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vii. ELIZABETH, m. THOMAS1 RUGG.
viii. MARY, b. 28 June 1678; m. about 1700 JOSEPH2 FASSETT, from Scotland, who lived in what is now known as Bedford.
ix. DAVID, b. 6 Oct. 1680; not mentioned in his father's will.
x. ELEANOR, b. 24 Feb. 1683; m. 21 Aug. 1707 WILLIAM1 BURGESS of Charlestown.
xi. SARAH, b. 18 Mar. 1685; m. about 1707 GEORGE1 BLANCHARD.
6. xii. JOSEPH, b. 16 Aug. 1687.
7. xiii. BENJAMIN, b. 16 Aug. 1690.
xiv. SUSANNA, bapt. 26 Feb. 1699.
2. JOHN2 MUNROE (William1), born 10 Mar. 1666, died 14 Sept. 1754.
He was assessor in 1699, 1714 and '20, constable in 1700, select- man in 1718, '19 and '26, and treasurer in 1718, '19 and '20. He, with others, had 900 acres of land granted to them in 1735 for ser- vices rendered in the Indian fight at Lamprey River, 6 June 1690.
He married HANNAH ( ), died 14 Apr. 1716, aged 42 (? (Mar- rett) Hastings, daughter of John2 and Abigail (Richardson)):
Munroo, Rowe and Roe. As a large majority of those who are descended from William now spell the name Munroe that usage has been adopted here.
For accounts of the Munro Clan, see History of the Munros, by Alexander Mackenzie, Inver- ness, 1898; The Book of the Lockes, Boston, 1853; and Doddridge, Life of Col. James Gardiner, Glasgow, 1764.
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Children, all baptized at Cambridge Farms:
i. JOHN,' bapt. 1 Jan. 1698-99; probably m. RACHAEL ( ); ? d. 28 Apr. 1768.
ii. HANNAH, bapt. 1 Jan. 1698-99; d. 14 Apr. 1716.
iii. CONSTANCE, bapt. 1 Jan. 1698-99.
iv. JONATHAN, bapt. 12 Mar. 1699; d. 20 Aug. 1724.
8. v. WILLIAM, b. 1 Feb. 1701.
vi. ELIZABETH, b. 5 Mar. 1703.
vii. SUSANNAH, b. 23 June 1705; m. at Medford, 10 June 1724, EBENEZER NICHOLS, of Reading.
9. viii. JONAS, bapt. 22 Nov. 1707.
ix. MARTHA, bapt. 19 Feb. 1709-10.
10. x. MARRETT, b. 6 Dec. 1713.
3. WILLIAM2 MUNROE (William1), born 10 Oct. 1669, died 2 Jan. 1759, g. s.
He was ensign in the colonial militia and was known as "Ensign Roe." He was constable in 1708, assessor in 1713, and selectman in 1724, '30, '34 and '35. Admitted to the church 9 Apr. 1699.
He married first 3 Oct. 1697 MARY CUTLER, born 15 Mar. 1680- 81, died 26 June 1713, daughter of Thomas2 and Abigail ( ); secondly about 1716 JOHANNA RUSSELL, born 30 Dec. 1683-84, died 17 Sept. 1748, daughter of Philip2 and Johanna (Cutler).
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. MARY,3 b. 3 Apr. 1699; (?) m. (1) 1721 Lincoln rec. THOMAS WHEELER of Concord, d. 1749-50; m. (2) 4 June 1751 DEA. JOSHUA BROOKS of Lincoln.
ii. ABIGAIL, b. 28 June 1701.
11. iii. WILLIAM, b. 19 Dec. 1703.
12. iv. THOMAS, b. 19 Mar. 1706.
13. v. DAVID, b. 28 Sept. 1708.
vi. RUTH, b. 16 Mar. 1711; (?) m. EBENEZER CONVERSE of Woburn, d. 6 Sept. 1765, aged 56.
vii. HANNAH, b. 19 Mar. 1713; (?) m. 28 May 1734 JONAS BROWN.
Children by the second wife, both born at Lexington:
14. viii. PHILIP, b. 26 Feb. 1718.
ix. SUSANNA, b. 21 Oct. 1726.
4. GEORGE2 MUNROE (William1), died 17 Jan. 1746-47, aged "73." He was generally known as "Sergeant George." He was a tythingman in 1719 and selectman in 1728.
He married SARAH (surname probably Harrington), died 4 Dec. 1752, g. s.
Children, all baptized at Cambridge Farms:
15. i. WILLIAM,3 b. 6 Jan. 1700.
ii. SARAH, b. 7 Oct. 1701.
iii. DOROTIIY, b. 19 Nov. 1703; d. 20 Apr. 1705.
iv. LYDIA,* b. 13 Dec. 1705; m. ( ) WATSON.
