Dr. John Munro, of Coul

Est 1663 - 1705  (~ 42 years)

• Name	John Munro  [1]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	of Coul
  Born	Est 1663
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1705
  Person ID	I11839	Munro
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Andrew Munro, Of Coul,   b. Abt 1628, Of, Coul ,   d. Dec 1693, Of, Thurso  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Christine Munro,   b. Abt 1630,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1662
  Family ID	F2405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. John Munro was director of the Darien Company. Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - M/45 "Mr Andrew Munro of Coul minister of Thurso married Christane daughter to John Munro of Culcragie by whom he had Dr John Mr Robert George and William the Bookseller." "Andrew of Coul min of Thurso had arms recorded in Lyon Register, d Dec 1693;...sons Dr John of Coul, director of Darien Company, d Aug 1705, William the bookseller m Isobel Gerrard, also dr Janet m Hugh Corse min at Bower." John became a medical doctor taking his M.D. degree at Edinburgh University. He was not married. ********** The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes: [Albert Munro of Coul]«i» Only son of Robert Munro of Coul (d. 1696) and Ann Gladstone; suc. Father (or uncle); writer; Assembly comm. Munro??? 1727…1743, 1752, Albert Munro of Coul Esq. d. unmarried Edinburgh 20 or 22 Jul 1772, having lived there most of his life and being an elder from 1727 in the Tolbooth Church there; served heir to uncle Dr. John of Coul in 1/4 of lands of Culcraigie 1764; the last direct male of his family, sold estate of Coul to Hugh Munro of Teaninich (1756 valuation L254-10-0) (d. 1767) whose brother James of Teaninich arranged payment of Albert's legacy of L100 for poor of Inverness; treasurer to Herot's??? Hospital, Edinburgh, 1748-58. See Halbert Munro. Munro Tree M/47. D. Wimberley, "Hospitals of Inverness", 100, 108, 109, 110, 118, 136. Wm. Brown, "Tolbooth Church", (1867) p.81. M.S. "Extracts from Pastorals" (E.P.L.), 227-8. Disctionary of Anonyms & Psuedonyms English Literature, ii, 172. Annals of General Assembly, 1739-52 (1838), pp. 18, 230, 352, 354, 358. Mackenzie, pp. 388-91. Scots magazine(1772), p. 399. Gentlemens magazine (1772), p. 391. Book of The Old Edinburgh Club, vol. xii (1923), 13. Edinburgh Baptismal Register. Edinburgh Poll Tax Returns for 1694 (See Rec. Soc. 1951), 24. Foulis Writs nos. 347, 366, 370, 375. Celtic Magazine x 505. Inverness Kirk Session Records (ed. Alex Whitehall) 249. Mackienzie ii no. 1065. Allen Papers nos. 180, 193, 197(1), 201, 206, 345, 425, 430, 433. Service of Heirs (1760/69), 1772. Signet Library Session Papers. 12/32, 40/64, 54/24, p. 355. W. Steven, "History of Herot's Hospital" ed. Beven, Clan Munro Magazine.xi 42, 46; xxiii 36. "Compassion to Gladstone's Land" (NTS) 14, 23.«/i» ********** References: (1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 387-388 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S668] RW Munro's Genealogy Database, Robert William Munro, (The collected genealogy notes of RW Munro, Hon. Historian of Clan Munro (Association) edited by Dr. Jean Munro, transcribed by Charles C. Munroe, III and others. Transcription completed Jan 2009. Original card file is kept at the "Storehouse of Foulis" near Foulis Castle in Scotland.), card 63 (Reliability: 3).