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SECRETARY Suzanne Hamilton MMoonnttaagguuee FFaammiillyy [email protected] TREASURER Curt Montague Association [email protected] Association HISTORIAN Robert V. Montague houseofmontague@ RReeuunniioonn mediacombb.net ********** ********* ------NNeeewwsssllleeetttttteeerrr EEddiiitttooorrr 31 Jul – 3 Aug Robert V. Montague 31 Jul – 3 Aug YYoorrkkttoowwnn –– JJaammeessttoowwnn -- WWiilllliiaammssbbuurrgg IN THIS ISSUE ------ President’s Message 2 Treasurer’s Report 2 - Agenda Overview - Secretary’s Report 2 Letters about Peter 3 (See Page 10 for full agenda) Ancestor Spotlight 3 Letters about Richard 4 Day 1: Welcome Luncheon Hampton History Museum/Yorktown Tour What’s Going On! 6 HGPM QE Book Info 7 Charter Members 8 Day 2: Williamsburg Tour / Jamestowne Tour & Board Meeting 2015 Reunion Updates 9
Day 3: Montague Island Tour and Peter Montague Memorial Visit Published Semiannually (Jun-Dec) by the Montague Family Association http://www.montaguefamilyassocation.com Day 4 (optional): Montague Genealogy (William & Mary College Library) Copyright 2015. All Rights Reserved.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Official 2015 Reunion Hotel Marriott Hotel Newport News It is hard to believe that our reunion is only six weeks away! If you have not made plans yet to attend, I hope you will join us. I have so enjoyed Welcome to the Virginia Peninsula and the Montague Family Association Reunion 2015! There is lots to do in meeting Montagues' (my Mother was a Montague) the area and it is our hope that the reunion will be a at the two Reunions I have attended, since I pleasant & meaningful experience for you & your family. connected with my Montague heritage in 2003, for the celebration of Peter Montague's 400th birthday The Board has designated the Marriott Hotel Newport in 2003. At the 2010 reunion in Williamsburg, we News as "Reunion Headquarters." The hotel is centrally established the MFA, after discussing it at the 2005 located at the City Center—an area which offers shopping, Reunion in Salt Lake City. The elected Board of recreation & dining opportunities for all ages. It is also Directors created Bylaws that require us to have an convenient to both I64 & Route 17 which you will use to get to the planned activities in Hampton, Yorktown, Annual Board Meeting every five years. This will be Jamestown, Williamsburg, Urbanna & Middlesex/ our first opportunity to have an "official" Annual Lancaster Counties area. The Marriott is also right down Meeting. At our Dinner and Board meeting on 1 Aug the street from the planned dinner Friday night at the following items will be on the Agenda: Harpoon Larry's, one of this area's premier seafood restaurants. Rooms are booked at the rate of $129/night Review of Bylaws and voting on minor revisions so make your reservations today using the link here: Election of Board members/Officers elected Marriott Newport News from the floor (nominations sought) - we hope I look forward to meeting you and I'm sure you'll have a to elect Board member from both lines. blast in my "home towns!" Presentation and discussion of MFA goals for the Suzanne Hamilton next five years, including how we can grow the organization. Development of an active committee structure, TREASURER’S REPORT including fundraising and membership committees. We are almost into July 2015 and the MFA reunion Reports from the other Officers: Treasurer, will soon be upon us. Presently we have two Secretary, and Historian lifetime members and 20 who have paid dues this Discussion of where to hold the 2020 "Annual year. We conducted a mass mailing campaign in the Reunion" last quarter of 2014 to introduce our organization. We sent out over 1300 newsletters and information Your elected officers have tried hard to keep the packets that yielded very few returns. The board organization going over the last five years, but we will decided based on these disappointing results not to need your support and involvement to become a strong, continue the mailing program and save the expense. viable organization and one that we can truly be proud of We have been continuing to spread the word as a family association. I have been blessed to have had though our social media (Montague Family the opportunity to work with your elected Board Association Group), members over the last five years. I look forward to www.montaguefamilyassociation.com and our renewing friendships and meeting many of you in Virginia newsletter published semi-annually. In 2015, we beginning with our first event at the Hampton History have had some nice donations in addition to Museum on Jul 31, 2015. membership dues boosting our current account balance to $1169.60. This will enable us to Jo Anne St.Clair underwrite some of the expenses for the upcoming reunion next month. See you all in Yorktown, Jamestowne, and Williamsburg, VA. Montague Family Association
Curt Montague