16. v. GEORGE, b. 17 Oct. 1707.
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17. vi. ROBERT, b. 4 May 1712.
18. vii. SAMUEL, b. 23 Oct. 1714.
* Middlesex Co. Probate rec., Vol. 46, p. 146.
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19. viii. ANDREW, b. 4 June 1718.
ix. LUCY,* b. 20 Aug. 1720; m. JONAS5 PARKER.
5. DANIEL2 MUNROE (William1), born 12 Aug. 1673, died 25 Feb. 1734 .; He subscribed towards the purchase of the Common in 1711. Admitted to the church 18 Feb. 1728.
He married DORITY ( ).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. DANIEL,3 b. 27 Jan. 1717-18.
20. ii. JEDEDIAH, b. 20 May 1721.
iii. SARAH, b. 14 July 1724.
iv. DORITY, b. 21 June 1728.
21. v. JOHN, b. 30 Mar. 1731.
6. JOSEPH2 MUNROE (William1), born 16 Aug. 1687. Known as "Corporal Joe."
He married ELIZABETH ( ). Children, all born at Lexington:
i. Child,3 d. 5 Apr. 1712.
22. ii. JOSEPH, b. 23 May 1713.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 12 Jan. 1714-15; (?) d. 12 July 1750.
23. iv. NATHAN, b. 11 Sept. 1716.
24. v. JOSHUA, b. 22 Dec. 1717.
vi. NATHANIEL, b. 17 Nov. 1720. He joined an expedition to Cuba in 1740 and d. there.
vii. AMos, b. 21 Apr. 1721; d. 7 July 1765.
viii. ABIGAIL, b. 20 Jan. 1724; m. 30 Sept. 1756 DANIEL BROWN of Concord. Ten children.
ix. MARY, b. 21 Jan. 1726; (?) d. 18 Sept. 1748 or 30 Sept. 1748.
x. ELEANOR, b. 13 June 1727; m. at Concord, 10 Apr. 1759, ISAAC MERRIAM, b. at Concord 2 Sept. 1736, d. at Brandon, Vt., 1 Dec. 1825, s. of Isaac4 and Sarah (Davis); d. at Concord 19 July 1767. They had four sons.
xi. KEZIA, b. 16 Oct. 1731; d. 15 Dec. 1736 (?).
xii. HANNAH, b. 29 Nov. 1733; m. 30 July 1760 GERSHOM WILLIAMS; d. 12 Jan. 1761.
7. BENJAMIN2 MUNROE (William1), born 16 Aug. 1690, died at Lincoln 6 Apr. 1766, g. s. at Lincoln.
His will, dated 1 Apr. 1765, and proved 22 Apr. 1766, mentions wife Prudence and daughters Rebecca Sawin, Abigail Brown, Sarah Cutler, Martha Stone, Mary Parker, Annie Matthews, Eunice Wheeler, and children of Lydia Williams, deceased, and son Benjamin.
He married first LYDIA ( ), who died before 1748; secondly in 1748 MRS. PRUDENCE (HARRINGTON) ESTABROOK, born 24 July 1701, died at Concord 23 June 1778, daughter of Samuel2 and Grace (Livermore), and widow of John3 Estabrook.
Children by the first wife, births all recorded at Weston, all except xi. baptized at Lexington:
i. LYDIA, 3 b. 7 Mar. 1718; m. 19 Oct. 1740 JOSEPH WILLIAMS of Cambridge.
* Middlesex Co. Probate rec., Vol. 46, p. 146.
t The epitaphs give 1st Feb. The stone is now broken in such a way the date of the month is gone.
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ii. ABIGAIL, b. 5 Oct. 1719; m. 7 Feb. 1744-45 JOSEPH BROWN, b. at Weston 17 Feb. 1717-18, d. at Waltham 2 Apr. 1788, s. of Benjamin and Anna (Garfield); d. at Waltham 18 Mar. 1793. They had fourteen children.
iii. Child, d. 9 Nov. 1721.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. 24 June 1722-23; m. (intention dated 8 Mar. 1745) MARY MERRIAM, d. at Lincoln 14 Apr. 1788; d. at Lincoln 23 Mar. 1804. Children: i. Mary,4 bapt. 18 Jan. 1747; m. 1768 Joseph Thorpe of Charlestown; two sons. ii. Lydia, bapt. 5 Feb. 1749. iii. Abijah, b. 10 Jan. 1755; settled at Livermore, Me. iv. Isaac, b. 10 Mar. 1758; m. (1) at Weston, 11 Nov. 1798, Grace Bigelow; five children; m. (2) 20 Jan. 1813 Sally Hartwell; without issue. v. Micah, b. 25 Apr. 1762. vi. Beulah. vii. Hannah, d. young. viii. Lucy, m. 11 Feb. 1782 John Hapgood of Marlboro.
