Thomas Munro

Notes:

Ref (1) says Captain Thomas died 26 Jan 1845, ref (2) says he died 27 Jan 1845 and ref (3) says he died and was buried on 20 Jan 1845.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Yates, Ronald B. - Ronald B. Yates Family Bible - p. 1,
3, 6, 10-11

(2) "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina
(1993) - p. 294-295, 344

(3) Clan Munro files - Munro, John Quincy - Descendancy Chart of Robert Munro
Baron XIV - compiled by John Munro - 10 Jul 1995 - p. 1, 13

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

Thomas married Lydia Smith on 7 Sep 1806 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA. Lydia was born about 1782; died on 2 Dec 1830 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nathan Munro was born in 1802 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Nov 1877 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 15 Nov 1877 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
2. William Smith Munroe was born on 18 Aug 1807; died on 30 Jul 1879.
3. Jonathan Munro was born on 26 Dec 1809 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.
4. Thomas Munro, Jr. was born on 28 Sep 1811 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Oct 1830 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 2 Oct 1830 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
5. Hannah Munro was born in 1813; died on 15 Dec 1843 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 15 Dec 1843 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
6. Lydia Munro was born in 1818 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 Jul 1854 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 19 Jul 1854 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
7. Sarah Munro was born in 1823 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Oct 1843 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 2 Oct 1843 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA.
8. Melvin Munro was born in 1827; was christened on 20 Feb 1827 in Seekonk, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; and died.

Thomas married Sarah Jones on 16 Feb 1832 in Seekonk, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was born in 1788; died on 11 Feb 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nathan married Hannah Allen on 21 Nov 1751 and on 3 Dec of the same year, he became the guardian of Hannah's siblings, Phillip, Solomon, Zachariah, Charles, and Jemimah Allen, all under 14 years old.

On 4 Feb 1754, he was made administrator of the estate of Hopestill Allen, widow of Benjamin Allen of Rehoboth. At that time, he also became the guardian of his wife, Hannah, who was still a minor over 14 years old, and Hopestill's granddaughter. On 1 Apr 1760, he became the guardian of Jonah Humphrey's children including Sarah, Mary, Jonah, William, and Silence. Jonah Humphrey was from Swansea.

He served in the Americal Revolutionary War from Rehoboth for 7 days on the alarm of 19 Apr 1775. He served as a Sergeant with Captain John Lyons or Captain Jesse Persin's Company. On 13 Mar 1777, he was appointed by the Council of War to command a flotilla of boats in an expedition against the British. At that time, he was given the rank of major.

His name appears on a list of officers and men belonging to the sloop "Providence," commanded by Captain John Paul Jones, who were entitled to prize shares in the ship "Alexandria," captured 20 Sep 1777. His name also appears on a list of men raised for six months service and returned by Brig. Gen. Paterson, as having past muster on a return to Camp Totoway on 25

Nathan left a will dated 3 Jan 1806.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Yates, Ronald B. - Ronald B. Yates Family Bible - p. 1,
6, 10

(2) "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina
(1993) - p. 293-294

(3) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Early Rhode Island Vital
Records - collected by F. L. Dixon Yard - p. 22, 53

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

Buried:
Old Rumford Cemetery

Nathan married Hannah Allen on 21 Nov 1751 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of David Allen and Hannah Padelford) was born on 14 Apr 1733 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 May 1816 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah and Nathan married on 21 Nov 1751 and on 3 Dec of the same year, Nathan became the guardian of Hannah's siblings, Phillip, Solomon, Zachariah, Charles, and Jemimah Allen, all under 14 years old.

On 1 Apr 1760, Nathan became the guardian of Jonah Humphrey's children including Sarah, Mary, Jonah, William, and Silence. Jonah Humphrey was from Swansea.

Hannah may have been previously married to a Humphrey.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Yates, Ronald B. - Ronald B. Yates Family Bible - p. 6,

(2) "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina
(1993) - p. 293-294

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

Notes:

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The following is from the E.W. Wait reference via the Beckett file.

"John Munroe, second child of Thomas and Mary, was born in Bristol on May 14, 1701. We know quite a bit about him and he appears to have been a good, substantial ancestor. he left a will and from this we get some idea of his property and we learn the married names of his daughters.

"John married Hannah Rosbotham on April 29, 1728 in St. Michael's Church, Bristol. (This church was burned in May 1778 by British soldiers on a pillaging expedition from the island of Rhode Island.) They had a large family, their first eleven children being born in Bristol, their last two in Rehoboth, to which town they moved between December 1748 and October 1750. A deed dated February 20, 1750 shows that John bought sixty-three acres of land in Rehoboth from Jeremiah Allen for '1180 pounds of ye old tenor.'

"John Munroe's will is dated April 2, 1789 - he is 'of Rehoboth' and he calls himself 'yeoman.' He appoints his youngest son, Joseph, executor. To his wife Hannah he leaves all his household furniture, half of his dwelling -house, a quarter of an acre of land for a garden west of the house; also a cow and a swine, 'both to be kept for her winter and summer;' also 12 bushels of Indian corn yearly, 4 bushels of rye, 8 pounds of good sheep's wool, two pounds of flax, 50 pounds of beef, and 8 cords of firewood, 'brought to the door and cut fit for the fire.'

"John's will also leaves to daughter Comfort Bowen 27 pounds; to son Nathan 8 shillings; to son Stephen 30 pounds; to son Rosbotham 3 pouunds; to son Benjamin 15 pounds; to son John 45 pounds; to heirs of deceased daughter Elizabeth Carpenter 15 pounds; to heirs of deceased daughter Mary Fuller 15 pounds; to heirs of deceased daughter Alice Horton 15 pounds; to son Thomas 18 pounds; to daughter Hannah 30 pounds; and to granddaughter Patience Short 'for the love I bare to her and Services She as Done for me' 3 pounds. Son Joseph is to have all the estate, both real and personal, not otherwise disposed of. John died on April 18, 1793 and his will was probated the following 6th of August.

"In the first United States Census, taken in 1790, we find John Munroe of Rehoboth with a household consisting of one male of sixteen (himself) and two females - his wife Hannah and probably his daughter Hannah, as she was unmarried when he made his will in 1789 and was very likely still living at home.

"John Munroe appears in the tax lists for the years 1759, 1765 and 1769 as printed in Richard LeBaron Bowen's splendid work EARLY REHOBOTH. In 1759 he was taxed 12 pounds on his real estate and 6 pounds, 9 shillings on his personal estate. That he was a prosperous farmer is shown by the fact that in 1765 his tax jumped to 30 pounds on real and 13 pounds, 1 shilling on personal property; it was practically the same in 1769.

"John was sixty-three years old when he made the acquaintance of young Hector Munro. In February 1764, Hector, accompanied by a relative named Donald, turned up in Rehoboth and wrote a letter to a cousin back home in the Concord-Lexington area. He stated that he and Donald had been unable to find work in Boston, so had started for New York.

"'We marched from Boston,' wrote Hector, 'that very same day and came to Providence and as I was very curios inquiring after my Relations and Kinsmen, I was informed that there was Great Many of them in Rehoboth & Bristol within six mile of Providence & that same hour we marched of in order to find them out which we did that same night with one Nathan Munroe as stately a man as ever you seied of the name and he keepted us with him Two days and the Third he convoyed us to his father's house a good stately old man that hath great deal of Regard for his relations and he keepted us four days and the fift he and Nathan his son went along with us to convoy us in order to show us the rest of our relations down at Bristol and the very first house we came to was Doctor Munro, Captain Thomas Munro's son at Concord.' (Doctor Munro was born in Concord in 1731, a grandson of the first William Murnoe of Lexington; but had moved from there to Bristol before 1762.)

