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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Abt 1700 - 1760 (~ 60 years)
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| Name |
James Munro [1] |
| Suffix |
Of Culrain |
| Born |
Abt 1700 |
- 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 |
1760 [1] |
| Person ID |
I3642 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
8 Jul 2008 |
| Father |
George Munro, I Of Culrain, b. Abt 1652, d. Dec 1725, Culcairn, , , Scotland  (Age ~ 73 years) |
| Mother |
Anne Cunningham, b. Abt 1670, d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
Jul 1697 |
| Family ID |
F2406 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anne Graham, b. Abt 1702, Kilmachalmaig, , , Scotland , d. Kincardine, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland |
| Children |
| + | 1. Charles Munro, Of Culrain, b. Abt 1725, d. 1783, Saint Thomas Mount, , Tamil Nådu, India (Age ~ 58 years) |
| | 2. Ann Munro, b. Abt 1727, d. London, , Greater London, England |
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| Last Modified |
20 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F1598 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- James inherited the farm, Meikle Daan, as his portion. He married Ann, the daughter of James Graham, Edderton. His wife is said to have been a beautiful woman, but she was in comparatively humble circumstances. The marriage so highly incensed James' two elder brothers that they resolved upon separating them. She was forcibly carried away during the night and shipped to "the then penal settlement of New York", where she remained for many years, unknown to her husband at Daan. In Aug 1737, James' brother, Gustavus made the curious remark: "I hope Katharine Graham is away, as you can oblige me let her not see land till she arrives at Georgia."
The treatment which Ann received natually displeased her relations, and they ultimately applied to the head of their family, Graham of Drynie, in the Black Isle, to call the Munros to account for their conduct toward their relative. The charges against the Munros were investigated.
A notice circulated about the missing woman was seen by her employer. Her husband was informed and "he thereupon petitioned Parliament to have his wife returned to him, with the result, it is said, that a man-of-war was sent to bring her home. The ship arrived in the Cormarty Firth where the heartlessly exiled Mrs. Munro was safely landed at Ballintraid and joyfully welcomed by her devoted husband, after which they lived happily together for many years.
James continued to live at the farm of Daan in the parish of Edderton during the lifetime of his two elder brothers.
References:
(1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro (1978) - R/10
(2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie (1898) - p. 203, 205-206
(3) "The Highlander" - Nov/Dec 86 - p. 71-72
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA
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- [S645] Clan Munro files - Boggs, Elizabeth Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe Boggs, Pedigree of the Munro Family - undated (Reliability: 3).
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