v. REBEKAH, b. 24 Aug. 1725; m. at Weston, 12 May 1747, "MUNNINGS" SAWIN, d. at Marlboro 28 June 1807, aged 87; d. at Marlboro 22 May 1805. They had six children born at Marlboro.
vi. SARAH, b. 26 July 1727; m. (1) 12 May 1750 JOSIAH PARKS of Lincoln; m. (2) 27 Dec. 1753 ELISHA CUTLER, b. 30 Apr. 1725, s. of Capt. Eben- ezer' and Anna (Whitney); d. at Lincoln 31 July 1769. They had eleven children.
vii. MARTHA (twin), b. 18 Mar. 1729; m. ISAAC5 STONE.
viii. MARY (twin), b. 18 Mar. 1729; m. 27 Oct. 1748 JOSIAH5 PARKER, JR.
ix. ANNA, b. 4 Mar. 1732; m. at Marlboro, 1July 1755, BARNABAS MATTHEWS. Three children at Marlboro.
x. EUNICE, b. 9 Apr. 1734; m. 24 June 1756 EDMUND WHEELER, d. at Lin- coln 1 June 1805, aged 74, s. of Thomas and Mary3 (Munroe) of Con- cord; d. 15 Aug. 1824.
xi. KEZIA, b. 22 Apr. 1736; not mentioned in her father's will.
8. WILLIAM3 MUNROE (John,2 William1), born 1 Feb. 1701.
His will, dated 25 Mar. 1777, and proved 4 June 1783, mentions wife Tabitha, daughters Phebe Caldwell, Dorcas Parker, Bridget Maxwell, Sarah Barber, Lucy Hobbs and Susanna, and son Oliver.
He married first PHEBE ( ), died 14 Jan. 1742; secondly 29 May 1745 MRS. TABITHA (HOBBS) JONES, baptized 13 Apr. 1712, ? died 2 Jan. 1781, daughter of Josiah1 Hobbs and widow of Samuel Jones of Weston.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. PHEBE, 4 b. 28 Apr. 1726; m. ADAMI CALDWELL of Bedford.
ii. JONATHAN, b. 1 Apr. 1728; d. 17 Jan. 1739.
iii. WILLIAM, b. 12 May 1730; d. 1755, probably unm.
iv. EDMUND, b. 3 May 1732; d. 4 Apr. 1735.
V. BRIDGET, b. 27 Apr. 1735; m. 4 Nov. 1760 HUGH MAXWELL of Bedford, b. in Ireland, s. of Hugh, d. 14 Oct. 1799, g. s. at Heath. They had five children.
vi. HANNAH, b. 15 Dec. 1742; not mentioned in her father's will.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
vii. SARAH, b. 18 Apr. 1746; m. at Weston, 21 Nov. 1771, OLIVER BARBER.
viii. OLIVER, b. 9 Feb. 1748; m. and lived at Watertown, where he died.
ix. DORCAS, b. 14 Nov. 1749 or 1750; m. 3 Dec. 1772 EBENEZER6 PARKER.
x. LUCY, b. 19 Apr. 1752; m. 24 Nov. 1774 SAMUEL HOBBS of Weston, b. 3 July 1752, s. of Ebenezer and Eunice (Garfield). They lived at Stur- bridge.
xi. SUSANNA, bapt. 7 Apr. 1754; m. 27 Apr. 1781 (church rec. 1780) ISAAC5 REED of Woburn.
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9. JONAS3 MUNROE (John,2 William1), baptized 22 Nov. 1707, died 7 Nov. 1765, g. s. He was a lieutenant in the colonial militia.
He married first 3 Jan. 1734 JOANNA LOCKE, born 2 Feb. 1711- 12, died 17 Sept. 1748, daughter of Joseph2 and Margaret (Mead); secondly, intention dated 7 Feb. 1751, REBECCA WATTS, born at Chelsea 17 Apr. 1727, died at Ashburnham 9 Mar. 1799, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Mason). She married secondly 19 Aug. 1773 John4 Muzzy.
Children by the first wife, all born at Lexington:
i. JONAS,4 b. 2 Nov. 1734; d. 3 June 1760. He was in the French and Indian War.
25. ii. JOHN, b. 21 Feb. 1737.