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Letters for/about the Virginia ANCESTOR SPOTLIGHT Montague - Robert V. Montague, MFA Historian Andrew Jackson Montague — Peter [2403], Governor of Virginia ------(3 Oct 1862 – 24 Jan 1937) Andrew Jackson Montague is our most prominent NOTE. This column is dedicated to Peter and his branch descendant to issue from the Peter Montague branch. of the Montagues of Boveney. Members can expect to As the 2015 Montague reunion is coming to learn little known, but intriguing factoids about Peter and V irginia in a couple of months, it seems appropriate his descendants. Sources for these articles are documented and timely that we swing the spotlight over to the in History and Genealogy of Peter Montague of Jamestowne Governor of Virginia (1902-1906). Virginia (1603–2003), Quadricentennial Edition (QE). Before being elected Governor, Andrew “Jack”, was also Attorney General of Virginia, from 1898-1902. U.S. BOVENEY MONTAGUE POPULATION After his term as Governor, he served as representative By Robert V. Montague III, from Virginia to the U.S. Congress from 1913 until his 11th Generation Descendant of Peter Montague death in 1937. ______At the age of 27, “Jack” married Elizabeth Lyne Do you have any idea how many Boveney “Betsie” Hoskins, 11 Dec 1889 and they had three Montague cousins are living in the U.S. today? beautiful and successful children (their third child, an In the 394 years since Montague #1, Peter, infant son, died young). Their youngest, and only son, came to America in 1621, 14 generations of his Robert Latane retired as a Brigadier General in the U.S. descendants have spread across the land. His Marine Corps. The general and his wife Frances brother Richard showed up 20 years later (1641) Breckinridge Wilson, also had two successful sons. The similarly leaving another 14 generations behind. oldest, Robert Latane, III, being a successful attorney Let’s see if we can get an estimate on the for over 43 years specializing in historic preservation law. Most importantly for the MFA, this grandson number of living U.S. Boveney Montagues oversees the Montague Memorial Association which his descendants. The 2010 U.S. population survey grandfather, the Governor, established in Oct 1903, (census) found the average size of a U.S. when he erected the Peter Montague Memorial. household for all family names is 2.59 persons. I Jack was the fifth of seven children of the equally, if believe the average Montague household size is not more, famous Judge Robert Latane Montague. Four larger, but let’s just round off to 2.6. of Jack’s six siblings died young. The Judge was elected Earlier this year, the MFA bought a Lt Governor of Virginia and President of the Virginia Montague surname database containing 5,932 Convention of 1861 and was in the chair when the U.S. households. [Note. Remember these are ordinance of secession was passed and Virginia went to households.] After multiplying 5,932 by 2.6 we the Confederate cause. He was elected as a member of have an estimated 15,432 individual Montagues the confederate Congress—and the rest is history. across the U.S. Now the question is what Andrew Jackson Montague is one of the most percentage of these are descended from the interesting life stories in the Peter Montague history. Boveney Montagues (Peter and Richard). This spotlight is but a one-minute introduction. Meet the Governor’s aforementioned grandson, # OF PETER BRANCH COUSINS (1,674) Robert L., III at the reunion when we tour Montague I began by counting the number of entries in Island and the Peter Montague Memorial on Day 3. the index of History and Genealogy of Peter If you are interested in learning more about our Montague of Jamestowne Virginia, 1603-2003): most famous Montague cousin, pick up a copy of (cont’d on p. 5) Montague of Virginia, The Making of a Southern Progressive, by William E. Larsen. The evidence for her Montague genealogy is a bit
tedious so we will take extra time to work through it here. The evidence is sourced in History and Genealogy of Peter Montague of Jamestowne Virginia (1603-2003), Quadricentennial Edition (brackets indicate number). June 2015 Montague Family Association Newsletter 4
Letters for/about STATE Males Females the New England Massachusetts 100 58 New York 32 3 Montague — Iowa 12 11 Tennessee 8 -
Richard New Jersey 7 4 Virginia 7 - Michigan 7 - NOTE. This column is dedicated to Richard and his Maryland 6 - branch of the Montagues of Boveney. This column will Vermont 5 1 document everything we might discover or rediscover Connecticut 4 2 about Richard. Michigan 4 - Wisconsin 3 - THE MONTAGUE REUNION OF 1882 Pennsylvania 2 2 By Richard W. Montague, Illinois 2 2 9th Generation Descendant of Richard Montague ______Kansas 2 - Ohio 2 1 Issues of the Springfield Republican, the then Missouri 1 - leading newspaper in Western Massachusetts, tell South Carolina 1 - us that Wednesday, August 3, 1882 dawned Oregon 1 - “bright and warm” in Hadley, Massachusetts. District of Columbia 1 - Montagues and their kin far and wide gathered in Rhode Island 1 1 Hadley to celebrate the first meeting ever of the (New Zealand) - 1 American Montague Family. It must have been a (Canada) - 1 grand occasion as it was certainly well attended! TOTAL 208 87 The Standing Committee provided a Book of Registry for all Montagues to sign, so we know from As evidenced by the states listed above, the 1882 the printed record in Meeting of the Montague Family Hadley meeting was primarily a meeting of the at Hadley, authored by the Rev. Richard Montague “Richard” line of our American Montague Family. The of Providence, Rhode Island and published in “Peter” Line, the descendants of Peter Montague (1603) of Virginia, is