Individual Details
William Gent Monroe
(Abt 1666 - 30 Mar 1737)
[[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]] Ancestor of [[Monroe-17| James Monroe]] 5th US President == Biography ==William was the "godchild of Willford". He is not mentioned in his father's will. The name "Gent" may just mean "gentleman" and could have been added as part of his name in error.William's will, dated 1737, was found in Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills 1654-1800 - p. 102. It mentions four sons, three daughters and several grandchildren. :30 Mar 1737 - Recorded in Westmoreland County, Virginia :26 Apr 1737 - Proved : : William left a plantation located in King George County, Virginia to his son, Thomas. Also mentioned are: grandson Spence and his brother Andrew Munroe; granddaughter Jane Munroe; son George; grandson George son of William Munroe; grandson Daniel Payne; Jeane Payne; daughters Sarah Stone and Mary Stone; grandsons William Payne and William Stone; son Andrew Munroe's children Spence, Andrew and Jeane; son William executor.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0y8SAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:lwXk95RV9i8C&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCGoVChMI9LqImPKfyAIVy5uICh2Olw6G#v=onepage&q=Monroe&f=false William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 15] Per [https://books.google.com/books?id=jC9fDj72fxAC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=william+monroe+margaret+bowcock&source=bl&ots=1xP4RNoIkb&sig=rKITpO6SX7JOWjhSNi0_3sWI5M4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMIpdiKvbSzyAIVyjiICh2kdgqr#v=onepage&q=william%20monroe%20margaret%20bowcock&f=false Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives, by Norman Tucker] William married Susanna White after the death of his first wife, Margaret. == Sources ==* Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #8* Clan Munro files - Monroe, Richard Walter - "Virginia Descendants of Andrew Monroe" by Anne Monroe Wintzer - p. 33* "Ancestors/Descendants of Royal Lines" (Contributors: Manuel Abranches de Soveral, Reynaud de Paysac, H.R. Moser , L. Orlandini, O.Guionneau, L.B. de Rouge, E. Polti, A.Terlinden , L. Gustavsson, C. Cheneaux, and E. Lodge) http://geneastar.org.* "Genalogy of the Presidents of the USA", http://uers.legacyfamilytree.com/USPresidents/7196.htm.* Source: S89 Abbreviation: Susan Kellar Ratcliffe, Michael Kellar and Catharine Monroe of Fairfax County, Virginia (Gateway Press: Baltimore, 2002) Title: Susan Kellar Ratcliffe, Michael Kellar and Catharine Monroe of Fairfax County, Virginia (Gateway Press: Baltimore, 2002) Note: Source Medium: Other * The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1970, Vol. 46, Page 183, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).* Brogan, Hugh and Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1993), 270.* Tyler, Lyon G., ed., William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 16, Richmond, Virginia: Whittet and Shepperson (1907/1908), Jan 1907, No. 1, Page 52, Google Books (Digital Library). * http://www.lamasterfamily.org/PDF/Other/The%20Monroe%20Family.pdf
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[[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]]
Ancestor of [[Monroe-17| James Monroe]] 5th US President
== Biography ==William was the "godchild of Willford". He is not mentioned in his father's will. The name "Gent" may just mean "gentleman" and could have been added as part of his name in error.William's will, dated 1737, was found in Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills 1654-1800 - p. 102. It mentions four sons, three daughters and several grandchildren.