26. iii. STEPHEN, b. 25 Oct. 1739.
iv. JONATHAN, b. 25 May 1742; m. at Woburn, 10 Aug. 1769, ABIGAIL KEN- DALL, (?) b. at Woburn 7 June 1750, dau. of Francis* and Mary ( ); d. between 17 Sept. 1771 and 23 July 1772.
v. JOANNA, b. 12 Apr. 1747; m. 9 July 1771 JOHN ADAMS, b. 22 Jan. 1744- 45, d. at Hartford, Penn., 26 Feb. 1849, s. of Thomas4 and Lydia (Chadwick). Children, all born at Ashburnham: i. John,5 b. 27 Apr. 1772. ii. Levi, b. 30 Dec. 1773. iii. Joanna, b. 18 June 1775; m. 24 Oct. 1793 Stephen Corey. iv. Jonas, b. 10 Apr. 1777. v. James, b. 9 June 1779. vi. Rebecca, b. 22 Feb. 1781; m. 28 May 1807 Joel Davis. vii. Walter Russel, b. 28 Apr. 1783. viii. Elizabeth, bapt. 12 Mar. 1786. ix. Polly, b. 25 Jan. 1789; m. 17 Apr. 1807 David Cushing, Jr.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
27. vi. EBENEZER, b. 19 Apr. 1752.
vii. REBECCA, bapt. 23 June 1754; m. 22 May 1777 JOHN5 MUZZY, JR.
viii. MARTHA, b. 12 Sept. 1758; d. at Ashburnham, unm. 11 May 1793.
10. MARRETT3 MUNROE (John,2 William1), born 6 Dec. 1713, died 26 Mar. 1798.
He was selectman in 1762, '63, '64 and '67. His will, dated 18 Feb. 1789, proved 1 May 1798, mentions wife Deliverance, sons Josiah, Nathan and Thaddeus, and daughters Rachel, Mary Underwood, Bertha, Deliverance Winship, Elizabeth Buckman, and a child of daughter Ann Nurse, deceased.
He married DELIVERANCE PARKER, born 28 May 1721, died 9 Aug. 1799, daughter of Lieut. Josiah4 and Anna (Stone).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. RACHEL,4 b. 29 Nov. 1737; d. at Boston, where she lived, unm.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 1739; d. 28 Apr. 1759, g. s.
iii. JOSIAH, b. 29 June 1742; d. 12 June 1743.
28. iv. JOSIAH, b. 12 Feb. 1745.
29. v. NATHAN, b. 9 Aug. 1747.
vi. MARY, b. 3 Mar. 1750; m. 21 Mar. 1771 JOSEPH5 UNDERWOOD.
vii. BETHIA, b. 22 Jan. 1753; d. unm. at Bellows Falls, Vt., 1846.+
viii. DELIVERANCE, b. 22 July 1755; m. JOHN5 WINSHIP.
ix. ANNA, b. 23 Jan. 1758; m. 3 June 1777 ASA NURSE, b. 10 Sept. 1754, s.
* Middlesex Co. Probate rec., Vol. 52, p. 409, Vol. 53, p. 311.
1 " M'a. Bathiah Munroe Died at Charlston N. Hamshire Oct. 6 Æ 93." Jonathan Harring- ton's list.
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of Abraham and Zerviah (Morse) of Framingham; d. 28 Mar. 1779. Child: Josiah,5 b. 13 Mar. 1779; d. unm. at Boston.
x. THADDEUS, b. 26 Oct. 1760; d. unm. in South Carolina 9 Apr. 1844.
xi. JOHN, b. 13 Aug. 1763.
xii. ELIZABETH, b. 4 Oct. 1765; m. 1 Jan. 1787 JACOB7 BUCKMAN.
11. WILLIAM3 MUNROE (William,2 William1), born 19 Dec. 1703, died 18 Aug. 1747.
He married 3 Jan. 1733 SARAH MASON, born 7 June 1714, died 13 Apr. 1785, daughter of John3 and Elizabeth (Spring). She mar- ried secondly 27 Feb. 1752 Isaac4 Bowman.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. Child,4 d. 23 Oct. 1734.
30. ii. EDMUND, 4 b. 2 Feb. 1736.
iii. SARAH, b. 1 May 1738; m. 7 Dec. 1762 JOSEPH5 TIDD, and moved to New Braintree.
iv. KATHARINE, b. 29 Sept. 1740; m. 22 Nov. 1764 JOSEPH5 BOWMAN.
