Ambrose Campbell

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

Notes:

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Wendell married Cornelia Monroe. Cornelia (daughter of Jonas Munroe and Hannah Phips) was born in Jan 1809 in Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA; died on 23 Dec 1862 in Bridgewater, Oneida Co., New York, USA; was buried in Bridgewater, Oneida Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Cornelia was buried at the Benham Cemetery.

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Jonas appeared in Surry about March 1792, moved from Surry about 1796 and in 1799 was living in Bridgewater, New York (Vermont?).

His first wife, Cynthia, was from Surry, New Hampshire. His second wife, Hannah, was from Surry or possibly Marlboro, New Hampshire.

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The following is from the Spencer reference:

«i»http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida/ which lists names in a Bridgewater Cemetery called Benham : ... Monroe, James (might be Jonas) died Feb. 28, 1834 age 64 yrs 1 mo (stone broken) ...

There are many early records of land sales by members of the Monroe family. The earliest is a record dated 21 Jan 1799 for land sold by Abraham Munroe to James Benham. Jonas Monro and Samuel Munrow appear in 1803, and Jacob Monroe in 1807. I'm not sure whether these were the dates that the land was sold, or the dates that the deeds were recorded (which could have been years later)...

Jonas (2) Munroe (Philip 1) was here m. 1792; removed from Surry about 1796, and in 1799 was living at Bridgewater, NY (not Vt as indicated). He married in Surry, Oct. 4, 1791 Cynthia Dart, who died in Surry Jan. 22, 1796, dau. of ELIPHALET DART OF SURRY; m. (2) in Surry Feb. 5, 1799 Hannah Phips of Surry (or possibly Marlboro). Children born in Surry by 1st wife Cynthia: (1) Luther, b. Dec 13, 1791; (2) Prudence, b. Dec 9, 1793; d. Dec 10, 1793; (3) Cynthia, b. Dec 20, 1795.«/i»
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Buried:
Benham Cemetery - A broken stone says James Monroe died Feb. 28, 1834 age 64 yrs 1 mo - if this is Jonas, it would place his birth date at about Jan 1770.

Jonas married Hannah Phips on 5 Feb 1799 in Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA. Hannah was born about 1772; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Notes:

Phillip's four oldest children, his first wife, Mary and his mother Johanna all died at about the same time, evidently in an epidemic. His last surviving child at the time was dead by 23 Dec 1749. At this time, Philip was 31 years old. He must have married his second wife, Abigail, between 1749 and 1753. From the 35th to 60th year of his age, 11 more children were born to him and Abigail. She was about 22 when the first was born and 47 at the birth of their last child.

Philip was of Shrewsbury, Boylston and Rutland, Massachusetts. The first Shrewsbury deeds call Philip Munroe of Lexington, Massachusetts. A little later he was called of Shrewsbury. There are 18 land transfers of places that he bought and sold. He lived on one of the places called the 'Roe farm', which was still standing in 1963.

He was living on the "Hill" in what is now Boylston, but was Shrewsbury North Precinct in his time. Two of his children were baptised in the church of the North Precinct or Second Parish on the same day, 2 Nov 1769.

Philip Munroe started acquiring land in Shrewsbury Area about 1763, he sold 5 acres to Jonathan Weelock in Shrewsbury in 1763, and in 1765 he purchased a piece of land from Benjamin Tainter. In the deeds he is called "Philip Munro a labourer". Today he would be called a land speculator. Most of the deeds call him of Shrewsbury, two call him of Rutland.

Two deeds establish his connection to Surry, New Hampshire. The first deed dated 22 Dec 1789, in which he is called a physician, and the second dated 29 Dec 1789. He had established himself of Surry, New Hampshire by about 1783.

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

[Abraham Munro] «i»Son of Philip Munro (1718-?) and Mary ___? Baptised Shrewsbury, 4 September, 1763.

Mackenzie Page 587
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«/i»Error alert: RW Munro says Philip was the son of Ens. William Munroe and his first wife, Mary Cutler. Other references say Philip was the son of William's second wife, Johanna Russell. Philip's birth date is after William and Johanna's marriage date.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Griffin, Richard
- Farlow, Donna

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Buried:
Surrey Village Cemetery

Philip married Abigail Parker in 1749 in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Abigail was born in 1731; was christened on 7 Oct 1750; died on 8 Oct 1801 in Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Error alert: There are three people named Abigail Parker who supposedly married close Munroe relatives close to the same time frame. This is either a coincidence or an error.

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Christened:
Baptism

Buried:
Surrey Village Cemetery