William MUNRO^[1]

Abt 1625 - 1717  (~ 92 years)

• Name	William MUNRO
  Born	Abt 1625	of Aldie, Inverness, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	William MUNROE
  Fact	**This is a sp
  Fact	Aft 1652	Worked for millwright John Adams
  Fact	1695	Purchased one hundred acres of land in Lexington with son and son in law
  Fact	Aft 1695	Was made a freeman, chosen as a selectman, and was admitted to church
  Died	27 Jan 1717	Lexington, Middlesex, MA
  Buried	Aft 27 Jan 1717	Old Lexington Burial Grounds, Lexington
  Notes	William Munro According to local and family tradition, William was a Scottish survivor of the Battle of Worcester, although his name does not appear specifically on the John and Sara transport list. 42 Other Munro prisoners accompanied William on the John and Sara, including John, Robert, and Hugh "Monrow," but apparently they were not close kin, and the other men served their indentures far away from William in Plym William began his indenture in the Menotomy area of Cambridge, Massachusetts , for millwright John Adams.44 Later William worked for and rented land from Joseph Cooke of Cambridge 45 .46 William remained single for the first thirteen years after his arrival in Massachusetts, finally marrying about 1665. His bride was Martha George, whose father once worked for Massachusetts governor John Winthrop. At the time of Martha's marriage, her father faced trouble with Puritan authorities for founding an illegal Baptist church in Charlestown.47 Martha died a few years after the marriage, leaving William to raise four young children.48 He then married twenty-year-old Mary Ball of Watertown, a woman with a troubled past. 49 William brought stability to Mary's life, and they had ten children together during their twenty years of marriage.50 His third wife was Elizabeth Johnson Wyer, a widow of a Scots tailor from Charlestown.51 William began acquiring small pieces of land in Cambridge Farms , and he and his sons purchased one hundred acres in 1695.52 With increased landholdings came greater status in the community, and he was made a freeman, chosen as one of the town Selectmen, and admitted as a member of the church.53 He died in 1719.54
  Person ID	I25965	Vans family
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert MUNRO,   b. Abt 1600, of Aldie, Inverness, Scotland ,   d. 6 Nov 1633  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Family ID	F17666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha GEORGE,   b. Abt 1645, of Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 1671, of Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	Abt 1665	MA
  Children	1. John MUNROE,   b. 10 Mar 1666, of Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 14 Sep 1753, Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age 87 years)   2. Martha MUNROE,   b. 2 Nov 1667, of Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 13 Apr 1729  (Age 61 years)   3. William MUNRO,   b. 10 Oct 1669, of Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 5 Jan 1759, Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age 89 years)   4. George MUNROE,   b. Abt 1671, of Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 17 Jan 1749, Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F17665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary BALL,   b. 1651, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. Aug 1692, Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age 41 years)
  Married	1672	Lexington, Middlesex, MA
  Children	1. Daniel MUNROE,   b. 12 Aug 1673, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 26 Feb 1734, Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age 60 years)   2. Hannah MUNROE,   b. 1674, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. UNKNOWN   3. Mary MUNROE,   b. 28 Jun 1678, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 16 Jun 1754  (Age 75 years)   4. David MUNROE,   b. 6 Oct 1680, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 19 Jun 1755, Canterbury, Windham, CN  (Age 74 years)   5. Sarah MUNROE,   b. 18 Mar 1685, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. UNKNOWN   6. Joseph MUNROE,   b. 16 Aug 1687,   d. 1787  (Age 99 years)   7. Benjamin MUNROE,   b. 16 Aug 1690, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 6 Apr 1765, Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age 74 years)   8. Susanna MUNROE,   b. 1692, Lexington, Middlesex, MA ,   d. 26 Feb 1699, Lexington, Middlesex, MA  (Age 7 years)
  Family ID	F17663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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