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Clan Munro USA
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 Abt 1558 - 1616 (~ 58 years)
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| Name |
John Munro |
| Born |
Abt 1558 |
Of, Tain, Scotland  |
- 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.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
9 Jan 1616 |
Tain, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland |
| Person ID |
I10789 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
10 Nov 2009 |
| Father |
Hugh Munro, I Of Assynt, b. Abt 1526, Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland , d. 1596, Evanton, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland (Age ~ 70 years) |
| Mother |
Christian Munro, b. Abt 1528, Bonar Bridge, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland |
| Family ID |
F108 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- John studied for the church at the University of St. Andrew's, where he graduated M.A. in 1590. In 1591, he was a member of the General Assembly, and in 1599 was presented to the parish of Tain.
Among the emoluments of his charge of St. Duthus, Tain, were the Chaplainries of Newmore, Tarlogie, Cambuscurry, Morangie, and Dunskaith.
He served for several years as Sub-Dean of Ross, and was a distinguished member of the ministry.
In the discharge of his duties, he came into collision with King James VI, who, when he succeeded to the English throne, formed a scheme to effect a complete union between England and Scotland and their respective churches. He attempted to force the Presbyterian Church of Scotland into conformity with the Episcopal Church of England, and to prevent the General Assembly from thwarting his pet scheme, he interdicted its meetings.
Notwithstanding this interdict, a few Presbyteries, Tain included, deputed representatives to the Assembly. Nineteen ministers, one of whom was the Rev. John Munro, met at Aberdeen on 2 Jul 1605, and constituted the assembly. John was one of the three nominated for the Moderatorship on that occasion.
King James declared this assembly seditious and summoned the members to appear before the Privy Council to answer for their conduct.
Seventeen appeared, of whom ten submitted to their Lordships, and declared that they were now persuaded that the Aberdeen Assembly was "altogether unlawful." The remaining seven--one of them being the Rev. John Munro, Sub-Dean of Ross--asserted and firmly maintained, in the presence of their Lordships, that the Assembly was, on the contrary "a verie lawful General Assembly." The Council thereupon ordered these seven faithful ministers to be banished to the wildest parts of Scotland--each as far as possible from his own parish.
The Rev. John Munro was ordered to Kintyre, but was in the meanwhile imprisoned in Doune Castle, Perthshire. From this place he and another minister managed to escape, by the connivance of the constable of the castle, who strongly sympathized with them and afforded them every opportunity to communicate with their friends, and for this dereliction of duty, he was himself subsequently imprisoned.
On 24 Feb 1607, the Rev. John and thirteen others were charged to appear before the Privy Council. They did so on 20 May 1607, but before judgment was rendered, they slipped away to their homes. As a consequence, they were all declared rebels on 28 May and put to the horn.
John made his way to Tain, and resumed his ministrations there among his people. But the stipend, which had formerly been paid to him by the Crown authorities, was now withheld.
Matters continued in this state for three years, during which King James succeeded in putting down all effectual resistance to his will in the Scottish Church; and the General Assembly, while its most faithful men were silenced or absent, acquiesced in the King's proposals.
The King could not stand the continued opposition of even a few ministers, and he directed his Scottish Privy Council to take the necessary steps to compel their submission. The Council accordingly addressed a letter to the Provost and Bailies of Tain ordering them to take John into custody until he "purge himself of his rebellion."
There is no record describing John's life after this, but ref (2) gives documentary evidence that he lived at least until 1630, but probably died shortly thereafter. Ref (1) gives the death date of 9 Jan 1616.
References:
(1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - p. v-vi, Q/18,
Q/42
(2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
284-285, 466-469
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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