The purpose of this site is to share information among those interested in the Monroe families from the upper Cape Fear valley of central North Carolina. John may have been the immigrant ancestor of all Cape Fear Monroes and these following families descended from his sons. As the United States grew, these families and their descendants spread westward.
Many descendants live there today.
Following the Civil War, other parts of the family moved on to Texas, with many relatives today in west Texas or the Gulf Coast area. From the available records, John Anthony moved his family to Alabama along with Malcolm, living, for a time, in the same community. He later moved on to Louisiana, where much of his family is today. We have a small e-mail group sharing research on the Monroes in North Carolina. Our goal is to find the common ancestor among the various Monroe in the early history of the area.