Joseph Munro

Notes:

Joseph studied for the ministry, at the University of St. Andrews, where he had a bursary of divinity from the Exchequer on the 12 Jul 1734. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Haddington on 5 Mar 1739, and received a presentation to the parish of Edderton from George, Earl of Cromarty, on 2 Jun 1741, which he accepted. But on the day appointed for moderating in the call, the Presbytery found that while the heritors were unanimous in his favor, all the elders and some of the heads of families desired to have the Rev. Gilbert Robertson appointed as their minister, and they petitioned the Presbytery accordingly. The Presbytery referred the case simpliciter to the Synod of Ross, who at a meeting held on the 13 Apr 1742, sustained the call to Mr Munro, and he was admitted to Edderton on 16 Sep 1742.

His was the first case in which the patron exercised his right of presentation to the parish since the Revolution, and at this period the Presbytery seemed to have proceeded more on the lines demanded by the people than on the presentation. Ever since, however, down to the abolition of patronage, presentations were issued by the Mackenzies of Cromarty, "undoubted patrons of the parish of Edderton."

The Rev. Joseph Munro had a new church built for him in 1743, the same building, was repaired in 1881, and was later occupied by the Free Church congregation of Edderton.

He retired from the ministry because of ill health, and died at the manse of his son-in-law at Edderton.

He and his wife, Barbara, had eight children.

He is said to have been "a man of fine preaching talents, but whose reserved manners and secluded habits were not calculated to gain upon the rough frank Highlander."

References:

(1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - P/3

(2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
38-39, 499

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Joseph married Barbara Ross on 20 Nov 1746. Barbara was born about 1718; died on 17 Aug 1789. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ref: "History of the Munros" by A. Mackenzie - p. 39-40

"...Barbara, who married the Rev. John Bethune, D.D., minster of Dornoch from 1778 to 1816--son of the Rev. John Bethune, minister of Glenshiel, and brother to the Rev. Angus Bethune, minister of Alness, with issue--six sons and three daughters...Dr Bethune died on the 8th of October, 1816, his wife surviving him until the 7th of March, 1835."

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Family/Spouse: John Bethune. John was born about 1745; died on 8 Oct 1816. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
40, 499

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Janet married Angus Bethune on 21 Sep 1796. Angus was born about 1739; died on 19 Oct 1801 in Prob., Alness, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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John emigrated to Berbice.

References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39-40

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Family/Spouse: J. G. Ross. J. was born est 1779; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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References:

(1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p.
39

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