Elizabeth (Sarah) Munro

5 iv. Elizabeth ROSS was born in Parish of Fern, Ross-shire, Scotland, daughter of David Ross, 2nd of Balblair, and his wife Margaret Stronach.

She married David [SIC: Joseph] Munro of Allan and they had

• a son, David, and
• a daughter [SIC: Margaret] who married Charles McKenzie, who changed his name to Munro upon acquiring his wife's estate.

notes

Elizabeth Ross, who married David [SIC: Joseph] Munro, Eighth [SIC: Sixth] Laird of Allan who appears to have lived at Daan House, in the Parish of Edderton. It is said that the Ross arms were painted or otherwise shown in one of the windows of Daan House in compliment to her.

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"VI. Joseph Monro, so named after one of his mother's relatives in Ireland. He was in constant financial trouble, consequent on the debt inherited by him from his brother along with the estate, and which he was not able to pay off. He married Elizabeth, only child of Captain David Ross of Balblair, parish of Edderton, with issue

• David, his heir and successor.
• Andrew, who died in infancy.
• Margaret, described as " heretrix of Allan "after the death of her elder brother David, unmarried in 1767. She was born about 1707, and married in 1740, Charles Mackenzie, descended from the family of Fairburn, with issue -
  • a son, Charles, who assumed the name of Monro, and ultimately succeeded his uncle in the estate of Allan. His father, mother, and he resided in the meantime at Kingsmills, Inverness.

Joseph died in 1713, when he was succeeded by his only surviving son."

SOURCE: History of the Munros of Fowlis: with genealogies of the principal families of the name to which are added those of Lexington and New England; Alexander Mackenzie; 1898; page 294

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• Rossiana; papers and documents relating to the history and genealogy of the ancient and noble house of Ross, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and its descent form the ancient earls of Ross, together with the descent of the ancient and historic family of Read, from Rede of Trough-end, Reade of Barton Court, Berks, and Read of Delaware. Also some account of the related families by Read, Harmon Pumpelly, 1860- [from old catalog]; Reid, Francis Nevile, 1826-1892 Publication date 1908 page 45
• Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Nov 16 2017, 21:34:33 UTC

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References

• Colonial families of Philadelphia, Volume 1 By John W. Jordan, LL. D. GoogleBooks