very much under-represented. It is well to December 1882, the full names and addresses of remember, however, that the 1882 Hadley gathering those who registered. Many participants did only took place some seventeen years after the end of the register, but sadly not all did, so the surviving American Civil War. Less than 15 Montague males record is incomplete. Almost 300 Montagues of journeyed from the South to Hadley to attend the “blood” and of “name” attended as recorded in the gathering. Montague Family meeting record! It is also worth remembering as we meet in August The Book of Registry record provides a revealing 2015 in Tidewater Virginia that the Hadley meeting picture of this historical event. As was the custom of the could never have taken place without the diligence and day, attendance was divided between the male and the dedication of several mid nineteenth century female Montague lines. Massachusetts had the greatest Massachusetts Montagues. The immediate Montague number of attendees, more than 150, counting both the organizers of the 1882 event were George William male and female lines. This was to be expected since Montague and Charles C. Montague, the sons of George travel to a rural location in western Massachusetts was Montague of Amherst, a Massachusetts town close to time-consuming and expensive. But male Montagues Hadley. But two other Montagues played a vital role in came to the meeting from as far distance as Oregon. gathering the history of our American Montague Family There was even a female Montague from New and in writing to all Montagues whose addresses could Zealand and a female Montague from Canada! be identified. These two were William Henry Montague of Boston, one of the five original founders of the New Actual number of attendee participating by state, are England Historic Genealogical Society and Ms. as follows:
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(Montague Reunion of 1882--cont’d) the total number of Richard descendants would Mary Montague of Granby, Massachusetts who be roughly 15% less than Peter, or about 4857. painstakingly gathered the addresses over a period of many, many years. # OF LIVING BOVENEY DESCENDANTS (3097) The standard reference work on the American The derivation that follows is based on Montague Family, History and Genealogy of the Montague empirical data collected in the Peter book. With Family of American (1886) could never have been th completed without Mary Montague’s research. She a few exceptions, the 10 generation of Peter has devoted her entire life to researching and documenting passed. The 11th generation was born in the the pedigrees of Montagues, both descendants of Peter 1905-1925 timeframe and upwards of 95% of in Virginia and of Richard in Massachusetts. It is these have passed due to normal mortality rates. perhaps not an exaggeration to say that without Mary, The number of living Boveney Montagues there would be no meetings of the American Montague begins by counting the number of people in Family today! generations 11-14, adjusting for the mortality
rate shown, 2.6 individuals per household, and ------the 9% population growth since 1930.
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Gen 11: 945 – 95% = 47 x 2.6 = 122 Place: Hampton, Williamsburg, Jamestowne Gen 12: 496 – 35% = 322 x 2.6 = 837 Date: 31 Jul – 3 Aug 2015 Gen 13: 232 – 5% = 220 x 2.6 = 572 Agenda: See pages 9-10 Gen 14: 2 – 0% = 2 x 2.6 = 5
(U.S. Boveney Montague Population--cont’d from p. 3) 1536
Total 5,243 (Peter not included), but this is only - PETER Branch living: 1536 + 9% = 1674 through 1930 because not all Montagues after - RICHARD Branch living: 1674 – 15% = 1423 1930 were identified in the Peter book due to 3097 lack of census records and privacy restrictions. For an estimate of these post-1930 Montagues, # of Living Boveney Montagues in the U.S. we assume that Montague population growth ~ 3097 (est.) parallels the average U.S. population growth ~ 3097 ((estt..)) from 1930 -- 2000 of 9%. Adding that number to the book index of 5,243, the estimated total of MFA members are 20% of all Peter descendants in the U.S comes to 5,715. with the Montague surnames living in the U.S. ______
# OF RICHARD BRANCH COUSINS (1,423) WHAT’S NEXT? There are three caveats that prevent a good As time permits, I would like to follow up this estimate for the Richard branch. First, the 1,270 analysis and compile a more accurate estimate. descendants indexed (Richard not included) in the Richard book stops at about 1882. Second, as The biggest obstacle is the lack of access to was true in recompiling the Peter book, a census records after 1940 and records for living modern recompiling of the Richard book would people which are understandably restricted. likely identify up to 10% more new descendants The most significant contribution would be a not currently in the 1886 index. Third, applying modern recompiling of the Richard book in the the 9% growth number to an 1886 total of 1,270 same way as the Peter book was recompiled. would not be a fair comparison with the total number of Peter cousins. My sense is the If all of our living cousins joined MFA our number of Richard branch descendants is lower membership could exceed 3,000 people! (adding than for the Peter branch. So my best guess for $75,000 in annual membership dues.)
