Frederick P. Brown

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Frederick married Harriet Bannel on 23 Jan 1844 in Camillus, Onondaga Co., New York, USA. Harriet was born on 26 Jan 1822 in Camillus, Onondaga Co., New York, USA; died in 1904 in Maquoketa, Jackson Co., Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frederick Brown was born about 1844; and died.
2. Monroe Brown was born in 1845; died in 1900.
3. Lydia Harriet Brown was born on 22 Mar 1848 in Geneseo, Henry Co., Illinois, USA; died on 11 Mar 1919 in Maquoketa, Jackson Co., Iowa, USA.
4. Charles Brown was born in 1850; died in 1916.
5. Mary Brown was born in 1857; died in 1899.
6. Anna Brown was born in 1859; died in 1926.

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Squire married Lydia Parkham on 28 Jan 1819. Lydia was born on 20 May 1797 in Corinth, Saratoga Co., New York, USA; died on 21 Apr 1874 in Elbridge, Onondaga Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Timothy married Betsey Munro on 13 Mar 1796 in Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA. Betsey (daughter of Squier Munro and Mary Daggett) was born on 23 Oct 1779 in Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 May 1863 in Elbridge, Onondaga Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some references say Betsey (or Betsy) Munro was born in Elbridge, New York and died in 1853.

She married Hon. Timothy Brown.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Yard, F. L. Dixon
- Munro, John Quincy - Robert Munro descendants
- Squire Munro family group record
- White, Robert T. - letter 14 Sep 1995
- Munro ancestors

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Notes:

Married:
The Stotler reference says Timothy and Betsey were married on 13 Mar 1896 but it is assumed that this is an error and should be 13 Mar 1796, which is what other references say.

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(The following is from an e-mail sent by Mark Munro - 26 Feb 2013)

«i»I am fairly certain that Squire was not a title but a name. I think the best evidence for this is that his birth is recorded in a family bible as "Squire" - or something close to that and I don't think he would have had a title as a baby. See Munro Eagle #16 Winter 1985-1986 page 21. Although this lists him as "Square" - a typo that would plague his mentions in newspapers later in life - I believe that is a typo or mistranslation from sloppy handwriting. I have hoped to locate the original bible for inspection but have yet to do so. While this bible is said to have been purchased by Nathan Munro in 1784 - when Squire would have been 26 - giving at least a chance he may have and the title at that time, it still seems unlikely to me that his father would have listed his title but not name in the family bible. Just a thought.«/i»
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The following is from the Sikes reference:

Squier hired 50 acres of land in New Framingham, where he brought his family in 1779. On his way, he , with his goods, through some accident, was thrown into the Connecticut River. Narrowly escaping with his life, he sacrificed some of his goods, and all ofhis money, ten dollars in silver, so that he was forced to accept charity until he could locate himself and commence a course of labor that would bring him remuneration. Here he learned a lesson that was never forgotten. Whenever the poor applied to him for aid, after God had blessed him with the wealth of this world, they were never turned away empty.

It so happened that when the country began to grow, and lands in Central New York were offered for sale, a neighbor of (John) Deacon Munro's caught the western fever, sold his little farm half way up the mountainside, and moved to Elbridge, N.Y. Feber and ague lurked behind every tree; the weevil destroyed the first crops, and the rains drowned out the second. The family grew very sick of their bargain, and pined for the healthy mountain breezes and pure spring water that bubbled up in the crude trough by the door of the little red farmhouse they had left behind. So, returning in the fall for a visit, they took tea one day with neighbor Munro, the bent of the conversation tunring upon the mistake the farmer had made in going west. He was full of regrets and complaints and wished that he had never made so unwise a move, when (John) Deacon Munro exclaimed, "Well, well, neighbor, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll take your western farm off your hands without seeing it, and you may take mine; even swap all around." The visitor looked at him in surprise, saw that he was in earnest and seized the proffered hand and said, "Yes, yes, of course I will." Squire said, "Wife, you and the children pack up," and without further ado, Squire and Mary and four sons, John, David, Nathan and Phillip were off for their new home of 300 acres which Aschel Buck had acquired from the Indians for twenty-five cents an acre. The first white settlement was made there in 1791 by Captain Lindsay. He built his house by a clear running stream. He was a surveyor and he began laying out roads on which he collected tolls.

