Individual Details
Andrew "Banished to VA in 1650 by O. Cromwell" Monroe I
(1625 - 1668)
Emigrated from Scotland to Virginia, 1650.
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Andrew Monroe (I) "Andrew Monroe emigrated from Scotland to America in 1650. He belonged to an ancient highland clan and was Captain in the service of King Charles I of England. He received his first grant of land June 8, 1650 in Northhumberland County, Virginia, and was later (1652) granted land in Westmoreland County, Virginia. In the time of King Charles II of England he returned to Scotland and induced others of his family to emigrate and another extensive grant of land was made to him by the Crown. In 1659/60 he was a Member of the Westmoreland Commission. In July 1661 he was elected to the Vestry of Appromattox Parish, Westmoreland County. He began to write the name Munroe and it finally attained its present form, Monroe. He married Elizabeth, who is said to be the daughter of Colonel John Alexander, who died in 1677. Andrew Monroe died in Westmoreland County in 1668. His widow Elizabeth Monroe, married a second time before July 30, 1679 George Horner, and a third time before February 23, 1686-7 Edward Mountjoy of Westmoreland County. Andrew and Elizabeth had six children:"
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I, IV--Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons:
"Andrew Monroe ancestor of President Monroe, was an early resident of Maryland, where he commanded a pinnace in the service of Cuthbert Fenwick, general agent of Lord Baltimore. He was a Protestant, and when Richard Ingle declared for parliament in 1645, Monroe took sides against Lord Baltimore's government and eventually settled like other refugee Marylanders at Mattox Creek, in Westmoreland county, under the Virginia authority. He died there in 1668."
"The Englishmen on the banks of the Potomac mingled elegant pleasures with rude labors and perilous enterprises. There is a record of a contract in 1670 between John LEE, son of Col. Richard LEEE, then deceased, Henry CORBIN, Isaac ALLERTON, and Dr. Thomas GERRARD, for building a banqueting house at or near their respective lands. The English colonist acted as far as the circumstances would permit, precisely as he would in London. It was a rare thing if the richer settlers did not visit the mother country once during the year...
Among those who resided in the "suburban" area (Westmoreland Co. VA) above Machodic, at Nomini Creek, were: Walter BRODHURST, Edmund BRENT, Nicholas SPENCER, Valentine PEYTON, Maj. John HALLOWES(HOLLIS), Above Nomini esided at Appomattox Creek (now Mattox) Col. John WASHINGTON, his father-in-law, Col. Nathaniel POPE, William BUTLER, the minister, and ANDREW MONROE, who lived in Maryland, in 1643. Still further up the river, beyond Nomini, were Samuel HAYWARD, , Col. Giles BRENT, and his famous sister, Margaret BRENT, at "Peace" on Acquia Creek. Other settlers were Capt. John ASHTON, Capt. John LORD, brother of Rich'd LORD, of Hartford, New England; Capt. William HARDWICH, a tailor from Maryland, brother-in-law of Mrs. WASHINGTON; Thomas STURMAN, of Maryland; Daniel HUTT, formerly of London; John ROSIER, minister, Anthony BRIDGES, Capt. George MASON (born in 1629), John HILLILER, Capt. Thomas EWELL, Col. Gerrard FOWKE, Col. Thomas SPEKE, Capt. William PIERCE, Capt. John APPLETON, Col. Tomas BLAGG, Capt. Alexander BAINHAM, Col. John DODMAN, Lewis MARKHAM, Clement SPELMAN, William BROWNE, of Plymouth, Daniel LISSON, Robert VAULX, and Capt. Thomas and William BALDRIDGE. " ( Genealogies of VA Families" from Wm. & Mary Quarterly, Vol. V, p.903-907.)
Pat Obrist
"Genealogies of Virginia Families", Wm & Mary College Qtrly Historical Magazine Vol 3, says that Andrew probably came to Maryland first, then to Virginia.
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Fought in the Battle of Preson, 17 May 1648. Taken prisoner and sent to America (Maryland). Settled at Appamatox, VA 1650.
WENT TO MARYLAND ABT 1641
!BIRTH - See Reference below - Chart
Andrew Monroe, the immigrant was born about 1615 in Scotland.
!MAR - SUSANNAH MONROE (CA. 1698-1752) THE FULL CIRCLE OF HER LIFE by Virginia R. Redden found in NORTHERN VIRGINIA GENEALOGY, VOL 4, #4, FALL 1999
In terms of establishing dynastic lines, the Monroes of Westmoreland Co.,VA wwere off to a slow start. Their progenitor, Andrew Monroe, the immigrant, married late in his life a younger woman by the name of Elizabeth Alexander. His 6 children by Elizabeth were born in the last decade and a half of his life.
!DEATH - Ibid
When he died in 1668, he left to his widow's care his 5 surviving children, all of minor age with the youngest child under 2 years of age. His eldest child Mary died an infant 1661. His widow outlived him by many years, marrying 2nd George Horner about 1679 and 3rd Capt. Edward Mountjoy about 1686.
JOHN ALEXANDER, A NORTHERN NECK PROPRIETOR, HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS & KIN by Wesley E. Pippenger, p. 84
Records of Andrew Monroe first appeared in St. Mary's Co., MD. where he first settled upon by 1642. During Spring 1648, Andrew Monroe crossed the Potomac River to become a resident of Virginia.
