William/1 Munroe

M, #68864, (1625 - 23 January 1718)
Last Edited10 May 2008
       William/1 Munroe was born in 1625 in County Ross, Scotland.1 He was among a reported 8,000 Scots taken prisoner by Cromwell after the battle of Worcester, 1651, and was exiled into indentured servitude in America the following year.2 He first appears in the records of Cambridge, MA, in 1657, when "William Row" and another man were fined "for not having rings in ye nose of their swine."3 He married (1), by 1666, Martha/2 George, daughter of John/1 George and Elizabeth (–?–), with whom he had 4 children. John George was "disenfranchised, fined, and imprisoned in Charlestown for being a persistent Baptist."4,3 His son-in-law William Munroe became one of the founders of the First Baptist Church of Boston.3
     William Munroe married (2), by 1673, Mary Ball, with whom he had 9 children.5,3 They lived in Cambridge Farms, later Lexington, where Mary died in Aug 1692.6 He married (3) Elizabeth Johnson, widow of Edward Wyer of Charlestown, with whom he had no children.3 She died at Lexington 14 Dec 1714.5 There he died 23 Jan 1718.7

Family 1

Martha/2 George b. s 1645
Children
  • John/2 Munroe4 b. 10 Mar 1666, d. 14 Sep 1753
  • Martha/2 Munroe8 b. 2 Nov 1667
  • Ens. William/2 Munroe+9 b. 10 Oct 1669, d. 5 Jan 1759
  • Sgt. George/2 Munroe10 b. circa 1671

Family 2

Mary Ball b. s 1650
Children
  • Daniel/2 Munroe11 b. 12 Aug 1673
  • Hannah/2 Munroe10 b. say 1675
  • Mary/2 Munroe12 b. 28 Jun 1678
  • David/2 Munroe13 b. 6 Oct 1680
  • Eleanor/2 Munroe14 b. 24 Feb 1682/83
  • Sarah/2 Munroe15 b. 18 Mar 1684
  • Eleanor/2 Munroe14 b. 3 Mar 1685
  • Joseph/2 Munroe16 b. 16 Aug 1687
  • Benjamin/2 Munroe17 b. 16 Aug 1690, d. 6 Apr 1765

Family 3

Elizabeth Johnson b. s 1645, d. 14 Dec 1714

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S1586] G.S. Northrup, Genealogy of Josiah Munroe, 10.
  2. [S1586] G.S. Northrup, Genealogy of Josiah Munroe, 1-2, 10.
  3. [S1586] G.S. Northrup, Genealogy of Josiah Munroe, 11.
  4. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:50, John Munroe b.
  5. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:189, William Munroe's wf. d.
  6. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:188, William Munroe's wf. d.
  7. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:189, William Munroe d.
  8. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:50, Martha Munroe b.
  9. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:50, William Munroe b.
  10. [S1586] G.S. Northrup, Genealogy of Josiah Munroe, 12.
  11. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:50, Daniel Munroe b., bp.
  12. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:50, Mary Munroe b., bp.
  13. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:50, David Munroe b., bp.
  14. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:51, Eleanor Munroe b.
  15. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:51, Sarah Munroe b.
  16. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:51, Joseph Munroe b., bp.
  17. [S267] Lexington VR, 1:51, Benjamin Munroe b.
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