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Capt. John Gun-Munro, I, Of Braemore

Capt. John Gun-Munro, I, Of Braemore

Male Abt 1715 - 1773  (~ 58 years)

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  • Name John Gun-Munro  [1
    Prefix Capt. 
    Suffix I, Of Braemore 
    Born Abt 1715 
    • 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 May 1773 
    Person ID I91  Munro
    Last Modified 18 May 2012 

    Father Rev. John Munro, Of Braemore,   b. Abt 1690, Halkirk, Caithness, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1743, Halkirk, Caithness, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Janet Gunn,   b. 6 Jan 1693, Thurso, , Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Of, Braemore, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Jun 1714  Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Sutherland,   b. 24 Jul 1715, Watten, Caithness, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1771  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1743  Little Tonboll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Munro,   b. Est 1743
    +2. Sir George Gun-Munro, II of Braemore and II of Poyntzfield, 1st Baronet,   b. 25 Aug 1743, Braemore, , Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1806, Poyntzfield, Resolis Par., Ross-Shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +3. Henry Monroe,   b. Aug 1745,   d. 6 Jan 1781  (Age ~ 35 years)
     4. Elizabeth Gun Munro,   b. 2 Oct 1745, Craigstown, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1745  (Age 0 years)
    +5. Christina Gun Munro,   b. 8 Jan 1747, Craigstown, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Gun Munro,   b. 4 Jul 1748, Craigstown, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Ann Gun Munro,   b. 3 Jun 1750, Craigstown, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +8. Janet Gun Munro,   b. 25 Jul 1751, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Harry Gun Munro,   b. 15 Nov 1752, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1754, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    +10. Margaret Gun Munro,   b. 27 Nov 1753, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Alexander Gun Munro,   b. 5 Sep 1755, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1755, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     12. Alexandrina Gun Munro,   b. 2 May 1757, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +13. Innes Gun Munro, III of Poyntzfield,   b. 15 Apr 1759, Navidale, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1815  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • References:

      (1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - L/87

      (2) Clan Munro files - Delage, Margaret Van Amburg - Extracts from the first
      page of an old family Bible dated 1707

      (3) Clan Munro files - Hall, Barry Earl - Pedigree Chart of Barry Earl Hall
      dated 19 Aug 1997 - p. 2

      (4) Clan Munro files - Hall, Barry Earl - Ahnentafel Chart - dated 19 Aug 1997
      - p. 1

      On the death of his maternal grandfather, George Gun of Braemore, John inherited Braemore in right of his mother.

      He entered the army and soon rose to the rank of Captain.

      Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 545 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 548 (Reliability: 3).