Abel Munroe

1750 - 1824  (73 years)

• Name	Abel Munroe  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	7 Oct 1750	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  	Birth place unverified
  Christened	7 Oct 1750	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Aug 1824	Hudson, Columbia Co., New York, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I2664	Munro
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Philip Munroe,   b. 26 Feb 1718, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1790, Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Abigail Parker,   b. 1731,   d. 8 Oct 1801, Surry, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1749	Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F1282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Sadler,   b. 8 Mar 1757, Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 3 Nov 1775, Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 18 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1773	Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. Abel Munroe,   b. 3 Nov 1775, Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Abt 1835, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Beulah Potter,   b. 16 Sep 1756, Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Jul 1776	Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. David Munroe,   b. 23 Nov 1776, Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rebecca Munroe,   b. 19 Jul 1778, Upton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Monroe,   b. Abt 1780,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lavina Monroe,   b. Abt 1782,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Theodore Monroe,   b. 1782,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Fanny Monroe,   b. Abt 1784,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sally Monroe,   b. Abt 1788,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Stephen Monroe,   b. Abt 1790,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. John Monroe,   b. Abt 1792,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Johnathan Monroe,   b. Abt 1794,   d. Yes, date unknown + 11. Rev. Joseph Monroe,   b. 1798, Hudson, Columbia Co., New York, USA ,   d. Henrietta, Monroe Co., New York, USA
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2009
  Family ID	F1290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abel was probably a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Ref: Clan Munro files - Yard, Prof. F. L. Dixon References: (2) Clan Munro files - Roeser, Douglas Lee - Direct Descendants of Abel Monroe - undated ********** The following is from "Descendants of John Munro" received from W. M. Roeser - 14 May 2012 «i»Abel was probably a Revolutionary War veteran, and probably lived in Canaan, Columbia County, New York in 1790; and in Stephen, Rensselaer County, New York in 1800. He died in the city of Hudson, Columbia County, New York in 1824. This information was put together for Sarah Elizabeth Monroe (Aunt Lizzie) Altenburg by Myron Hawley Monroe's cousin, Theodore Monroe of Conowingo, Maryland. Abel Monroe is most probably the Abel who appears on page 63 of "The Monroe Book" by Joan P. Guilford, Ph.D. detaling the history of the Munro Clan. Abel would have been the Great-Grand son of William Munro who was sent to this country in 1652 by Lord Cromwell after the battle at Worcester, England«/i». ********** ********** The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes: «i»Baptised ? Lexington, MA 7 October, 1750«b». «/b» Estelle M.Waite in New England History & Genealogical Register Oct., 1972 Pages 240-246, especially page 241. Richard S. Munroe 19, and his notes on above page 246 «/i»********** ********** The following is from the Spencer reference: «i»He is probably the Abel at Canaan, Columbia Co., NY in 1790 where his brother Lemuel resided at the time. After compiling this family, we found that Estelle Wait, compiler of the descendents of John Munroe of Bristol had previous done so (NEHGR, 126:240-246) and that Richard Munroe, compiler of the original genealogy of William, had written a note thanking her for the addition of this line. The title of Wait's article is "The Finding of Abel Munroe." NEHGR The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston MA: New England Historical and Genealogical society, Vol. I 1847 to present. Munroe, Richard S. History and Genealogy of the Lexington, Massachusets munroes, Florence MA: Munrow 1966; Sec. Ed. 1987 Ann Monroe Organ Estelle Wait of Newton Centre, Mass wrote for NEHGR Vol. 126 p. 241 clearing up the mystery of several Abels. This Abel was probably the eldest child of Philip Munroe and his second wife Abigail whose baptism appears in the Lexington birth records on 7 Oct. 1750, no parent's names being given. After the birth of his daughter Rebecca (now his second marriage to Beulah Potter) Abel Sr. seems to have vanished from the Upton-Sutton area... ********** ********** «/i»The following is from an email from Craig Richardson - 5 May 2009: «i» The Lexington vital record book has a record of the baptism of Abel Munroe on 7 Oct 1750. I am not certain about Abel's death, but I did find a death notice that might well be him. HeritageQuest has a book containing transcribed death notices from the Northern Whig, which was published in Hudson, Columbia County, NY. It includes a death notice for Abel Monroe dated 10 Aug 1824. The book was typewritten and the text is very fuzzy and hard to read, but here is my attempt at a transcription: MONROE on the 6th Mr. Abel Monroe, a 76 yrs. (Printers & [??? news for] the western part of N.Y. State are requested to print death. According to my notes, the transcribed date of death looked like it had been corrected, and might have been August 5th. The age given in the death notice would correspond to a birth in late 1747 or the first part of 1748, which is about right. Since our Abel Munroe had relatives in the western part of NY (for example, brother Lemuel), I think the inclusion of that request is a promising sign, but obviously there is no solid proof that this is the right Abel Monroe. There is no listing for an Abel Monroe in the NEHGS NY Will Abstracts database, so this Abel Monroe probably died intestate. However, it's possible that land records would help to identify his wife and children. I've found a public family tree called the Clan Munro Genealogy Database 2009 that has our Abel's death occurring in 1824 in Hudson NY (which matches the newspaper death notice). It also includes a number of additional children. However, I'm not sure whether to trust this, because I *know* the database includes some serious errors. For example, it has the wrong husband and children for my own ancestor Mary Monroe (daughter of Freedom Monroe). I've written to the database owner to see if this error can be corrected, but no response after two weeks. If I hear from them, I'll certainly ask about the source of their information on Abel Munroe.«/i» ********** Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S497] Clan Munro files - Hoffman, Frederick G., Frederick G. Hoffman, Pedigree chart for Sarah Adell Monroe - 27 Jun 2006 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), p. 20-21 (Reliability: 3). [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 10 (Reliability: 3). [S715] Clan Munro e-files - Spencer, Suzanne, Suzanne Spencer, Email from Suzanne Spencer - 16 Sep 2009 - Descendants of Philip Munroe - compiled by Suzanne Spencer, Jenny Bommarito and Craig Richardson (Reliability: 3). [S254] Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe, Waldomar Monroe Roeser, Descendants of Abel Monroe - 29 Jul 2009 - p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S254] Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe, Waldomar Monroe Roeser, Descendants of John Munro - p. 2 (Reliability: 3). [S254] Clan Munro files - Roeser, Waldomar Monroe, Waldomar Monroe Roeser, Descendants of John Munro (Reliability: 3). [S714] Clan Munro e-files - Richardson, Craig, Craig Richardson, Email from Craig Richardson - 16 Sep 2009 (Reliability: 3).