:30 Mar 1737 - Recorded in Westmoreland County, Virginia
:26 Apr 1737 - Proved
: : William left a plantation located in King George County, Virginia to his son, Thomas. Also mentioned are: grandson Spence and his brother Andrew Munroe; granddaughter Jane Munroe; son George; grandson George son of William Munroe; grandson Daniel Payne; Jeane Payne; daughters Sarah Stone and Mary Stone; grandsons William Payne and William Stone; son Andrew Munroe's children Spence, Andrew and Jeane; son William executor.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0y8SAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:lwXk95RV9i8C&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCGoVChMI9LqImPKfyAIVy5uICh2Olw6G#v=onepage&q=Monroe&f=false William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 15]
Per [https://books.google.com/books?id=jC9fDj72fxAC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=william+monroe+margaret+bowcock&source=bl&ots=1xP4RNoIkb&sig=rKITpO6SX7JOWjhSNi0_3sWI5M4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMIpdiKvbSzyAIVyjiICh2kdgqr#v=onepage&q=william%20monroe%20margaret%20bowcock&f=false Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives, by Norman Tucker] William married Susanna White after the death of his first wife, Margaret.
== Sources ==* Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #8* Clan Munro files - Monroe, Richard Walter - "Virginia Descendants of Andrew Monroe" by Anne Monroe Wintzer - p. 33* "Ancestors/Descendants of Royal Lines" (Contributors: Manuel Abranches de Soveral, Reynaud de Paysac, H.R. Moser, L. Orlandini, O.Guionneau, L.B. de Rouge, E. Polti, A.Terlinden , L. Gustavsson, C. Cheneaux, and E. Lodge) http://geneastar.org.* "Genalogy of the Presidents of the USA", http://uers.legacyfamilytree.com/USPresidents/7196.htm.* Source: S89 Abbreviation: Susan Kellar Ratcliffe, Michael Kellar and Catharine Monroe of Fairfax County, Virginia (Gateway Press: Baltimore, 2002) Title: Susan Kellar Ratcliffe, Michael Kellar and Catharine Monroe of Fairfax County, Virginia (Gateway Press: Baltimore, 2002) Note: Source Medium: Other * The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1970, Vol. 46, Page 183, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).* Brogan, Hugh and Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1993), 270.* Tyler, Lyon G., ed., William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 16, Richmond, Virginia: Whittet and Shepperson (1907/1908), Jan 1907, No. 1, Page 52, Google Books (Digital Library).
* http://www.lamasterfamily.org/PDF/Other/The%20Monroe%20Family.pdf
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}[[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]]
Ancestor of [[Monroe-17| James Monroe]] 5th US President https://www.geni.com/people/William-Monroe-I/6000000002032381103?through=6000000008761697034
== Biography ==
William was the "godchild of Willford". He is not mentioned in his father's will.
He is listed in documents as "Gent", meaning "gentleman" -- a higher social status.
William's will, dated 1737, was found in Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills 1654-1800 - p. 102. It mentions four sons, three daughters and several grandchildren.
:30 Mar 1737 - Recorded in Westmoreland County, Virginia
:26 Apr 1737 - Proved
: William left a plantation located in King George County, Virginia to his son, Thomas. Also mentioned are: grandson Spence and his brother Andrew Munroe; granddaughter Jane Munroe; son George; grandson George son of William Munroe; grandson Daniel Payne; Jeane Payne; daughters Sarah Stone and Mary Stone; grandsons William Payne and William Stone; son Andrew Munroe's children Spence, Andrew and Jeane; son William executor.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0y8SAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:lwXk95RV9i8C&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCGoVChMI9LqImPKfyAIVy5uICh2Olw6G#v=onepage&q=Monroe&f=false William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 15]
Per [https://books.google.com/books?id=jC9fDj72fxAC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=william+monroe+margaret+bowcock&source=bl&ots=1xP4RNoIkb&sig=rKITpO6SX7JOWjhSNi0_3sWI5M4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMIpdiKvbSzyAIVyjiICh2kdgqr#v=onepage&q=william%20monroe%20margaret%20bowcock&f=false Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives, by Norman Tucker] William married Susanna White after the death of his first wife, Margaret.
