Hugh Munro, 5th of Teaninich

Biographical Summary

"V. Hugh Munro ... married Catherine, daughter of William Duff of Drummuir, Provost of Inverness, whose son, Alexander Duff of Drummuir, bequeaths to his sister Catherine " for the use and behoof of James Munro, her second son," by the deceased Hugh Munro of Teaninich, her husband, 900 merks Scots ; while from her father she had received 9000 merks Scots as her marriage portion. There is a sasine dated the 15th of May, 1729, on a renunciation by Katharine Duff, relict of Hugh Munro of Teaninich, in favour of Duncan Simson of Nether Culcraggie, of an annual rent of 120 merks out of the said lands, dated at Alness the preceding day. By her Hugh had issue —

• Hugh, his heir and successor.
• James, who succeeded his brother.
• Elizabeth, who died unmarried in 1777.
• Magdalen, who married John Munro of the Kiltearn family, with issue, and died in 1795.
• Janet, who died unmarried the same year as her sister Elizabeth.

Hugh died in 1728, when he was succeeded by his eldest 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 421-422