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What’s Going on in the Montague Family? (Announcements, Activities, Events)
Montague Family The Montague HHoouusseee oofff MMoonntttaagguueee Jamestowne Society Association Millennium 4 – 7 May 2016 (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) National Genealogical Society Family History Conference, http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org
FOR A STATE-BY-STATE LIST OF GENEALOGY EVENTS: http://genevents.genwebsite.org/events-by-state.html
GENEALOGY ADVICE AND USEFUL RESOURCES (This column is designed to assist our members in being productive in their research. Editor)
YOUR GENEALOGY TO--DO LIST Join NGS and other genealogical societies http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Identify your immigrant ancestor and when they arrived (if you are a Montague, Done!) Sign up for one of the many Genealogy Courses available at NGS (using above NGS link) Start a genealogy reference library focusing on your areas of interest Visit the link above for genealogical events and start attending some http://genevents.genwebsite.org Flesh out your own branch of ancestors by compiling stories into narratives Apply to the Board for Certified Genealogists and become a certified genealogist Join a lineage society using this link: http: //www.cyndislist.com/societies/lineage o HGPM QE is your source document for Jamestown Society membership
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Q: What is the biggest mistake made by people new to genealogy? A: ”FAILURE TO DOCUMENT THEIR SOURCES!”
REMEMBER ! The first Commandment of Genealogy Research “Thou shalt document thy sources!”
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MFA Charter Members
- Charter members are paid memberships of record as of 1 Aug 2015 -
The MFA is all about advancing the history and genealogy of the first Montagues to come to the New World of America. Peter and Richard of Boveney, England. Our goal is to continue the research and preservation of these Montagues from the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire counties of England. There is strength in numbers, so we invite our members to pass the word and grow our organization. We are here for the long haul and hope all of our cousins will join us. Below, in alphabetical order, are the dues paying members of the MFA. Our goal is 100 charter members by 1 Aug 2015.
NOTE - Confirm your Branch Peter (PM) or Richard (RM) and State. If we have it wrong, let us know.
MEMBER STATE (PM/RM) MEMBER STATE (PM/RM) Bisland, Michael Jean Montague, Joel MA (RM) Blackburn, Pat WA (PM) Montague, Ken UT (RM) De Coito, Janice IN (RM) Montague, Lindsey Stewart NY (RM) Edgell, Carolyn (PM) Montague, Mary Greene, Dianne VA (PM) Montague, Mike UT (RM) Gruss, Carol Montague, Nelson (PM) Hamilton, Suzanne VA (PM) Montague, Pat/Moira Hawkins, Jean Montague, Richard W. GE (RM) Hill, Bruce MD (PM) Montague, Rita Hoenscheid, Donna Lowrey (PM) Montague, Robert L. III VA (PM) Holland, Debbie MS (PM) Montague, Robert V. III FL (PM) Hughes/Lowrey, Marianne PA (PM) Montague, Thomas (PM) Jenkins, Curtis (PM) Montague, Tom Kinkade, Evelyn Morrison MO (PM) Morrison, Estella Knight MO (PM) Klein, Marianne Lowery (PM) Noblett, Vivian B (PM) Montague, Bill/Linda UT (RM) Palmer, Ann Montague, Bob VA (PM) Raino, Nancy/Bill Montague, Coleen Ringer, Kathy UT (RM) Montague, Curt R. KS (PM) Robinson, Diane (PM) Montague, David Lee Robinson, Kevin MO (PM) Montague, Dick/Doris CA (RM) St.Clair, Jo Anne OH (PM) Montague, Frank D. Jr. MS (PM) Townsend, Jerrie AR (PM) Montague, Harry S. III VA (PM) Turner, Linda/John VA (PM) Montague, Henry (RM) Vos, Niki Lea AR (PM) Wilson, Aubrey Linn TX (PM)
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MMoonnttaagguuee FFaammiillyy AAssssoocciiaattiioonn,, Inc “Specializing in the First Montague Family of America” 517 W. Main Street MFA Board Hill City, KS PRESIDENT: Jo Anne St. Clair (Ohio) SECRETARY: Suzanne Hamilton (Virginia) 620-792-1976 TREASURER: Curt Montague (Kansas) [email protected] HISTORIAN: Robert V. Montague III (Florida)
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FIRST MONTAGUE FAMILY IN AMERICA—1621
- The Montagues of Boveney, England - WELCOME to the Montague Family Association (MFA)—dedicated to the descendants of the first Montague family in America--the Montague Family from Boveney, England.
