Johnson Monroe b. Abt 1745 Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA d. Abt 16 Sep 1829 , Barren Co., Kentucky, USA: Our Family History

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Name	Johnson Monroe [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born	Abt 1745	Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA [2, 3, 4]
	Johnson was born before 1746. 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.
Gender	Male
Died	Abt 16 Sep 1829	, Barren Co., Kentucky, USA [1, 2, 3]
Person ID	I699	Munro
Last Modified	9 Aug 2012

Father	Johnson Monroe, b. Abt 1720, d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F15334	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Amelia Hurt Hooper, b. 1760-1770, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA , d. 1834, , Barren Co., Kentucky, USA (Age 64 years)

Married 1 Dec 1781 Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA [3, 5]

Johnson and Amelia were married by James Shelburn, Baptist Minister. [3]

Children

+	1. Nancy Monroe, b. 1783, Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA , d. 13 Sep 1874, , Cass Co., Illinois, USA (Age 91 years)
+	2. William Monroe, b. 1 Feb 1786, , Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA , d. 1845, , Barren Co., Kentucky, USA (Age 58 years)
+	3. Susannah Monroe, b. 28 Jan 1787, , Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA , d. 23 Jan 1868, , Wayne Co., Illinois, USA (Age 80 years)
+	4. James N. Monroe, b. 12 Nov 1788, , Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA , d. Mar 1868 (Age 79 years)
+	5. Johnson Monroe, Jr., b. 1790, , Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA , d. 12 Oct 1838, , Edwards Co., Illinois, USA (Age 48 years)
+	6. David Daniel Monroe, b. 15 Jun 1795, , Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA , d. 4 May 1875, Jasper, Wayne Co., Illinois, USA (Age 79 years)
+	7. Mary G. Monroe, b. 1798, , , South Carolina, USA , d. 1850 (Age 52 years)
+	8. Mathew Hooper Monroe, b. 25 Mar 1800, , Barren Co., Kentucky, USA , d. 22 Feb 1872, , Cass Co., Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)
	9. Martha Monroe, b. 27 Sep 1801, , Barren Co., Kentucky, USA , d. Aug 1874 (Age 72 years)
	10. Amelia H. Monroe, b. Abt 1793-1804, , , South Carolina, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Elisabeth Monroe, b. Abt 1804, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 20 Jan 2009

Family ID F320 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Johnson witnessed the deed for a sale of land in Lunenburg County, Virginia in 1767. On 14 May 1778, he purchased 200 acres in Lunenburg County and on 12 Jun 1783, he and his wife sold 75 acres of this land. There is no record of the sale of the other 125 acres.

It is not known where Johnson was between 1783 when he disapeared from Lunenburg County, Virginia and 1789 when he appeared in Greenville County, South Carolina.

In 1789, Johnson bought 290 acres in Greenville County, South Carolina where his in-laws (Hoopers) had gone. When he sold this land in 1794, the deed says "Johnson Monroe of Pendleton County", Kentucky.

Johnson (or John) is listed on the 1790 census of Greenville County, South Carolina. His household consisted of one son over 16, three sons under 16, three daughters and a wife. This doesn't quite match the family we have listed here, which should have been three sons under 16, two daughters and a wife.

Johnson appears on the tax lists in Barren county, Kentucky in 1799 so apparently he lived in Pendleton county from 1794 to 1799.

Either Johnson or his son, Johnson, Jr. was the first Methodist minister at Methodist Church near Monmouth Cave, Kentucky.

Johnson's wife, Amelia died after 1830. She was the daughter of Obediah Hooper.

The identy of Johnson's father is not certain. Some references say his father may be William of Lunenburg Co., Virginia [1555] and at least one reference says his father was named David. The Randy Scott Monroe reference says Johnson was the son of John Monroe (b. 1714, d. 1790), but that may have been another person named Johnson Monroe. There is some confusion in this area.

The Carolyn Monroe reference says that Johnson's father was struck by a falling tree limb and killed before Johnson was born. The reference says that Johnson was named for his father.

The following is from the Donald Patrick Monroe reference and was written by Col. Paul B. Monroe, Jr., USAF (Ret.):

"Johnson Monroe was a native Virginian who tried South Carolina first, before settling west of Cave City, Kentucky (ca. 1800). His ancestry probably dates back to Andrew Monroe (d. 1668) whose wife, Elizabeth Alexander, came to America in the mid 17th Century. Andrew's father might have been David Monroe ( b. ca. 1600) from Scotland. Johnson Monroe's parents might have been William Monroe and Mary Smith from Halifax County, Virginia and his wife's parents were Obediah and Massalva Hooper, he being a Revolutionary War veteran who established the Daughters of the American Revolution."

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Jenkinson, Joe Thomas, Jr. - Family Group Records -
undated - p. 1

(2) Clan Munro files - Schertz, Diana - Pedigree chart received with
membership application dated 15 Jul 1992

(3) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Letter dated 29 Jul 1967

(4) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Pedigree chart of Robert Coffin
Kelly dated 18 Aug 1978

(5) Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin - Genealogical Research done by
Katherine S. and Herbert A. Elliot dated 26 Apr 1971 - p. 2, 6

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [5, 6, 7]

Sources

[S52] Clan Munro files - Kelly, Robert Coffin, Robert Coffin Kelly, Pedigree chart - Robert Coffin Kelly - 25 Aug 1962 - p. 2 (Reliability: 3).
[S40] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Carolyn Macon, Carolyn Macon Monroe, Membership application for Carolyn M. Monroe dated 1 Aug 20 01 (Reliability: 3).
[S42] Clan Munro files - Swan, Evelyn, Evelyn Swan, Email from Evelyn Swan dated 21 Aug 2001 (Reliability: 3).
[S42] Clan Munro files - Swan, Evelyn, Evelyn Swan, Email from Evelyn Swan dated 22 Aug 2001 (Reliability: 3).
[S40] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Carolyn Macon, Carolyn Macon Monroe, Email from Carolyn Monroe dated 19 Aug 2001 (Reliability: 3).
[S674] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Randy Scott, Randy Scott Monroe, Descendants of John Monroe - undated - p. 10 (Reliability: 3).
[S391] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Donald Patrick, Donald Patrick Monroe, Membership application for Donald Patrick Monroe dated 15 J un 2005 (Reliability: 3).