The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-15

mel Gardiner written more than one nun,
bred years ago. Doddridge spells the na,ne
Munro: but II II the same, ana - spene,
both WAYS here, ~ IL was IN sco.'a"u
George and Robert are the great ha'iies !"
the line OF barons-one George Monro nav
ing been killed at Bannockburn, another q.
Halidonhill, and Sir Robert Monio !"
Pjnkie i'm I547. The next Sir Robert was
Protestant. whose grandson, sir Robert,
Joined the Protestant champion Gusta'us
Adolphus, with many OF his own clan, anu
was killed few years after Gustayus. wnnc
crossing the Danube, in 1853. This me
died out In 1851, and the barony went W
George Monro's line Of Otsdale, ana VI
this same line was SIR George Monro. VINO
commanded for Charles III. in scotlallu
after the restoration, but who had been ee-
feated BY Cromwell at Lancaster and Wor-
cester before Charles came to the throne his
forces were disbanded By Cromwell in 1901
or thereabout, and Sir George himself went
10 Holland; but some OF his clan came 10
America, and there Is no reason to DOUBT
that they settled both in Virginia and Mas
sachusetts. since the Monroes appear In
both places about 1850. The barons OF
Fowls remained in Scotland, OF course,
and one of them, Sir Robert Monro, after
fighting heroically at Fontenoy, was Killed
by the rebels at Falkirk, In Scotland, in
1i45, as described by Doddridge in the
book above named. II any seals or c.
cutcbeons remain OF the Virginia family
they may serve to identify the family,
which bore an eagle for its crest, with the
legend DREAD God 'Celestia Sequors,'
Ais ct Amino and Non Inferiora.' in
d;fforapf branches Of flp same
Professor Sanborn writes DIR. Gilman
"You will find in the Book OF the
Lockes' genealogical record OF the
Lockes. Munroes, etc, written by John Il.
Locke. and published by James Munroe
Co. Boston, 1853, fuller account ef the
American Monroes than | have seen else
where. 1t refers to the story OF the Clan
Monro of Scotland, as told by Doddridge
at the end of his life OF Colonel Gardiner,
and then states that Cromwell sent his
prisoners taken at Dunbar in 1000, and
those taken at Worcester in 1901, to differ
ents parts OF America-many OF them to
Boston. Among the latter who arrived in
the summer OF 1862 are four Mon
ws'-Robert, John, Hugh, and no
doubt William, for we know that Will
liam Munroe, who died at LeXing-
ton in 1717, was born in Scotland
in 1925. OF these four, John went to
Rhode Island, and from him there is
tradition tina; President Monroe descended.
William, and probably Robert, settled in
that part Of Cambridge which is now Lex
ington. OF Hugh we have no further
trace. Perhaps Of the Lexington Mum
roes. no less than eleven were in the French
war, and fourteen were in Captain Parker's
company at Lexington, April 10, 1,l5,
several of whom were killed that day.
Captain Edmund Munroe and his king
man, George Munroe. of Lexington. were
both killed at Monmouth in l71S by the
same cannon-ball, aud President Monroe,
il seems, fought in the same battle. Hector
and Donald Munro, discharged soldiers OF
Scotch regiment in 1864, went cousin
ing among the American Munroes at Con-
cord. Lexington, and Rehoboth. and found
them, as he says, as stately men rs ever
YOU seed OF the name The letter is gwen
in Locke's book, page 3O4. A little moro
research in Virginia ought TO connect the
Monroes there with those OF Massachu-
sets"
i shall be most happy TO further as may
this interesting investigation, aud TO com
with those interested in it.
X. A. BROCK,
Corresponding Secretary Virginia Ilistori-
cal Society.
Richmond, Va, March 7, 1883.