Our mission, since 2004, is to facilitate and solicit the exchanging, collecting, sourcing, and dissemination of history and genealogy relating to the Montague of Boveney family as descended from brothers Peter (1603-1659) and Richard (1614-1681), who immigrated to America; and also uncovering their/our medieval origins (pre-1500).
MFA offers all members free genealogical research assistance in tracing their Montague lineage through our records. Our Historian won the 2014 National Genealogical Society Award for Excellence in Genealogy and Family History with his 2-volume, History and Genealogy of Peter Montague of Jamestowne Virginia (1603-2003), Quadricentennial Edition. This, the definitive history and genealogy of Peter, took 14 years to research/compile. Our other services and current activities include:
2015 Family Reunion (4 days): Virginia’s Colonial Triangle (Yorktown, Jamestowne, Williamsburg) / 31 Jul (Fri)—3 Aug (Mon) (First and last days are travel days) MFA Newsletter, published semiannually Genealogy research support and assistance for Montague and related surnames Become a member of the Jamestowne Society…We can help Researching medieval linkage of the Boveney Montagues (earliest proven is 1505) - Current thinking is Boveney Montagues link to the Earl of Salisbury (2nd Creation) Monthly Board meetings w/e-minutes available from secretary Genealogically-related news about conferences, associations, search assistance, tips, etc.
Our mail-out included the following items which you can request Register for 2015 Montague Family Reunion Agenda and Registration Form Reunion Agenda MFA Membership Form (membership not required to attend reunion) Next Page Copy of MFA Newsletter, Fall 2013 (A Christmas Story) Flyer for History and Genealogy of Peter Montague (HGPM), 2 Volumes, 3,200+ pages - 2014 NGS Excellence Award for HGPM (special one-time only 2015 Reunion special)
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PRESIDENT, Jo Anne St. Clair, cell 614-266-0238 SECRETARY, Suzanne Hamilton, cell 757-288-7345 TREASURER, Curt Montague, cell 620-792-1976 HISTORIAN, Robert V. Montague III, cell 850-621-6768
DAY 1 (Fri, 31 Jul): WELCOME LUNCHEON (HAMPTON HISTORY MUSEUM at 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton, VA) AND YORKTOWN TOUR - 10:30 Presentation: J. Michael Cobb, Curator, Hampton History Museum - 11 am Tour of Hampton History Museum - 12 pm Luncheon/ Grey Goose* - 12:30 Presentations: Robert V. Montague, “Peter Montague 101” - 1:30 Yorktown tour - 6 pm Newport News for No-host social and dinner at Harpoon Larry’s DAY 2 (Sat, 1 Aug): WILLIAMSBURG (DAY) / JAMESTOWNE (EVENING) - 11 am Tour of Colonial Williamsburg Lunch - 3:30 Tour of Jamestowne Fort (privately guided) - 5:30 Annual Board Mtg with Elections at Jamestowne Settler’s Cafe* - 7 pm Williamsburg Evening tour DAY 3 (Sun, 2 Aug): LANCASTER AND MIDDLESEX COUNTY TOUR - 10 am Christ Church Middlesex (founded 1666 and the Church attended by Peter Montague’s children) in Saluda followed by Lunch* in Urbanna (Middlesex County) - 1 pm Montague Island tour and possibly other local Montague 1700s homes (Middlesex County) - 4 pm Peter Montague Memorial Visit (Richard Ball cemetery, Lancaster County) - Caution: Ticks and Chiggers - - 6 pm Return to Hotels in Hampton area DAY 4 (Mon, 3 Aug) (Optional): MONTAGUE GENEALOGY DAY DEPARTURE DAY FOR ALL OTHERS - 10 am Meeting with local genealogical society - 12 pm College of William and Mary Library * Included in the $60 Registration Fee - SAFE TRAVELS TO ALL MONTAGUE FAMILIES -