Daniel Monroe

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Daniel's first business venture, of which there is an account, was the purchase of a fulling mill in Lebanon, Connecticut, which he operated until he sold it to his father in May 1798. He remained in Lebanon until near the close of 1800, when he moved to Berkshire County, Massachusetts. There he remained until 1816, residing first in Pittsfield, next in Sandisfield and lastly in Tyringham. In 1800 at Pittsfield, he bought an antiquated fulling mill from Valentine Rathburn, Sr., who had owned it since 1770. Smith's "History of Pittsfield" says "It was none of your newfangled German inventions, but an old fashioned, double-action crankmill, driven by a three-foot, open-bucket water wheel, only warranteed to run in a high freshet or a long spell of weather." Daniel equipped the mill with new and improved machinery and sold it to Daniel Stearns in 1801.

In 1816, he and his family moved to Plymouth, New York, where he built and resided in a log house, one of the first dwellings in the town. He built a carding mill there, which he and a partner operated, under the firm name of Monroe and Locke, until the year 1839. He also built another carding mill at the neighborhing village of Sherburne Four Corners.

Daniel served as a lieutenant in the War of 1812 in Captain John Wilson's company, Colonel Prentice William's Second regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers.

His first wife was the daughter of John Sexton.

Ref: "Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - 19-81-4
Clan Munro files - Monroe, Lloyd Raymond
- Monroe, Douglas J. - Raymond L. Monroe pedigree

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Daniel married Deborah Sexton on 15 May 1797 in Colchester, , Connecticut. Deborah (daughter of James Sexton) was born on 16 Oct 1778; died on 8 Aug 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Aristarchus Monroe was born on 18 Jul 1789 in Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Jan 1863 in Oxford, Chenango Co., New York, USA.
2. Dyar Monroe was born on 2 Sep 1800 in Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 25 Sep 1883 in Plymouth, Chenango Co., New York, USA.
3. Isaac Monroe was born on 1 Sep 1803 in Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Mar 1882 in Mogadore, Portage Co., Ohio, USA.
4. Fidelia Monroe was born on 6 Dec 1806 in Sandisfield, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 1867 in Oxford, New York.
5. Eleanor Monroe was born on 2 Jul 1808 in Sandisfield, , Massachusetts; died on 15 Mar 1896 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, USA.
6. Almeda Monroe was born on 7 Apr 1811 in Tyringham, Massachusetts; died on 24 Jan 1887 in Brimfield, Ohio.
7. Philetus Monroe was born on 17 Jul 1817 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Jan 1890 in Hesperia, Newaygo Co., Michigan, USA.
8. James Sexton Monroe was born on 19 Feb 1818 in Plymouth, Chenango Co., New York, USA; died on 19 Feb 1908 in Ada, Hardin Co., Ohio, USA.

Daniel married Esther Plumb on 25 Nov 1823 in Plymouth, Chenango Co., New York, USA. Esther was born est 1776; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Isaac lived in Pomfret from 1768 until after 1785, in Brooklyn in 1800 and in Greene, Chenango County, New York in 1818.

He was a private in the Revolutionary War, first in 1775. When the Lexington Alarm sounded he responded and served with the militia near Boston for twenty days, afterwards he enlisted in Pomfret, 1 Jan 1776, and served one year in Captain Grosvenor's company of Colonel John Durkee's regiment.

In May 1798 he purchased a fulling mill in Lebanon, Connecticut, from his son Dan and sold it to James Sexton the following year by deed witnessed by his son Dan and daughter Lucy.

In 1818 he applied for a pension which was granted in 1820. He was a soldier by trade. His application was supported by affidavit of his brother William and his comrade in arms, Jonathan Crane. His own affidavit, sworn to in 1820, states that he was a saddler by trade, with no family, unable to labor, in indigent circumstances and residing with and supported by his son Joseph in Greene.

