Peter Jay Munro

1767 - 1833  (65 years)

• Name	Peter Jay Munro  [1]
  Born	10 Jan 1767	New York, New York Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1833	New York, New York Co., New York, USA
  Person ID	I486	Munro
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2003

  
  

  Father	Rev. Henry Munro,   b. 1730, Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 30 May 1801, Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Eve Jay,   b. 9 Nov 1728,   d. 7 Apr 1810, Mamaroneck, New York  (Age 81 years)
  Married	31 Mar 1766	Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F1971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret White,   b. 1774,   d. 1857  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1790
  Children	1. Peter Jay Munro, Jr.,   b. 29 Sep 1792,   d. 25 Jun 1797  (Age 4 years)   2. Margaret Munro,   b. 10 Feb 1794,   d. 21 Dec 1869  (Age 75 years)   3. Mary Munro,   b. 21 Aug 1795,   d. 18 Apr 1802  (Age 6 years) + 4. Frances Munro,   b. 9 Jan 1797, New York, New York Co., New York, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1869, Geneva, Ontario Co., New York, USA  (Age 72 years) + 5. Harriet Munro,   b. 21 Jun 1798,   d. 10 Mar 1836  (Age 37 years)   6. Peter Jay Munro,   b. 9 Mar 1800,   d. 21 Feb 1835  (Age 34 years) + 7. Henry White Munro,   b. 18 Feb 1802, Of, Mamaroneck, New York ,   d. 21 May 1862, Of, Panama  (Age 60 years)   8. Mary Munro,   b. 6 Apr 1804,   d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Anna Maria Munro,   b. 2 Feb 1806,   d. 21 Mar 1865  (Age 59 years)   10. Sarah Jay Munro,   b. 10 Oct 1807,   d. 12 Nov 1840  (Age 33 years)   11. Cordelia Munro,   b. Jul 1810,   d. 11 May 1857  (Age ~ 46 years)   12. John White Munro,   b. 28 Jun 1814,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  When his father sailed for England in 1778, Peter remained in America with his mother. They stayed with the Jays. Peter was like a son to John Jay and at the age of fifteen Peter went with John on his diplomatic missions to Spain and France, while his cousin, Peter Augustus Jay, who was too young to go, stayed with his Livingston grandparents. On returning to America, Peter Jay Munro studied law with Aaron Burr, opened a law office, began practice, eloped with Margaret White, and "took a house on John Street," New York City. Peter Augustus Jay studied law in his office, then accompanied his father to England and made a side-trip to Edinburgh to obtain Harry Munro's signature to a quit-claim giving Munrosfield to his son. Peter Munro sold the land and with the proceeds bought property in Mamaroneck below Rye. About 1798 he built the house which was the nucleus of the town of Larchmont and which still stands on the Boston Post Road, between that road and Prospect Street. While continuing his practice in the city, Peter Munro lived in this home with his wife Margaret, who bore him twelve children. While John Jay was in England in 1794-95, Peter kept a supervisory eye on the farm his uncle was establishing in Katonah near Bedford, and on his return they no doubt conferred on building plans, for the Munro house, built about 1798 and the Jays' Bedford House, begun two years later, have much the same design. In 1821, Peter Augustus Jay and Peter Jay Munro served as delegates to the State Constitutional Convention in Albany. In 1826, Peter Jay Munro suffered a stroke and he died in 1833. Peter's wife, Margaret White, was the daughter of Henry White, of the Governor's council of New York, and Eve Van Cortlandt. In 1830, Margaret's portrait was commissioned by her daughter, Harriet. Ref: Clan Munro files - Davis, Harriette - Elder, Charlotte - Fisher, Arthur H. - NY Gen. & Biog. Rec. - vol. iv, #3 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Clan Munro files - Wheeler, Charles Barker, II, Charles Barker Wheeler, II, Email from Charles Barker Wheeler, II dated 19 Mar 2001 (Reliability: 3).