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William was born on the Seaver Farm in Roxbury, Massachusetts about the time his father's broken health compelled him to abandon farming. His infancy and youth shared the most severe trials of his father's humble fortunes. He was not a strong boy and he had but very irregular advantages of even the little school education within the reach of the boy of that day.
At thirteen years he was for a while at his grandfather Parker's farm in Roxbury. Though feeling at home there, he did not like farming well enough to stay, as he desired to learn a trade. At fourteen he was with a wheelwright for a short time, but there he thought he had a hard fare and hard usage. Leaving this place, he was next with a cabinetmaker, where he found but little chance of properly learning the trade and left.
It was not until he was about seventeen that he found a place where he had good treatment and an opportunity to do himself credit. He went to work for his second cousin, Deacon Nehemiah Munroe, a cabinetmaker on the Main Street, Roxbury. In the cabinetmaker's shop, William soon showed that he had capacity, and, before leaving it, stood at the head, as the best workman in it, the finest and most difficult work being entrusted to his hands.
Before finishing his apprenticeship, he had felt conscious of having powers that were cramped. He often had innovative ideas about new ways of making or onamenting his work, but the rules of the shop did not permit innovations. On one occasion, however, he defied them by proceeding quietly to hang a table leaf by its hinges on a plan not known to the rules. After getting a good start, someone informed the Deacon who became angered at this disobedience. William was allowed to finish what he had started, however, and the result was so superior that William's invention became the new way of hanging table leaves.
After arriving of age, he remained with the Deacon about six months as a journeyman, earning the means of buying a humble outfit and some tools. He left Roxbury for Concord on 1 Jun 1800 on the invitation of his older brothers, Daniel and Nathaniel. They had already established themselves as clockmakers, and wished him to make clock cases for them. He was thus employed part of the time as partner with them until 1804.
After their marriage, William and Patty moved into part of the brick county house near the Middlesex Hotel. About two years later, they moved to the neighborhood of Barrett's Mills, near where Patty's mother lived. William had his shop in a part of the house standing east of the Mill Brook. He was employed making clockcases and timepiece cases and a few showcases for his brothers. He also made some articles of furniture which he took to Boston for sale.
In 1810 he made a voyage to Norfolk, Virginia with clocks taken in payment for the cases which he had made. He sold his clocks, invested the proceeds in corn and flour, and came back with them in mid-winter, barely escaping shipwreck on the voyage. He sold most of the flour to Abel Prescott, a baker of Concord. Instead of cash, which he could not collect from Prescott, a round about trade was made, by which he obtained the shop on the Mill Dam, which he owned and occupied for several years.
In 1811 he moved from Barrett's Mills to the village into the small house south of the meeting house. Living there and working in the shop on the Mill Dam, he made the attempt to get a support as a regular cabinetmaker. He says "In this I continued about a year, when finding that I could make with my own hands more furniture than I could sell, business of every kind being dull, and my family expenses increasing, I found that, unless I could make money faster, I should in a few years at most, even if I should have my health, be poor. I was worth a few hundred dollars, and that not in cash." This was at the beginning of the war with England. Non-intercourse, non-importation, and embargo laws were in force, and business of nearly every kind much depressed.
The demand for articles that hitherto had only been made abroad was, however, an exception. For these, non-importation created a scarcity, so invention in that direction was encouraged and well rewarded. William first attempted to produce cabinetmakers' squares. He succeeded without difficulty and readily sold all that he made at a good profit. Then decided to try to make and sell lead pencils.
He procured a few lumps of black lead. This he pulverized with a hammer and separated the fine portions by their suspension in water in a tumbler. From this he made his first experimental mixture in a spoon. The result was not very encouraging, but with more experimentation and invention, he finally came up with an acceptable product. Before the war of 1812, no pencils were made in America and because the supply was cut off by the war they became scarce and expensive. William's first pencils, his own invention, were sold to Benjamin Andrews in Boston. These were the first to be made in America.
