William Munroe (1625-1718)/List of Notable Descendants

Notable descendants of William Munroe (1625-1718). a 17th-century Scottish soldier who later became a settler in the United States and a Free Mason.

William Munroe is known to be the ancestor of a vast family of Munroes in New England, United States. William married three times.

Research Notes
William was born in 1625, third son of Robert Munro, Comissary of Caithness, who in turn was the third son of John Mor Munro, 3rd of Coul, a descendant of George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis.

He is one of four men by the surname of Munroe recorded as being captured at the Battle of Worcester in 1651 by Cromwell's forces and transported to America during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms as an indentured servant. He is likely to have been fighting alongside other men from the Clan Munro such as Sir Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts who was fortunate enough to escape.

He eventually settled at Cambridge Farms, later known as Lexington, Massachusetts.

Battle of Lexington
In the 18th century a descendant of his claimed to fire the first shot in the American Revolutionary War at the Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775. Of the seventy-seven Lexington militiamen involved in the battle, eleven were Munroes, including Robert Munroe, who was one of the eight men killed, and Srg. (later Col.) William Munroe, who was the orderly sergeant. Munroe Tavern, which was used as a field hospital by Lt. Gen. Hugh Percy for retreating British soldiers, still stands in Lexington today.[3] Monroe had many descendants in the Lexington area who also fought at the Battle of Lexington, including his great great grandson, Solomon Peirce, who was wounded in the battle.

Mexican American War 1846-48

 *  Adams, Sgt Orson B (1815-1901) - ( EBAdams, EAdams,  AMunroe,  DMunroe2, WMunroe1) - Company C, Mormon Battalion, then sgt of their sick detachment 1846-1847.