Col. Andrew Monroe, III

1697 - 1770  (73 years)

• Name	Andrew Monroe  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Col.
  Suffix	III
  Born	1697	Westmoreland, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA   [7]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Mar 1770	, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA   [3, 4, 8]
  Person ID	I3544	Munro
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Capt. Andrew Monroe, II,   b. 1661, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Jun 1714, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Spence,   b. 1664, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 1708, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	1678	, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F1551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Watts,   b. 1702, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Dec 1761, , , Virginia, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	1718	, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA
  Children	+ 1. John Monroe,   b. 1719, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Abt 13 Mar 1809, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years) + 2. John Monroe,   b. 1720, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Feb 1767  (Age 47 years)   3. Elliott Monroe,   b. 1722, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane Monroe,   b. 1725, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Monroe,   b. 1727, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Spencer Monroe,   b. 1727, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. 1774  (Age 47 years) + 7. Spence Monroe,   b. 1728,   d. 1749, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA  (Age 21 years)   8. Ann Monroe,   b. 1728, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F1553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Washington,   b. 18 Jan 1729, , Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA ,   d. 1762  (Age 32 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1761	, King George Co., Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Andrew and Margaret were married in St. Paul's Parish in King George County or Stafford County, Virginia.
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ********** [Col. Andrew Monroe]«i» Son of Andrew Monroe (1661-1714) & Eleanor Spence; Westmoreland County, Virginia; m. (1) Jane Watts, with issue - Spence (d. 1749); (2) 1761 Margaret Washington, with issue - John, Elliott, Jane, Elizabeth; held a militia command in Westmoreland County, Virginia, under Richard H. Lee; son John visited Scotland & in Edinburgh met 'the celebrated Dr. Monro' (pres. Alexander - «u»Secundus«/u») & traced their relationship. Northrup 352 - corrected by - Notes by Mrs. De Volt (1957); «u»Autobiography of James Monroe«/u» (ed S.G. Brown), p. 22. «/i» (R. W. Munro's genealogy notes) ********** According to the Westmoreland records, he bacame of age in 1718. Colonel or "Black" Andrew Monroe was a merchant, a Justice and Member of the House of Burgesses. He died in Westmoreland County in 1770 leaving a will dated 11 May 1769 and proved 27 Mar 1770 in which he names his grandchildren. The executors of his will were Dr. James Bankhead, John Ashton and Spence Monroe. The Charles C. Munroe reference says Andrew was the son of Andrew and Christina Monroe. The Gerald Monroe reference says Andrew was the son of William Gent Monroe and Margaret Bowcock. Ref: Clan Munro files - Stroud, Anna Margaret - Johnson, Monroe - Johnson, Monroe - letter - 11 Nov 1995 Ref 2 says Andrew was born in 1696. References: (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - "William and Mary College Quarterly" - Jun 1997 - p. 193 (2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy chart for Andrew Monroe (ca. 1615-1668) - signed with initials "MDH" and dated 18 Sep 1987 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [3, 5, 7, 9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S344] Clan Munro files - Johnson, Monroe, Monroe Johnson, Descendants of Andrew Monroe - received 22 Apr 2004 - p. 8 (Reliability: 3). [S562] Clan Munro files - Beggs, Howard Ancil, Howard Ancil Beggs, Hand written notes by Charlotte deVolt Elder - date unknown (Reliability: 3). [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, "William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine " - Vol. XIII #4 - Oct 1933 - The Monroe Family - p. 231-241 (Reliability: 3). [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, Descendants of Andrew Monroe Who settled in Westmoreland Co unty, Virginia, 1652 - undated (Reliability: 3). [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, Monroe - 23 Aug 1932 (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 346, 391 (Reliability: 0). 1 [S478] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Gerald Andrew, Gerald Andrew Monroe, Membership application for Gerald Andrew Monroe dated 9 Ma y 2006 (Reliability: 3). [S702] Clan Munro files - Loehr, Reta Malan, Reta Malan Loehr, Genealogy data received from Reta Malan Loehr - Jun 2009 (Reliability: 3). [S386] Clan Munro files - Munroe, Charles C., III, Charles C. Munroe, III, Historical & Biographical Sketch of the Monroe (Munroe) an d Monro (Munro) Family - p. 16 (Reliability: 3).