His name appears on the records in Pomfret and Brooklyn and on the index to the deeds in Lebanon as Isaac Row. In the body of the Lebanon deeds his surname is spelled Mon Row and Munrow. The latter spelling of his surname appears in his signature, also in that of his son Dan and daughter Lucy, witnessing the deeds to James Sexton. Notwithstanding these discrepancies in spelling his surname upon the records, his identity is amply proven by the affidavit of his brother William Monroe, stating that he and Isaac were brothers, also by existing family records, among which are his son Joseph's family Bible in the possession of E.L. Monroe in Columbus, Pennsylvania stating that Joseph was born 25 Sep 1776 and separate family records prepared by each of his grandsons, Dyer Monroe, and James Sexton Monroe, the former now in the possession of Dyer's grandmother, Mrs. Estella Hughes in Plymouth, New York, the latter with James Sexton's daughter, Mrs. Ella M. Axline of Ada, Ohio, until her death in 1930. Each of these two records state that their father, Dan, son of Isaac Monroe, was born in Pomfret 22 Aug 1774. These dates exactly correspond with the dates shown by the Pomfret records when sons Joseph and Dan were born to Isaac Row.

Isaac died at the home of his son Dan Monroe in Plymouth, New York.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona
Coye, Ruby

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Isaac married Sarah Fassett on 25 Jul 1768 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Fassett and Lydia Warren) was born on 11 Mar 1746 in Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 30 Nov 1787. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel Monroe was of Canterbury, and Willington, Connecticut. He died while serving with the Connecticut troops in the Revolutionary War. His place of death is said to be 3 miles over North River from Kings Ferry to New Jersey.

He served in the French and Indian War in the company commanded by Captain Jedediah Fay of Ashford, Connecticut, from 10 Apr to 3 Sep 1758 and in the campaign of 1759 under Captain Slap of Mansfield, Connecticut. In the Revolutionary War, he served in the fourth company, eighth Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, from 8 Jul to 30 Nov 1775 and reenlisted 14 May 1776 for one year in Captain Oziah Pettibone's company of Colonel Ward's Regiment. He died in the service 15 Jan 1777, as shown by a certificate filed in the Archives in the Connecticut State Library.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Coye, Ruby

Ref: Membership application for Harris G. Terry dated 21 Oct 2002

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Samuel was baptized at the Canterbury First Church.

Samuel married Abigail Read about 1744. Abigail (daughter of Isaac Read and Abigail Leonard) was born on 29 Apr 1723 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Jun 1817 in , Chenango Co., New York, USA; was buried in , Chenango Co., New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Abigail was admitted to the First Church of Christ of Canterbury in May 1745, upon a letter of recommendation and later was admitted to the church at Willington, upon a letter from the church at Canterbury.

She was appointed administratrix of her husband, Samuel's estate in Aug 1777. She filed claims for his clothing and accoutrements, and was allowed 12 lb 11s 6d in Mar 1778.

Abigail and her sons, Isaac, Leonard and William, moved to Chenango County, New York, where she died and was buried beside her son, William. The headstone marking her grave bears this inscription: "In memory of Widow Abigail Monroe, d. 4 June 1817 in the 95 year of her age."

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John married Lydia Warren. Lydia was born est 1723; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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«i»The Lexington records mention only the birth of David Munroe (born in Cambridge Farms, later Lexington), but Connecticut was then being settled by emigrants from the colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, and in Apr 1705 he and his wife are found in Canterbury, when their first child was born.

His wife, Deborah (or Deborah) was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Nutting) Howe (or How). Some references say they were married on 1 Apr 1722, but that doesn't seem likely unless David had a previous marriage which produced most of his children.

The town of Canterbury contained but ten families when it was endowed with town privileges in 1703. In 1714 Samuel Adams and Obadiah Johnson conveyed a farm of 136 acres to David Munroe, by deed recorded in Canterbury. In 1722 David and Deborah joined the church in Canterbury. In 1723 a division of common lands was made among those residents of Canterbury "who were settled inhabitants and paid to ye building of ye meeting-house and minister's home" which were completed in 1711. In this allotment, David received one and one- half shares. In 1743 a controversy arose among the members of Canterbury church over a sermon by its minister which did not meet the views of many of them. A committee recommended the minister's dismissal, David and five others made written protest against the committee's report, severely criticising its motives. The committee retaliated by recommending that David and his associates be expelled from the church. The matter was finally settled by dismissal of the minister, with David and the other protestants remaining in the Church.

The identity of David Munroe of Canterbury as the son of William Munroe of Cambridge Farms was questioned by one writer upon the ground that not being mentioned in William's will it indicated that David probably died young. Later, however, Rev. Mr. Northrup and Dr. Will S. Munroe, author and prominent educator, for many years professor of psychology in Montclair, N.J. State Normal School, in their preparation of the "Genealogy of Josiah Munroe," after much careful research became convinced, and so stated in their publication, that David of Canterbury was, without a doubt, the son of William of Cambridge Farms.

