»Born 23 October, 1802; died ? Unmarried at Sylvania, Pennsylvania.

Mackenzie Page 581
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References:

(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-41-2 - p. 110

(2) "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina
(1993) - p. 122

(3) Clan Munro files - Gould, Imogene Gifford - letter dated 3 Apr 1995 - p. 3
of enclosure

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