William overcame the problems of mass production and began to prosper. When the war was over and English pencils were again on the market, he overcame the problems of increasing the quality of his pencils to stay competitive. In 1819 he finally sold his cabinet shop, taking pencil woods as pay, and began concentrating only on making pencils.
William soon found himself established as not only the first, but the best of American pencil makers. Improvements continued until 1830 when the trade sought him, rather than he the trade. He made as high as four thousand gross a year, of such quality that they readily outsold the imported ones and were evntually conterfeited by foreign makers. His wife remained his only confidante, and was a most efficient helpmate.
William is given credit for his achievements by Josephine Swayne in "The Story of Concord," (1923), in Kane's book "Famous Firsts," in an article in the Scientific American for 4 Jan 1879 (refuting another claim in Scribner's Magazine for Apr 1878), and in several books of reference.
In Apr 1821 the family moved to the farm near Barrett's Mills, which William had long owned. The old house was thoroughly renovated and additions made to accomodate his business. He paid little attention to farming, except for showing some originality in the cultivation of teasel.
In Nov 1844 he moved to a new residence in the village nearer the railroad. There he spent the rest of his life.
He took little part in public affairs, but once allowed his name to be entered to run for state senator. When he lost the election, as he predicted he would, he felt releived that he wouldn't have to serve. Politically he called himself a Federalist of the old school, and a Whig. He greatly admired the political character and views of Daniel Webster.
William was quiet and retiring, more fond of his home and family than of society. He was fond of music and was an excellant singer. It was as leader of the choir in church that he found among the singers there was a young woman who became his wife, Patty Stone, the daughter of Capt. John Stone of Concord, Massachusetts.
In religious matters, William was all his mature life a consistant Christian, but little demonstrative, though devout and reverent. He joined the church with his wife soon after his marriage and was chosen deacon in 1837. However, for reasons personal to himself, he declined to serve, though strongly urged by Dr. Ripley and friends. He could not accept the dogmas then current through the teachings of the Assembly's Catechism. He preferred the plain rules of duty for his creed and the teachings of the Bible, for which his reverence was unbounded, and with which he was very familier.
William was never a robust man. His helath was at times feeble, yet, till past sixty, he appeared young for his years. At about seventy, a chronic trouble, which had hitherto given him but slight suffering developed itself more seriously. From that time his health gradually failed. After a few years he was confined to his house, and was finally oblidged to keep his room. After years of slow physical decline, surrounded by loving caretakers, he died at age 83 years, 3 months.
Ref: Lexington Munroes, 2nd ed. 15-21-3
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munroe, William (I7876)
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William was buried at "Bingamon". | Monroe, William (I952)
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William was buried at Fletcher Cemetery. - no tombstone | Allen, William Mitchell (I19794)
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William was buried at the Baptist Church. | Lytle, William (I61806)
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William was buried at the Bloomfield Cemetery. | Monroe, William Wesley (I3328)
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William was buried at the Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. | Grayson, William Leon II (I37189)
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William was buried at the Dexter Cemetery. | Monroe, William Hall (I3375)
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William was buried at the Dodge Cemetery. | Ball, William (I61161)
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William was buried at the Enterprise Cemetery. | Crawford, William Monroe (I62412)
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William was buried at the Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater, Minnesota. | Munro, William George (I1062)
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William was buried at the Fairview Cemetery. | Monroe, William Henry Harrison (I635)
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William was buried at the Jniper Hill Cemetery. | Hoar, William (I64108)
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William was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery. | Monroe, William Hicks (I8839)
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William was buried at the North Burial Ground. | Munro, William (I184)
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William was buried at the Oak Hill Cemetery. | Cooper, William (I61159)
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William was buried at the Splinterville Cemetery in Auburn, Maine. | Munroe, William Alexander (I5302)
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William was buried at the Splinterville Cemetery in West Auburn, Maine. | Munroe, William Alexander (I11034)