31. v. WILLIAM, b. 28 Oct. 1742.
vi. ABIGAIL, b. 24 Feb. 1744; m. 18 Nov. 1766 LIEUT. DANIEL SPOONER Of Hartland, Vt., b. 10 Dec. 1741, d. Nov. 1828, s. of Daniel and Eliza- beth (Ruggles); d. 1846. Children: Daniel, Abigail, Mason a physician, Ruggles, Eliakim, Hannah, Phila, Nancy and Walter Munroc.
vii. NEHEMIAII, b. 1 July 1747; m. 5 Dec. 1771 AVIS HAMMOND, b. 3 Apr. 1753, dau. of Samuel and Anna ( ); moved to Roxbury where he d. 2 Aug. 1828.
12. THOMAS3 MUNROE (William,2 William1), born 19 Mar. 1706, died in 1766.
He married first ELIZABETH BATEMAN, daughter of John of Con- cord; secondly MARY WYMAN; thirdly 29 Dec. 1763 MRS. HEPZI- BAH (LEECH) RAYMOND, widow of Jonathan2 Raymond.
Children, all except x. born at Concord:
32. i. THOMAS, 4 b. 4 May 1731.
33. ii. JOHN, b. 4 Mar. 1732-33.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. 18 May 1735; m. ( ) HAYWOOD.
iv. MARY, b. 3 June 1739; d. unm.
v. WILLIAM, b. 31 July 1741; went to Waterford, Me., in 1785 and d. there unm.
vi. SARAH, b. 23 Oct. 1743; m. ( ) DODGE.
vii. EPHRAIM, b. 27 Feb. 1745; m. 12 Jan. 1778 MRS. MARY OF MERCY ATHER- TON, d. 10 Nov. 1788, aged 35; d. 8 Dec. 1795. He was a physician at Harvard. Children, born at Harvard: i. Tilly Merrick,5 b. 8 Oct. 1778. ii. William, b. 22 Apr. 1780. iii. John Holland, b. 22 Mar. 1782. iv. Atherton, b. 29 Oct. 1784. v. Rebecca, b. 27 Mar. 1787.
viii. ABRAHAM, b. 12 Aug. 1746; killed in battle 11 Mar. 1778; m. 4 Apr. 1775 LYDIA HAPGOOD, b. 4 July 1757, dau. of Lieut. Shadrach and Elizabeth (Wetherbee); she m. (2) 25 Feb. 1784 David Dickinson. Child: Lydia,5 b. 22 Dec. 1776.
ix. JONATHAN, b. 11 Feb. 1747.
x. ABIGAIL, m. ( ) BROWN.
13. DAVID3 MUNROE (William,2 William1), born 28 Sept. 1708, died 14 June 1764, g. s.
He was a member of Capt. Blodgett's company, which marched
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to the relief of Fort William Henry in 1757, and was a corporal in the French War in 1760.
From him was descended John Munroe, born at Northboro 10 Apr. 1811, founder of the house of John Munroe & Co., bankers, of Paris.
He married 19 Feb. 1733-34 ABIGAIL WELLINGTON, born 19 July 1715, died 31 Nov. 1811, daughter of Benjamin3 and Lydia (Brown).
Children:
i. DAVID,4 bapt. 16 Nov. 1735; m. 17 Oct. 1765 ELIZABETH FOYE, b. 8 Dec. 1735, dau. of John, a distiller, and Sarah (Boucher). He moved to Northboro where he was a leather dresser. Children: Lovis,5 b. 15 July 1766, d. at sea; David, d. 1 Mar. 1835; John F., b. 19 July 1779; m. Susan L. Brigham; Elizabeth, m. Moses Newton; Jane Boucher, m. Elisha Clapp; Abigail, b. 10 July 1771, d. 10 Feb. 1848; m. Williard Brigham, b. 18 June 1775, d. 7 Feb. 1843, s. of William and Lydia (Chamberlain).
ii. BENJAMIN, bapt. 12 Sept. 1736; d. at Stow without issue.
iii. ABRAHAM, b. 4 Aug. 1738; m. LOIS CHAPEN of Stow. He was lieutenant in the French War and subsequently moved to Northboro. Children: i. Oliver,5 b. 1767; m. (1) Lydia Flint of Northboro; m. (2) Persis Wy- man. ii. Abraham, m. Catharine Gassett. iii. Israel (Harvard, 1800), b. 28 June 1777; d. unm. in New York. iv. Benjamin, b. Dec. 1782; m. Polly Warren; d. in 1841. v. William, b. 7 Nov. 1789; m. Rebecca Eager and moved to St. Louis, Mo. vi. Lois, m. William Rice. vii. Abi- gail, m. (1) in 1801, Dr. John Flint; m. (2) Capt. William Eager. viii. Sally, m. (1) Abel Ball; m. (2) Thaddeus Mason. ix. Anna, m. Daniel Brigham.
iv. Child, d. 12 Sept. 1742.
v. Child, d. 19 Oct. 1747.
