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" Thus," said the correspondent of Dr. Doddridge, " died these three worthy men, to the irreparable loss of their country ; all of them remarkable for a brave spirit, full of love to their native land, and of distinguished zeal for religion and liberty; faithful in their promises, steadfast in their friendship, abundant in their charity to the poor and distressed ; moderate in their resentments, and easy to be reconciled ; and especially remarkable for their great and entire love to each other, so that one soul seemed, as it were, to actuate all the three."
Though we have brought this sketch down to 1746, we must go baek about a century, to trace the history of the Munroes who came to America. The date of their emigration to this country is uncer- tain. Their history here, like that of many of the early settlers in this country, is handed down to us by tradition, and not by full and reliable records. As near as we can learn, they came to America about 1650. Being a young man without a family, and destitute of property, the name of the first emigrant, WILLIAM MUNROE, does not appear upon the public records till some time afterwards.
It is highly probable that the Munroes who settled in New Eng- land were prisoners of war taken by Cromwell, and sold as slaves or apprentices, as the term was. The custom was this : these prisoners were sold in England to shippers for a small sum, who sent them to this country, where they were sold into service of from three to ten years, to pay the first purchase, the cost of the passage, and such profits as the dealers in flesh and blood might be able to make. The Munroes were probably some of those who were taken at the battle of Worcester, where Cromwell was victorious. In 1651, a cargo of pris- oners was consigned to Thomas Kemble of Boston. The list of prisoners contains the names of four Munrows, as the name was there spelled, viz., Robert, John, Hugh, and another whose first name is obliterated. This is supposed to be William, the ancestor of the Lex. Munroes. One of this number settled at Bristol, then in this State, but now in Rhode Island. The Munroes of Bristol were rela- tives of those of Lex., but how near it is impossible to say with certainty.
There is a tradition in the family that William Munroe was sold or bound out to a farmer by the name of Winship, who resided in that part of Cambridge called Menotomy (now Arlington), and that when his indentures expired, and he set up for himself, he went farther
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back into the woods, and procured a tract of land within the present limits of Lex., on a section now known by the name of Scotland, in honor of the native place of the first settler.
The name on the Lex. records in the first instances was spelt Munro or Munroe ; but in a few years the first syllable was dropped, and many of the family spelled their name Roe. In fact, for a time Roe and Munroe seem to have been used interchangably. so that we find such entries as this : " bap. Mary Roe, daughter of William Mun- roe." Ultimately a better fashion prevailed, and the present orthog- raphy was adopted.
The record of the Munroes is extremely defective; the early set- tlers of that name being less given to letters than to arms.
WILLIAM MUNROE, the ancestor of all the Munroes of Lex. and this vicinity, was born in Scotland in 1625, and descended from the Munroe elan in Scotland, of which we have already spoken. He came to America in 1652, and consequently was at that time twenty- seven years of age. The first mention of him which I find in the Cambridge records is in 1657, when " Thomas Rose and William Row " were fined for not having rings in the nose of their swine. If he was sold as an apprentice when he was first brought over, his apprenticeship must have been rather a short one for those days, for he must have been his own man in 1657. He settled at Cambridge Farms about 1660, in the northeasterly part of the town, bordering on Woburn. Ilis house was near the Wo. line, on what is now Wo- burn street, not far from the present residence of Hugh Graham.
Several of his sons lived with or not far from him at first; and it was said by Mrs. Sanderson, his great-granddaughter, who d. 1853, aged 104 years, that his old house looked like a rope-walk, so many additions had been made to it to accommodate his sons, as they settled in life. By adopting the custom of the Scottish clans, he in a manner confined the Munroes together, and made them for some time, as it were, a distinct people. A considerable portion of their original possessions still remain in the Munroe family.
