Donald Munro

Abt 1725 - Abt 1814  (~ 89 years)

• Name	Donald Munro
  Born	Abt 1725	, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1814	St. Peters, Glouchester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
  Person ID	I6257	Munro
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2004

  
  

  Family	Margaret Munro,   b. Abt 1730, , , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
  Married	Abt 1768	, , New York, USA
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F2548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Donald is a "cousin" of Capt. John Munro UEL [6254], and his brother-in-law as he married John's sister. His will is dated 1814, and it appears he died soon after. Neither his wife or daughter (listed on his ship passage to New Carlisle in 1784) are named in his will so it is assumed they preceeded him in death. References often cite that he lived at "Port Daniel, Gaspe'", but he also held land near New Richmond. Ref 1 says he died in 1804. "Loyalists of the American Revolution" by Gregory Palmer, Meckler Pub.,Westport - London. p 635: DONALD MUNRO of New York. A native of Scotland, Munro travelled to America with the Royal American Regiment (60th) in 1756. After his discharge in 1764, he settled at White Creek, Albany Co., where he purchased 120 Acres, (from his cousin, Capt John Munro) 60 of which he had cleared. Munro was imprisioned for not joining the Whigs and for providing arms to Loyalists, but he was later released on bail after nine weeks. On Sept 15, 1777, he joined General Burgoyne at Fort Miller, serving as a conductor of wagons. Following Burgoyne's surrender, he escaped to Canada and worked in the British Commissariat in Montreal and in refugee camps issuing supplies to Loyalists. He went as Commissary Agent to the Loyalist Colony of Chaleur Bay on the Gaspe' coast of Quebec in 1784-87. "Loyalists of the American Revolution" by Gregory Palmer, Meckler Pub., Westport At one time he also issued rations and supplies to the Loyalists. Munro claimed a loss of $571 Sterling and received 218 Sterling. AO12/27/133, AO12/109/220 "American Loyalist Claims" by Peter Coldham, 1980, PRO: Donald Munro, White Creek, Albany Co., New York. Was imprisiones at Albany nine weeks in 1776; Sept 1777 joined Burgoyne's Army at Fort Miller and served as a conductor of carriages transporting stores. MEMORIAL: 11 March 1786, New Carlisle; CLAIM:120 Acres; house; costs of imprisionment, etc. EVIDENCES: Deposition 11 Mar 1786, New Carlisle by Donald McGill, late of White Creek, that he knew claiment there. AO12/14/423 SECOND REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF ARCHIVES, Alexander Fraser, 1904 - 344-5 249. Evidence on the Claim of Donald Munro, late of White Creek, Albany County, N. York. Claimt. sworn: Says he lived at Machiche in 1783, and sent his claim to England by Coll Cuyler. He is a native of Scotland. In 1756 he came to America in the 60th Regiment. He remained in the King's Service until 1764. The latter part of that time he was a conductor of wagons. When he went to White Creek and settled there, where he redided until the war broke out. Says he at no time joined any party of Americans. He was confined for not joining them and furnishing arms to the King's friends and gave L300. bail. In 1777 he joined the British Army and never went home afterwards. He was emploied as Conductor of Waggons. At the Convention he came to Canada and was emploied in the Commissary Department and still continues in that employ at Chaleur Bay. (Marginal note "A good man") Produces a Certificate from John Craigie, Esq., Commss. General of his being employed as Issuer of Provisions to the Loyalists, and that he acquited himself therein with Honesty, dilligence and sobriety, and that he believes him to be an honest man and a Loyal Subject. Property: 120 Acres of Land at White Creek. He purchased it in 1767 of Capt. John Munro when Wild Land. He had cleared 60 Acres and had a House, Etc on it. It was taken possession of by a rebel. Thinks he could have sold land and House in 1775 for L200. Hard Cury. He left grain one half in barn L100 Cury. Stock, 14 cattle, 2 Horses, Hogs and Sheep, Furniture, Farming Utensils, all these are lost to him and his family. Produces affidavit of Dd. McGill to Claimt. being a person of Credit. being a freeholder and having a house, furniture and Stock. Witness: Capt. Munro, Sworn: Montreal, 5th March 1788 Knew claimt., he lived near White Creek. He was a Loyal Man. He purchased a tract of land of Wilson in 1767. In 1775 he had cleared 40 or 50 acres. He paid L200 York for this in '67. Thinks it was worth L200 Hard Cur in 1775. He had a mare and colt and cattle, an industrious man and in a good way. Capt. Munro has a letter from a person he can depend upon, who says that this land was sold under confiscation. Although Donald Munro bought land from John Munro near White Creek, he eventually also submitted a claim for bounty lands of his own as shown in this petition from New York. He would not have received action on this claim before the ourbreak hostilities which resulted in his declaring for the Crown. ENDORSED LAND PAPERS OF NEW YORK P.625 June 6, 1775 Petition of Donald Munro, late commissary of stores and provisions, for a grant of 2,000 acres of land on the east side of the waters running from Wood creed into Lake Champlain...........P 72 Certificate of Lt. Col. Allan McLean, that Donald Munro served as commissary of stores at Fort Edward during the war..2nd June, 1775........P 72 Ref: Clan Munro files - Munro, Henry Dallas - GEDCOM file HMUNRO.GED dated 9 Oct 1996 References: (1) "The Munro Eagle" - number 27 - summer 1997-1998 - p. 26-27 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA