Hugh Roe

Est 1617 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Hugh Roe  [1]
  Born	Est 1617
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I63402	Munro
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2012

  
  

  Family	Abigail,   b. Est 1619,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary Roe,   b. Est 1643,   d. Est 1727  (Age ~ 84 years) + 2. Sarah Roe,   b. Est 1653,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Esther Roe,   b. Est 1655,   d. 11 Jul 1655, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 0 years) + 4. Abigail Roe,   b. Est 1660,   d. 23 Oct 1691, Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA  (Age ~ 31 years) + 5. Peter Roe,   b. Est 1663,   d. 4 Feb 1739, Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA  (Age ~ 76 years) + 6. Elizabeth Roe,   b. Est 1665   7. Samuel Roe,   b. 14 Jan 1666, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1687, Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA  (Age 21 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F22126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ********** (The following is from "The Monroe Book" - by Dr. J. S. Guilford - p. 12-13) «i»Hugh's «/i»[Hugh Munro b. 1639 in Evanton, Scotland]«i» destiny remains a mystery, but it has been assumed that he lived somewhere on Long Island. ... Although we have said that Hugh remains a mystery, there is the remotest chance that Hugh Roe of Suffield, Conn. (originally in Mass.) might be he. We did not find the fact that David of Norwalk, Conn. was often "Roe" or "Row" in the records, it is not impossible that this is immigrant Hugh. If he is, David is not his son. What we know of Hugh comes from an article by George McK. Roberts (TAG, 10:73FF.) Hugh Roe left a will dated 5 Aug. 1689, pro. 30 Mar. 1690 at Suffield, Conn. which was then in Mass. and the will was pro. at Northampton, Hampshire county, Mass., Hampden county not yet in existence. He described himself as "sick and weak" and left his whole estate to son Peter, making him, John Warner, and wife Abigail executors. He also left some small bequests to daughters Mary "Denslow" (whom Roberts demonstrates was actually Mary Dudley), Elizabeth Merrill, and Abigail Taylor, but makes it clear that Abigail's husband, Thomas, is to have no part of anything he leaves to her. He also gives bequests to grandchildren Abigail Kent (formerly Abigail Dudley), Abigail Warner, and Thomas Warner provided the latter live with his brother John Warner and not with Thomas, his father. In a memo added to the will he states that his estate should be responsible for the encouragement of John Emerson, his minister, and names Abraham Dibble, Thomas Huxley and David Winchell as overseers who are to take over administration if the executors do not do right by the estate. Although the family was sometimes at Weymouth, Mass. and sometimes at Suffield, there are few birth records and the maiden name of Hugh's wife Abigail is unknown. We make no claims for this Hugh, but Hugh is unmistakeabley a Scottish name. **********«/i» Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S727] The Monroe Book, Dr. Joan S. Guilford, (Franklin, North Carolina: Genealogy Publishing Service, 1993.).