Though he came to the country under unfavorable circumstances, and set up for himself rather late in life, he appears to have been quite successful in his worldly affairs, and to have been blessed with a large, prosperous family. He was made freeman in 1690. He was in the parish at its first organization, and was one of the com- mittee to purchase a tract of land for the support of the ministry, with David Fiske, sen., Samuel Stone, sen., Ephraim Winship, Ben- jamin Muzzy, and John Tidd. In the subscription for building the meeting house, William Munroe's name is found, and his subscrip- tion of £2 shows that in public spirit and in pecuniary means he was among the first seven in the parish, and the subsequent tax bills, from 1693 to 1696, show that in point of taxable property he stood among the first half dozen men in the parish ; thus showing conclu- sively that he was a man of enterprise and force of character. In 1694, he was one of the selectmen of Cambridge, of which Lex. was then a part ; and subsequently his name appears in connection with several other important offices in the parish. He was ad. to the ch. in Lex. Feb. 1, 1699. He was three times married, though I have not been able to find the record of the marriages, or learn the family name of his first two wives. He was probably forty years old when he married, and still he reared a family of thirteen children. He m. about 1665, Martha -, by whom he had four children, and second, m. Mary -, about 1672, by whom he had nine children. His sec- ond wife, Mary, d. Aug. 1692, aged 41, consequently she must have been twenty-six years younger than her husband. He m. third, Mrs.
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Elizabeth Wyer, wid. of Edward Wyer of Charlestown. She d. Dee. 14, 1715, aged 79, and he d. Jan. 27, 1717, at the advanced age of ninety-two. Though he married his last wife when he was well stricken in years, he must have married for love and not for money, for in the papers connected with the settlement of his estate, we find an inventory of the property which belonged to her, consisting of one bed, one bolster, one pillow, one chest, one warming pan, one pair of tongs, and one pewter platter.
His will, dated Nov. 14, 1716, mentions sons John, William, George, Daniel, Joseph, and Benjamin, and dau. Eleanor Burgess, to whom he gave the sole use of his house, Martha Comee, Hannah Pierce, Elizabeth Rugg, and Mary Fassett.
1- 2 +John, b. March 10, 1666 ; m. Hannah
3 Martha, b. Nov. 2, 1667 ; m. Jan. 21, 1688, John Comee of Con. He came to Lex., where he lived and reared a family of children. She d. April 13, 1729, aged 62.
+William, b. Oct. 10, 1669 ; m. Mary Cutler.
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4 5 + George, b. - -; m. Sarah
+ Daniel, b. Aug. 12, 1673; m. Dority
7 -; m. Dee. 21, 1692, Joseph Pierce, whose first wife was Ruth Holland, and whose third wife was Beriah, wid. of Daniel Child ; by Hannah he had eight children.
8 Elizabeth, b. -; m. Thomas Rugg, by whom she had eleven children born between 1691 and 1714.
9 Mary, b. June 24, 1678; m. about 1700, Joseph Fassett. They lived on what is called the Page Place, now in Bedford, but then in Lexington.
David, b. Oct. 6, 1680; not mentioned in his father's will.
10 11 Eleanor, b. Feb. 24, 1683; m. Aug. 21, 1707, William Burgess of Charlestown. She had four children, whose births are recorded in Lexington.
Sarah, b. March 18, 1685; m. George Blanchard, about 1707.
tJoseph, b. Aug. 16, 1687 ; m. Elizabeth
12 13 14 + Benjamin, b. Aug. 16, 1690; was twice married.
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JOHN MUNROE m. Hannah He was ad. to the ch. Feb. 1, 1699, together with his father, and sisters Martha Comee, Elizabeth Rugg, and Hannah Pierce. He was a subscriber for the meeting house in 1692, and was taxed for the purchase of the ministerial land in 1693. He was one of the assessors in 1699, 1714, and 1720; was constable in 1700, selectman in 1718. '19, and '26, and treasurer 1718, '19, and '20. He d Sept. 14, 1753, aged 87 ; she'd. April 14, 1716, aged 42. He was employed many years to ring the bell and to sweep out the meeting house, which shows that he did not consider it derogatory to perform any honest labor. Ile also illustrated the truth of the old ballad, that " there are sweepers in high life as well as in low "; for in addition to sweeping the meeting house, he filled most of the important offices in the town.