"It was providential for us that Boston had offered no employment to Hector, for otherwise he might never have gotten to Rehoboth and written the letter which adds proof of the relationship between the Bristol and Lexington Munroe families. (Incidentally, Hector went no further to seek his fortune; he married a Rehoboth girl and had several children born in Rehoboth and in 1776 he made his will because he was going into the Army.)"
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Ref 3, p. 26 says John first married Ruth Bowen [9683]. Since this marriage is almost never mentioned in the many references available for John, there is some doubt about its authenticity. Other references (i.e. Rockwell) say that Ruth was the second wife of John [29187].

The Stotler reference says that John sailed on the sloop "Providence" with John Paul Jones.

John and his family moved from Bristol, Rhode Island to Rehoboth between Dec 1748 and Oct 1750. There he bought 63 acres (ref 1) of land from Jeremiah Allen for 1180 pounds. Ref 2 says it was 69 and a half acres and that it may have been part of the land left to Hannah's mother. This land was in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts until an 1812 boundary change set it in the rural town of Seekonk. It was situated a short distance west of the Rehoboth/Seekonk boundary, south of Winthrop Street (later Highway 44) and southeast of the intersection of Lake and Lincoln Streets. The family built a house to live in and some out buildings on the property. The farm produced grain and supported cattle, pigs and sheep.

John was a charitable and hospitable man, a patriarch who valued family connections. A letter dated Feb 1764 gives an account written by Hector Munro, a young soldier, a descendant of William Munro of Lexington, who had been recently discharged from the King's Army after fighting in the French War for King James. Hector tells of his travels to seek work in New York and Boston and to locate his "kinsmen" in Rehoboth and Bristol. During this time Hector met John, who was then almost 63. Hector was delighted by the elder Munro and described him as "a good stately old man and a man that hath a great deal of regard for his relations."

His will, in which he calls himself "yeoman," is dated 2 Apr 1789 (Beckett says 2 Apr 1781), and contains a wealth of genealogical information. He left the family farm to his son, Joseph, with the stipulation that Joseph care for his mother in the family home for the rest of her years.

He was buried in the family cemetery on the farm. His grave stone reads: "The Sweet Remembrance of the Just/Shall Flurish when they sleep in Dust."

References:

(2) "Brown Munro, Sr.: A Life in Time (1829 - 1909)" by Dr. Nancy Brown
Brooker Bowers - Ames, Iowa (1993) - p. 11, 21-24

(3) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Correspondence with Prof. F.
L. Dixon Yard - 1991-1992 - p. 22, 26, 30, 43

(4) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Early Rhode Island Vital
Records - collected by Prof. F. L. Dixon Yard - p. 15

The May reference says that John [37] was the son of John [65] instead of his grandson.

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

Died:
Will dated 2 Apr 1789

Buried:
John was buried in the family cemetery on the corner of Lake and Lincoln Streets. His headstone reads: "In Memory of Mr. John Munro, son of Thomas Munro of Bristol who departed this life April 18 AD 1793 aged 91 years 10 months & 24 days."

John married Hannah Rosbotham on 29 Apr 1728 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA. Hannah (daughter of Capt. Joseph Rosbotham and Elizabeth Church) was born on 20 Jun 1711 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA; died on 18 Jun 1809 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah lived sixteen years after the death of her husband, but John had provided for her by stipulating that their son, Joseph, whould inherit the family farm if he would care for Hannah for the rest of her days. Hannah's death is recorded in the 18 Jul 1809 issue of "The Providence Phoenix." It reads:

"Mrs. Hannah Munro, widow of John and granddaughter of Colonel Benujamin Church, died at Rehoboth, aged 98 years. She had 13 children, 93 grand children, 161 great-grandchildren, and 22 great-great grand children - in all 289."

She was buried in the family cemetery on the farm where she lived most of her life.

