Sarah Lawton

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(The following is from an e-mail message from Marston Watson - 25 Jun 2013)

«b»«i»Sarah Lawton«/b» b. in 1640 Bristol, Bristol, Mass. She d. in Feb 1692/93 Bristol [no VR found]. She may have been of Lawton ancestry, but further research is needed. Sarah entered into an agreement on 1 Feb. 1691/92 with her four oldest sons (John, Thomas, William and George) and daughters Sarah and Elizabeth. In this agreement, Sarah promises "to bring up, maintain and educate the other four children - Susannah, Benjamin, Joseph and Mary - until they become of age or marry." The birth dates and birth order of Sarah's children are approximations, based on other source data.«/i»
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According to Guilford, "Wait has a vague sort of feeling that Sarah may have been in some way connected to Thomas Lawton."

According to Stotler, Sarah may have been born in Scotland, but Thomas E. Monroe says that it is very unlikely that Sarah came from Scotland as John came to America as a war prisoner in 1652, only men are listed on the ship manifest and New England was settled primarily by English.

References:

(1) "The Ancestors and Descendants of Albert Nelson Monroe of Swansea and
Brighton, Mass. (1819-1902)" by Estelle Wellwood Wait - (1958) - p. 4

(2) "Brown Munro, Sr.: A Life in Time (1829-1909)" by Nancy Brown Brooker
Bowers - Ames, Iowa (1993) - p. 11

(3) "The Munro Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina (1993)
- p. 257-258

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

Birth:
Bristol County, Rhode Island was created in 1747, so it did not exist at the time of Sarah's birth or death.

This birth date can be found in "New England Families" (via the Thomas E. Monroe reference).

Sarah married John Munro in Oct 1663 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA. John (son of George Munro and Marjory Ross) was born in 1637 in Evanton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; died on 10 Oct 1691 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Plymouth County, Massachusetts was created in 1685, so it did not exist when John and Sarah were married.

1. John Munro, Jr. was born in 1664 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died in Dec 1739 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.
2. Thomas Munro was born in 1666 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 24 Feb 1717 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.
3. Elizabeth Munro was born in 1668 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died in Mar 1755 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.
4. Sarah Munro was born in 1672 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; and died.
5. William Munro was born in 1674 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 29 Apr 1746 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.
6. George Munro was born in 1677 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 9 Sep 1774 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; was buried in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.
7. Benjamin Munro was born in 1678 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 7 Aug 1732 in Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
8. Joseph Munro was born in 1680 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died in 1759 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, USA.
9. Mary Munro was born in 1682 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; and died.
10. Susannah Munro was born in 1683 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; was christened on 1 Aug 1708 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 24 Nov 1724 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA.