Janet Cumming of Bunchrew

Supporting evidence needed as wife of James Wright Reid

Family

Rev. Alexander Munro (c 1605 - 1653) married Janet Cumming of Bunchrew, daughter of James Cumming of Altyre and Margaret or Mary Fraser.

"Alexander Munro, born about 1605, son of Hector M. of Milntown of Katewell, dyer, Inverness ; originally a teacher in Strathnaver, was converted under the ministry of Robert Bruce, Edinburgh, while the latter was confined to Inverness. Soon after, M. imagined he heard a voice from heaven imploring his service in the ministry and informing him of his settlement here. This being several times repeated, he studied at the Univ. of Aberdeen, was entered on trials, and licen. and ord. in 1634. At his entry the people are stated to have been almost heathen, but his labours met with much success. He translated many passages of Scripture into Gaelic verse, which were known and learned oracularly as " Sandy Munro's Verses.'"' Of these only two specimens are known to be extant, consisting of 108 lines in the Fernaig Manuscript. He died before 22nd Dec. 1653. He marr. Janet Cumming, and had issue—

• Hew, his successor
• John, min. of Alness
• Donald, schoolmaster, Alness
• Hector
• Agnes (marr. David Munro of Katewell)
• Christian (marr. (1) John, eldest son of Murdoch Mackay of Achness : (2) Robert Munro of Milntown of Katewell)."

References

• "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 391-392 Archive.Org
• Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. III Heale-Muscoe. “The Monroe Family.” Page 742. AncestryImage