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William Thomas MONROE 1740–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia

Father: John War)

Mother: Rosanna Harrison

Spouse(s): MARY SMITH

Children(s): James Monroe, Robert Monroe, John Monroe, John Smith, Catherine Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe

William Thomas MONROE was born in 1740 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, the child of John Monroe Rev War And Rosanna Sarah Harrison. William Thomas MONROE married Mary E Smith, and had children including Catherine Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe, James Monroe, John George Smith, John Monroe, Robert S Monroe. William Thomas MONROE passed away in 1769 in Lunenberg County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • William Thomas MONROE was born in 1740 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, the child of John Monroe Rev War And Rosanna Sarah Harrison.
  • William Thomas MONROE married Mary E Smith, and had children including Catherine Monroe, Elizabeth Monroe, James Monroe, John George Smith, John Monroe, Robert S Monroe.
  • William Thomas MONROE passed away in 1769 in Lunenberg County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John War)
1719–1790
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
JW
Rosanna Harrison
1710–1800
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
RH

Spouses(s)

MARY SMITH
1744–1794
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
MS

Children(s)

James Monroe
1766–1840
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
JM
Robert Monroe
1763–1836
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
RM
John Monroe
1760–1833
Birth Location: Lunenberg, Virginia, United States
JM
John Smith
1760–1833
Birth Location: Lunenberg, Virginia, USA
JS
Catherine Monroe
1761–
Birth Location: –
CM
Elizabeth Monroe
1768–
Birth Location: –
EM

William MONROE's Ancestors

Self
William MONROE
1740–1769
Birth Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia
Parents
John Monroe (Rev War)
1719–1790
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Rosanna (Sarah) Harrison
1710–1800
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William ((captain)) Monroe
1690–1775
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Jane WATTS
1708–1761
Mattox, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
*7GG (Lt. Col. Nathaniel Harrison, of Berkeley) SR
1677–1727
Surry, Virginia
Mary (Cary*) Young
1677–1732
Surry, Colonial Virginia, British America
Great-Grandparents
Andrew II
1661–1714
Eleanor Spence
1664–1713
Richard Watts
1675–1716
Mary Blagg
1680–1737
Benjamin II
1645–1713
Francis Cary
1645–1701
Jane Cary
1646–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Monroe
1625–1668
Elzabeth Alexander
1632–1677
Lt. I
1633–1684
Dorcas Ewell
1635–1708
John IMM
1655–1678
Margaret (Watts)*
1632–1735
Abraham Blagg
1630–1697
Margaret JONES
1652–1726

William MONROE's Descendants

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William (Thomas) MONROE (1740–1769) m. MARY (E) SMITH (1744–1794)
  1. 1. James Monroe 1766–1840 m. Sally (Sarah) Crews 1766–1856 m. Rosanna Puckett 1765–1845
    1. 1. James (R) Monroe 1814–1859 m. Rachel (Whitaker) Monroe 1810–
      1. 1. John (William) Monroe 1836–1917 m. Amanda ("Mandy" Burke) Wiley 1844–1911
        1. 1. Willie (Edna) Monroe 1887–1939 m. Paris (Strother) Tracy 1884–1971
        2. 2. James (Adrian) Monroe 1876–1959
        3. 3. Rosa (May) Monroe 1873–1947
        4. 4. Marsha (Matie) Monroe 1879–1962
        5. 5. Willie (E) Monson 1886–
      2. 2. Susan (Ann Monroe) McClaugherty 1838–1916
      3. 3. James (Madison) Monroe 1840–1861
      4. 4. Martha (Milley) Monroe 1842–1853
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth Monroe) Linkous 1844–1921
    2. 2. Eliza (Angeline) Monroe 1820–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Monroe 1795–
    4. 4. John Monroe 1797–1864
    5. 5. Josiah Monroe 1807–1849
    6. 6. Marcus Monroe 1793–1870
    7. 7. Margaret (C) Monroe 1805–
    8. 8. Martha Monroe 1810–
    9. 9. Mary (Polly) Monroe 1795–1840
    10. 10. Nancy Monroe 1815–
    11. 11. Sarah (Ann) Monroe 1820–
    12. 12. Sterling (Jeter) Monroe 1801–1876
  2. 2. Robert (S.) Monroe 1763–1836
  3. 3. John Monroe 1760–1833
  4. 4. John (George) Smith 1760–1833
  5. 5. Catherine Monroe 1761–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Monroe 1768–

William MONROE's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Thomas MONROE in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia
1769
1769
Age 29
Death of William Thomas MONROE in Lunenberg County, Virginia
Lunenberg County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lunenberg, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Lunenberg County, Virginia
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