14. PHILIP3 MUNROE (William,2 William1), born 26 Feb. 1718. He moved to Shrewsbury.
He married MARY ( ).
Children, first six born at Lexington, last three baptized at Shrewsbury :
i. MARY,4 b. 4 Dec. 1740; d. young.
ii. LoIs, b. 11 Dec. 1742; (?) d. 17 Sept. 1749.
iii. JOHANNAH, b. 28 Dec. 1744; (?) d. 23 Dec. 1749.
iv. PRUDENCE, bapt. 27 May 1747; (?) d. 12 Sept. 1748.
v. MARY, bapt. 10 Apr. 1757; (?) m. 18 Apr. 1780 ELISHA CORY of Groton.
vi. LEMUEL, bapt. 4 Mar. 1759.
vii. ABRAHAM, bapt. 4 Sept. 1763.
viii. ABIGAIL, bapt. 4 Sept. 1763.
ix. SARAH, bapt. 14 Oct. 1764.
15. WILLIAM3 MUNROE (George,2 William1), born 6 Jan. 1700, killed by accident 10 July 1778.
He married 6 Mar. 1735 REBEKAH LOCKE, born at Woburn 11 Nov. 1711, died 19 Nov. 1798, daughter of James2 and Sarah (Cutter). Her thirds were distributed in 1799 to James, Philemon, William, and the heirs of Isaac, deceased.
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Children, all born at Lexington:
34. i. JAMES,4 b. 12 Dec. 1735.
35. ii. ISAAC, b. 14 Sept. 1737-
iii. AsA, b. 29 Dec. 1739; d. unm. 21 Feb. 1825. He was at the Battle of Lexington and in the White Plains campaign.
iv. REBEKAH, b. 19 Jan. 1742; d. unm. 7 Sept. 1767, g. s.
v. LYDIA, b. 21 Feb. 1745; m. 23 June 1768 PHINEHAS PARKER of Reading; d. in 1781 without issue.
vi. AMos, b. 31 May 1746; d. 7 July 1765, g. s.
vii. MARY, b. 10 Oct. 1748; m. 27 Oct. 1772 SAMUEL5 SANDERSON.
viii. HANNAH, b. 26 Sept. 1751; m. 13 Jan. 1774 WILLIAM2 PORTER, JR., of Woburn.
36. ix. PHILEMON, b. 30 Oct. 1753.
37. x. WILLIAM, b. 29 Aug. 1756.
16. GEORGE3 MUNROE (George,2 William1) was born 17 Oct. 1707, died 24 June 1743.
He married 25 Nov. 1731 SARAH PHIPPS. His widow adminis- tered his estate, and Timothy Wellington was appointed, 7 Mar. 1747, guardian of his children.
Children, born at Lexington:
38. i. GEORGE,4 bapt. 13 May 1733.
39. ii. TIMOTHY, bapt. 20 Apr. 1735.
iii. THADDEUS, bapt. 20 Aug. 1738.
iv. ELIZABETH, bapt. 23 Mar. 1740; (?) d. 30 Apr. 1759.
17. ROBERT3 MUNROE (George,2 William1), born 4 May 1712, killed on the Green 19 April 1775.
He was a soldier in the French War, was standard bearer at the taking of Louisburg in 1758, and was again in the service in 1762. He was also ensign in Capt. Parker's company.
He married ANNA STONE, born 22 Nov. 1718, died 20 Aug. 1775, g. s., daughter of John4 and Mary (Reed).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. EBENEZER,4 b. 5 Feb. 1737; d. 25 June 1740.
ii. ANNA, b. 13 Aug. 1740; m. 8 May 1760 DANIEL5 HARRINGTON, clerk of Capt. Parker's company.
iii. RUTII, b. 26 July 1742; m. 9 Jan. 1766 WILLIAM5 TIDD, lieutenant of Capt. Parker's company.
40. iv. EBENEZER, b. 15 Nov. 1744.
41. v. JOHN, b. 15 June 1748.
vi. Child, d. 21 Nov. 1756.
18. SAMUEL3 MUNROE (George,2 William1), born 23 Oct. 1714.
He was in military service for five months at Ticonderoga and three months at Dorchester, in 1776. He probably moved, about 1780, to Townsend.
He married ABIGAIL ( ).
Children, born at Lexington, except i. and iii .:
i. JOHN.4
ii. JONATHAN, b. 15 July 1759.
iii. EUNICE, m. (1) 11 May 1781 THADDEUS WINSHIP; m. (2) EBENEZER STEADMAN.
