Alexander Monroe

1705 - 1785  (80 years)

• Name	Alexander Monroe  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	1705	Sollas, , , Scotland   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Sep 1785	Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA
  	Alexander died in Carters Run Valley.
  Buried	Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I1971	Munro
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2013

  
  

  Family	Margaret Lang,   b. 1714, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Sep 1810, Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Married	1745	Truro Par., Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA
  	Marriage Notes: Alexander and Margaret met at Oxford University. Margaret's father did not want her to marry Alexander so he sent her to live with the Keith family in Virginia, but Alexander and Margaret were eventually married by Parson James Keith.
  Children	+ 1. James I. Monroe,   b. Est 1748, Truro Par., Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 1813, , Culpeper Co., Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 65 years) + 2. M.D. John Monroe,   b. 10 Apr 1750, Truro Par., Fairfax Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Aug 1824, Big Capon River, Hampshire Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years)   3. Elizabeth Monroe,   b. Abt 1752, Carter's Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Judith Monroe,   b. 1754, Carter's Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 May 1828, , Russell Co., Kentucky, USA  (Age 74 years) + 5. Alexander Monroe, Jr.,   b. Mar 1756, Carter's Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1842, Southport, Marion Co., Indiana, USA  (Age ~ 86 years) + 6. Sarah Monroe,   b. Abt 1760, Carter's Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1870  (Age ~ 110 years) + 7. George Monroe,   b. 1762, Carter's Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 1839, , Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   8. Mary Monroe,   b. Abt 1765, Carter's Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. , Hampshire Co., Virginia, USA   9. Margaret Monroe,   b. Abt 1767, Carter's Run, Fauquier Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. , Hampshire Co., Virginia, USA
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2009
  Family ID	F942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander and Margaret "Peggy" were betrothed in Scotland, but Margaret's father sent her to America to the home of Rev. James Keith in Fairfax County, Virginia. Shortly after, in about 1746-7, Alexander followed her to Virginia and they were married by Rev. James Keith in his home. Margaret's father left a legacy to her and her descendants which was to come to them in annuities "as long as water runs or grass grows". Margaret and Alexander gave a power of attourney to Rev. James Keith to draw the annuity for them. In 1751, Rev. Keith drew one or two years of the annuity and gave it to Margaret and Alexander in silver and gold. Later, as Margaret was at her spring washing clothes, she noticed the house on fire. The fire consumed all their belongings including her papers. The money was never found, so it is believed that the house was burned to cover the theft of the money. Alexander felt that if his house had to be burned on account of the money drawn by his wife from her father's estate, then he would not have anything more to do with it. After that, she was never able to get anyone to attend to it for her, but she hoped that some of her descendants would have energy enough to attend to it after she was gone. In about 1752, they bought a farm in Carters Run Valley about five miles west of Warrenton in Farquier County, Virginia. They both lived there for the rest of their lives and were buried on the farm land. After Alexander's death, in about 1804-08, Margaret gave a power of attorney to her grandson, Dr. John Monroe, Jr., to go to Scotland and attempt to resume the annuity payments. Some researchers say that Alexander was the son of Col. William Gent Monroe, Jr. and Margaret Triplett. But this seems unlikely since Alexander was born 10 years before they were married and he was born in Scotland even though his father lived all his life in America. Ref: Clan Munro files - Federer, Sally Darnall Munro, R. W. Monroe, James Edward - family tree Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 19 (Reliability: 3). [S562] Clan Munro files - Beggs, Howard Ancil, Howard Ancil Beggs, Letter from Pluma Beggs to Charlotte Elder - 16 Feb 1973 (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). [S873] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Donna, Donna Monroe, Membership application from Donna Monroe - 2 Jul 2013 (Reliability: 3). [S437] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Theodore Frazer, Theodore Frazer Monroe, Membership application for Theodore Frazer Monroe, Sr date d 12 Sep 2005 (Reliability: 3).