In consequence of the number of the Munroes, and the repetition of the names William and John and George and Mary and Sarah and Hannah, we find it very difficult in some cases to trace the families. This difficulty was felt by themselves and their contemporaries, and consequently, when speaking of the individuals, they had recourse to certain other designations. A specimen of this is embodied in the following not very elegant couplet, preserved by one of the descendants.
" Lieutenant John and Ensign Roe, Sergeant George and Corporal Joe."
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Hannah, b.
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It will be seen by these titles that the family, true to their instincts, were given to the military, and that John was honored with the office of Lieutenant. We also learn that John Munroe and others had nine hundred acres of land granted to them in 1735, for services rendered in the Indian fight at Lamprey River, June 6, 1690.
2-15 John, bap. 1699 ; probably m. Rachel -
16 Hannah, bap. 1699; d. April 14, 1716.
17 Constance, bap. 1699.
18 Jonathan, bap. March 12, 1699 ; d. Ang. 20, 1724.
19 +William, bap. Feb. 1, 1701; was twice married.
20 Elizabeth, bap. March 5, 1703.
21 Susannah, bap. July 1, 1705; m. June 16, 1724, Ebenezer Nichols.
22 +Jonas, bap. Nov. 22, 1707 ; he was twice married.
23 Martha, b. Dec. 6, 1710.
24 +Marrett, b. Dec. 6, 1713; m. April 17, 1737, Deliverance Parker.
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WILLIAM MUNROE m. Mary Cutler, dau. of Thomas. She d. June 26, 1713, aged 33, and he m. Johanna Russell, dau. of Philip and Johanna Russell, about 1716. He d. Jan. 2, 1759, aged 91, and she d. Sept. 17, 1748. Ile had seven children by his first wife, and two by his last. He was an ensign in the colonial militia, and hence was denominated " Ensign Roe." He was ad. to the ch. April 9, 1699, and his wife Mary was ad. April 30 of the same year, and his wife Johanna was ad. Dec. 24, 1727. He was constable, 1708, assessor, 1713, and selectman, 1724, '30, '34, and '35.
4-25 Mary, b. April 3, 1699. 26 Abigail, b. June 28, 1701. t William, b. Dec. 19, 1703; m. June 3, 1733, Sarah Mason.
27 28 + Thomas, b. March 19, 1706; m. Elizabeth
29 +David, b. Sept. 28, 1708; m. Abigail Wellington.
30 Ruth, b. March 16, 1711. 31 Hannah, b. March 19, 1713.
32 +Philip, b. Feb. 26, 1718; m. Mary
33 Johanna, b. Oct. 21, 1726; d. Jan. 23, 1749, unm.
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GEORGE MUNROE m. Sarah - -. He was generally designated " Sergeant George." Ile was a tythingman, 1719, and selectman, 1728. He d. Jan. 17, 1749, aged 73, and she d. Dec. 4, 1752, aged 75.
5-34 William, b. Jan. 6, 1700; m. May 6, 1735, Rebecca Locke of Wo. 35 Sarah, b. Oct. 17, 1701.
36 Dorothy, b. Nov. 19, 1703; d. April following.
37 Lydia, b. Dec. 13, 1705.
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+George, b. Oct. 17, 1707; m. Sarah Phipps.
+ Robert, b. May 4, 1712; m. July 28, 1737, Anne Stone.
t Samuel, b. Oct. 23, 1714; the record adds, " He was the first bap. in the new meeting house."
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+ Andrew, bap. June 4, 1718; m. May 26, 1763, Mrs. Lucy Simonds. Lucy, b. Aug. 20, 1720; m. - Watson of Camb.
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DANIEL MUNROE m. Dority -. He was ad. to the ch. Feb. 18, 1728, and d. Feb. 26, 1734, aged 61. His widow administered upon his estate.
6-43 Daniel, b. June 27, 1717.