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William was buried at the Sunset Funeral Park. | Munroe, William Herschel (I48471)
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William was buried at the Urquhart Cemetery in Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland. The gravestone was photographed by James Reuben Munro in September 1993. | Munro, William (I29350)
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William was buried at the Willow River Cemetery in Hudson, Wisconsin. | Munro, William Albert (I6294)
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William was buried at the Wolfen Cemetery. | Munroe, William (I7300)
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William was buried before the high alter of Arbroath Abbey. | William "the Lion" I, King of Scotland (I63195)
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William was buried in the Old Cemetery in Lexington, Massachusetts. | Munroe, William (I647)
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William was buried in the Peru Cemetery, Walnut Township. | Monroe, William (I58954)
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William was called "Red Bill" Munro.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Munroe, James Edward, Jr. | Munro, William (I7096)
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William was christened at the Anglican Church in Paspebiac, Quebec, Canada. | Munro, William Albert (I6294)
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William was educated at Radley College, Oxford, and King's College, London. Entering into Holy Orders, he was ordained in 1873, and in the same year appointed curate of Calne, Wiltshire.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
454
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Monro, William Charles (I37814)
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William was frequently called the "black-smith" to distinguish him from others of the same name, one of whom was known as the "shoe-maker", for the same reason. His will is dated 25 Mar 1777, and was proved 4 Jun 1783. It mentions his wife, Tabitha, daughters Phebe Caldwell, Dorcas parker, Bridget Maxwell, Sara Barber, Lucy hobbs, Susanna and son Oliver.
In Nov 1753, William was appointed executor of the estate of his deceased father.
References:
(1) "Charles Monroe (1823-1873) of Posey, Vanderburgh & Gibson County, Indiana
- His Ancestors and Descendants" by Kendyl K. Monroe - (1997) - p. 4
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munroe, William (I2792)
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William was from Kincurdie.
Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - M/34
"Andrew Munro of Culcragie married a daughter of Archibald McDonald in Slate by whom he had Hector Wm. [? in Kincurdie] Hugh and Thomas Burges of Inverness..."
William settled in the parish of Kincardine. He was married and had children.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
359
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munro, William (I10946)
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William was in the luggage business in Boston, Massachusetts. He and his family lived in Malden and Boston, Massachusetts.
He married the daughter of George Edwin and Charlotte Adams (Bowen) Edmands.
Ref: "Lexington Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S. Munroe - 11-10/8-28 | Winship, William Wallace (I8617)
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William was joiner (journeyman). He died before 1872.
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Frew, Catherine H. - letter dated 22 Jun 1997
(2) Clan Munro files - Frew, Catherine - letter dated 3 Oct 1997
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munro, William (I35709)
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William was known as Captain William Munroe.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon
- Munro, Ronald Geyer | Munro, William Wardwell (I10018)
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William was known as the carpenter or "the eminent engineer".
Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - M/13
"... by Anne daughter to John Forbes of Inverbreakie he had Wm. the [? Carpenter] Euffem Janet and Catherine."
"... son William 'the carpenter' is a difficult reading (Mackenzie calls him 'the eminent engineer' but the adjective at least is suspect)."
William was a celebrated engineer.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
416
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munro, William (I10860)
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William was listed as age 57 on the 1850 census of Prince William County, Virginia.
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - e-mail message dated 4 Nov 1997 -
p. 6
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Tyler, William (I36323)
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William was living in Westmoreland County, Virginia 1730-1760.
Error alert: Some references say that William was the son of his father's first wife, Rachel Piper.
William's wife, Jemima, did "patriotic service" during the Revolutionary War.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Cones, Mona
- Hund, Betty
- Johnson, Monroe - William & Mary Quarterly - 1933
Ref 1 says William died 1775.
