Joseph MUNROE

Notes:

At the time of his marriage, Joseph was of Bristol.

He was a private and seaman from RI in the Revolutionary War. (source: RI Gen. Regis. Vol. 19 p. 280)

I have roughly estimated the birth years of some of Joseph & Mary's children.

According to the death record at Bristol, Joseph, a Revolutionary Pensioner, died at age 89. (Deaths Vol. 4 p. 112)

Joseph's will mentions the following family members: sons Nathan, Caleb, David, Bosworth H., & Joseph Jr.; daughters Abby Bunn w/o Lemuel Bunn, Christiana Handy, & Sally Munroe; and daughter-in-law Nancy Munroe.

Joseph married Mary EDDY 29 Aug 1784, Bristol, RI. Mary (daughter of Joseph EDDY, Jr. and Lydia JOLLS) was born Between 1764 and 1768, Warren, RI; died 27 Dec 1831, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Joseph, of Bristol, and Mary, of Warren, were married by Rev. Solomon Townsend.

EDDY Mrs. Mary, and Joseph Munro, Aug. 29, 1784.

MUNRO Joseph, of Bristol, and Mrs. Mary Eddy, of Warren; m. by Rev. Solomon Townsend, Aug. 29, 1784.

1. David MUNROE was born 18 Dec 1784, Bristol, RI; died 12 Mar 1861, Bristol, RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Bristol, RI.
2. Joseph Munroe, Jr. was born 23 Apr 1786, Bristol, RI; died May 1863.
3. Abigail "Abby" Munroe was born 30 Sep 1787, Bristol, RI.
4. Nathan Munroe was born Abt 1789.
5. Christiana Munroe was born Abt 1793.
6. Bosworth H. Munroe was born Abt 1795.
7. Caleb Munroe was born Abt 1797.
8. Sally Munroe was born Abt 1800.

Notes:

The RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 19, p. 279 & 280, says that Nathan Munro b 29 Sep 1730 Br, son of John & Hannah, is the one who married Sarah Kinnecut. However, a genealogy at Rootsweb has Sarah's husband as Nathan b 3 Oct 1730, son of Joseph & Mary (Bowerman) Munro. This birth is not in the VRs so I have not been able to verify it. Another online genealogy has Nathan, son of John & Hannah, marrying Hannah Allen rather than Sarah. Apparently there were two Nathans born around the same time.

From Bristol VRs: The Nathan Munro who married Mrs. Hannah Allen was "of Bristol." The one who married Mrs. Elizabeth Kinnecutt four years later was "of Warren." They both were married at Bristol by Rev. John Burt. And, another Nathan Munroe married Mrs. Catherine Bragg in 1756 at Bristol, by the same minister. No wonder all these Nathan Munros are confused by genealogists!

Did he died in 1793 or 1801?
MUNRO Capt. Nathan, Jr., Sept. 7, 1793, Br.
MUNRO Capt. Nathan, June 12, 1801, Br.

Nathan married Sarah KINNECUTT 25 May 1755, Bristol, RI. Sarah (daughter of Thomas KINNECUTT, Jr. and Sarah BOSWORTH) was born 27 Feb 1732/33. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The marriage record gives her name as Mrs. Elizabeth Kinnecutt, but she must have been Sarah because the births of their children give her name as Sarah.

1755 MUNRO, Nathan, of Warren, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kinnecutt, of Bristol; m. by Rev. John Burt, May 25, 1755. Vol. 1 p. 74 Marriage Bristol

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Only three of Joseph & Mary's children -- Ann, Joseph, & Mary -- are registered in the town records. Also recorded is "Daughter" of Joseph, but it is not with the other birth records. The names of the others came from The Monroe Book (by Dr. Joan Guilford, Genealogy Publishing Service), which I have found to be incorrect in some places.

Some family trees at Rootsweb's Worldconnect have Joseph's date and location of death as 1759 in New London, CT. This needs research to confirm.

Joseph married Mary BOWERMAN Between 1709 and 1711, Bristol, RI. Mary (daughter of Tristram BOWERMAN and Anna HOOPER) was born 2 Jan 1689/90, Bristol, RI; died 10 Jan 1770. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary is mentioned in the division of her father's estate as Mary Monroe, wife of Joseph Monroe.