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iv. ABIJAH, b. 12 Sept. 1767.
v. LEVI, b. 21 Feb. 1771.
19. ANDREW3 MUNROE (George,2 William1), born 4 June 1718, died 16 Sept. 1766. He served in the French War.
He married 26 May 1763 MRS. MARY (MIXER) SIMONDS, widow of Daniel4 Simonds. His widow settled his estate.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ANDREW,4 b. 31 Mar. 1764; m .* at Burlington, 22 Mar. 1785, RUTH SIMONDS, b. at Woburn 13 Apr. 1763, d. at Danvers 29 Jan. 1840, g. s. at Peabody, dau. of Caleb and Susanna (Converse); d. at Danvers 7 Aug. 1836.
42. ii. ISHMAEL (posthumous), b. 9 Oct. 1766.
20. JEDEDIAH3 MUNROE (Daniel,2 William1), born 20 May 1721, wounded in the morning and killed in the afternoon of 19 April 1775.
He married ABIGAIL LORING, baptized 7 Jan. 1722, died 31 Oct. 1811, daughter of Joseph4 and Lydia (Fiske).
Children, baptized at Lexington, except ix .:
43. i. DANIEL, 4 bapt. 23 Sept. 1744.
ii. ABIGAIL, bapt. 12 Oct. 1746; d. Nov. 1834.
44. iii. JEDEDIAH, bapt. 30 July 1749.
iv. SOLOMON, bapt. 12 Apr. 1752; m. and lived at Boston. He served in the Revolution.
v. LUTHER, bapt. 23 Mar. 1755; d. (?) 13 Nov. 1774.
45. vi. JOSEPH, bapt. 4 Dec. 1757.
vii. DOLLY, bapt. 30 Mar. 1760; d. unm.
viii. ZACHARIAH (twin), bapt. 1 July 1764.
ix. ELISABETH (twin), bapt 1 July 1764; d. young.
X. ELIZABETH, m. 23 Mar. 1789 ABEL WALKER of Woburn.
21. JOHN3 MUNROE (Daniel,2 William1), born 30 Mar. 1731.
He marched to the relief of Fort William Henry in 1757, served at the battles of Lexington and of Bunker Hill and in the Jersey campaign of 1776.
He married 23 Dec. 1747 ANNA KENDALL of Woburn.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ANNA,4 b. 18 Nov. 1759.
ii. SARAH, bapt. 12 July 1767; m. (?) 24 Jan. 1786 NATHAN DUDLEY.
iii. JOHN, bapt. 12 July 1767; d. 19 Oct. 1773.
iv. LYDIA, bapt. 9 May 1767; m. 16 Jan. 1783 JONATHAN PAGE of Lincoln.
22. JOSEPH3 MUNROE (Joseph,2 William1), born 23 May 1713. He married HANNAH ( ) and moved to that part of Concord afterwards set off to Carlisle. He was in the French War in 1755. Children:
i. JOSEPH,4 b. in 1754; m. AZUBA HENRY of Carlisle; was a physician at Hillsboro, N. H .; d. 24 Feb. 1798. They had eight children, among them being Elijah, born 10 May 1797, who was sheriff of Hillsboro Co. and m. (1) Avis Bixby.
* Lewis Pub. Co., Boston and Eastern Mass., Vol. 1, p. 263.
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ii. JONAS, m. SARAH HENNIS of Carlisle. Among his children was: Jonas, 5 b. 17 Mar. 1795; moved to Bedford, and m. there (1) 24 Nov. 1831 Abigail F. Stearns, b. 7 Jan. 1800, d. Jan. 1733, dau. of Rev. Samuel and Abigail (French); m. (2) 1 May 1834 Mary A. Stearns, b. 23 May 1809, dau. of Capt. Abner and Anna (Russell-Estabrooks); d. 11 May 1879. He had five children.
iii. MARGARET, m. at Billerica, 23 July 1765, ISAAC WILKINS of Concord.
iv. HEPSIDAH, m. 1773 OLIVER WHEELER of Acton.
v. ABIGAIL, m. JOHN HANY.
vi. LYDIA, m. 1777 SAMUEL WHEELER of Acton.
vii. MARY.
viii. BETTY, m. 9 Dec. 1779 JOSEPH WHEELER PROCTER of Acton.