44 +Jedediah, b. May 20, 1721; m. Abigail Loring.
45 Sarah, b. June 21, 1724. 46 Dorothy, b. June 21, 1728. 47 ItJohn, b. May 30, 1731 ; m. Anna Kendall of Woburn.
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1-13- JOSEPHI MUNROE m. Elizabeth -. He was known by the cog- nomen of " Corporal Joe."
13-48 +Joseph, b. May 13, 1713 ; m. Hannah -.
49 Elizabeth, b. June 12, 1715.
50 Nathan, b. Sept. 7, 1716; m. Nov. 23, 1738, Merey Benjamin. He moved to Con., where he had a family of seven children. Several of his sons settled in Northboro', Shrewsbury, Worcester, and Spencer in Worcester County.
51 Joshua, b. Dee. 22, 1717 ; m. Ruth -, resided in Coneord.
Nathaniel, b. Nov. 17, 1719. He embarked in 1740 in the expedi- tion to Cuba, and d. before his return.
56 Eleanor, b, June 13, 1727. 57 Kezia, b. Oet. 16, 1731.
52 53 Amos, b. April 21, 1721 ; d. July 7, 1765. 54 Abigail, b. Jan. 21, 1723. 55 Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1726.
58 Hannah, b. Nov. 29, 1733; m. July 26, 1760, Gershom Williams. He d. at West Camb., at the remarkable age of 100 years.
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BENJAMIN MUNROE In. Abigail - She d. and he m. 1748, Mrs. Prudenee (Harrington) Estabrook, wid. of John Estabrook of Lex. She d. 1778. He resided in Linc., and d. April 6, 1765. His will, dated April 1, and proved April 22, 1766, mentions wife Pru- denee and dau. Rebecca Sawin, Abigail Brown, Sarah Cutler, Mar- tha Stone, Mary Parker, Anna Matthis, Eunice Wheeler, and children of Lydia Williams, deceased, and son Benjamin.
14-59 Lydia, b. March 7, 1718; m. Oct. 19, 1740, Joseph Williams, Camb. 60 Abigail, b. Oct. 5, 1719 ; m. Feb. 7, 1745, Joseph Brown of Weston. 61 A child, b. - -; d. Nov. 9, 1721.
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Benjamin, b. June 21, 1723; m. Mary Merriam of Lex .; lived in Lineoln.
63 64 65 66 67
Rebecca, b. Aug. 24, 1725 ; m. Manning Sawin of Marlb., May, 1746. Sarah, b. July 26, 1727 ; m. May 12, 1750, Josiah Parks of Lincoln. He d. and she m. Dec. 22, 1753, Elisha Cutler of Lexington. Martha, b. March 18, 1729 ; m. Sept. 8, 1748, Isaae Stone of Lex. Mary, twin of the above ; m. Josiah Parker, Jr.
Anne, b. March 4, 1732 ; m. - Matthis.
68 Eunice, b. Apr. 9, 1734 ; m. June 26, 1756, Edmund Wheeler, Linc. Kezia, b. April 22, 1736 ; not mentioned in her father's will, prob- ably died before that period.
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WILLIAM MUNROE m. Phebe - She d. Jan. 15, 1742, and he m. May 29, 1745, Mrs. Tabitha (Hobbs) Jones of Weston. He had six children by his first wife, and four by his last. He is fre- quently denominated the black-smith, to distinguish him from others of the same name, one of whom was denominated the shoemaker, for the same reason. His will, dated March 25, 1777, and proved June 4, 1783, mentions wife Tabitha, dau. Phebe Caldwell, Dorcas Par- ker, Bridget Maxwell, Sarah Barker, Lucy Hobbs, and Susanna, and son Oliver.
19-70 Phebe, b. April 28, 1726 ; m. Adam Caldwell of Bedford.
71 Jonathan, b. April 1, 1729; d. June 17, 1739.
72 +William, b. May 12, 1730; not mentioned in his father's will.