Their conclusions were based upon the following, among other circumstances: David, appearing as he did, among the early settlers of Canterbury, must have emigrated there from some other place, but the records of emigrants to New England prior to that time and the published vital statistics of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut disclose no one bearing tht name who could have been identified with him other than William's son David; between the time of his baptism in Lexington in 1699 and the birth of his first child in Canterbury in 1705, he was of the age when one might expect him to marry and establish a home in a new community; there was a family tradition that he came from Cambridge; his grandson, John Munroe, who lived and died in Canterbury, left a written family record which passed to John's granddaughter, Mary Munroe Collins, who retained it until it was destroyed by a fire which burned the Collins home in 1890, but she well remembered its contents which told of the coming of William from Scotland to Massachusetts and the settlement of his son, David, in Canterbury, all of which she related to Dr. Monroe when he visited Canterbury in 1912 collecting material for their work. Moreover, it appeared that four of David's seven daughters, viz., Mary, Eleanor, Elizabeth and Sarah bore the given name of his grandfather and his uncle. It would be quite unreasonable to presume that such a coincidence of names would occur except in immediately related families. in addition to all this Mrs. Collins told Dr. Monroe, and after her death, her son informed him of this sketch that his mother had told him that David's wife came from Concord, Massachusetts. A search of the Concord vital records disclosed only one woman named Deborah, born there of marriageable age for David, viz., Deborah How, daughter of Samuel and Mary How. Upon further search it was found that Samuel How had joined the tide of emigration to Connecticut. According to the "Howe Genealogies" published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, he resided in Concord until shortly after 1700 when he moved to Plainfield, a new town in Windham County, Connecticut. It is also there stated that his daughter Deborah married David Monroe and the Probate Records of Plainfield, where he died, show that David Monroe in 1725 receipted for his wife's share of Samuel How's estate. The same records show the distribution of the estate of Mary how who died in 1727 and refer to Deborah Monroe as her daughter.

If David Munroe had died in Lexington, his death would have been recorded in the vital statistics of that town and his remains would have rested in the family burying ground with a tombstone marking his grave as do those of his mother and father. The absence of these is further corroborative proof of the correctness of Rev. Mr. Northrup's conclusion as to the identity of David Munroe of Canterbury as William's son of that name. In 1913 the Lexington Historical Society published a revised edition of Hudson's "History of Lexington" in which David Munroe was shown as a son of William. The correction relating to him, appearing in Vol. II, after the index at page 6 of Additions and Corrections, read as follows: "Before Joseph no. 6 on page 461 insert; David Munroe(2) (William(1)) b. 6 Oct 1680; d. 19 Jun 1755. He removed to Canterbury, Connecticut and bought land 22 Feb 1715. In 1723 received 1.5 shares of land as one who paid towards the meeting house and minister's house, which were completed in 1711. He will was probated 8 Sep 1755"
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(" New England Historical and Genealogical Register", Vol. C, 1946 via. "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes")
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On 1 Apr 1722, David and Deborah were admitted to the Canterbury First Church.

David left a will dated 9 Feb 1753 in which he mentioned that he had 6 daughters and 4 sons. (Plainfield Probate No. 1468)

The Larry Monroe reference says David was the son of (Ensign) William [130].

Ref: Clan Munro files - Coye, Ruby
- Dietrich, Earl
- Elder, Charlotte
- Sage, Wes
- Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon
- Monroe, Kathleen Lois
- Monroe, Larry Gene - Genealogy of Larry Gene Monroe

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Rea, Barbara Frances Lee - Descendants of William Munroe

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Birth:
Cambridge Farms

David married Deborah Howe in 1704 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA. Deborah (daughter of Samuel How and Mary Nutting) was born on 19 Oct 1685 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Sep 1748 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Marriage place unverified

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Birth:
Estimate: Isaac's birth date is an estimate based on the birth date of his daughter, Abigail.

Isaac married Abigail Leonard. Abigail was born about 1695; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Estimate: Abigail's birth date is an estimate based on the birth date of her daughter, Abigail.