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Copied from RootsWeb (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0071/g0000053.html#I45759)
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Andrew Monroe (I) "Andrew Monroe emigrated from Scotland to America in 1650. He belonged to an ancient highland clan and was Captain in the service of King Charles I of England. He received his first grant of land June 8, 1650 in Northhumberland County, Virginia, and was later (1652) granted land in Westmoreland County, Virginia. In the time of King Charles II of England he returned to Scotland and induced others of his family to emigrate and another extensive grant of land was made to him by the Crown. In 1659/60 he was a Member of the Westmoreland Commission. In July 1661 he was elected to the Vestry of Appromattox Parish, Westmoreland County. He began to write the name Munroe and it finally attained its present form, Monroe. He married Elizabeth, who is said to be the daughter of Colonel John Alexander, who died in 1677. Andrew Monroe died in Westmoreland County in 1668. His widow Elizabeth Monroe, married a second time before July 30, 1679 George Horner, and a third time before February 23, 1686-7 Edward Mountjoy of Westmoreland County. Andrew and Elizabeth had six children:"
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I, IV--Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons:
"Andrew Monroe ancestor of President Monroe, was an early resident of Maryland, where he commanded a pinnace in the service of Cuthbert Fenwick, general agent of Lord Baltimore. He was a Protestant, and when Richard Ingle declared for parliament in 1645, Monroe took sides against Lord Baltimore's government and eventually settled like other refugee Marylanders at Mattox Creek, in Westmoreland county, under the Virginia authority. He died there in 1668."
"The Englishmen on the banks of the Potomac mingled elegant pleasures with rude labors and perilous enterprises. There is a record of a contract in 1670 between John LEE, son of Col. Richard LEEE, then deceased, Henry CORBIN, Isaac ALLERTON, and Dr. Thomas GERRARD, for building a banqueting house at or near their respective lands. The English colonist acted as far as the circumstances would permit, precisely as he would in London. It was a rare thing if the richer settlers did not visit the mother country once during the year...
Among those who resided in the "suburban" area (Westmoreland Co. VA) above Machodic, at Nomini Creek, were: Walter BRODHURST, Edmund BRENT, Nicholas SPENCER, Valentine PEYTON, Maj. John HALLOWES(HOLLIS), Above Nomini esided at Appomattox Creek (now Mattox) Col. John WASHINGTON, his father-in-law, Col. Nathaniel POPE, William BUTLER, the minister, and ANDREW MONROE, who lived in Maryland, in 1643. Still further up the river, beyond Nomini, were Samuel HAYWARD, , Col. Giles BRENT, and his famous sister, Margaret BRENT, at "Peace" on Acquia Creek. Other settlers were Capt. John ASHTON, Capt. John LORD, brother of Rich'd LORD, of Hartford, New England; Capt. William HARDWICH, a tailor from Maryland, brother-in-law of Mrs. WASHINGTON; Thomas STURMAN, of Maryland; Daniel HUTT, formerly of London; John ROSIER, minister, Anthony BRIDGES, Capt. George MASON (born in 1629), John HILLILER, Capt. Thomas EWELL, Col. Gerrard FOWKE, Col. Thomas SPEKE, Capt. William PIERCE, Capt. John APPLETON, Col. Tomas BLAGG, Capt. Alexander BAINHAM, Col. John DODMAN, Lewis MARKHAM, Clement SPELMAN, William BROWNE, of Plymouth, Daniel LISSON, Robert VAULX, and Capt. Thomas and William BALDRIDGE. " ( Genealogies of VA Families" from Wm. & Mary Quarterly, Vol. V, p.903-907.)
Pat Obrist
"Genealogies of Virginia Families", Wm & Mary College Qtrly Historical Magazine Vol 3, says that Andrew probably came to Maryland first, then to Virginia.
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Fought in the Battle of Preson, 17 May 1648. Taken prisoner and sent to America (Maryland). Settled at Appamatox, VA 1650.
WENT TO MARYLAND ABT 1641
!BIRTH - See Reference below - Chart
Andrew Monroe, the immigrant was born about 1615 in Scotland.
!MAR - SUSANNAH MONROE (CA. 1698-1752) THE FULL CIRCLE OF HER LIFE by Virginia R. Redden found in NORTHERN VIRGINIA GENEALOGY, VOL 4, #4, FALL 1999
In terms of establishing dynastic lines, the Monroes of Westmoreland Co.,VA wwere off to a slow start. Their progenitor, Andrew Monroe, the immigrant, married late in his life a younger woman by the name of Elizabeth Alexander. His 6 children by Elizabeth were born in the last decade and a half of his life.
!DEATH - Ibid
When he died in 1668, he left to his widow's care his 5 surviving children, all of minor age with the youngest child under 2 years of age. His eldest child Mary died an infant 1661. His widow outlived him by many years, marrying 2nd George Horner about 1679 and 3rd Capt. Edward Mountjoy about 1686.
JOHN ALEXANDER, A NORTHERN NECK PROPRIETOR, HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS & KIN by Wesley E. Pippenger, p. 84
Records of Andrew Monroe first appeared in St. Mary's Co., MD. where he first settled upon by 1642. During Spring 1648, Andrew Monroe crossed the Potomac River to become a resident of Virginia.
Events
| Birth | 1625 | Katewell, Ross, Ross And Cromarty, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1653 | Elizabeth "Elizabeth (Alexander) Monroe Horner" Alexander | |||
| Death | 1668 | Westmoreland Co., VA | |||
| Burial | Doctor's Point | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Major |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Elizabeth (Alexander) Monroe Horner" Alexander (1632 - 1687) |
| Child | William Gent Monroe I (1666 - 1737) |
| Father | David Monroe III, of Katewell (1600 - 1648) |
| Mother | Agnes Munro (1605 - 1634) |