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Clan Munro USA
Genealogy Pages
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 Abt 1717 - 1785 (68 years)
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| Name |
George Gun-Munro [1, 2, 3] |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Suffix |
I , of Poyntzfield |
| Born |
Abt 1717 |
- 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.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1785 |
| Person ID |
I10695 |
Munro |
| Last Modified |
18 May 2012 |
| Father |
Rev. John Munro, Of Braemore, b. Abt 1690, Halkirk, Caithness, , Scotland  , d. 18 Apr 1743, Halkirk, Caithness, , Scotland (Age 53 years) |
| Mother |
Janet Gunn, b. 6 Jan 1693, Thurso, , Caithness, Scotland , d. Of, Braemore, Caithness, Scotland |
| Married |
Jun 1714 |
Halkirk, , Caithness, Scotland |
| Family ID |
F3863 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- in about 1780, Sir George Gun Munro of Poyntzfield, Baronet of Nova Scotia purchased the estate of Ardoch in the Black Isle and renamed it Poyntzfield in honor of his wife.
One reference says he died in 1803. He was married but left no heirs. He was succeeded by his nephew, George Gun Munro of Braemore.
Ref: Clan Munro files - Delage, Margaret Van Amburg
"The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - L/87
"John min of Halkirk d 19 Apr 1743 and by Janet Gun of Braemore had John Gun of Braemore who d May 1773, Sir George Gun Munro of Poyntzfield who d 1785, Robert, Henry of Granville Nova Scotia who d 1781, David and Janet. Mackenzie is confused and unreliable on this family."
George's wife, Charlotte, was quite wealthy. After they were married, he purchased the lands of Ardoch, in the parish of Resolis, county of Ross and renamed the estate Poyntzfield in her honor.
He spent large sums of money on the estate and was the first owner in the Black Isle to carry out agricultural improvements on a large scale by reclaiming, enclosing, planting, draining, liming, fallowing, and sowing green crops on his estate. He also planted fine trees in the policies around the Mansion-house of Poyntzfield.
He and his wife had no children, and upon George's death, the estate was inherited by George Gun Munro II of Braemore.
Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [5]
- Per Wikipedia.org:
The first laird (of Poyntzfield) was Sir George Gunn Munro, (born before 1730), son of Janet Gunn of Braemore and Rev. John Munro of Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland.
He was followed by Sir George Gunn Munro's nephew, born to his brother, Capt. John Gun and Elizabeth Sutherland of Braemore. Nephew George Gunn Munro born 1743, died July 1, 1806, age 63. George Gunn Munro married Justina Dunbar, June 8, 1787. Justina was the daughter of William Dunbar, Forres. She was born 11/02/1759, baptized Feb. 11, 1760. Her death was published in the Inverness Journal Friday, Nov. 4, 1825. They did not have children. George Gun Munro (born 1743) had an illegitimate son with Ann (Bain) Bailey while married to Justina Dunbar. This was the Hon. George Gun Munro that was born in 1785. He went to Grenada and became prominent holding the offices of Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court, Senior Member of the council, Public Treasurer of the Colony of Grenada, died in Grenada. A death notice was published in the Inverness Journal, Friday 19 Feb, 1830.
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- [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).
- [S294] Clan Munro files - Moore, Carolyn M., Carolyn M. Moore, Membership application for Carolyn M. Moore dated 5 Apr 2004 (Reliability: 3).
- [S783] Wikipedia, Wikipedia.org, (http://www.wikipedia.org/ : continuously updated), accessed 18 May 2012), Munro Baronets (Reliability: 3).
- [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 552 (Reliability: 3).
- [S247] History of the Munros of Fowlis, Alexander Mackenzie, M.J.L., (Published in Inverness, Scotland by A & W Mackenzie (1898)), p. 548, 552 (Reliability: 3).
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