73 Edmund, b. May 3, 1732; d. April 4, 1735.
74 Bridget, b. April 27, 1735 ; m. Nov. 4, 1760, Hugh Maxwell, then both of Bedford.
75 Susanna, b. -; m. April 27, 1780, Isaac Reed of Woburn.
76 Hannah, b. Dec. 15, 1742 ; not mentioned in the will.
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Sarah, b. April 18, 1746 ; m. - Barber.
77 78 Oliver, b. Feb. 9, 1748 : m. and lived in Wat., where he d.
79 Dorcas, b. Nov. 14, 1750; m. Dec. 2, 1772, Ebenezer Parker.
80 Lucy, b. Sept. 19, 1752 ; m. Nov. 24, 1774, Samuel Hobbs of Weston.
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JONAS MUNROE m. June 3, 1734, Joanna Locke, dau. of Joseph and Margaret (Mead) Locke, b. Feb. 2, 1713. She d. Sept. 17, 1748, aged 35, and he m. about 1750, Rebecca Watts of Chelsea. He d. Nov. 9, 1765, and his wid. m. April 19, 1773, John Muzzy of Lex., grandson of the first settler, and his second wife. Jonas Mun- roe was honored with the title of Lieutenant.
22-81 Jonas, b. Nov. 2, 1734 ; d. June 3, 1760. He was in the French war. 82 83 +John, b. Feb. 1, 1737 ; m. April 13, 1762, Lydia Bemis of Weston. + Stephen, b. Oct. 25, 1739; m. July 8, 1766, Nancy Perry of Wo. Jonathan, b. May 25, 1742 ; m. Abigail Kendall of Woburn.
84 85 Joanna, b. April 12, 1747 ; m. July 9, 1771, John Adams.
+Ebenezer, b. April 29, 1752; m. May 10, 1781, Lucy Simonds, Wo.
86 87 Rebecca, b. June 17, 1755 ; m. May 22, 1777, John Muzzy, Jr.
88 Martha, b. Sept. 12, 1758 ; d. at Ashburnham, 1793, unm.
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MARRETT MUNROE m. April 17, 1737, Deliverance Parker, dau. of Lieut. Josiah Parker, b. May 18, 1721. He d. March 26, 1798, aged 85, and she d. Aug. 9, 1799, aged 78. His will, dated Feb. 18, 1789, and proved May 1, 1798, mentions wife Deliverance, sons Josiah, Nathan, and Thaddeus, and dau. Rachel, Mary Underwood, Bethia, Deliverance Winship, Elizabeth Buckman, and a child of dau. Ann Nurse, deceased. He was selectman, 1762, '63, '64, and '67. He resided near the Common, on the place now occupied by Mr. John Hudson.
24-89 Rachel, b. Nov. 29, 1737 ; d. unm. in Boston, where she lived. Josiah, b. June 29, 1742; d. June 12, 1743.
90 91 +Josiah, b. Feb. 12, 1745; m. Nov. 15, 1768, Susan Fitch of Bed.
92 +Nathan, b. Aug. 9, 1747 ; m. Oct. 3, 1769, Elizabeth Harrington. Mary, b. March 3, 1749; m. March 21, 1771, Joseph Underwood. Bethia, b. Jan. 22, 1753, lived at Bellows Falls ; d. unm., aged 93. Deliverance, b. July 22, 1755 ; m. John Winship.
93 94 95 96 Anna, b. June 23, 1758; m. Josiah Nurse of Framingham.
Thaddeus, b. Oct. 26, 1760; traded in South Carolina, where he died, unmarried.
John, b. and d. April 3, 1763.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1765 ; m. July 1, 1781, Jacob Buckman, father of Hon. Bowen Buckman, of Woburn.