Notes:

The surname is spelled variously as Kinnecut, Kinnecutt, or Kinnecut.

Thomas married Sarah BOSWORTH Abt May 1728, Bristol, RI. Sarah (daughter of Edward BOSWORTH and Elizabeth ESTABROOK) was born 4 Dec 1710, Bristol, RI; died 22 Mar 1801, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

I have roughly estimated the birth years of the 10 children.

The following notes are from the family tree of Barry Beverage at Rootsweb's Worldconnect:

[John was a] Scottish prisoner captured at the Battle of Worcester; transported to the colonies on the "John and Sarah," 1651/2. Arrived in Boston in February, 1652.

All 10 children named in "Articles of Agreement," dated 1 Feb. 1692/3, between Sarah Munro, relict of John Munroe, and her 6 older children. (Information supplied by Roger Joslyn of NEHGS.)

According to "The Scots In Unity" the prisoners on the "John and Sarah" were captured at the Battle of Worcester. There are four Munroes listed as prisoners aboard the "John and Sarah": Robert, John, Hugh; the first name of the fourth is too torn to read, but believed to be William.

John accompanied Constant Southworth on January 28, 1674, as one of the witnesses to the land deed between Southworth and the Indian Squaw Sachem Awashunks for the land at Sakonnet (Little Compton). By 1688/9, John had moved to Bristol, RI which was founded in 1680 on the land (Mt. Hope) which had been King Philip's territory before the war.

The following info is summarized and edited from notes accompanying the family tree of Debbie Allen at Rootsweb's Worldconnect, which cites as the source "The Monroe Book" by Dr. Joan Guilford:

John is the same as the "John Monrow" who came on the John & Sarah of London 12 May 1652 along with three other "Monrow" passengers listed as Robert, Hugh & "_____." This latter passenger, whose first name was obliterated in the record, has been demonstrated clearly by testimony as being William, who stated that he came in 1652. All were shipped as prisoners of war and consigned to Thomas Kemble to whom they were indentured. They all arrived at Boston and nothing futher was heard of John until he appeared on a record in Rhode Island in Oct of 1669.

John married Sarah Unknown Abt 1663, MA or RI. Sarah was born Abt 1640; died Aft 1 Feb 1692/93. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

His name is sometimes shown as Tristan in genealogies. A genealogy at Rootsweb says he is s/o Thomas Burman and Hannah Annabel.

The estate of Tristram Bowerman, of Bristol, Shipwright, dec., division of estate 21 Apr 1714; mentions widow Joan; sons Samuel eldest, John, & Jonathan; daughters Hannah, Mary Monroe (w/o Joseph Monroe), Mehittabel Steward (w/o Daniel Steward), Anne, & Sarah.

Inventory of estate of Tristram Bowerman of Bristol, dtd. 9 March 1712/3 presented by Mrs. Joan Bowerman, his widow, & by Samuel Bowerman, eldest son; Appraisers Peter Reynolds & William Throope [Br 3:120/1/2].

Tristram married Anna HOOPER 28 Jul 1685, Bristol, RI. Anna was born Abt 1663; died Between 1702 and 1713. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

HOOPER Ann, and Tristam Bowerman, July 28, 1685. (transcription from http://www.newenglandancestors.org/) I have not yet seen the original.

Notes:

I have roughly estimated Thomas's year of birth. The RI Genealogical REgister Vol. 19 pp. 275 & 278 give different years for his date of birth: 1707/08 and 1708/09. I have not viewed any original records or documents.

Thomas married Hannah BOWERMAN 2 May 1706, Bristol, RI. Hannah (daughter of Tristram BOWERMAN and Anna HOOPER) was born 22 Nov 1688, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

KINNECUT Thomas, and Hannah Bowerman; m. by Rev. Mr. Sparhawk, May 2, 1706.

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Edward was made a citizen of Bristol at its first town meeting. His father's will left him a farm in Bristol. On 7 Mar 1705 he joined the Congragational Church there. (source: RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 14 p. 186)

Edward married Elizabeth ESTABROOK Abt 1704. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas ESTABROOK, Sr. and Sarah WOODCOCK) was born 19 Dec 1673, Warren, RI; died 15 Jan 1749/50, Bristol, RI. [Group Sheet]