References:

(2) "Brown Munro, Sr.: A Life in Time (1829 - 1909)" by Dr. Nancy Brown
Brooker Bowers - Ames, Iowa (1993) - p. 11, 21-24

(3) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Correspondence with Prof. F.
L. Dixon Yard - 1991-1992 - p. 22, 30, 43

(4) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Early Rhode Island Vital
Records - collected by Prof. F. L. Dixon Yard - p. 15

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

Buried:
Family Cemetery

Notes:

Married:
John and Hannah were married at Saint Michael's Church.

Notes:

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

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries.

David married Hannah Padelford. Hannah was born about 1705; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries.

Notes:

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The following information is from the Sikes reference:

Thomas Munrow was the second son of John and Sarah if we accept the order of their children given in the "Articles of Agreement" as chronological. We know very little about him. He left no will; no inventory was taken of his possessions; there is no accounting of his estate on record. Some historians and genealogists have suggested that he was the nephew of William, of Lexington, but if this were so, then his father John would have been William's brother.

The first time we meet Thomas is in the records at Taunton in which we find his marriage on October 13, 1698 to Mary Wormwell. There is no "T" beside the entry to signify that it took place in Taunton, but if not in that town, it surely must have taken place not too far away. Mary Wormwell's ancestry is as yet undetermined, but she was probably a member of the Wormall family which appears briefly in early records of Rowley, Scituate and Duxbury. John Munrow may have lived in or near Duxbury in 1674 which could account for the acquaintanceship between the Munroe and Wormwell, or Wormall families.

Thomas and Mary settled in Bristol and the births of three children were recorded there, Elizabeth's being the second oldest Munroe birth in the town. This was apparently the extent of their family, for on February 13, 1705, the records show the death of Mary Munroe, wife of Thomas. Subsequent records indicate that Thomas married again, for we find a wife Margaret, and two more children who seem to belong to him.

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There is confusion about the death dates of Thomas and his son, Thomas. Dates in 1717 and 1744 are attributed to both men by various authors. It seems more likely that the elder Thomas is the one that died in 1744 and that his son, Thomas, died in 1717 shortly after his birth.

The Charles C. Munroe, III reference says that Thomas was the son of a Thomas Munro.

References:

(1) "The Munro Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina (1993)
- p. 261

(2) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Early Rhode Island Vital
Records - collected by Prof. F. L. Dixon Yard - p. 23, 55

(3) Clan Munro files - Bowers, Dr. Nancy Brooker - membership application
dated 3 Feb 1989

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

Birth:
Bristol County, Rhode Island was founded in 1747.

Thomas married Mary Wormwell on 13 Oct 1698 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Josiah Wormwell and Remember Brown) was born in 1677 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Feb 1705 in Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) "The Munro Book" by Dr. Joan S. Guilford - Franklin, North Carolina (1993)
- p. 261

(2) Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon - Early Rhode Island Vital
Records - collected by Prof. F. L. Dixon Yard - p. 23, 55

(3) Clan Munro files - Bowers, Dr. Nancy Brooker - membership application
dated 3 Feb 1989

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

Notes:

Married:
Married by Thomas Leonard

Notes:

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The following is from "Munro Family" by E.W. Wait via the Beckett reference.

"Hannah Rosbotham, John Munroe's wife, was born in Bristol on June 20, 1711, the daughter of Captain Joseph and Elizabeth (Church) Rosbotham, As there are no previous occurences of that odd name in New England, I am inclined to think that Captain Rosbotham was a sea-faring man who sailed in and out of the flourishing port of Bristol, that he settled down long enough to marry and have four children - Hannah being the youngest - and that between 1711 and 1717, when his widow remarried, he was lost at sea."
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries.

Died:
Death place unverified

Joseph married Elizabeth Church. Elizabeth (daughter of Col. Benjamin Church and Alice Southworth) was born about 1686; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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

Birth:
Estimate: This birth date is an estimate based on the birth dates of nearest relatives or contemporaries.