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Genealogical, Historical Biographical Genealogical, Historical and· Biographical EDITED BY WILLIAM MONTGOMERY CLEMENS VOLUMES ONE AND TWO 1916,, 1917 WIWAM M. CLEMENS PUBLISHER NEW YORK PRINCIPAL CONTENTS Page Delaware Wills 8 Illinois Marriages 128 Indiana Marriages ........................-·. 108-12-4: Irish Montgomeries . 6 James Montgomery, Letters of . 49 Kentucky Marriages 90 Maryland Marriages 56 Massachusetts Marriages . 69 Mississippi Marriages 123 Montgomery Lines of Descent . 41-112 New England Marriages . 2 O New Jersey Marriages . 7 7 New Jersey Wills .' . 2 2 New York Marriages ..... : . 4 7 North Carolina Marriages . 7-5 8 Ohio Marriages . 2 5 Pennsylvania Land Warrants . 61 Pennsylvania Marriages . 37-53-96 Pennsylvania Wills . 3-51-111 Philadelphia Marriages . 122 Revolutionary Records . 81 Robert Montgomery and his Descendants . 97 South Carolina Families . 3 3 Virginia Montgomeries . 6"5 Virginia Marriages . 9~84 The Montgomery Family MAGAZINE JULY 1915 THE HOUSE OF MONTGOMERY. No American family can proclaim a n1ore distin­ guished or more ancient lineage than the l\tontgom­ erys. The founder of the line in America, William Montgomerie, settled in East Jersey in 1701-02, but the pedigree is easily traceable many generations back of that period; indeed, fully a thousand years beyond the present year of grace. The earliest record of the family extend to Roger de Montgomerie, a native of Neustria, who was °Count of Montgomerie before coming of Rollo" in 912. Though of French extraction the Montgomeries thus became absorbed in and assimilated with the Norman dynasty, which was established by Duke Rollo, fol­ lowing his descent upon and capture of that section of the domain of Charles the Simple. Count William de Montgomerie and Hugh de Montgomerie, his brother, great-grandsons of the Roger de Montgomerie above mentioned, are thus spoken of by Ordericus Vitalis: 0 William and Hugh, the two sons of Roger de Montgomerie, were turbulent during Duke William's m1nonty.• • •• Ordericus furthermore accuses the elder of the brothers of having assassinated Osbeme de Crepon, High Steward of Normandy. The assault is said to have taken place while the victim was sleeping in the chamber of Duke William, who was then a minor. For this act he received speedy vengeance, as Bamon de Glos, Osbeme' s steward, surrounded William in his castle, and, setting fire to it, destroyed him and all his accomplices. 1 Montgomery Family Hugh de Montgomerie, son of William de Mont­ gomerie, married Osberne' s cousin Josseline, daughter of Tourode, Sire de Pont Audemer, whose wife, Weva Duceline de Crepon, was a sister of Duchess Gonnor, wife of Richard Sans Peur, the great-grandmother of William the Conqueror. The eldest son of Hugh de Montgomerie, namely, Roger de Montgomerie, Count of Montgomerie, and Viscount d'Exmes, accompanied his cousin, William of Normandy, in his invasion of England, and, at the battle of Hastings, October 14, 1066, is said to have commanded the advance division of the Norman army. Thus the Montgomeries found foothold in the British Isles, and the English, Scottish and Irish branches of the family extended and developed. In diplomacy, literature, journalism and religion the name has ever since been more or less prominent. The poet and hymn writer, the Rev. James Montgomery, ranks high among English men of letters. In our own country, from the days of Colonel Richard Montgomery, of heroic memory, the name has been one of the highest type and character. In American Colonial records the Montgomerys; of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky were among those who made history, and they were foremost among the pioneers who blazed the way through the wilderness of the new world. The descendants of the first American Montgom­ erys now number many thousands, and this modest little chronicle will endeavor from time to time to per­ petuate the history, the song, the story and the ro­ mance surrounding this distinguished family. Many priceless Colonial records have been lost to literature, but with the hope that much of the Montgomery tra­ dition, record and fact can still be found available and preserved for future generations this publication is undertaken. W. M. C. 2 Montgomery Family EARLY PENNSYLVANIA WILLS. (From original records) Montgomery, Archibald, of Perry Township, Lancas­ ter, Pa., 25 December, 1 773. Probated 21 June, 1774: To son Archibald. To daughter Mary. To daughter, wife of Robert Walker. To daughter, wife of Samuel Hannah. Montgomery, Christina, widow of Robert, Sunbury, Pa., 5 February, 1815. To sons Robert, John, William and David. To grandson William, son of William. To Robert's daughter, Christina. To daughter Jane, wife of Rev. John Bryson. To daughter Margaret, wife of William Gallahan. Montgomery, Jane, of the town of Milton, Sunbury, Pa., 1 August, 1806. To daughter Sarah, wife of George Whitehill. To daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Bull. To daughter Nancy. To son Robert and son James Moody Montgom- ery. To Peggy and Dorcas. To my sister Nancy Porter. To my sister Mary Hall. Montgomery, John, of Lurgan Township, Carlisle, Pa., 21 July, 1779. To brothers Thomas, Robert, William and Hum­ phrey. To sister Elizabeth, wife of James Smith. Montgomery, John, of T urbutt Township, Northum­ berland County, Sunbury, Pa., 12 Decem­ ber, 1792. To wife Christina. To sons Robert, John and David. To daughter Jane. To daughter Margaret. To youngest daughter Sarah. 