Squier opened a general store and a hotel and saloon. In 1806 he was asked to build eleven miles of the new turnpike road running through the towns of Elbridge and Camillus, finishing in 1808. In 1807 he represented Onondaga County in the Assembly of the State, and for several years was one of the judges of the county court at Onondaga Hill. With Scottish thrift he continually added to his estate. In 1825 he was assessed for 819 acres valued at $11,300, and personal property at $4000, taxed at $84.06. He built the first grist mill in Elbridge. In 1813 the Baptists formed a Church Society at the school house near Squire Munro's and his son John Munro put up a new church building in Elbridge costing $14,000. In 1826, Squier purchased slip No. 14 in the Baptist Church in the village of Auburn, taking a formal deed executed by the trustees and signed by order Elias Laxell, Secretary. The Baptist Church was then located at the junction of Exchange and South Streets, now Richardson Square.

The descendents of Squier became so numerous that Munro reunions held in Elbridge became large afairs, attended by 300 or more Munros. Squier expanded his farm holdings to 2700 acres.

Squier died in 1835 and with Mary Daggett, is buried in Elbridge cemetary. In his third and last will, he provided that the three daughters and three sons, Betsy, Hannah, Polly, David, Nathan and Phillip had, at their marriages, received farm homes of two to three hundred acres. They were each given two seats in the Baptist meeting house in Elbridge. To his wife, he gave the use of the home, farm, and other property during her lifetime, in case she did not contract matrimony. To John, the eldest son, he gave the entire residue, and remainder of every name, or nature, consisting of about 1400 acres of land with the livestock, and other personal property therein; mortgages, bonds, notes, book accounts, etc.

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Ref (2) says that the name Squier or Squire was not a title, but that it was derived from ancestors on his mother's side of the family. In Ref (3) Prof. Yard speculates that Squire was a title and not a given name. Yard believes that Squier Munro is the same person as Joseph Munro, Esq. [10056]. Ref (6) also says that his name was not a title.

Ref (5) says Squier and Mary were married 1 May 1779 and that Squier died in 1836. Squier served as a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and was granted land in Elbridge, New York. He moved his family there from Cheshire, Massachusetts, and built a mill there. He usually spelled his name "Munro", but he signed his will "Manro".

He was successful in business and a leading figure in the church and the affairs of the town and county.

Ref (7) calls him Deacon Squier Munro and says that he died 31 May 1835, but notes that his tombstone says 31 Mar 1835. Ref (7) also says that Squier and Mary were married 16 May 1779.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munro, John Quincy - Descendancy Chart of Robert Munro
Baron XIV - compiled by John Munro - 10 Jul 1995 - p. 11

(2) Clan Munro files - Will, Munro - An Outline of the Ancestors and
Descendants of David Allen Munro, 1818-1897 - by Munro Will - 1983-1984 -
p. 1

(3) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Correspondence with Prof. F.
L. Dixon Yard 1991-1992 - p. 58

(4) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Early Rhode Island Vital
Records - collected by Prof. F. L. Dixon Yard - p. 26

(5) Clan Munro files - Dunbar, Peter Scott - brief handwritten ancestry of
Peter Dundon

(6) Clan Munro files - Manro, Philip Chapin - letter dated 12 Nov 1979

(7) Clan Munro files - White, Robert T. - Munro Ancestors - p. 2

(8) Clan Munro files - Munro, Stanley E. - Ancestors of Stanley Everett Munro
- enclosed in a letter dated 11 Mar 1996 - p. 1

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Buried:
The epitaph on Squier's tombstone in Elbridge Cemetery reads:

"A respected citizen. A kind husband. An affectionate parent.
An unwavering Christian as a steward for God. Benevolent.
The Christians's companion and the poor man's friend."

Squier married Mary Daggett on 18 May 1779 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born on 16 Mar 1755 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Mar 1845 in Elbridge, Onondaga Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary was the daughter of John and Penelope (Wood) Dagget.

Ref (2) says that Mary and Squier were married on 16 May 1779. Ref (3) says 1 May 1779.

Ref (6) says that Mary was born in Rhode Island.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munro, John Quincy - Descendancy Chart of Robert Munro
Baron XIV - compiled by John Munro - 10 Jul 1995 - p. 11

(2) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Early Rhode Island Vital
Records - collected by Prof. F. L. Dixon Yard - p. 26

(3) Clan Munro files - Dunbar, Peter Scott - brief handwritten ancestry of
Peter Dundon

(4) Clan Munro files - White, Robert T. - Munro Ancestors - p. 2

(5) Clan Munro files - Munro, Stanley E. - Ancestors of Stanley Everett Munro
- enclosed in a letter dated 11 Mar 1996 - p. 1

(6) Clan Munro files - Dundon, Fae E. - Genealogy questionaire filled in by
Fae E. Dundon dated 23 May 1988

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Married:
Marriage performed by William Cole, Justice of the Peace