== Sources ==
* Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #8* Clan Munro files - Monroe, Richard Walter - "Virginia Descendants of Andrew Monroe" by Anne Monroe Wintzer - p. 33* "Ancestors/Descendants of Royal Lines" (Contributors: Manuel Abranches de Soveral, Reynaud de Paysac, H.R. Moser, L. Orlandini, O.Guionneau, L.B. de Rouge, E. Polti, A.Terlinden , L. Gustavsson, C. Cheneaux, and E. Lodge) http://geneastar.org.* "Genalogy of the Presidents of the USA", http://uers.legacyfamilytree.com/USPresidents/7196.htm.* Source: S89 Abbreviation: Susan Kellar Ratcliffe, Michael Kellar and Catharine Monroe of Fairfax County, Virginia (Gateway Press: Baltimore, 2002) Title: Susan Kellar Ratcliffe, Michael Kellar and Catharine Monroe of Fairfax County, Virginia (Gateway Press: Baltimore, 2002) Note: Source Medium: Other * The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1970, Vol. 46, Page 183, New England Historic Genealogical Society (Online Database).* Brogan, Hugh and Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1993), 270.* Tyler, Lyon G., ed., William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 16, Richmond, Virginia: Whittet and Shepperson (1907/1908), Jan 1907, No. 1, Page 52, Google Books (Digital Library).
* http://www.lamasterfamily.org/PDF/Other/The%20Monroe%20Family.pdf
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[[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]]
Ancestor of [[Monroe-17| James Monroe]] 5th US President
== Biography ==William was the "godchild of Willford". He is not mentioned in his father's will. The name "Gent" may just mean "gentleman" and could have been added as part of his name in error.William's will, dated 1737, was found in Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills 1654-1800 - p. 102. It mentions four sons, three daughters and several grandchildren.
:30 Mar 1737 - Recorded in Westmoreland County, Virginia
:26 Apr 1737 - Proved
: : William left a plantation located in King George County, Virginia to his son, Thomas. Also mentioned are: grandson Spence and his brother Andrew Munroe; granddaughter Jane Munroe; son George; grandson George son of William Munroe; grandson Daniel Payne; Jeane Payne; daughters Sarah Stone and Mary Stone; grandsons William Payne and William Stone; son Andrew Munroe's children Spence, Andrew and Jeane; son William executor.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0y8SAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:lwXk95RV9i8C&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCGoVChMI9LqImPKfyAIVy5uICh2Olw6G#v=onepage&q=Monroe&f=false William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 15]
Per [https://books.google.com/books?id=jC9fDj72fxAC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=william+monroe+margaret+bowcock&source=bl&ots=1xP4RNoIkb&sig=rKITpO6SX7JOWjhSNi0_3sWI5M4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMIpdiKvbSzyAIVyjiICh2kdgqr#v=onepage&q=william%20monroe%20margaret%20bowcock&f=false Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives, by Norman Tucker] William married Susanna White after the death of his first wife, Margaret.
== Sources ==* Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #8* Clan Munro files - Monroe, Richard Walter - "Virginia Descendants of Andrew Monroe" by Anne Monroe Wintzer - p. 33* "Ancestors/Descendants of Royal Lines" (Contributors: Manuel Abranches de Soveral, Reynaud de Paysac, H.R. Moser
* http://www.lamasterfamily.org/PDF/Other/The%20Monroe%20Family.pdf
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}[[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]]
Ancestor of [[Monroe-17| James Monroe]] 5th US President https://www.geni.com/people/William-Monroe-I/6000000002032381103?through=6000000008761697034
== Biography ==
William was the "godchild of Willford". He is not mentioned in his father's will.
He is listed in documents as "Gent", meaning "gentleman" -- a higher social status.
William's will, dated 1737, was found in Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills 1654-1800 - p. 102. It mentions four sons, three daughters and several grandchildren.
:30 Mar 1737 - Recorded in Westmoreland County, Virginia
:26 Apr 1737 - Proved
: William left a plantation located in King George County, Virginia to his son, Thomas. Also mentioned are: grandson Spence and his brother Andrew Munroe; granddaughter Jane Munroe; son George; grandson George son of William Munroe; grandson Daniel Payne; Jeane Payne; daughters Sarah Stone and Mary Stone; grandsons William Payne and William Stone; son Andrew Munroe's children Spence, Andrew and Jeane; son William executor.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0y8SAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:lwXk95RV9i8C&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCGoVChMI9LqImPKfyAIVy5uICh2Olw6G#v=onepage&q=Monroe&f=false William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 15]
Per [https://books.google.com/books?id=jC9fDj72fxAC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=william+monroe+margaret+bowcock&source=bl&ots=1xP4RNoIkb&sig=rKITpO6SX7JOWjhSNi0_3sWI5M4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCwQ6AEwA2oVChMIpdiKvbSzyAIVyjiICh2kdgqr#v=onepage&q=william%20monroe%20margaret%20bowcock&f=false Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives, by Norman Tucker] William married Susanna White after the death of his first wife, Margaret.
== Sources ==
* Clan Munro files - Roder, Mary Margaret Ball - Pedigree chart for Andrew Augustine Monroe compiled by Rebekah B. McBride - dated 12 Oct 1977 - #8* Clan Munro files - Monroe, Richard Walter - "Virginia Descendants of Andrew Monroe" by Anne Monroe Wintzer - p. 33* "Ancestors/Descendants of Royal Lines" (Contributors: Manuel Abranches de Soveral, Reynaud de Paysac, H.R. Moser
* http://www.lamasterfamily.org/PDF/Other/The%20Monroe%20Family.pdf
Events
| Birth | Abt 1666 | Westmoreland Co., VA |  | ||
| Birth | 1666 | Monroe Creek, Westmoreland Co., VA | |||
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1689 | Northern Neck of Virginia - Margaret Bowcock | |||
| Burial | Mar 1727 | Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America | | ||
| Death | 30 Mar 1737 | Westmoreland Co., VA | | ||
| Death | 26 Apr 1737 | Washingtonpar, Westmoreland Co., VA | | ||
| Alt name | William Monroe | ||||
| Alt name | William Monroe I | ||||
| Reference No | 3745663 | ||||
| Reference No | 3809891 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Bowcock (1670 - 1737) |
| Child | George Monroe (1696 - 1776) |
| Child | William Gent Monroe Jr. (1692 - 1775) |
| Child | Andrew Monroe (1692 - 1735) |
| Child | Thomas Monroe (1694 - 1746) |
| Child | Jane "Jeane" Monroe (1695 - 1751) |
| Child | George Monroe (1696 - 1776) |
| Child | Mary Monroe (1697 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Monroe (1698 - ) |
| Father | Major Andrew Monroe (1630 - 1668) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Alexander (1632 - 1687) |
| Sibling | Andrew Monroe II (1661 - 1714) |
| Sibling | Mary Monroe (1655 - 1661) |
| Sibling | Andrew Monroe II (1661 - 1714) |
| Sibling | Susannah Monroe (1659 - ) |
| Sibling | George Monroe (1656 - 1679) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Monroe (1657 - 1708) |
| Father | Major Andrew Monroe (1630 - 1668) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Unknown (1635 - 1707) |
| Sibling | Andrew Monroe II (1661 - 1714) |
| Sibling | Mary Monroe (1655 - 1661) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Monroe (1657 - 1708) |
| Sibling | Susannah Monroe (1659 - ) |
| Sibling | George Monroe (1656 - 1679) |
Endnotes
1. Ford Book of Remembrance . In possession Meredith Ford DeBuse who has been doing on going research since 1972..
2. Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014)..
3. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7T-4Q2M : 8 August 2020), William Monroe, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 179022611, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
4. Ford Book of Remembrance . In possession Meredith Ford DeBuse who has been doing on going research since 1972..
5. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7T-4Q2M : 8 August 2020), William Monroe, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 179022611, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..
6. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7T-4Q2M : 8 August 2020), William Monroe, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID 179022611, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..