3 Montgomery Family Montgomery, John, of Carlisle, Pa., 18 September, 1800. To wife Sarah. To daughter Sydney. To daughter Esther, wife of James Morrison. To daughter Jean, wife of Samuel Edmiston. To son John. To son Dr. William. To daughter Sarah, wife of David Hanis. To grandson John, son of Samuel Edmiston. Montgomery, Mary, of Little Britain, Lancaster, Pa., 21 May, 1 788. Probated 22 June, 1 788. To granddaughter Elizabeth McClain. To son-in-law John McClain. To grandson William McClain. To sons Moses and Robert. Montgomery, Robert, of Lancaster County, 6 October, 1748. To son John. To wife Elizabeth. To sons-in-law Eugene Tolan, Robert Clark and George Clark. To daughter Rebecca Lee. To Thomas Dyerman. Montgomery, Robert, of Paxton Township, Lancaster, Pa., 29 November, 1774. To wife Sarah. To daughter Mary Dunken. To daughter Elizabeth Gallacher. To sons John, Hugh and David. Montgomery, Samuel, of Hopewell Township, Cum­ berland County, Carlisle, Pa., 20 February, 1765. To wife Hannah. To nephew Thomas. Montgomery, Sarah, of ·Lancaster, Pa., 31 August, 1784. Probated 9 December, 1784. To sons David, William and John. To daughter Mary Duncan. 4 Montgomery Family To daughter Elizabeth Gallacher. To granddaughter Sarah Gallacher. To Hugh's daughter Mary. Montgomery, Thomas, of Little Britain, Lancaster, Pa., 5 September, 1 770. To my daughter Jean Montgomery Campbell. To grandson Thomas Campbell. To granddaughter Rebecca Campbell. rt1ontgomery, Thomas, of Newton Township, Carlisle, Pa., 14 March, 1 781. To wife Susannah. To daughter Margaret. To grandson Thomas. To granddaughter Mary. To son William. To Sarah and Mary, daughters of my son An­ drew. Montgomery, William, of Little Britain, Lancaster, Pa., 7 April, 1782. Probated 20 June, 1782. To wife Mary. To grandson William Montgomery. To umy negro boy Pompey." To grandson William McClean. To daughter Agnes McClean. To son David. Montgomery, William, cf Carlisle, Pa., 15 November, 1806. To wife Margaret. To my five daughters Susan, Ann, Rebecca, El­ lenor and Elizabeth. To grandson William Montgomery Holmes. Mcntgomery, William, of Turbutt Township, Sunbury, Pa., 22 September, 1828. To sons John and William. To daughter Nancy. Rev. Joseph Montgomery was preaching at Lima­ ville, Stark County, Ohio. in 1840. 5 Montgomery Family THE IRISH MONTGOMERYS. Mr. Lothrop Withington, a well-known genealo­ gist of Boston, many years of whose life was spent in England and Ireland, was one of the ill-fated passen­ gers on the steamship "Lusitania." Mr. Withington some years prior to his death had made extensive genealogical researches in Ireland, and to the Mont­ gomery family he paid a glowing tribute. In these days of wars and rumors of wars, of fighting nations and fighting men, some words con­ cerning the Montgomeries, penned by the late Mr. Withington, will be read with more than the ordinary interest. Of the Montgomeries of the north of Scot­ land he wrote: "In my notes from Irish records, gathered by me incidentally in the course of many years' occasional research in Dublin and elsewhere, concerning various Ulster emigrant families the first and most important is the connection of our famous General Richard Mont­ gomery. As a fact, the Montgomeries overshadow the whole of Ulster, just as the Fitzgeralds do the rest of Ireland. It is said that Lord Mount Alexander at one time could ride at the head of a regiment all Mont­ gomeries. In the last Irish Parliament were no less than five Montgomeries, the handsomest men not only in the Parliament but in Ireland, according to tradi­ tion. The ramifications of the Ulster Montgomeries are endless.'• In the Washington County, Pa., Rangers, 1778 to 1783, were William, Alexander, Thomas and John Montgomery. At the same time Samuel Montgomery was in the ranks of the Bedford County, Pa., Rangers. In Cumberland County were Samuel, William and Au­ gust. In Northumberland County were Samuel and William. :f. :f. :f. Among the U. S. pensioners in 1833 was Thomrui Montgomery, of Nelson County, Ky., aged 84 years. 6 Montgomery Family NORTH CAROLINA MARRIAGE BONDS. Mecklenburg County. August 1, 1795-John Montgomery to Mary Clark. January 8, 1800-James Montgomery to Rebekah Clark. February 26, 1802-John Montgomery to Margaret Begett ( or Buhet) . November 15, 1804-Robert Montgomery to Elianor McCleary. March 28, 181 2-Samuel Montgomery to Rachel Clark. , July 14, 1827-John Montgomery to Mary Wiley. December 27, 1831-John H. Montgomery to Han­ nah E. Moore. April 15, 1846-Wilson Montgomery to Mary A.
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