John Muzzy

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Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
John was married and had children.

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John married Rebecca Munroe on 22 May 1777. Rebecca (daughter of Lt. Jonas Munro and Rebecca Watts) was born about 1754 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; was christened on 23 Jun 1754; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Error alert: Mackenzie p. 565 places Rebecca as a daughter of Jonas and his first wife, Joanna Locke.

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Ref: Clan Munro files - Coombs, Judith
Elder, Charlotte
Mady, Ashley Nicole

References:

(1) "Charles Monroe (1823-1873) of Posey, Vanderburgh & Gibson County, Indiana - His Ancestors and Descendants" by Kendyl K. Monroe - (1997) - p. 4

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Jonas married Rebecca Watts. Rebecca (daughter of Daniel Watts and Elizabeth Mason) was born on 17 Apr 1727 in Chelsea, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Mar 1799 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Marriage int. dated 7 Feb 1751

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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

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John married Hannah Marrett in 1692 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of John Marrett and Abigail Richardson) was born on 17 Aug 1668 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Apr 1716 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hannah's headstone reads: "here lyes the body of Hannah Munroo wife to John Munroo aged 42 years 4 months and 19 days died April ye 14th 1716." Lexington vital records shows this same date for her death. Paige gives her birthdate as 17 Aug 1668 in his "The History of Cambridge." There is about a 5-year discrepancy between the life span given on her headstone and that calculated using these birth and death dates.

The Furbush reference says that John's wife was named Hannah Mooer, daughter of Jonathan and Constance Mooer and that they named two of their children after Hannah Mooer's parents.

References:

(2) "Charles Monroe (1823-1873) of Posey, Vanderburgh & Gibson County, Indiana
- His Ancestors and Descendants" by Kendyl K. Monroe - (1997) - p. 3



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Daniel married Elizabeth Mason. Elizabeth was born about 1704; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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