John Munro, XI of Foulis

Abt 1437 - 1490  (~ 53 years)

• Name	John Munro  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	XI of Foulis
  Born	Abt 1437  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1490	Katewell, , , Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 7]
  Buried	Fortrose, , Ross And Cromarty, Scotland   [2]
  	John was buried at the Chanonry of Ross.
  Person ID	I14	Munro
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	George Munro, X of Foulis,   b. 1410, , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 1452, Lochbroom, , Ross-Shire, Scotland  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Christian McCulloch, of Plaids,   b. Abt 1414, , , , Scotland ,   d. , , , Scotland
  Married	Abt 1445	, , , Scotland
  Family ID	F3893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Finvola Calder,   b. 1433, , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Sir William Munro, XII of Foulis,   b. 1455, , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 1505, Achnaselach, Lochaber, , Scotland  (Age 50 years)   2. Thomas Munro,   b. Est 1457,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2009
  Family ID	F1549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It is said that John was a child in the cradle when his father was killed at the Battle of Bealach-nam-Broig, but he was probably actually a teenager at the time he succeeded. Since John was still a minor his uncle, John Munro of Milntown served with distinction as Tutor of Foulis until he came of age. He had reached his majority by 20 Mar 1457. John, the last Earl of Ross, maintained an almost regal state at his castle of Dingwall. In the early years of his rule, John Munro served as Chamberlain to his Lordship. The Munros were vassals of the Earls of Ross and held Ferrindonald from them. On 10 Jul 1476, King James III forfeited the Earldom of Ross because of the continued turbulence of its possessors, their many acts of treason and persistent rebellions. From that time on, the Munros held their land directly from the Crown. The rental for these lands was to furnish the Sovereign with a snowball from the slopes of Ben Wyvis at midsummer. This was easily accomplished because the snow never completely melts from the hollows and crevices of that noble mountain. John served as Crown chamberlain of the confiscated estates. In 1478, he had a Crown charter granting him the lands of Findon in the Earldom of Ormond. John seems to have died in 1490, and certainly by 5 Jun 1491, and not in 1496 as some references state. ********** The following is from «u»The Monroe Book«/u»: «i»The tenth Baron of Foulis was George who married a daughter of McCulloch of Plaids. He was killed in 1452 at the Battle of Beallachnam-Brog as was his eldest son. He married, second, Christian McCulloch by whom he had son Hugh of Coul who succeeded to the Barony. It is with George that two lines separate to account for William of Lexington through Hugh, George's third son, and to John of Bristol, Rhode Island and Hugh of Long Island, presumed brothers, through John, his second son. John Munro, second son of George, is considered by the Munros to be the eleventh Baron of Foulis. He was a minor when he inherited the title and was under his uncle John Munro of Milntown who led the Clan at Clachnaharry in 1454. He married a daughter of Knight of Calder and a Crown charter regranted him lands of Findon in the Earldom of Ormond in 1478. He died in 1490 and was succeeded by Sir William, knighted by James IV. «/i»********** Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [1, 2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S686] The Munro Tree (1734), R. W. Munro, (Privately published in Edinburgh, Scotland (1978)), p. 14 (N) (Reliability: 3). [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 21-28 (Reliability: 3). [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, Pedigree of the Munro Family - undated (Reliability: 3). [S726] Clan Munro files - Lynch, John Samuel, Jr., John Samuel Lynch, Jr., Membership application for John Lynch, Jr. - 9 Apr 2009 (Reliability: 3). [S727] The Monroe Book, Dr. Joan S. Guilford, (Franklin, North Carolina: Genealogy Publishing Service, 1993.), p. 6, 8. (Reliability: 3). [S743] Family of Adam, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (https://new.familysearch.org/en/action/unsec/welcome : copyright 2008), accessed 28 Dec 2010), KG7V-TPF (Reliability: 3). [S700] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Paula Dawn, Paula Dawn Monroe, Membership application for Paula Monroe - 3 Jan 2009 (Reliability: 3).