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WILLIAM MUNROE m. June 3, 1733, Sarah Mason, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Spring) Mason, b. June 7, 1714. She was ad. to the ch. May 4, 1735. It is stated, in a paper left by one of the family, that he had just been engaged as a committee man to enlarge the burying yard, and taking a sudden cold while haying in his meadow, he was attacked with a violent fever, which in a few days proved fatal ; and that he was the first to be laid in the new portion of the yard he had so recently procured. This account is confirmed by his grave stone, which has this inscription : " William Munroe d. Aug. 18, 1747, aged 44 years. The first buried in this (the new portion) yard." She m. Feb. 27, 1753, Isaac Bowman, Esq., and d. April 13, 1785, aged 71.
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101 +Edmund. b. Feb. 2, 1736; m. Aug. 31, 1768, Rebecca Harrington. Sarah, b. May 1, 1738; m. Dec. 2, 1762, William Tidd of Lex. They moved to New Braintree, where they died.
102 Catharine, b. Sept. 29, 1740; m. Nov. 22, 1764, Joseph Bowman of Lex. They moved to New Braintree.
103 104
tWilliam, b. Oct. 28, 1742; he was twice married.
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Abigail, b. Feb. 24, 1744; m. Daniel Spooner, Esq., of Hartland, Vt., where she d. 1846, at the remarkable age of 102 years. Nehemiah, b. July 1, 1747 ; m. Dec. 5, 1771, Avis Hammond. They moved to Roxbury, where he d. Aug. 2, 1828, aged 81.
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THOMAS MUNROE m. Elizabeth - He moved to Con., where his children were born. They had nine children. Thomas, his oldest son, b. May 4, 1731, m. for his second wife, Dec. 29, 1763, Mrs. Hepzibah Raymond of Lex., wid. of Jonathan Raymond. His second son, John, b. May 4, 1753, grad. H. C. 1751 ; studied divinity but was never ordained. He taught school in Con., and moved to Harvard in 1772, where he d. THOMAS MUNROE, the father, was a captain.
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DAVID MUNROE m. Feb. 29, 1733, Abigail Wellington, dau. of Benjamin and Lydia (Brown) Wellington, b. July 14, 1715. He was a member of Capt. Blodgett's company, which marched to the relief of Fort William-Henry, in 1757. He was also in the French war in 1760, and was a corporal. He d. June 13, 1764, aged 55.
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David, b. 1734; m. Oct. 17, 1765, Elizabeth Foye of Charlestown. Benjamin, bap. Sept. 12, 1736; d. in Stow, without issue. Abraham, b. Aug. 14, 1738; m. Lois Chapen of Stow. He was a lieutenant in the French war. He afterward moved to Northboro', where he kept a public house.
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PHILIP MUNROE m. Mary -. They o. c. Nov. 16, 1740, when their oldest child was bap. They had six children in Lex., and moved to Shrewsbury, where their last three children were bap. The Shrewsbury ch. record says, " they being in covenant relations with the ch. in Lex."
32-109 Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1740; d. young. 110 Lois, b. Dec. 11, 1742. 111 Jonathan, b. Dec. 28, 1744. 112 Prudence, bap. May 27, 1747.
113 Mary, bap. April 10, 1757. 114 Lemuel, bap. March 4, 1759.
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Abraham, bap. at Shrewsbury,
116
Abigail,
Sept. 4, 1763.
117
Sarah, bap.
Oct. 14, 1764.
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WILLIAM MUNROE m. May 6, 1736, Rebecca Locke, dau. of James and Sarah (Cutter) Locke, b. Nov. 11, 1711. He was killed July 10, 1778, by a cart falling upon him, aged 78. His wid. d. Nov. 19, 1798, aged 87. Her thirds were distributed, in 1799, to James, Philemon, William, and the heirs of Isaac, deceased.
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James, b. Dec. 12, 1735; m. Aug. 18, 1763, Lucy Watson of Camb. She d. July 10, 1783, and he m. Mrs. Sarah Hancock. He resided in Camb., where he was a deacon, and d. 1804. He was appointed armorer by the Provincial congress in 1775, and acted in that capacity for some time. He was a blacksmith by trade.