23. NATHAN3 MUNROE (Joseph,2 William1), born 11 Sept. 1716. He married 23 Nov. 1738 MERCY BENJAMIN of Watertown, born 8 Aug. 1714, dau. of Abel and Abigail ( ). Children:
i. NATHANIEL,4 b. 24 Dec. 1742; d. at Shrewsbury 28 Aug. 1814; m. LUCY BARTLETT, d. at Shrewsbury 5 Aug. 1828, aged 82, dau. of Jotham of Northboro. Children: i. Abraham,5 b. 4 Oct. 1765; m. 25 Apr. 1797 Sarah Knight of Worcester, with issue. ii. Jonas, b. 1 Jan. 1768; d. unm. 14 Dec. 1794. iii. Lucy, bapt. 25 Mar. 1770; d. young. iv. Nathan, bapt. 30 June 1771; m. 31 Mar. 1803 Martha Knowlton, dau. of Abraham and settled at Spencer. v. Reuben, bapt. 18 July 1773; d. young. vi. Solomon, b. 31 Oct. 1778; m. 1 Jan. 1810 Thankful Newton, dau. of Benjamin of Worcester, with issue. vii. Reuben, b. 24 June 1781; m. 24 Apr. 1808 Esther King; d. 21 Sept. 1841. viii. Dana, b. 30 Nov. 1783; m. 26 June 1814 Pamela Townsend, dau. of Timothy, with issue. ix. Isaiah, b. 20 Dec. 1786; m. 1 Jan. 1811 Mary Temple, dau. of Joseph S. x. Edmund, b. 22 Aug. 1790; d. unm. 24 Aug. 1833.
ii. AMOS, b. 31 May 1747; m. 1768 ANNA PROUTY, b. 12 Nov. 1748, dau. of Jacob and Ann (Capen); d. 29 Aug. 1820. He fought in the Revolution. Children: i. Amos,5 b. 2 Nov. 1770. ii. Anna, m. 19 June 1788 Elijah Prouty, with issue. iii. Nathan, b. 15 June 1772. iv. Jacob Prouty, b. 17 Mar. 1774. v. Solomon, b. 17 June 1776. vi. Joshua, b. 6 Jan. 1780; m. 17 Oct. 1805 Sarah Cutler, with issue. vii. Martin, b. 5 Nov. 1783. viii. Joseph, b. 29 May 1788; m. in 1808 Elizabeth Pratt. ix. Otis, b. 8 Nov. 1791.
iii. JONATHAN, b. 16 Aug. 1749; m. (1) 19 Oct. 1769 RUTH PROUTY; m. (2) SALLY COGGSWELL of Paxton. Children, eight by the first wife, and one by the second: Jesse;5 Jonas ; John, m. in 1804 Sarah Cunning- ham, with issue; Joseph ; Lucy ; Betsy ; Nabby; Ruth ; and Jonathan, m. 1 Jan. 1832 Hannah H. Boyden, with issue.
iv. STEPHEN, b. 3 Aug. 1751.
v. SOLOMON, b. 13 Sept. 1753.
vi. AARON, b. 14 Sept. 1755; m. MRS. LYDIA (CALDWELL) MUNROE, widow of Isaac;4 d. at Lancaster 19 Jan. 1825.
vii. NATHAN, b. 31 May 1760; d. 26 May 1829 .*
viii. ISAIAH, b. 19 July 1763.
ix. MERCY, (?) m. 14 Sept. 1780 HENRY WALKER of Newburyport. x. GRACE.
24. JOSHUA3 MUNROE (Joseph,2 William1), born 22 Dec. 1717. He was a founder of Carlisle, and married RUTH ( ).
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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Children:
i. THADDEUS, 4 b. 14 May 1753; m. 17 Feb. 1780 HANNAH RICHARDSON of Chelmsford, and moved to Hillsboro, N. H. Child: Reuben,5 b. 1 Feb. 1781; m. Betsy S. Curtis, with issue.
ii. REUBEN, b. 13 Apr. 1755.
iii. JONAS, b. 25 Jan. 1757.
iv. SARAH, b. 21 Feb. 1764.
25. JOHN4 MUNROE (Jonas,3 John,2 William1), born 21 Feb. 1737, died 27 Apr. 1768, g. s. He served at Lexington and at Bun- ker Hill.
He married 13 Apr. 1762 LYDIA BEMIS of Weston, born 10 June 1741, daughter of John and Hannah (Warren).
Child:
i. LYDIA, 5 bapt. 17 June 1767; m. 16 Jan. 1783 JONATHAN PAGE of Lincoln, afterwards Colonel of militia, and who superintended in the War of 1812 certain fortifications in Boston Harbor. They had issue, four daughters.
26. STEPHEN4 MUNROE (Jonas,3 John,2 William1), born 25 Oct. 1739, died 30 July 1826. He served in the French War in 1762, and at Lexington and Bunker Hill. He probably resided at Woburn and subsequently in Mainc.
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