Henry Munroe was born in Cromarty and joined the 77th Foot,(Montgomery's Highlanders) raised in Argyleshire for service against the French in North America.
Lt. Henry Munro was wounded 14 Sept. 1758 and fought in all the major battles before returning to Granville Nova Scotia.
Munroe was granted 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of land in Granville, near Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
Henry Munroe was elected by Granville Township to the 4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1765.
Henry's brother, Captain John Gunn Munro of Braemore married Elizabeth Sutherland.
George Hinde and Mary (Molly) Poyntz were married by licence in the Chapel Royal, St James 1747.
Sir George purchased lands in Ardoch, Scotland and renamed the area Poyntzfield in honour of his wife.
Anent the Petition given in and presented to the Lords of Council and Session for and in the name of Sir George Munro of Poyntzfield Humbly Shewing That the petitioner has of the date the Eighth day of July one thousand Seven hundred and eighty three with consent of Mary Lady Munro his Wife execute a Deed of Entail whereby he gives Grants Alienates and Disposes in favour of the heirs male procreate of his body in his present marriage with the said Lady Munro and the heirs male of their bodies; whom failing to the other heirs male to be procreated of his body in any Subsequent marriage and the heirs male of their bodies, whom failing to the daughters or heirs female procreate or to be procreate of [169v] his body in his present marriage with the said Lady Munro his wife and the heirs male of their bodies the Eldest daughter or heir female excluding always heirs partioners and Succeeding without division, whom failing to the other heirs therein mentioned whom all failing to such other heirs and Member of Taillie as he should thereafter nominate and appoint by writing under his hand Signed Mr. William Hanyman, Advocate procurator for the Petitioner and the Deed of Entail therein referred to being Judicially produced to their Lordships They Interponed and hereby Interpone their authority thereto and Decerned and Ordained and hereby Decern and Ordain the same to be recorded in the particular Register for that purpose [170v] terms of the Act [1685], of which Deeds of Entail the tenor follows, Know All Men by these presents That I, Sir George Munro of Poyntzfield in the County of Cromarty, Heritable proprietor of the lands Barony and others and with the consent of Mary Lady Munro my wife Have Given Granted Alienated and Disponed from me my heirs and Successors in the lands Barony and others To and in favour of the heirs male procreated or to be procreated of my body in my present Marriage with the said Lady Munro my wife and the heirs male of their bodies All and Sundry the lands Barony and others aftermentioned That is to say All and whole the lands of Ardoch, Teaninich Blairnaclach Colins Croft and particles of Land or Spot of Ground called Badaffin lying within the parish of Kirkmichael and Shire of Cromarty But with and under the Burden of the Liferent to Lady Munro of All and whole the Lands and others above mentioned in case she shall survive me, Witness William Poyntz of Midgham in the County of Berks Witness Reverend Charles Poyntz of North Creek in the County of Norfolk From George Gun Munro's Vicar General Marriage License Allegation May 26, 1760 he was stated a bachelor of thirty years identifying him as being born before 1730.