119 Isaac, b. Sept. 11, 1737. He m. Dec. 25, 1760, Mary Hutchinson of Charlestown. She d. and he m. June 16, 1791, Mrs. Lydia Caldwell of Wo. He resided in West Camb., and was deacon of
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the Baptist church there. He d. July 17, 1791, from the sting of a bee, leaving his second wife for the second time a widow, after a marriage of twenty-one days.
Asa, b. Dec. 29, 1739; d. Feb. 20, 1825, aged 85, unm. He was in the battle of Lex., being a member of Parker's company. He was in the campaign at White Plains, in 1776.
Rebecca, b. Jan. 12, 1742; d. unm. Sept. 6, 1767, aged 26. Lydia, b. Feb. 21, 1744; m. June 23, 1768, Phinehas Parker of Reading, afterwards of Pepperell ; d: 1781, without issue.
Amos, b. May 31, 1746 ; d. July 5, 1765.
Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1748; m. 1772, Samuel Sanderson, and d. Oct. 15, 1852, at the remarkable age of 104 years, 5 days.
Hannah, b. Sept. 26, 1751 ; m. Jan. 4, 1774, William Porter. t Philemon, b. Oct. 20, 1753; he was twice married.
tWilliam, b. Aug. 29, 1756; m. Abigail Harrington.
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GEORGE MUNROE m. Nov. 25. 1731, Sarah Phipps. He d. June 24, 1743, aged 37. His wid., Sarah, administered upon his estate. Timothy Wellington was appointed, March 7, 1747, guardian of Timothy, Thaddeus, and Elizabeth, under fourtecn years of age, and of George, fifteen years of age.
38-128 129 130
+ George, bap. May 13, 1733; m. Anna Bemis.
+ Timothy, bap. April 20, 1735 ; settled in Lynn.
Thaddeus, bap. Aug. 20, 1738. 131 Elizabeth, bap. Mar. 23, 1740.
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ROBERT MUNROE m. July 28, 1737, Anne Stone, dau. of John and Mary (Reed) Stone. He was a soldier in the French war, was . the standard bearer at the taking of Louisburg, in 1758, and was also in the service in 1762. Having served the colonies against the French and Indians, we might naturally suppose that he would be true to the family instinct, and to the calls of patriotism in defending the colonies against any other foe. And so he was. Being the en- sign of Parker's gallant co., he was on the Common on the 19th of April, 1775, and stood manfully at his post ; and fell, one of the first victims of British oppression, on the very field where he was posted by his gallant commander. He was in the 64th year of his age at the time of his death.
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Ebenezer, b. Feb. 5, 1737; d. June 25, 1740.
Anna, b. Aug. 13, 1740; m. May 8, 1760, Daniel Harrington. Ruth, b. July 26, 1742; m. Jan. 9, 1766, William Tidd, who was lieutenant in Capt. Parker's co., and was wounded in the battle of Lexington.
+Ebenezer, b. Nov. 15, 1744; m. May 2, 1771, Martha Smith. ¡John, b. June 15, 1748; m. Dec. 3, 1772, Rebecca Wellington.
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SAMUEL MUNROE m. Abigail -. There is no record of his family except Jonathan ; but there are indications on the records of his having other children. I set down the following as the most probable. He was in the service five months at Ticonderoga, in 1776, and three months at Dorchester, the same year. He probably moved to Townsend, about 1780.
40-137 139 John, b. -. 138 Jonathan, b. July 15, 1759. Eunice, b. -; m. first, Thaddeus Winship, and second, Eben- ezer Steadman.
140
Levi, b. Feb. 21, 1771.
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ANDREW MUNROE m. May 26, 1763, Mrs. Mary (Mixer) Si- monds, wid. of Daniel Simonds. He was in the French war, in 1758, '59, and '60. He d. Sept. 15, 1766, 'and his wid. settled his estate.
Andrew, b. March 13, 1764.
41-141 142 Ishmael, b. Oct. 9, 1766, after the death of his father. This was the second posthumous child his mother had,-one by each husband. He m. Feb. 27, 1794, Elizabeth Skilton, both of Woburn.
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