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy chart for Andrew
Monroe (ca. 1615-1668) - signed with initials "MDH" and dated 18 Sep 1987
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Monroe, William (I3468)
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William was lost at sea.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon
- Munro, Ronald Geyer | Munroe, William (I9587)
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William was married twice and had children by both wives. There is some controversy about which wife bore which children. The name "Gent" may just mean "gentleman" and could have been added as part of his name in error.
He served as Colonel of Westmoreland County, Virginia, Justice of the Peace and Member of the House of Burgesses
He served as executor of his father's will.
John Piper, the father of his first wife, Rachel, left a will, 25 Sep 1759, in which he gives land and five negros to William and his wife. Rachel was the sister of Col. John and Frank Triplet of King George County, Virginia.
One reference gives William's birthdate as 1692 and gives the deathdate of Rachel Piper, his second wife, as 1759 (Williams says she died in 1775). Guilford and ref 1 says William died in 1760. Petersen says William died in 1773.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Chambers, John
- Cones, Mona
- Hund, Betty
- Rice, Dorothy
- Johnson, Monroe
- Guilford, Dr. Joan S. ("Southern Monroes" manuscript)
- Petersen, Charles A. - letter 2 Feb 1996
- Williams, Irmalee - Descendants of George Munro
Ref (2) says William died in 1760.
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy chart for Andrew
Monroe (ca. 1615-1668) - signed with initials "MDH" and dated 18 Sep 1987
(2) 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 | Monroe, Col. William Gent Jr. (I525)
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William was married.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 542
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munro, William (I39690)
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William was named after his two grandfathers, William Gaddy and Malcolm Monroe. He married the daughter of James Marley Smith and Margaret Kornegay (Smith) Smith and they had 5 children.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Pearce, Bunny
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Gaddy, William Malcolm (I19974)
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William was no doubt the son of Richard and Rosanna because he was from the same town and named a daughter Rosanna. In 1850, he was a carpenter living with his family in Somerset, Ohio. He could be the same person as William [17510].
Ref: "The Monroe Book" by Joan S. Guilford - Ohio Unconnected Monroes | Monroe, William F. (I17381)
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William was not married.
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The following is a transcription of RW Munro's genealogy notes:
[Alesander Munro] «i»Third son of Hugh Munro (Kinloch) of Tain branch; m. Catherine Fraser, Ballone, with issue - James, Hugh, Donald (d.1880), Alexander, William, & 3 daughters; Alexander senior was tenant of Acharn, Boath.
Mackenzie pp.411-412
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References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
411
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munro, William (I35662)
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William was not married.
References:
(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S.
Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 19-46-62-7 - p. 279
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Rosencrans, William Hiram (I37036)
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William was not married.
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
463
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munro, William (I38157)
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William was not married.
References:
(1) Clan Munro files - Wagener, Margaret Monroe - Descendants of Donald Monroe
Emmigrant 1735
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Summersett, William B. (I28231)
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William was not the son of John, but one of his later descendants. On 26 Oct 1512, William got the lands of Duncrube erected to a Barony by King James IV.
Ref: The Munro Tree (1734) K/2
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Rollo, William (I10165)
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William was of German ancestry. He was a fine musician.
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Muenscher, William (I11824)
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William was part owner in an express business. He lived on Lowell Street in Peabody, Massachusetts.
References:
(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes", 2nd ed. by R. S.
Munroe - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 14-81-11/4-1 - p. 274, 406
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munroe, William Frederick (I1129)
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William was probably a child in this family.
The 1888 Directory of Chelsea, Massachusetts says that William moved to Bennington, Vermont.
References:
(1) "History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Mass. Munroes" by R. S. Munroe,
2nd ed. - Florence, Massachusetts (1986) - 13-84A-11-22 - p. 361
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Munroe, William W. (I38889)
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William was probably born in Belfast, Maine.
Ref: Lexington Munroes, 2nd ed. 14-1/10-14
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Foster, William (I9030)
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William was Provost of Inverness.
References:
(2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
511
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA | Mackintosh, William (I39266)
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