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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Abt 1630 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
John Munro [1] |
| Suffix |
of Milntown of Alness |
| Born |
Abt 1630 |
- 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 |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I12100 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
21 Aug 2009 |
| Family |
Clunas, b. Abt 1650, d. Yes, date unknown |
| Children |
| + | 1. Alexander Munro, b. Abt 1673, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. George Munro, b. Abt 1675, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. David Munro, b. Abt 1677, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Christian Munro, b. Abt 1679, d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F4393 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- John was Commissar of Inverness. He married the daughter of Clunes in Cromartie.
Ref: The Munro Tree (1734) - M/95 & M/96
Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - M/95
"Captaine John Munro married /blank/ Crombie Bailzie of perths daughter by whom he had John Robert and Alexander Munros."
Ref: "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - M/96
"John Munro Commissar of Inverness married /blank/ Clunes in Cromartie by whom he had Alexander George and David and a daughter Christane marrie to James Thomson Merchant of Inverness."
John was the last of his family to hold the estate of Milntown of Alness, which later became part of Teaninich.
He served for many years as Commissary Depute of Inverness, where he lived.
This might be the same person as John [60033].
References:
(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
414-415
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The following is a transcription of RW Munro's genealogy notes:
[Alexander Munro] «i»Eldest son of John Munro (of Milntown of Alness family) and ______ Clunas; succeeded father as representative of family, probably 1718; Sheriff Clerk of Inverness (later Sheriff Substitute); appointed 21 July 1738 one of the ordinary "doers" and regents of the Lovat family in North of Scotland for life by Simon Lord Fraser of Lovat; unsuccessfully claimed £2,000 Scots compensation for loss of office as Sheriff-Clerk (appointed by Lovat 21 January 1738); combined with the Clerkship of the regality of Lovat under Heritable Jurisdictions Act, 1747; Commissary Depute (1731) - probably the "Commissary of Inverness", one of arbitrators between Lovat and Glenmoriston, 1735/45, and "Commissary Depute of 1739. Probably writer in Inverness who was served heir general to brother John writer there in 6 February, 1718; Married in Inverness Catherine (baptized 1702) daughter of Provost Alexander Fraser, Inverness, with issue John (baptized 1721); Robert (1722); Alexander (1724); James (1730); Simon (1741-1790); & 3 daughters Seymour 1723, Elizabeth 1728, & Christian 1734.
Mackenzie 415; Forfeited Estates papers(1818) p 1; C. Fraser Mackintosh, Antiquarian Notes P26-27,101,265; Old Parish Register Inverness; Scots Magazine X 549-551 (Lovat's Letter of 1739);J. Hill Burton 'Life of Duncan Forbes' p 261; Heritable Jurisdictions Act Petitions (Signet Library) # 83; D. Warrand "Some Fraser Pedigrees' p 85; Acts of Sederunt Court of Session) I 418-31; J. Dunbar "History of Highland Dress" 7-8; Keltie: 768 - jurisdiction; Services of Heirs (1710-1719) p 13; Chisholm Writs #814,815 (both 1727-Commissary Depute & Sheriff Clerk).
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Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [1]
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- [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 179 (Reliability: 3).
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