Thomas Monroe

Notes:

Residence: Old Hartwood, Virginia

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Died:
Thomas died in a field near his home on Old Dye Place.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert William Monroe was born on 20 May 1842 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died on 20 Apr 1928 in Goldvein, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA.

Thomas married Leitha Ann Jones about 1833 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA. Leitha (daughter of James Jones and Lorina Holmes) was born in 1810 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died in May 1889 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Julia Ann Monroe was born about 1835 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died on 14 Aug 1864 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA.
2. Joseph Thomas Monroe was born in 1836 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died in 1848 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA.
3. Susan Elizabeth Monroe was born on 4 Mar 1837 in , Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jun 1870 in , Stafford Co., Virginia, USA.
4. Roberta Monroe was born in 1839 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died in Jul 1901 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA.
5. James W. Monroe was born in 1840 in , Stafford Co., Virginia, USA.
6. Robert William Monroe was born on 20 May 1842 in Hartwood, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died on 20 Apr 1928 in Goldvein, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA.
7. Sarah Jane Monroe was born in 1844 in , Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; died in in Spotted Tavern, Stafford Co., VA, USA.

Notes:

One reference says Benjamin may have died in infancy but another reference shows that he had descendants.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Ruby Lucille
- Williams, Irmalee - Descendants of George Munro

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Died:
Benjamin died before 1825.

Benjamin married Virginia about 1795. Virginia was born est 1775 in , Stafford Co., Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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Notes:

"Burke's Presidential Families" says that Andrew only had two sons. His first wife was Frances Garnett (or Garrett). Ref 2 says Andrew and Frances had two sons.

Andrew attended William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Andrew is believed to have purchased a farm near Batesville in 1781, where he lived for four years.

He served in the Navy during the American Revolutionary War, and moved to Scott County, Kentucky from Albemarle County, Virginia about 1793.

In 1816 he was living on a farm which his brother, President James Monroe, purchased on Limestone, below Milton.

The Johnson reference says he may have been born in 1764 and may have died in 1826. Ref 4 says he died in 1828.

Several references give Andrew's death place as Milton County, Virginia, but there has never been a Milton County, Virginia. Other references say he died in Fauquier County, Virginia.

There is much confusion and probably a lot of error in this family record. There is another Andrew Monroe [529] married to another Ann Bell in a completely different family line. Is this an error or just an interesting coincidence? Care must be taken here because of the many similar names at about the same time and place.

Ref: "Burke's Presidential Families" - p. 157
Clan Munro files - Monroe, Ruby Lucille
- Monroe, James Harrison
- Johnson, Monroe
- Andrew Monroe notes
- William & Mary Quarterly - 1933
- Guilford, Dr. Joan S. ("Southern Monroes" manuscript)
- Williams, Mary Gayle - Descendants of George Munro

Ref (7) says Andrew was born in 1760. This reference also says Andrew was the eldest brother of President James Monroe.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "William and Mary College
Quarterly" - Jun 1997 - p. 194

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "William and Mary College
Quarterly" - Jun 1997 - p. 194

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy chart for Andrew
Monroe (ca. 1615-1668) - signed with initials "MDH" and dated 18 Sep 1987 (4) Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Mary
Cooke Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - # 16

(5) Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - short undated biography
which accompanied Mary Roder's membership application - author unknown

(6) Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - family group record of
Andrew Augustine Monroe - undated

(7) Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew
Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #1

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

Andrew married Ann Bell in 1789 in , Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA. Ann was born about 1766; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Letter dated 29 Jul 1967

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, or based on other clues such as christening date, marriage date, birth order, etc.

Notes:

Captain (or Colonel) Spence Monroe resided on Monroe Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, having moved there by 1752. He was the father of President James Monroe. He was a signer of the Westmoreland County resolutions protesting against the Stamp Act.

His son, President James Monroe, said that his father, Spence Monroe, was "a worthy and respectable citizen possessed of good landed and other property."

Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona
- Stroud, Anna Margaret
- Monroe, James Harrison
- Eggleston, Sam Daniel, Jr.
- Johnson, Monroe
- Spence Monroe notes
- Descendants of Edward Blair Cabell

Ref (1) says Spence was the son of Andrew [3544].

A plausable theory espoused by Virginia R. Redden in ref 2 says that Spence may have been the posthumous son of Spence Monroe, the first husband of Christian Tyler. The will of Christian Tyler's first husband, Spence, mentions two small children and one unborn child. Most historians believe that the "unborn child" died young, but Redden believes that the child may have been born after Christian's marriage to Andrew Monroe and that the child was named Spence after his deceased biological father.

Spence left a will dated 1774, but there is no date of probate.

Ref (3) calls him Andrew Spence Monroe.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of "Andy I"
- received 17 Oct 1997 - p. 3

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - letter dated 23 Aug 1997

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "The Monroe Family of Virginia" -
compiled by Nancy E. Harris - Jul 1988 - p. 14

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

Birth:
Born near Monroe Creek

Died:
Died at the Mill Hill plantation near Monroe Creek

Spence married Elizabeth Jones in 1752 in , King George Co., Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Jones) was born in 1729 in , King George Co., Virginia, USA; died in 1806 in Fredericksburg, , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth was the daughter of James and Hester (Davis) Jones of Wales. She was the sister of the Honorable Joseph Jones of Virginia, a member of the Continental Congress.

Her son, President James Monroe, said that his mother, Elizabeth, was "a very amiable and respectable woman, possessing the best domestic qualities of a good wife, and a good parent".

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Partial Lines of Selected
Ancestors and Selected Collateral Descendants of the Monroes

(2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - The Monroes of Virginia:
Corrections, updates - e-mail message dated 19 Oct 1997 - p. 3

(3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "William and Mary College
Quarterly" - Jun 1997 - p. 194

(4) Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew
Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #3

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

Birth:
Elizabeth's place of birth has not been verified.